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Summary: "Spiritual Economics" is an excellent summary of Natural Law
Review: "Spiritual Economics" is based on the spiritual laws and dynamics of abundance. One of the key elements of this books that raise it above a lot of spiritual law type writings is how practical this book is. Eric Butterworth tackles some very complex dynamics in a very pragmatic, understandable way.Eric's writings are based largely on the philosophy of the Unity Church (a Christian Church of a different ilk). If you have a strong mainstream Christian faith, you may find some of your current beliefs being challenged. I challenge you to meditate on those challenges and work your way through them, expanding and better understanding your faith positions. I'm currently on my second read of this book (the first read of the 230 pages only took a week!) and am amazed at how much more I'm getting out of it a second time. One of the Quick Tips I mentioned in this issue of ACHIEVE is to ask yourself "How can I apply this to my life?". It was in reading this book that I discovered this question. To get maximum benefit out of this book, keep asking yourself this question. Integrate this material into your life and you will be amazed at how much more you can manifest. Some of the main ideas I got out of the book are: * I am responsible for all manifestations in my life, i.e. everything. * As I evolve, so does my manifestation potential evolve. * I need to do what I can with what I have where I am to manifest my desires. * I need to build the demand before the supply will manifest. I need to have the containers in which to put the supply once it comes. I need to become the kind of person who experiences that which I want before I can truly achieve it. * If things are tight, something has to give. I need to give selflessly of myself to the Universe. I strongly urge you to go out TODAY and order this book.
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Summary: "Spiritual Economics" is an excellent summary of Natural Law
Review: "Spiritual Economics" is based on the spiritual laws and dynamics of abundance. One of the key elements of this books that raise it above a lot of spiritual law type writings is how practical this book is. Eric Butterworth tackles some very complex dynamics in a very pragmatic, understandable way. Eric's writings are based largely on the philosophy of the Unity Church (a Christian Church of a different ilk). If you have a strong mainstream Christian faith, you may find some of your current beliefs being challenged. I challenge you to meditate on those challenges and work your way through them, expanding and better understanding your faith positions. I'm currently on my second read of this book (the first read of the 230 pages only took a week!) and am amazed at how much more I'm getting out of it a second time. One of the Quick Tips I mentioned in this issue of ACHIEVE is to ask yourself "How can I apply this to my life?". It was in reading this book that I discovered this question. To get maximum benefit out of this book, keep asking yourself this question. Integrate this material into your life and you will be amazed at how much more you can manifest. Some of the main ideas I got out of the book are: * I am responsible for all manifestations in my life, i.e. everything. * As I evolve, so does my manifestation potential evolve. * I need to do what I can with what I have where I am to manifest my desires. * I need to build the demand before the supply will manifest. I need to have the containers in which to put the supply once it comes. I need to become the kind of person who experiences that which I want before I can truly achieve it. * If things are tight, something has to give. I need to give selflessly of myself to the Universe. I strongly urge you to go out TODAY and order this book.
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Summary: Spiritual Prosperity - a better title
Review: A better title for this book would have been "Spiritual Prosperity", because it provides some wonderful ideas for developing a personal attitude. The book is immediately uplifting and provides concrete tools which will undoubtedly lead to demonstrations of personal prosperity and a consciousness of abundance. It is not, however, about economics. There is nothing in the book to help one interpret the economic jargon one reads in the newspapers, and it contains only the most superficial treatment of the goals of economic policy in world affairs. There is much left unsaid about such notions as competition, taxes and tariffs, marketing, the role of advertising in creating want, or any theory describing spiritual principles underlying large organizations. There is nothing at all about international trade. There is a lot of rhetoric about one's personal responsibility, but nothing on our responsibility to poor people on our streets nor on our collective responsibility to poor nations. Those looking for practical spiritual guidance on how to view the World Trade Organization or the International Monetary Fund will have to find another book. Also notably missing from the book is an interpretation of The Parable of the Talents. Although Mr Butterworth quotes extensively from the Bible (in various translations) and provides some refreshing interpretations for each of them, this particular parable, which has been used to justify everything from slavery to day-trading, is glaringly absent. Too bad. I would have loved to hear how he would have resolved the horrible implications of this parable with his philosophy. Nonetheless, for the individual seeking spiritual suggestions for issues of personal abundance, this book is an excellent exposition of the principle of prosperity consciousness.
