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Whispering Winds of Change

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I own everything this author has written that I know about. This is my personal favorite. Stu appears to be quite a sensitive fellow. He is not his most sensitive in WWOC. He doesn't coddle here. Here in "Whispering Winds" in Stu's own extremely entertaining fashion he guides you through the maze of where we have been staight into the abyss of where we are headed. The book touches on and enlightens us on subjects not previously covered in any other "Wilde" material. My 13 year old daughter read this book with more interest than I have ever seen her have in any literature. I feel this book is a valuable tool for anyone ready to look candidly at the world we live in. If you are ready to shed some emotional garbage and misperceptions, then, WWOC is a veritable "Hand Truck" and just the book for you. I especially recommend it to anyone who is already a "Wilde Fan," as there is quite a bit more about the author and his life in WWOC. Not to fret! This is a good size book, and he covers a lot of territory here, even a small smattering of politics. Also, Wilde is a wonderful teacher, and doesn't often give in to the vanity of discussing himself unless he feels their is a "Golden Nugget" of wisdom in there for his reader. I highly recommend any book written by this author, but most heartily recommend "Whispering Winds", "The Force," and "The Quickening." You are going to want to call your friends and tell them about this book. DON'T DO IT. You won't want to loan it, and this is definitely a rereader.

This book will challenge the way we see ourselves in the world of senses. It let's you venture out from the status quo and world ego. He challenges us to stand outside the usual paradigms of consciousness, and be "fringe dwellers".

It is a very compelling read and one that will last in your consciousness for a long time! Stuart is truly a "wild man" he will make you think and help you further your evolution on the planet!

Wilde is one of my favorite authors and this book was again an engaging read. I doubt, however, is this title is of the same quality as his classics like Affirmations and The Force. This book was published in 1993 and I suspect he might already have been proven wrong in some of his political predictions. Also, sometimes his thoughts meander and it becomes difficult to make out exactly what he wants to say. Nevertheless, there are brilliant passages and his dissident and unorthodox views of stuff like global warming are excellent. His analysis of government misrule, especially in the manipulation of money, is also very valid. His explanation of historical events based on the wave/particle duality is original and interesting. So yes, a thought-provoking book and a good read, but not his best.

Powerhouse authors like Noam Chompsky, Michael Parenti, and Paul Hawken illuminate WHAT is occurring politically, socially, and economically on earth right now. In "Whispering Winds" Stuart Wilde astutely provides a cosmic perspective on the WHY of humanity's current plight. With compassion, wit, and humor Stuart offers profound insight into our ego-based trajectory and the unfoldment of our evolution on this planet. This is one of the most influential and life-changing books I've ever read.

Stuart Wilde is the ideal author to read up on if you are tired of our daily duldrum of existance. It gives a sense of hope. He is also very sensitive and what I love the most about this guy is his complete OBJECTIVITY! Stuart has no agenda or vested interest in his writings other than a sense of personal gratification of sharing his knowledge.

Having ordered my book, I received it promptly and in good condition. I was pleased with the whole transaction. MARGARET DOCKRY

Wilde's stuff is pretty good, pretty inspiring and very imformative about the nature of human being. You simply have to know where to pick out the pearls and toss the stones.

Also, when I read Wilde's short biography about himself and I read his tongue in cheek style, I cant help but to think that alot of what he says may be bogus, and that the man is laughing all the way to the bank. However, he does inspire me to start my own "new age/self help" system, with all sorts of little books with scribblings off the top of my head and perhaps sell pictures of my feet so that the buyer can have something to meditate on whilst reading my books. Wilde is a clever man, I admire him for that.

I have to agree with "Not Happy"...I could go through this book line by line, paragraph by paragraph and just tear it to shreds, it's so full of contradictions, half-truths, and misinformation. This is NOT meaningful spirituality, folks, but rather typical trendy, shallow New Age (dated) fare with a dash of right wing politics, if you can believe that.

Wilde takes fundamental (largely accurate) observations about people's growing alienation from the dominant culture ("fringe dwellers"), the fiction of the boob tube, oppressive governments and religion, etc. -- stuff that could have made for a unique (i.e. intelligent) New Age read -- and twists, distorts, and warps them into explanations and conclusions that are just mind-bending, and NOT in a good way. Worse, he seems to have some kind of hidden right-wing political agenda. He doesn't believe in global warming, despite the overwhelming evidence (guess he doesn't "buy the science"...now who does that sound like?), he doesn't support taxing the wealthy to help the less fortunate (a point he hits at several times) -- again, doesn't this sound familiar?... of course, he also says we should be less materialistic, so why he's so concerned with defending the rich heaven only knows...oh, and he doesn't seem to care much for the homeless either. What a surprise.

Wilde also has little to no respect for aboriginal people's wisdom (too "tribal"), earth religions, goddess worship, etc. He repeatedly implies that Western New Age spirituality is far more evolved than the spirituality of people from less materially developed societies. He talks about our spiritual evolution as requiring a break with our mother (mother earth, the earth religions) -- very Freudian, very patriarchal, very lame. (Like the song says, "we've got to get ourselves BACK to the garden"...of course, Wilde also says the earth isn't a victim. Has he not left the house in 20 or 30 years?)

The author is correct about one thing -- the New Age has really hit a wall of sorts, for over a decade now, if sales of New Age merchandise are any indication. Books like "Whispering Winds" tell me this may be a good thing.