Manifest Your Destiny: Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want, The [Hardcover]

Wayne W. Dyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 19, 1997

Change your life using Wayne W. Dyer's astonishing Nine Spiritual Principles:

Are the decisions and actions in your life controlled by your ego? Do you have an ever-present need to defend yourself? See "The First Principle."

Do you inherently trust yourself and your decisions? Are you weighed down with troubles or unresolved issues in your life? See "The Second Principle."

Do you feel out of touch with your environment? Are your days more often out of synch than in? See "The Third Principle."

Do you have limits in your life that prevent you from making changes or achieving your highest goals? See "The Fourth Principle."

Do you love what you do, and do what you love, in life? Are you constrained by feelings of unworthiness? See "The Fifth Principle."

Is your day filled with high energy and the feeling that "everything is going my way"? Or do you experience frustration or anger? See "The Sixth Principle."

How would your life change after learning to attract what you want — peace or love, job advancement or monetary fortune? See "The Seventh Principle."

Do you believe that the universe operates randomly? Are you impatient waiting for good things to happen? See "The Eighth Principle."

Do you complain, find fault or take for granted more than you appreciate your life? See "The Ninth Principle."

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Self-actualization guru Dyer has a talent for appropriating age-old spiritual concepts and marketing them with buzzwords like "spiritual manifestation." Here he outlines nine principles for manifesting spiritual destiny, which appears to be synonymous with getting everything we want. According to Dyer, if we can just get out of our ego's reach, the power of the universe would act in us to bring us everything we truly desire. By putting worthy spiritual ideals to the service of personal power, Dyer subverts the meaning of unconditional love, seeing it as the means to an end rather than a worthy end in itself. Buy only where Dyer's books are in demand.
-?Bernadette McGrath, Vancouver P.L., B.C.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Best-selling author Dyer says this title is different from any other he's written, but his 1992 book, Real Magic, was also about "using your invisible self to influence physical reality." Here, the message is muddled. On one hand, he tells readers that inner peace should be their greatest goal, but, on the other hand, he offers techniques designed to attain more worldly objectives, like a new job. There's lots about meditating and chanting, and he supplies distillations from A Course in Miracles, but ultimately, the volume veers close to the low end of New Age gobbledygook. Still, Dyer's name and a marketing push are likely to generate requests. Order this book as demand dictates, but for a better, more down-to-earth approach to the subject of attaining one's goals through creative manifestation, tell readers to check out Sonia Choquette's Your Heart's Desire, reviewed on p.1071. Ilene Cooper

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (March 19, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060175281
• ISBN-13: 978-0060175283
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #809,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He's the author of 30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows.

His books Manifest Your Destiny, Wisdom of the Ages, There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and the New York Times bestsellers 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, and Inspiration and now Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life have all been featured as National Public Television specials.

Dyer holds a doctorate in educational counseling from Wayne State University and was an associate professor at St. John's University in New York.

Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the "father of motivation" by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same.

When he's not traveling the globe delivering his uplifting message, Wayne is writing from his home in Maui.

Customer Reviews

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190 of 201 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Much, November 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

No conflict between material desires and spritual goals. Great concepts and they work.Get this book and An Encounter With A Prophet if you want hugh changes in your life.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have Manifesting Book, June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read a large number of books on this topic (much of which I have put into practice and yielded results) but this manual is surely the foundation and bedrock of them all. Rather than implicitly requiring the reader "to have faith", Dr. Dyer explains the underlying principles of manifesting, then proceeds in a no-nonsense manner to outline the "how-to" of it all. It's simple and easy to follow, and above all, uplifting. Unlike other publications such as "Your Heart's Desire" by Sonia Choquette, which writes around the subject, Dr. Dyer encompasses both practical how-to together with a more spiritual aspect. There is no paradox between spirituality and wanting material things; both worlds go hand in hand together. A must-have book. (Other excellent accompaniments are "Creative Visualization" by Shakti Gawain, and "Living Magically" and "Stepping Into the Magic" by Gill Edwards.)

49 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Title, But Wayne Can Write Much Greater Books!, December 22, 2000

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This review is from: Manifest Your Destiny: The Nine Spiritual Principles for Getting Everything You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

Wayne W. Dyer is the first motivational Author whose book I read years ago. I visited a small second hand bookstore in San Francisco and his book "Real Magic" fell down from the shelf, I bought it, and it literally transformed my entire life into a new adventure.

With his help, a high school student became a successful young man with a promising future. Ever since I have met miracles and real magic in my life day by day... and with his help I have been able to achieve wonderful results.

However, I am deeply disappointed at Wayne's book "9 spiritual principles". This book is the worst title by author who could write ten times better books.

This book is first of all written by confusing concept. Second, it does not really give you anything new if you have read his book Real Magic.

Third, this book rumbles over number of subjects, and it sounds rather unstable concept -- eventhough I know these principles do work.

After all, I lost all my excitement to read this book when I was in page 30, I laid down the book...and didn't read it for months.. Then I found it again, read it through twice, but still didn't like it too much.

You will do yourself a favor if you leave this title to those who are not familiar with spiritual laws.

IF YOU really want to read a good book, buy Real Magic by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. In my opinion, Real Magic is Wayne's greatest book and this is the worst.

Wayne -- I really love your books...but this time I have to admit that I am not very happy with these 9 spiritual laws. This book might be a wonderful one if it would have 50 pages less, and it would be more like Deepak Chopra's 7 spiritual success laws or something.

After my second reading I was pretty sure that this book is nothing new. It is like 3 or 4 of his older books combined in one with not so good result.

If you still want to buy this book...go ahead, maybe it will please you more and resonate with you more than it did with me.