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REVIEWS < PARALLEL UNIVERSES OF SELF become silent and relaxed, and to connect "courageous souls" were chosen for inclu- by Frederick E. Dodson with happiness in the here and now. His sion. With the help of the psychics, they Llumina Press, USA, 2006 own stories about the path of enlightenment —_delved into issues to do with physical illness ISBN 978-1-59526-654-5 (323pp tpb) are instructive, and much of what he says and disability, handicapped children, drug Available: htto:/www.llumina.com will give a sense of déja vu to fellow seek- and alcohol addiction, accidents and deaths. ife is too short to waste time in the head- _&tS- If I had to sum this up, I'd say you'll Each case is presented with notes from the i pace of an insignificant, needy person never get from A to B as long as you main- psychic readings where the spirit guides when you can revel in the real you as a mul- tain the distance. Just be there! were contacted. Despite their difficulties, tidimensional, eternal being, says "reality- eaci person came to understand that their creation coach" Fred Dodson. Based in COURAGEOUS SOULS: Do We Plan life script’ was agreed upon and motivated Germany, he has been teaching creative Our Life Challenges Before Birth? by love and the opportunity for soul growth learning for the last 10 years, and in this, his by Robert Schwartz fostered by learning through hard knocks. 16th book, he provides well-honed mental Whispering Winds Press, USA, 2007 Their stories and their resolutions are and emotional techniques for exploring real- ISBN 0-9776794-5-4 (319pp tpb) deeply moving and make us wonder wheter ity and consciousness. His first bit of advice Available: www.CourageousSouls.com we nave woh ir th Ourselves up for tragedy is to "go for the real thing"—for experience, t's one thing to countenance reincarnation an uti mp dik , of oe on We our toft not just knowledge for its own sake—and but it's another to think that maybe we Fosline he it q ae ne ers. We ‘he ert with joy in the process. plan our major challenges in life before we can ‘ap ino our soul 5 © pearee i we Dodson's take on reality creation (RC) is are born, and in agreement with other souls. Pin pour space ane’ tanstorm en ra . anger, guilt and blame into love, forgiveness inspired by the latest ways of thinking in Four years ago, marketing consultant Robert Ct Schwartz" hi rontier science; it's a theory of "parallel uni- Schwartz set out to explore the meaning of iif oti ance. se! Te tha s hows w “ia verse reality emulation" (PURE), and is life and decided to visit a medium. She Meal Meni nda at i vole we direct more expansive than some "new age" ver- explained that we all have spirit guides— Of the va eee apess victims sions of RC that he regards as hindered by noncorporeal and nonjudgemental beings 8 : egocentric focus and based on a sense of whom we consult when we plan our lives in ack and wishful thinking. Surely influ- between incarnations—but we also have free enced by ancient Hermetic philosophy with will. Schwartz went through a reawakening its laws of correspondence and attraction, process and soon afterwards had an Dodson says that if like attracts like then enhanced communication with his soul in an ack attracts lack. The shortcut to your experience where he felt unconditional love heart's desire is being "the version of your- for everyone. This set him on a path to self that is already experiencing that reality", ascertain why he'd pre-planned certain learn- but attachment to that desire isn't the way. ing experiences in his life. The result of his By tapping into the infinite self, however, questing is this book. we don't actually create reality because with- Schwartz recruited the assistance of four in infinity everything already exists; thus it mediums and channels and posted messages doesn't need creating. But that doesn't mean __ on Internet bulletin boards, seeking feedback that we can avoid personal responsibility or from individuals keen to explore any under- shirk common sense and intuition, our own lying difficulties they've faced in life. "inner authority": we'll never feel fulfilled if | Dozens of people were involved in this pre- we do. He recommends taking time to birth-planning study, and the stories of 10 become silent and relaxed, and to connect with happiness in the here and now. His own stories about the path of enlightenment are instructive, and much of what he says will give a sense of déja vu to fellow seek- ers. If I had to sum this up, I'd say you'll never get from A to B as long as you main- tain the distance. Just be there! "courageous souls" were chosen for inclu- sion. With the help of the psychics, they delved into issues to do with physical illness and disability, handicapped children, drug and alcohol addiction, accidents and deaths. Each case is presented with notes from the psychic readings where the spirit guides were contacted. Despite their difficulties, each person came to understand that their "life script" was agreed upon and motivated by love and the opportunity for soul growth fostered by learning through hard knocks. Their stories and their resolutions are deeply moving and make us wonder whether we have indeed set ourselves up for tragedy and triumph in order to progress our own evolution and that of others. We are left feeling heartened by the prospect that we can tap into our soul space and transform anger, guilt and blame into love, forgiveness and acceptance. 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