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Summary: Book is lacking in substance.
Review: I bought this book because I am considering attending a seminar led by the author, Dr. Richards. I am just beginning to explore the possibility of past lives and their impact on our present existence. I was hoping this book would provide guidance on how to tap into our own past lives or engange in this "time" travel to better understand the energy our past lives are releasing into the present. I found this book deficient in that it did not provide a convincing argument for the existence of past lives; it did not provide a method for accessing our own supposedly subconsciously stored experiences. Rather, it is a series of anecdotes of Dr. Richard's case studies of his clients who believe they went on past life journeys. Essentially, it is a series of stories, where Dr. Richards says "I had one patient who discovered that in her past life X happened with her then husband; and in this life, Y is happening with her son because this used to be her husband and she has resentment/anger/attachment/[fill in the blank] issues from the past experiences." I don't understand (and Dr. Richards does not explain) why it's not more likely that the people in his examples had generated these same intense feelings towards the other person in this life rather than necessarily carried them over from the past life. Mostly, I guess, I was dissatisfied because after finishing reading this book, I still don't know how to unlock my own memory of past lives and I do not have a better understanding of the past life phenomena/theory than I did before I opened the book.
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Summary: Fascinating study of relationships!
Review: I loved this book and stayed up all night to read it. Human relationships are confusing, rewarding and often painful. The author takes readers on a journey of past lives, between lives and our current life to shed some light on how pivotal relationships really are to the growth of the soul. Included are true life examples of his patients who have explored past lives and the between life state to conquer relationship difficulties. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the journey of your soul.
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Summary: Book is lacking in substance.
Review: I loved this book. I could barely put it down and even carried it to work with me, sneaking in a few pages here and there when I could. The exercises really work, and with patience will bring you some very cool and interesting results. The stories were great and everyone will learn from and be able to relate to at least one of them. The only reason I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 is because there are mispellings all over in it; the editor was apparently asleep or something. Dr. Richards taught me a lot about myself without even knowing me. I am very impressed at all the work he has done on this subject. I can truly say this book changed my life for the better. Definitely worth the price and then some!
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Summary: Could Barely Put It Down
Review: I loved this book. I could barely put it down and even carried it to work with me, sneaking in a few pages here and there when I could. The exercises really work, and with patience will bring you some very cool and interesting results. The stories were great and everyone will learn from and be able to relate to at least one of them. The only reason I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 is because there are mispellings all over in it; the editor was apparently asleep or something. Dr. Richards taught me a lot about myself without even knowing me. I am very impressed at all the work he has done on this subject. I can truly say this book changed my life for the better. Definitely worth the price and then some!
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Summary: Wake Up to Higher Consciousness: Practical Tool for Life
Review: Reading Karmic Relationships: Healing Invisible Wounds dramatically improved my life. It marks a pivotal point of calling me to dharma, higher purpose, through more consciously recognizing my life themes and the relationship wounds that were holding reactive karmic patterns in place in my life. This book not only offers the opportunity for readers to explore their own life themes and recognize their own emotionally reactive patterns and triggers, it serves to provide better understanding of various kinds of karmic relationships: karmic debt, karmic credit, soul agreement, and beyond karma relationships. With somewhat of a workbook style, along with poignant stories exemplifying enlightening points, this book helps "to uncover your deep karmic roots from past-lives, prenatal experiences, or agreements you've made in the between lives heavenly state." By reading this book, I feel I am better able to glimpse the influences of past-lives on this present life. Dr. Richards draws on his Jungian background in referring to the importance of facing your "Shadow", but this becomes real, rather than metaphorical, from a past-life perspective. Integrating the "Shadow" helps bring you further toward self-realization and this book helps mark that journey. The Soul Journey Therapy mentioned is different from other therapies in its refreshingly higher viewpoint beyond a one-life scope. A difference from other past-life therapies is that clients experience the past-lives or pre-natal state in full consciousness (not hypnosis) to not only uncover, but dissolve emotional trauma and resolve key issues from the past, which are limiting the present. This book is more helpful than other past-life books I've read in that it offers readers the opportunity to explore issues in their own lives, not merely hear of others' experiences while under hypnosis; it makes the process of recognizing and healing invisible wounds real and helpful in daily life and is a tool for those of us who choose a conscious journey. Dr. Richards writes, "The journey you are about to undertake reading this book is only a small mirror of the fascinating one I've had over the years as a therapist." I would like Dr. Richards to reveal a wider view of his work by writing more books, as healing karmic wounds is essential to a more creative, fulfilling life.
