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The Path of Transformation: How Healing Ourselves Can Change the World

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Doesn't say much at all, really, except that she doesn't like the way the New Age movement is focused on the unrealistic goal of "trascendence" rather than transformation. She earns points for saying that, at least. Her other key point is that we all need to work together to change the sorry and scary state of our world today. That's pretty obvious, but a good point, too. If you're new to her books or this topic, get one of the earlier ones, such as Creative Visualization or Into the Light. If you've already read either of those, skip this one. Like many authors, she has mostly written several versions of what should have remained and, in effect is, only one book.

Gawain is one of the most prolific writes on the New Age scene. I can't judge her more esoteric texts, but this (probably slightly outdated) book I was struck by the sincerity and straightforwardness.

Unlike many of her 'competitors', Gawain never hypes her own experience or writes about stuff she has not experienced herself. This alone is very cool. The chapters on trusting your intuition (inner guidance), learning to deal with the subpersonalities of the psyche, or syncing with Nature are right on target and elaborated in a simple, clearheaded way. Gawain emphasizes inner work in a way that does not compromise the outer but rather enhances it.

I liked the advice given in this book.

This is another great book by Shakti Gawain. She continues to shed light on ways to improve your life. This is the 4th book of hers I have and would recommend reading any one of her books if you are looking for alternative ways to improve your life.

Ms. Gawain offers the open-minded reader some interesting and provocative, if a bit vague, ideas for approaching the journey of life in a healthy and balanced way. She addresses the need of every individual to generate an equilibrium among the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual components of his life. The grammar contained in this book is, however, dreadful and offensive. As a lover of the English language, I found the random substitution of the third person plural pronoun for the third person singular after such terms as someone and everyone, the improper use of the subjective who in place of the objective whom, and the continual use of contractions and various other colloquialisms to be rather distracting. Someone please find this woman an editor.