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Summary: The other side of Doom & Gloom
Review: An excellent book dealing with topics such as quantum physics, prophecy, and the dead sea scrolls written in a language anybody can understand. This book gives new perspective to many of the doom and gloom prophecies of both Edgar Cayce and Nostradamus. It's nice to know after reading this book that we have an opportunity to positively impact the many forecasts of catastophe that we read about. The section dealing with what Gregg calls the lost mode of prayer is very powerfull. For those not into religion for whatever reason, reading about this lost mode of prayer will feel right to most everybody. This book is well researched, and very well written. A must read.
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Summary: Mind-altering theory
Review: Braden's book has some important information about prayer as a positive force in life and contains material from the Dead Sea Scrolls that's been suppressed by both Jews and Christians alike. But it also offers a hopeful type of prayer that anyone form any religion is able to use.THE ISAIAH EFFECT is a deeply mind-changing book and takes some time to sink in. I'd recommend reading it in small chunks. My only complaint is that Braden could have condensed this into a long magazine article. He repeats himself so many times that I found myself skipping several pages at a time at each sitting. Lynn
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Summary: Thought Provoking
Review: Greg Braden is a former earth science expert as well as a computer systems designer turned tour guide of sacred and religious sites all over the world. He has written a number of books on similar subjects. The Isaiah effect examines many tenants and religious beliefs throughout man kind's history. Looking at who wrote the Bible, why books were left out and what it meant to the overall understanding of the Bible that the books were not included in the final project. He looks at the Bible with all the books and also looks at Native American, Mayan and Aztec beliefs among many others (to be listed later). How are they similar? The writer will show you. Greg Braden believes we are missing something today. He explains how mass prayer has been proven to work. He discusses quantum physics theories that make many of the ancient prophecies seem plausible. The book spends a good bit of time discussing "The Bible Code" and the possibilities that it teaches us. The writer also has chapters discussing healing through prayer among many other faith based actions. This book tries to make you think. Common prophecies, common threads in religion, did we all come from one belief? The book also presents a new way to look at time, time travel, dimensions, religions and quantum physics, prayer and prophecy, alternate realities, multiple paralleled universes. Can we bounce back and forth between them? Maybe even without knowing? Are we actually just now starting to learn or relearn what the ancient people knew? If so, why? How do the prophecies from Peru, Tibet, Egypt, Jerusalem and the American Southwest coincide? Many questions are explored in the book. Some answers are given which in turn just raise a few more questions. This is a book that makes you think about many things including how we, as a race, relate to the seen and unseen worlds. If you are in a contemplating mood this is the book for you. If you are interested in the history and contents of religions this has some interest. If you feel something is missing in today's religions, read this book. It will make you think.
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Summary: SAVE YOUR $
Review: I bought this book in a bookstore, so I cannot blame Amazon.com for not providing enough information about its content. From the cover I was expecting to learn something about 1) the prophet Isaiah -- especially some mysterious, recently unearthed version 2) a scientifically critical and rational way to examine prayer, and 3)how Gregg Braden managed to create a synthesis of Old Testament prophecy and quantum mechanics. The single star rating should illustrate how far short he has fallen in all of these goals. As near as I can tell, Mr. Braden is a tour guide and a New-Age philosophy advocate. This book represents another way to drum up business...a new way to attract tourists. Consistent with that perspective, Isaiah only rates a superficial treatment, while his visit to Tibet is treated as a sacred and monumental event in human history. The word "quantum" appears throughout the book, but never in a way that suggests Mr. Braden has the background to do more than use it in an occasional sentence. Last, his ideas on prayer being a harmonization of mind, body and feelings is just silly. In short, this book could be of interest to a "New-Age-Post-Modern wanderer starting out on a spiritual journey. However, for the serious amateur scientist or theologian, this book is of little value.
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Summary: Interesting but a bit disappointing.
Review: I found that the author seems to have taken other peoples ideas and wrote them down without doing his own research. Some of the things he tells you are a bit misleading, but probably not on purpose. The author seems to be mixing a bit of New Age and Christianity together. The book does have some interesting theories that I have not read anywhere else before. To bad it was all out of one chapter! Before you decide to put his theories into practice learn what prayer is really about first. To do that read the book 'Mighty Prevailing Prayer'. Then decide what is the best way to approach each situation that requires prayer.
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Summary: Empowering perspectives
Review: I found this book empowering.It covers alot of territory regarding ancient wisdom informing the readers that
every person holds the power of choice within their mind,heart and soul.Gregg Braden explains clearly on the ways to align quality thoughts and feelings to create a powerful inner force
of emotion,he explains how that process creates focus as well answered prayers.Personally I would highly recommend this book to those who gave up on praying,those who believe that
they are powerless by outer life events,people who work with prayer and want to learn how to pray more effectively,Yes I believe this book is a key to master prayer.This book is a gift to those who want to be responsible for their own fate.I also found references to Mayen prophesies interesting and learned alot about edited Bible content.The only slight defect was that often the book did repeat certain points.Perhaps that was to drive some major points home.
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Summary: almost worth reading
Review: Mr. Braden has a nice idea, but where is it? Unfortunately, this books has poor flow, and the most wild jumps to conclusions I have ever seen. For example, he decided that by finding a monastery library in Tibet which claims to hold documents "from everywhere," that this suddenly means that he has found the lost and untouched storage of ancient Essence knowledge! Wow. He really needs to get more credibility. Most of the book is spent discussing examples of fortune telling through the ages. But he makes no connection anywhere as to what this has to do with the Isaiah document he refers to. Sorry, Mr.Braden. I would like to have enjoyed the book, but I think it could easily have been summarized in few paragraphs, outlining your personal views of prayer: for this is really what this book is about. Reader beware. It is a royal waste of time. Anyone interested in this subject will find a much better and much more enjoyable reference in a book like "Excuse me, your life is waiting." by lyn grabhorn.
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Summary: SAVE YOUR $
Review: This book promised to be rich in the recently discovered secrets of the prophet Isaiah, a scientific explanation of prayer, and "A Groundbreaking Interpretation of Prayer, Quantum Science, and Prophecy." Not! If you break ground with this book do your self a favor - throw it in the hole and cover it up it's not worth the read. If you want to read about someone else's personal adventures and their preceived importance then this book is for you!
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Summary: Braden scores again!
Review: This is a great book. It is easy and fascinating to read, yet well researched. The book offers so much hope for improving and changing our world - with fact based spirituality and prayer. Even for those not give to religous pursuit or ideology it is fascinating to read. For those with no need to have facts behind prayer, it just feels good. I felt better about the possible futures facing us after I read this book. After we do everything that is possible to keep ourselves healthy, safe and at peace...our individual and collective prayer is SO powerful.
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Summary: This book changed my view of prayer and my life
Review: This is THE BEST BOOK ON PRAYER.... EVER~~~~~ Must I repeat this! If you are in the least bit spiritual, then you MUST read this book. If you cannot afford it, BORROW it! Are you sort of getting the impression that I liked this book? EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK! This Gregg Braden book has changed my outlook on life. I have always wondered where the New Age movement got their idea to create your own reality. Gregg explains the source of how to pray and from his explanation, one can see how those new-agers misconstrued the correct method of prayer into the materialistic, win-the-lotto, "create a parking space" advice to create a reality. Gregg tells you how he found the truth in prayer through his journies to Tibet, Peru, Egypt, and the American Southwest. No preaching here. Just a straight-forward, easy-to-understand, story of his understanding. How he started and how he arrived to this point. If you have ever wondered why some prayers are answered and others seemingly are not, then you need to read this book.
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