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Summary: Wake Up to Higher Consciousness: Practical Tool for Life
Review: Reading Karmic Relationships: Healing Invisible Wounds dramatically improved my life. It marks a pivotal point of calling me to dharma, higher purpose, through more consciously recognizing my life themes and the relationship wounds that were holding reactive karmic patterns in place in my life. This book not only offers the opportunity for readers to explore their own life themes and recognize their own emotionally reactive patterns and triggers, it serves to provide better understanding of various kinds of karmic relationships: karmic debt, karmic credit, soul agreement, and beyond karma relationships. With somewhat of a workbook style, along with poignant stories exemplifying enlightening points, this book helps "to uncover your deep karmic roots from past-lives, prenatal experiences, or agreements you've made in the between lives heavenly state." By reading this book, I feel I am better able to glimpse the influences of past-lives on this present life. Dr. Richards draws on his Jungian background in referring to the importance of facing your "Shadow", but this becomes real, rather than metaphorical, from a past-life perspective. Integrating the "Shadow" helps bring you further toward self-realization and this book helps mark that journey. The Soul Journey Therapy mentioned is different from other therapies in its refreshingly higher viewpoint beyond a one-life scope. A difference from other past-life therapies is that clients experience the past-lives or pre-natal state in full consciousness (not hypnosis) to not only uncover, but dissolve emotional trauma and resolve key issues from the past, which are limiting the present. This book is more helpful than other past-life books I've read in that it offers readers the opportunity to explore issues in their own lives, not merely hear of others' experiences while under hypnosis; it makes the process of recognizing and healing invisible wounds real and helpful in daily life and is a tool for those of us who choose a conscious journey. Dr. Richards writes, "The journey you are about to undertake reading this book is only a small mirror of the fascinating one I've had over the years as a therapist." I would like Dr. Richards to reveal a wider view of his work by writing more books, as healing karmic wounds is essential to a more creative, fulfilling life.
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Summary: A Window
Review: The lucidity of the book struck me. I feel it has been written with honesty and those sessions cited resonate within me as viable and genuine.
Most particularly the session of 'between lives' has given me cause to reflect on my life from a different perspective. I have gained a new understanding of why my life has been the way it is and also of those I have encountered along the way.
I have purchased several copies and given them away to those people in my life with which I have felt a special connection. I feel this book is a window into a greater understanding of why I am here and the relationships I have had and continue to develop.
I highly recommend it.
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Summary: a bright light for dark corners of the mind
Review: this book packs alot of heat. it drops bomb after bomb of truth into the recesses of confusion to clear out the questions like so many cobwebs swept away with a broom. an misconceptions or mistruths you may be holding onto about your relationships to friends, colleagues, lovers and family will dissolve under the torrent of understanding this book brings. I found myself being able to evaluate, understand and remedy a broad range of difficult relationships by applying Dr. Richards principles and exercises. This is a must read for anyone that wants to create deep, meaningful, harmonious relationships with the people that come into their life, and for those that want to learn to escape once and for all the conditions that create and sustain the karma that keeps us bound to the cycles in this world.
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Summary: music to my (spirit's) ears
Review: This is a must read! I picked up the book and could not put it down! Have been on the path for two years now, and this was the next step right on time. It answered all of my burning questions about karma and it's related subjects. Every aspect is explained clearly and gently,perfect for us westerner's to grasp, minus any of those lofty metaphors. Thank you Dr. Richards. I can now say "I'm free at last".
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