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Title: Sanctuary: The Path to Consciousness by Stephen Lewis, Evan Slawson ISBN: 1-56170-845-3 Publisher: Hay House Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (28 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "Everything is energy, of course." p.197, paperback
Comment: This is a fascinating book. Lewis and Slawson have weaved together an intricate web of ideas that refuse to be circumscribed by the traditional medical paradigm. Max, the protaganist in the novel, sees the world as we know it as "an unnecessary limitation" (p.41). Abandoning a highly successful medical practice, he begins a life-long exploration of the metaphysical implications of subtle energy techniques. Throughout the book Max reminds his "followers" that he can cure nothing; "I only direct your energy," he says (p.41).
A philisophical discussion of the practical implications of these ideas unfolds throughout the novel as Max and a handful of helpers work together to help those who ask for help. The essence of this philosophy is presented on p.85: "Spirit is energy...and energy is spirit....Thus all illness is spiritual, which is to say that all illness is energetic in nature. 'Dis-ease' is due to an individual's misalignment with the power of the spiritual energy....By realigning the individual to be in harmony with the spiritual force, the life-force, the subtle energetic matrix that makes up the entire universe--that individual's physical, emotional, and even spiritual ailments will disappear."
To gain the deepest insights one might need at this time, one should not approach this book in an analytical fashion. Neither should a person rush out to spend hard earned money. Rather, one might explore the possibility that the symbolism in this book may lead the inner self to find its own answers. And depending on the person's own inner development, perhaps that wisdom may lead one to become involved in the "therapy" of Lewis and Slawson. Of course, techniques do matter. The energetic imbalances in the various characters did not correct themselves. Outside intervention was necessary.
This book is worth the money. Whether the techniques work might depend in some fashion on the same principles that govern the efficacy of certain medications prescribed by medical doctors. Each person's attitudes and beliefs and the particular cycle of wellness v. illness he is in surely combine to effect the outcome of any treatment.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent - Science and Spirituality finally coming together
Comment: The story was terrific. The possibilities are endless. There is a phrase used in the science community for many years - the larger the circle of light, the greater the circumference of darkness that surrounds it. Meaning - the more we know, the more we realize that we don't know. Who are you to say what "is" and what "isn't"? You don't know what you don't know!
Even a person who has taken rudimentary science can understand what is explained in this book. It simply makes sense. Commenting to some of the reviews, I find some of them extremely laughable! I was amazed at some of the overt attempts to libel/slander the author. Let's get a couple things straight - while they formed a church, it DOES pay taxes. (If that reviewer did even a MODICUM of research, that obvious fact would have surfaced.)
Next, this is not MLM. I know network marketing very well. (Yes, just like real life, there are good and bad ones.) This has NONE of the markers of being MLM. Nice try.
So, not able to drag them down other ways, they try to slander/libel the authors. Why not, they do it every day in politics, and it seems to work no matter what the truth is. I, for one, don't believe a word of it (the slander/libel). Why? Because an awful lot of people would be financially hurt if the energy healing were to take any stronger a hold. That's why. And money always speaks louder than the truth - especially in this country.
Consider this: our country's entire economy is about 7 trillion dollars. Quite a lot of dough! Okay, now what if the medical industry was 1 trillion of that? Do you think they would do anything to protect their cash cow? Well, the medical industry IS 1 trillion (and growing). And they WILL go to great lengths to protect their money. GREAT lengths. (So, get used to the repeated disclosures in the book. The medical industry will use any means possible to wipe out any form of competition. Just go see what they did to Dr. Royal Rife!)
As Lewis' system for energy healing becomes more popular, expect it to "get ugly" out there. And if you want to do your own research, there's a boat load of research out there to back up their discussions in the book. Start with quantum physics, it's amazing stuff.
Lastly, we all know that ALL THINGS (including you) are made up of atoms and smaller sub-atomic particles, right? (If you don't, perhaps you slept through elementary school science? (g)) Anyway, what is between the nucleus and it's orbiting electrons? NOTHING. Now, there are countless atomic particles making up everything you are, see and touch. So, what makes you think that the table in front of you is totally solid and has no measurable energy of its own? Perception. Well perception is historically wrong. (Go ask Galileo, Copernicus... even early "medical" pioneers!)
Those atoms are a form of energy. We are a form of energy. Everything that we think, see, feel, touch, hear, taste, etc is a form of energy. It's not a huge jump to realize that energy used a form of healing has its place in the world.