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Summary: True prosperity; The Expression Of The Within.
Review: Covers the source of supply from the spiritual perspective. As such it covers the elimination of wrong ideas and attitudes and suggests ways to allow prosperity to appear in one's life. It is non materialistic in approach recognising that prosperity comes as a reaction to what is in an individual as first cause and is not determined by the world. It cautions against the use of mental tricks to attain an objective. Emphasis is given on what attitudes, beliefs and techniques will bring about prosperity. Sound advice is given on the nature of life from the christian perspective, the importance of placing oneself in the flow of life where giving is more important than getting and the importance of the grateful heart in the recognition of the source of supply. A good book that could be better. Some points are underdeveloped and that is a lapse in a book that is so opposite to the materialistic world view that supply is in the economy whereas the author's message is that it is within you. An easy book to read containing thoughts to make you think. No difficult economics. Makes a lot of sense.
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Summary: Truth, written with clarity
Review: Eric Butterworth speaks with amazing strength and authority that does not waiver. I most appreciate his honesty and authenticity. If you want to read a book about magical, mysterious powers or superstitious rituals, don't read this book. This is a book about understanding who you are, and knowing that there is nothing outside of you. There is nothing magical about that. Specifically around the area of economics, Rev. Butterworth shows you where you have hidden beliefs that limit your experience of infinite abundance that you already are. I would recommend (and do) this book to everyone.
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Summary: Truth, written with clarity
Review: Eric Butterworth speaks with amazing strength and authority that does not waiver. I most appreciate his honesty and authenticity. If you want to read a book about magical, mysterious powers or superstitious rituals, don't read this book. This is a book about understanding who you are, and knowing that there is nothing outside of you. There is nothing magical about that. Specifically around the area of economics, Rev. Butterworth shows you where you have hidden beliefs that limit your experience of infinite abundance that you already are. I would recommend (and do) this book to everyone.
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Summary: I just replaced my loaned out copy....
Review: I loaned out my old copy and never got it back, so just bought a new copy....does that tell you how much I like this book? I've read my share of prosperity books, and this one is at the top of my list with Howard Caesar's audio book, "All About Prosperity". If you're looking for some get rich quick type book, well this isn't it. I imagine that's one reason why he gave it the name he did, instead of emphasizing prosperity in the title. It's about changing your thinking about finances, health, relationships, all facets of prosperity. If you believe that changing your thinking will change your life, that we can control our thoughts and by doing so improve our over all circumstances, you'll find this book extremely helpful. Eric Butterworth comes from a very spiritual, and yet very practical level. He challenges many ideas that you might have studied in other prosperity books. Without naming her, he does challenge some of the prosperity techniques taught by Catherine Ponders and others. This is not to say that you should read him instead of her. To completely understand prosperity thinking, you should read both perspectives and then be guided by those principles that seem right to you. If you are open to a new perspective, and not bound by a fixed and rigid mind, you will find a lot of helpful material here.
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Summary: Not Worth The Price of the Book
Review: I now teach, you want to change your life? Change your way of thinking and Spiritual Economic was a book that truly changed my way of thinking. I now hold my money differently, I see it truly as energy and I bless my money (and my credit cards & my checks) be fore use. Want to change your life? Change the way you think.
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Summary: Changed My Life! Changed My Thinking!!
Review: I now teach, you want to change your life? Change your way of thinking and Spiritual Economic was a book that truly changed my way of thinking. I now hold my money differently, I see it truly as energy and I bless my money (and my credit cards & my checks) be fore use. Want to change your life? Change the way you think.
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Summary: True prosperity; The Expression Of The Within.
Review: I wondered when I was given this book by a friend (who obviously new I needed it) what spirituality could possibly have to do with economics. Oh....thank you Mr. Butterworth! He writes so clearly. This doesn't read like a self-help book. It's not a "get rich quick" book. It actually made me reconsider my issues of prosperity and what I was asking the universe (god, buddah, whatever YOU may call it) to give me. I'm very thankful for this book.
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