Emissary of Light: A Vision of Peace

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Summary: New Age Vision Quest
Review: Don't get me wrong. I like the message in James Twyman's book and I do think much of it is divinely inspired. But I think much of the so-called plot of the book (which reminds me of the search for the Holy Grail) is either not reported or non-existent. The dialogue passages are too didactic and lengthy to be factually accurate protrayals of their actual occurrences (unless James was recording his sessions with the Emissaries, which I doubt since electrical equipment usually doesn't function near the frequencies that such energy transmissions as he describes occur) and also they ring profoundly of A Course In Miracles. So there is much here to make me believe that this is at best somewhat fictionalized. However, the message of the book and the methods that anyone could use to achieve inner peace are clear and useful. As with all mystics, the path to inner peace and oneness has been defined clearly as the inner road. There is nothing new here about that. Nor is there anything new about inner peace leading to outer peace. It is only new if you didn't already know it. For those who need to learn these truths, this is a powerful book. But study A Course in Miracles and the writings of mystics of all religions for yourself, and you will move far beyond the messages James brings in this "fictionalized autobiography".

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Summary: White Male Christian Fantasy to "Save the World"
Review: Everyone is entitled to his or her fantasies about saving the world. This is Twyman's. Not only is the book not credible, all the characters talk alike. If Twyman really met such otherworldly beings, I think their accent would be a little different than his. Remember though, this is written by someone who calls himself, "The Peace Troubadour." Also, he claims (not in the book) to have had a private meeting with Saddam Hussein just days before Desert Storm. That gives you an indication of the enormity of his delusions of grandeur. I prefer grounded writings, such as that of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama.

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Summary: Anyone who is searching for enlightenment will find it here.
Review: I had the opportunity to meet James Twyman before I read "Emissary of Light". I know this really did occur and his mission is God inspired. This book should not be classified with "The Celestine Prophecy" book as "Emissary of Light" is a documentary of an actual event. Really let yourself become part of the experience - you will become a new person. If everyone experiences what he is trying to pass on in this book - there would really be peace on earth. May Peace Prevail on Earth.

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Summary: Timely, compelling, enlightening, an exciting true story!!!
Review: If you are of the mind - set to accept the fact that God truly does work in mysterious ways to bring His children Home this book is for you!! I guarantee you will never see Life quite the same again. Besides being so enlightening, it is a rivetting, compelling, and exciting story!! Enjoy!

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Summary: Fiction!
Review: Twyman has admitted that his tales are not "completely" true, but even so, this was a bland and disappointing book, with little to recommend it unless of course, you are willing to go along for the thrills of another manufactured miracle story.

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Summary: Fantastic, A Must for Any Celestine Prophecy Fan
Review: Twyman reveals information that is uplifting and motivating. He takes Celestine Prophecy ideas to new heights in his personal accounts in Bosnia. Great book for anyone who wishes to carry the Celestine Prophecy Vision a step further.

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Summary: Emissary of Light: A Vision of Peace
Review: We have all been gifted with eternal moments, commonly sparked beneath the same mantle of sky -- moments when we felt suffused with God's peace, immersed in the certainty that all is as it should be and nothing can change the truth of things. Occasionally, our common sky holds out one star whose pulse ignites more peace-lit moments than its neighbors. Just such a star, ascendant on the New Age horizon, is Jimmy Twyman's book, "Emissary of Light."

It chronicles Peace Troubadour Twyman's unexplainable compulsion to bring his Peace Concert to war-ravaged Bosnia-Croatia, and the extraordinary events that unfold when he finally arrives. From the moment he leaves Italy, the synchronicities urging him on begin to accelerate at an alarming rate, until he finds himself secluded in a mountainous terrain, at the mercy of strangers, on the very border between Bosnia and Croatia. Into the thick of the fighting, staring straight in the face of the Bosnian Serb Army, Jimmy is led to a mythical, mystic community of peacemakers called The Emissaries of Light. For countless centuries, The Emissaries have secretly kept humanity from self-annihilation by extending Divine Light. Jimmy lives with The Emissaries, joins their intensive meditations, receives practical instruction and amazingly is entrusted with their peace-invoking secrets. It is time, they explain, for the world to learn of their work and Jimmy has been summoned as the one to reveal their story. Then suddenly, with the tumult of exploding bombs behind him, Jimmy is escorted to Rijeka and boarded on a plane bound for Chicago. But the saga does not end here, for he returns again, performs The Peace Concert in Sarajevo and narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. What follows remains for the reader to discover.

As a simple Indiana Jones-like adventure, "Emissary" comes out a winner with just the right blend of action and suspense to keep the reader wholly absorbed. But the content of this tale is so much larger than its wrappings. Framed within the adventure is a message that opens wide any light-seeker's understanding. The importance of releasing fear and stepping into the present's light, where no past or future casts a shadow on truth, is reinforced again and again in every chapter. Danger encroaches upon Jimmy and The Emissaries from all sides, but never grabs hold. As they stand firmly rooted in the light of truth, only truth can be seen, and approaching shadows melt shined away at their feet. The Emissaries remind Jimmy to stay presently receptive and demonstrate how Love's extension is accomplished through clear vision. Jimmy has come already supplied with the philosophy that Love is the only reality and The Emissaries clarify for him how to live that ideal daily. Behind the smokescreen of our judgements, the only thing we experience in truth is Love's Light. There is nothing else to be felt. By letting go of all distorting labels such as pain, anger, grief, consolation, pleasure and even happiness, we are freed to purely access the only energy there is and use it to create as we are in Love created. Thus do we peel away the last masks of illusion and return safely home where our real identity has always been known. What other path to peace could there be?

For all the light it sheds, "Emissary" is not a flashy book. Jimmy's homespun style includes the reader, invites all onlookers to join him on his journey, to sit back with him and enjoy the ride. "I'm no different than you," he tells us and we believe him. Therein flames the hope his words emblaze forever in our hearts. Twyman and his Emissaries gently restore us with a sense of purpose, a job to do and a function to fulfill. We come away from his book assured that each of us has a vital and indispensable contribution to make. He convinces us that peace is not the idle pipedream of mystics and poets, or a political game reserved for power players only, but the result of everyhuman's personal quest to uncover the impersonal already realized within his/her very core. Jimmy's passion for peace is contagious and leaves no one untouched by its transforming grace. If you are tempted to believe Author Twyman's offered blessings have run dry with the last page of his book, I recommend you find a copy of his Emissary of Light CD and listen to Troubadour Twyman sing. In his music swells a celestial certainty that his blessings, in union with ours, runneth over eternally.