If you cannot understand that energy has an impact in your world, then perhaps you should throw out your microwave, don't go get xrays, MRI's, laser eye surgery, go live next door to the largest set of power lines you can find, and what the heck, disavow any item that uses electricity because it doesn't matter, right? LOL. Yeah, right.
Not to mention that TV and radio signals are fake, and how on earth can a hunk of metal sitting on earth supposedly communicate with some hunk of metal in space? Sounds silly, right? Well, these are all things that we cannot "see" but we've been trained to accept that they are there. There is so much around us that we cannot see but impacts our lives (by improving it or causing us harm) that is energy based in some form. Again, who are we to say that there is no such thing as energy healing? Purely perception.
A great example is used in the book - pg 171. 100 years ago, it was actually written in the British Medical Journal that if a woman who was menstruating touched a ham, it would turn rancid. Silly, huh? Well, wonder what will be seen as silly (that we take as "gospel" today) 100 years from now!
Lastly, if you think that this form of healing is some excuse to sit on the couch eating bon-bons, chips and fast food all day long, you're in for a real surprise! No REAL healing or wellness program will allow you that, not one.
Good luck with whatever path you choose, and watch the wolves along the way. They will eat you alive.
Rating: 1
Summary: The answers are inside you
Comment: I read this book a few years ago and I recently saw that Stephen Lewis is still trying to gather a flock. I've been working on myself for many years. I try to balance my left brain (business degree) with my right brain (by meditating). I believe in a few things that Lewis says specifically that everything is energy but I don't believe that he has your best interest at heart.
I went to a Lewis gathering in Denver that was run by one of his facilitators. She had been on the AIM program for about one year. During her talk she hardly ever smiled and she curiously had a cold/cough. Of course, she explained that her cold must be due to the detoxifying of her body through the AIM program. So after her talk she shows a video of Stephen Lewis being interviewed by infomercial guru Kevin Trudeau. Trudeau is a convicted felon and also was formerly involved with a MLM company called Nutrition for Life. Unfortunately, my one and only time with a MLM company was with the same Nutrition for LIfe. The company was publicly held and after the news of Trudeau was announced (felony) the stock plummeted and was eventually delisted.
So I'm watching the video and thinking that somehow someway this Trudeau is involved with Lewis' company (or church). Once my sarcastic laughter subsides I concentrate on Lewis. He very rarely looks Trudeau in the eye and never smiles. Maybe there's no smiling allowed in this "church"! I would think that being disease free would make you smile all the time?! So after the video I asked the facilitator if this AIM program was a MLM setup. She wasn't expecting that question and noticeably became flustered. She never really answered the question and quickly called on someone else.
Before I went to the seminar I listened to about a 2 hour long taped radio show with Lewis taking calls. He said something to the effect that early on his clients were rich people because they could afford to pay him. What's his agenda, to help people or just take their money?
I put something on a message board about Lewis and a lady from CA responded and said that she was an energy worker. She had volunteered to help at one of his seminars. She said that she thought his energy was "dreadful", he was rude, and that she didn't even like being in the same room with him. She had already signed up for the AIM program and ended it after 6 months with no positive results.
Lewis has setup an almost foolproof way to bilk people out of their money. He has numerous disclaimers and it's setup as a "church". Instead of just serving the rich he's made it available to the masses. The yearly cost of $1000 is a stretch enough to keep the riff-raff out but yet attainable enough for the spiritually gullible. The program also locks people in because if you leave the program you'll probably become "sick".
"What if" he can do what he says? It would be priceless! Or better yet why not be a saint and offer it to people for free? If he has the frequencies to heal than any other frequency will harm. So he could go from Dr. Love to Dr. Evil. What happens if you leave the program, could he harm you?
As we grow older we start caring more about our health and less about our money. There is one fact, we're all going to die. Our egos might not believe it but it's true. In my opinion, Lewis is basically a faith healer. He dazzles you with technology (with no proven results) and you have faith that you'll be healed by it. Where does healing come from? It comes from inside you, not from ANYTHING outside of you. Have faith in yourself. Do you want to feel better? Then eat better and exercise. Do you think you can send your photo to Lewis and still eat a box of Oreos a day and be healthy? Common sense is free!
There is one thing that will be interesting. What will Lewis die from? I can almost guarantee it'll be reported as an "accident" and not a disease. This is big business folks, the business entity must live on.
There is one frequency Lewis has pinpointed and that is the frequency of MONEY!
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