Many of the most integral questions we ask deal with reality. What is it? Where does it come from? Who controls it? Author, hypnotherapist and epistemologist, William J. Cozzolino has devoted his life to these questions, and with the help of his Master, has illuminated some new concepts, and answers. The Path is the culmination of Bill's efforts as directed by his Master. It is a vital, glorious and exciting exploration of reality and its relationship to our minds and our hearts. Mr. Cozzolino writes "We can choose now to focus our attention on the fact that we are the creators of our dream world of consensus reality. We can take responsibility for creative power. We can travel our Path to freedom." The first part of The Path deals with how the mind works. Unit two discusses the integration of knowledge which expands our awareness. Thus, your perception, indeed your paradigm of reality is dynamic, and so your reality is affected by your awareness. The glory of The Path, therefore, is this exploration of the nature of reality...and our involvement. Mr. Cozzolino concludes, "You are free. You are the creator of your reality right here and now. Although it may seem limited to you, it is only your perception of it. It is all yours, to have and do with as you please." This reviewer found The Path to be a compelling examination of our lives. William J. Cozzolino has written a wonderful book that will provoke thought and illuminate your path to discovery! --
Richard Fuller, Senior Editor, Metaphysical ReviewsThe concepts and paradigms presented were sometimes so new, that I needed more time to digest and integrate them into my thinking. At other times, I was so angry at the material, that I put the book away, planning not to finish. I've found that, when confronted with knowledge that makes me so angry, I'm usually resisting accountability and responsibility for the life I've made for myself. Mr. Cozzolino has had amajor impact on my notion of God, the purpose of life and the power and freedom of Spirit. Without giving too much away or trying to overly simplify the concepts of Mr. Cozzolino's "The Path", I can tell you that his text will take you far beyond the usual pabulum on creating the life you desire, explaining the death experience and outlining the different places of existence after physical death. His work includes scientific, metaphysical and religious input into the formulation of his theories of existence and the human experience. Cozzolino's text may truly be a road to freedom, although not a comfortable one at first. I suppose freedom does have its price, that of giving up ideas that limit us, separate us and have no meaning. --
Rene Gavins, Online webzineThis is a fascinating and mysterious book. It is a dialogue between Master and Student, though the reader is never told who the identities of either are. A chat with the publisher revealed that the questions are actually from a group of students, asked of their Master; an elderly Chinese woman, who insisted on anonymity. The Master's answers seem to reflect the Taoist-Buddhist spirit and are spoken from the depths of wisdom, though somewhat esoterically. The reader is always reminded that being in a state of Balance is the goal of all spiritual practice. Speaking of happiness, peace within, and The One, she says: There is nothing that is out of place, for even though we are the creators of our movie, the Balance of The One remains. There is nothing external that will change this fact. There is no external place of perfect happiness for us. Balance is within. Peace is within. Happiness is within. The Master's voice is steady and strong when speaking on subjects like: The mind and Mind, Paradigm Limits, Maya, Meditation, and The Movie will End. In replying to a question about meditation, the Master says: "The practice of meditation increases your balance. It gives you practice in the process of recognizing, merging, and returning....it produces a kind of stillness, yet in the stillness there is motion." The dialogues in The Path cover almost every conceivable topic and sometimes detail esoteric practices. The essential message is always clear: to realize Truth here and now, and that this state is always free of effort and thought. --
Inner Directions Journal - Spring, 1998With The Path, be prepared for an extraordinary, thought-provoking journey through the nuts and bolts of consciousness. The author, William Cozzolino, presents ancient and immutable principles in the light of modern understanding. The Path challenges our deep-seated, comfortable sense of what is real; it offers knowledge and an opportunity therein to discard false deductions about ourselves and our place in life-and death-by the introduction of a clearer premise of reality and our chosen roles within it. In The Path we are taught by a western adept and an eastern master, and we soon realize they are one and the same. The teaching is designed to awaken us to a sense of balance and freedom from the mass-delusion most of us call Life-the end result: a practical evolution of consciousness that can be used in day-to-day existence to develop a profound sense of awe for all that is. The Path has found a prominent place among my most valued books in the genre. I will read it again-and again. --
Joseph R. Kiefer II, Life Energies Enterprises
Bill Cozzolino is an author, epistemologist, hypnotherapist, teacher and public speaker. He has devoted a lifetime of scientific research and study to the workings of the mind and the potential of the human spirit. Bill writes, "After looking deeply into the nature of reality and the phenomena associated with it, and in speaking of phenomena I include both the sciences of physics and metaphysics, only one absolute remains: Without exception, there are always exceptions. It is a serious breach of scientific protocol to assume that we have a developed a definitive explanation of our reality without first exploring every avenue of awareness available to us."
The Path is considered by many of its readers to be the harbinger of New Age thought into the twenty-first century. A refreshing change from 'believing' to understanding our very nature as creative spirit beings.
