The Lighted Path: A Journey of Transformation and Transcendence [Paperback]

Risha Gotlieb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1996

A medicine woman draws on the prophecies of diverse cultures--ranging from Native American to Tibetan--to demonstrate how the world has entered an evolutionary period of spiritual renewal in which the enlightened ones bring a message of peace, caring, and harmony that illuminates the path of human destiny.

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As the millennium closes, we are rapidly approaching a point when our present way of life will be overturned by shifts in the physical and spiritual realms. Nostradamus, Casey, the Mayans, Hopis, Tibetans, and many others spoke of these coming changes, but will it be the end of our life? Or a step on a new path? Risha Henrique gives me hope that we are not helpless, and can welcome the inevitable changes if we have the courage to step off the path we currently follow. Freed of illusions, this new way of life is a Lighted Path leading to realization of the human spirit's full potential.

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Through her journal, The Lighted Path, Risha Henrique reveals the secrets that reconnect us to the internal intelligence and allow us to become masters of our own destiny. Her message to us all is one of great hope, illuminating the path of human destiny and leading us to a higher realm of love, wisdom, and deep personal connection. It is a journey we can all share, one that will ease our passage into the next millennium. A journey that will free us of our illusions and return us to the spirit that made us divine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425154564
• ISBN-13: 978-0425154564
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,021,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly inspiring and a true story!, April 12, 1998

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This review is from: The Lighted Path: A Journey of Transformation and Transcendence (Paperback)

"I loved reading about her ancient tribal initiations with an order of enlightened beings. Her adventures into lost temples as well as dimensions outside time and space. I could connect to this kind of spirituality because it was so basic and pure. This is a must read !!!!!"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE LIGHTED PATH takes you on a fantastic journey!, September 8, 1997

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This review is from: The Lighted Path: A Journey of Transformation and Transcendence (Paperback)

THE LIGHTED PATH is a great read. The author's ability to interweave everyday necessities with the mystic realms left me wondering if I was reading or dreaming. I experienced, along with the author, a journey full of magic, wonder and self discovery. The book recounts Risha Henrique's adventures during a seven year odyssey that included such magical sites as the Pocono Mountains, a red-rock paradise in Arizona, the archipelago of the Azores, and the Yucatan peninsula. It all began when the author was introduced to ancient and Native spiritual teachings, and subsequently found herself drawn into a series of powerful experiences. She learned ancient tribal rites; walked on hot coals; immersed herself in unbearable hot and cold temperatures. She quested for visions within the wilderness; travelled to sacred sites and experienced the energy of vortexes; participated in the unseen forces of nature, forgotten realms and dimensions; and helped in the fulfilment of momentous prophecies. In one of the most powerful passages in the book, Risha--along with 29 other participants--entered a 600-degree-fahrenheit sweat lodge(!) for their initiation into "bear medicine" and to learn how "to act from a position of power". This bear sweat lodge became a shamanic underworld in which they had to come face to face with their fears. A Native American medicine woman leads the sweat lodge. As it fills up with steam, she tells Risha and the others, "you can get through this because you're not limited by your physical form. Embrace the heart. Don't tell your mind that you're in arctic weather. Become one with the heat." Earlier in the book the group had faced a similar ordeal with a bed of hot coals. Risha feels as if she is drowning in the stifling heat. She struggles to survive, but is losing the battle and with a fearful last gasp she inhales deeply, plunging herself into a state of bliss. She experiences the sensation of floating among the heavenly bodies that make up the universe: "It gets so hot that your mind finally gives up its struggle and allows itself to be ignited into consciousness." In chapters 5 and 11, Risha relates her powerful experiences at several of the red-rock vortexes of Sedona. It is here that she begins to appreciate the power of silence in reaching a deeper level of awareness. And later on in the book, when she travels to the Azores with her Native American teacher, she finally experiences the bliss of being outside of time. (The Aozres is considered one of the remaining sites of the lost continent of Atlantis.) Risha and 14 others had a mission to fulfil in the Azores, one that involved depositing a sacred tablet on one of the islands. When they reach the island's hot springs, great clouds of mist formed the setting for a shamanic journey in which they travelled to the centre of the Earth: "We were travelling to the inner earth, spinning through the ocean depths, deeper and deeper. Only the shells of our physical bodies remained." The beauty of the Lighted Path is that it helps you to believe more strongly in yourself. It presents a view of spirituality that anyone can connect with because it's so basic and pure. It helps you to rediscover your own spirituality

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and convincing account of a spiritual quest., April 6, 1998

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This review is from: The Lighted Path: A Journey of Transformation and Transcendence (Paperback)

A beautifully written and evocative book. Everything one could wish for in a spiritual quest. The Lighted Path is very akin to the equally spell-binding "The Autobiography...." by Richard G Patton. Both authors are able to touch the most sensitive pulse at our core and still manage to keep one foot in the world of spirit, while still moving about in the dense physical world. There should be more authors of this calibre working in the mass media, instead of the mindless pulp we are generally fed on TV. Highly recommended.