The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within [Paperback]

Lawrence Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2000

THE SOUL'S JOURNEY: GUIDANCE FROM THE DIVINE WITHIN propels the reader onto a breathtaking visionary quest as the soul'slonging to know the Divine is answered by the loving powerof Grace. Dr. Edwards uses his personal mystical experiencesto gradually unfold the tasks to be mastered and the lessonsto be learned as we tread our individual path to the Divine.His wisdom is grounded in both direct experience as well asin the knowledge of Jungian archetypal psychology, Eastern and Western mysticism and mythology. The book presents a richinterweaving of personal trials and challenges, insights from poet saints and mystics, uplifting experiences of the Divine beingdiscovered in everyday life, and lofty overviews of the spiritualterrain from different vantage points. The reader will have the good fortune to find their faith and their enthusiasm for treadingtheir path delightfully boosted by what they encounter in thisbook.

Editorial Reviews

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...a powerful, illuminating and inspiring book - anyone seeking to understand Kundalini should place it near the top of their reading list. -- Shared Transformation, December 1998

You have a magnificent, great story to tell. The only one worth telling - the only game in town. -- Joseph Chilton Pearce, world-famous author and lecturer

Your descriptions, explanations and in-depth experiences of the chakras are excellent. -- Dr. Marion Woodman, world renowned Jungian analyst, author and lecturer, personal letter to the author

From the Publisher

A profoundly personal exploration of our soul's quest for the direct mystical experience of the Divine. It combines the ancient wisdom of the East, Kundalini and insights from Joseph Campbell and C. G. Jung to illumine your path to God.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (November 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595126480
• ISBN-13: 978-0595126484
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Extraordinary Encounter With The Divine, July 27, 2001

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Bob Boyd (Greensboro, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within (Paperback)

After seeing the Goddess in his childhood, years later, while sitting in a meditation hall, Dr. Edwards has six consecutive visions of six different forms of the Goddess prior to Kali lighting up his inner space with one cosmic revelation after another, culminating in profound realizations and a message from Kali.

The Goddess then directs him to share her "gift" to him with others by writing it all down and getting it published. He is shown in visions what to write along with commentaries by the Goddess, presented to him as scenes in his mind. Dr. Edwards is just as amazed as his readers will be, and humbled by his cosmic visitations from Kali. Moreover, his surprise and humility at being "chosen" by the Divine give his words a solid ring of truth.

Dr. Edwards extraordinary encounter with the Divine is one of the most impressive and inspiring books I have ever read about Kundalini. Perhaps devotion to the Mother Goddess is the highest path to fully awakening Kundalini with a Mother's Love guiding you safely home.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Walking the Walk, August 17, 2001

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Jim Giorgi (Middletown, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within (Paperback)

At last! A book on the spiritual path written by someone who has walked the walk instead of just talking the talk. Edwards' descriptions of personal revelations by the Goddess, dating from his early childhood, give clarity, inspiration and hope to all those yearning in their lives for a closer connection with the divine. This book inspires awe at the infinite beauty, grace and love which has flowed from the Goddess in Her many forms directly to the author's mind and soul. Just as importantly, though, it is a sobering reminder of the challenges, struggles and dangers of the spiritual quest which arise from the darkness of our own shadow side, and which we must continually acknowledge, confront and release in order ultimately to open ourselves fully to the ever-present divine love and grace enfolding us. We see that these revelations, both positive and negative, were the product of years of intense and serious cultivation under the tutelage of a truly enlightened Master. Such devotion and perseverance, especially in the face of inner demons and outer tribulations, are the inevitable offerings necessary eventually to bear the ecstatic spiritual fruit that it has been the author's delight to have experienced. But what is also impressive is the sense throughout that the author sees himself as a human being, like the rest of us, working to get through daily life and dealing with the myriad confusions, vices, and temptations that plague us all. His commitment to confront these issues as consciously as possible is what makes this book, and his example, accessible as a "better way" to deal with our own issues. It also gives the hope that, by following this "better way", we may ourselves one day personally experience the loving presence and guidance of the Goddess just as he has. This book, and especially the chapter presenting the allegory of "The Bird of a Thousand Lights", came at an especially critical point in my own spiritual development. Reading that chapter brought an immediate intuitive sense of recognition. Being able to identify with the protagonist on his quest and to see clearly both where I stood in my own journey, and what the path ahead held for me, lent tremendous encouragement at a time when my situation seemed at a low ebb. As a long time follower of the spiritual path, I have often "found" a book which, after reading it, I knew was the "right book at the right time". "The Soul's Journey" was one such book for me, and I trust that it will be for many other "seekers" as well. I highly recommend it!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Soul's Journey, July 29, 2001

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Marvin H. Berman, Ph.D. (Philadelphia, PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Soul's Journey: Guidance from the Divine Within (Paperback)

I deeply appreciate the journey which reading Lawrence Edward's book began for me which continues now almost a year later. The images and concepts outlined in the stories he told became metaphors for my own personal journey of self discovery which I have found most enlightening and personally gratifiying.

I think the path to self awareness is many and varied and often fraught with false starts and distractions. This book helped me recognize some of my own false starts and encouraged me to maintain my own focus and delve within rather than seeking beyond my own experience and truth for answers.

The language is accessible and jargonless which was quite a relief from similar texts on the subject. I also enjoyed the linkages to modern analytical and humanistic psychology as a means for grounding the concepts of energy and kundalini and consciousness in a familiar paradigm for most Westerners like myself.

I look forward his next book.