In Secret Tibet (Mystic Travellers Series) [Paperback]

Theodore Illion (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932813135
• ISBN-13: 978-0932813138
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Travel > Asia > Tibet
  • #86 in Books > Travel > Asia > India

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unusual book for its time, May 28, 2002

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Steve Ferguson (Estes Park, Co USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Secret Tibet (Mystic Travellers Series) (Paperback)

Obviously after reading the negative reviews, this book is not for everone. It does not try to be all things to all people, just one man's spiritual journey through Tibet. His experiences with enlightened "Hermits" as well as the phoney pretenders (majority) is well documented. The companion book "Darkness Over Tibet" even portrays the dark side of spiritual persuits. In some respects, the author's experience is somewhat similar to the Carlos Castenada books.

Having done extensive reading in the new age and spiritual/channelled material of today, this is a refreshing first person narrative even though it was written in the 1930s. Unfortunately, a lot of the modern written stuff is full of mumbo jumbo [junk] and and outright disinformation. I found this book worthwhile as the author goes through many trials and tribulations in discerning the truth from the lies and fiction of the pretenders who throw just enough truth to hook people and then divert and distort the rest for the purpose of control. The same thing occurs today as it does then. Not all things are "love and light", yet he prevails in his arduous journeys as a spiritual seeker of truth.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This should be classified as fiction, December 4, 2000

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This review is from: In Secret Tibet (Mystic Travellers Series) (Paperback)

This book purports to be a true account of the author's adventures in Tibet in the 1930's.Foreigners were not allowed into Tibet, so the author claims he disguised himself as a Tibetan and learnt the rudiments of the language.However, his story is full of holes and just doesn't add up.Tibet is very remote and one man alone would not find it easy to enter.In fact, he gives no details of how he entered the country.The more I read, the more suspicious I became of the truth of this book.The author had blue eyes and always adverted them when he met people.This would raise suspicion.He was German, and going by his picture in the book he looks nothing like a Tibetan.He says he stained his face each day to make it darker, but this would have made him look like some comic actor.It just doesn't add up.He must have stuck out like a sore thumb.He propounds his own religious ideas instead of giving an accurate picture of Tibetan religion.This book cannot be taken seriously.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun reading, March 23, 2009

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L.A. Dona "just passing thru" (los angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Secret Tibet (Mystic Travellers Series) (Paperback)

Very enjoyable book. Make of it what you will, but ultimately, it is very entertaining reading. Regardless of whatever "holes" you find, there is still much truth in the book. I cannot judge whether it is completely true or not, but if you research this mysterious book, you'll find that there are many truths and factual information. The author's name is an alias and he wrote another book in German about Tibetan Healing practices, I haven't read this and it apparently remains in German language only. One would normally not write something like that unless you've had some direct experience. I cannot warrant any of that, but it deserves consideration. There have been others who have penetrated into Tibet under disguise, including Alexandra David Neal. All are interesting and enjoyable reading. More information about the author would definitely be intriguing. Bottom line--great reading fun and I recommend reading this with its 2nd companion book, Darkness Over Tibet.