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Summary: In His Own Words
Review: I suppose I'm uplifted rather than disappointed by Dyer's struggle with drug abuse. For those who couldn't find references, they can check out his interview in edgenews.comDyer: "Well, I've had a number of addictions in my life I've had to overcome. I have sort of an addictive personality. I played around with alcohol and drugs and caffeine. I drank beer a lot and was overweight for a while. I've also been through the challenge of divorce. That was a very powerful challenge in my life." I imagine people struggle with addictions all their lives, but it seems he's done well in spite of them.
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Summary: Challenged Past Would Have Enhanced Message
Review: The Sonoma press published Dyer's explanation of his own background. He's kept his challenges with drugs tightly under wraps in the past. His father was an alcoholic who abandoned family. Dyer spent time in and out of foster homes and orphanages, attended college and graduate school, earned doctorate in counseling and psychotherapy, taught, counseled, married, dealt with his own problems with alcohol, drugs (including cocaine) and weight, divorced, wrote books, remarried, had eight children, two grandchildren, a house in Maui and lots of money, acclaim and respect. During the previous marriage he also struggled with addictions, and it was hard on the family. This book is a clone of Emerson. As one reviewer noted below, Dyer said his book is updating Emerson, but the fact is he doesn't credit Emerson in writing in his books. It seems he should given he has "borrowed heavily" from Emerson. Still, his message is a positive one of overcoming these obstacles. This book would have been better if he had given his real life examples instead of painting an overly rosy picture.
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Summary: We need more books like these
Review: Books that inspire us to be the best we can be and make the most out of our lives are to me the most important kinds of books. I would also like to recommend the book, The Little Guide To Happiness. Again, we need more books like these.
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Summary: The best Dyer book ever - the best book ever!
Review: To me, this is the best of all Dr. Dyer's books. He takes all he has been teaching to a higher and clearer dimension. This book is life-changing, life-saving. Have been searching for a long time - like the Emily Dickinson quote "Not knowing when the Dawn will come, I open every Door." This new book by Dr. Dyer is a Door - the ultimate Door as far as I am concerned. It is a "Door" to the Infinite, a path to connect to our Source, a "Door" with Light flooding through. It spoke to me at a time when I had almost given up the search for truth. For me, it has been a healing as no other book has been. It is also wonderful to see Dr. Dyer make the brilliant insights of Thomas Troward available and accessible to readers today. Troward wrote in the early 1900's and Dr. Dyer has brought the Truths he discovered into focus in the clearest words. This is a book filled with energy and, for me, on a different level than all of Dr. Dyer's others books. They were helpful but this book is enlightening! He's found the Truth and given that gift to all his readers.
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Summary: Pulling it all together
Review: There is nothing new in this universe except our understanding of it and our ability to implement the principles of creation in a matter that makes us feel good. We are on the creating/leading edge of growth. It is entirely an individual matter. Wayne brings together what several authors and he himself has also said in other publications. "Our joy is in how we see our world". There is much of what Abraham has been trying to tell us here. A lot of what Depak has been expressing and also some of Louise Hay. Wayne puts it into a format that makes the "knowing" come a little easier for some of us. It is not a ACIM type text. It is an outstanding book. The months of waiting for it to be published seemed long at times but were certainly worth the wait.
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Summary: Dr. Dyer will change your life
Review: Wayne Dyer is an inspirational voice in a troubled world. This book explores intention as an 'energy.' I found it helpful because it showed me how to connect with universal energy; something I had not considered. Until two years ago, I had a history of self-sabotage ranging from never finding anyone right to partner with to destroying a multi-million dollar business. Two books changed my life. Optimal Thinking: How To Be Your Best Self led me to the source of my self-sabotage and showed me how to overcome it and be my best in every situation. The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People led me to my vision and made me commit. These three books will change your life. You will not settle for second best any longer.
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Summary: Best Yet
Review: When they say "the best is yet to come" I must say it has arrived in Wayne Dyer's new book The Power of Intention. If everyone read this book and took it to heart, it would be a beautiful world. I want to comment on a couple of reviews. Two or three people commented on the alleged cocaine addiction of Wayne Dyer. Those comments reek of stupidity. How can anyone cast aspersions unless they sat right down next to Dr. Dyer and snorted with him. Obviously, the people who made those comments received NOTHING from his book. But, they are not afraid to sit in judgment.
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Summary: Left behind...
Review: I thought this book must be bad, since these kinds of books usually are. As in life generally, I find there's no point expecting much from this kind of thing, since you're bound to be disappointed. The write-ups, however, are generally positive, and I tend to rely on the opinions of others in deciding what I think about this kind of thing. At the same time, my controlling ego tells me "you shouldn't need books like this to tell you how to live your life". I would have every intention of overcoming these barriers and gaining something from this book, but something in me keeps silently repeating the words "I don't want to feel good", and the seven faces, or energy fields, of intention continue to elude me.
Can the universal mind of intention become a reality when there are people like me not in harmony with it? How can I overcome my barriers and begin to access intention as a field of energy? I don't want to be left behind in co-creating my life with the power of intention.
I think intention alone is not enough, and people often have to be forcibly acquainted with creativity, kindness, love, beauty, expansion, abundance and receptivity. This book only encourages people already intending to, so, despite my best intentions, I give it only 2 stars.
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Summary: review
Review: Dyer's "philosophy" has holes, but he does have some great insights, no question. To those who think he's plagiarizing Emerson, I read Dyer say in an interview: "In a way I'm just updating Emerson for the modern day." So he has given due credit to Emerson. And what's this mention in two reviews below about Dyer having a cocaine addiction? After I read those, I did a Google search for any other such mentions, and the only mentions that came up were the mentions in the two reviews below. At least name your source(s) when you make such an accusation. Since those reviews are the only references I've seen to such a claim, I can only dismiss them as almost certainly untrue.
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Summary: It's a COURSE IN MIRACLES !
Review: Basically this is straight from A COURSE IN MIRACLES. I just watched the PBS special, and am pretty amazed that he makes such negative references to Dr. Phil. If he's without judgement and so "connected" - seems like he's needing a little more connection. Not that he doesn't have great things to say. However, I've never seen the products and the pledges so HIGH. Must be trying to support that cocaine habit.
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