Soul Stories: Practical Guides to the Soul - Softcover

Zukav, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743209087 ISBN 13: 9780743209083

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Gary Zukav, bestselling author of "The Seat of the Soul", has written this book to show how the concepts of intuition, harmony, cooperation, and reverence for life actually play out in people's lives.

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Review

One of Gary Zukav's many gifts as a speaker and bestselling writer is his ability to present complicated metaphysical and spiritual themes in a way that is simultaneously down-to-earth and spine-tingling. How does he do it? Through story--the oldest and most powerful form of teaching the mind and touching the heart. As a frequent guest on Oprah, Zukav has also discovered that the public is starved for grounded information on ethereal topics such as intuition, soulful relationships, and non-human teachers.

Soul Stories is a collection of true tales that speak to themes such as "Reincarnation," "A Higher Form of Reasoning," "Psychic Archaeology," "The New Female," and "Universal Humans." Some stories come from Zukav's personal experience, like his sister's car accident and his mother instantly knowing that her daughter was hurt even though they were 100 miles apart. It is tempting to view these 52 tales of fate, coincidence, and sixth sense with an air of doubt. "You have to decide," Zukav warns, "that means thinking about it and, even more important, discovering what you feel about it. Eventually, you might find that what you feel about a Soul Story is more important to you than what you think about it." No matter what you feel about the individual tales, you will leave this book trusting that the best way to understand the meaning and mysteries of life is through story. --Gail Hudson

From the Publisher

Wonderfully readable, a wise and inspirational book
Writing with profound psychological and spiritual insight, prize-winning author Gary Zukav has had a major impact on the consciousness of an entire generation of Americans. His number one national bestseller, The Seat of the Soul, has been a life-changing experience for millions and his regular appearances on the Oprah television show have spread his message world-wide. In The Seat of the Soul he explains how the expansion of human perception beyond the five senses leads to a new understanding of power—the alignment of the personality with the soul—which in turn leads to an awareness of our extraordinary creative abilities and the responsibility we have for how we use them.

Now in his new book, SOUL STORIES, Gary Zukav shows how this understanding of power—authentic power—transforms lives in countless ways.

Here, too, is the story of Zukav’s own personal evolution. He writes openly and intimately about periods of his life when he felt jealousy, competitiveness, fear, anger, and all the other emotions we encounter and about how his understanding of these emotions changed with his awakening consciousness and recognition of a Universe that is alive and compassionate.

SOUL STORIES is filled with marvelous true stories that show how such concepts as intuition, harmony, sharing, and forgiveness actually express themselves in people’s lives. His stories lead to practical advice on how you can discover your own Soul Stories and the truths they reveal about the deepest sources of your being. Designed with fifty-two brief sections, or "chapterettes," the book can be read at a single sitting or savored one chapterette a week for an entire year.

Wonderfully readable, SOUL STORIES is a wise and inspirational book.

Gary Zukav in his own words

"I am a student of life, the spiritual partner of Linda Francis, a grandfather and a friend. I grew up in Kansas, graduated from Harvard, and served in Vietnam. In 1979 I wrote The Dancing Wu Li Masters which won The American Book Award for Science. It has become the bible for those who are interested in learning about quantum physics, but who are not drawn to mathematics or science. The Dancing Wu Li Masters was my first gift to Life. In 1989 I wrote The Seat of the Soul, a US National Best Seller about evolution and the soul. Together they have sold two and a half million copies, and been translated into sixteen languages.

For the last ten years I felt that the best contribution that I could make to the world that is being born is to live a conscious life, challenge and heal the frightened parts of myself, and be a good neighbour. I still do, but now I have also become very excited about co-creating.

My journey from an angry man with no regard for Life to who I am now has been long, often difficult, joyful, and extremely rewarding. It has shown me that anyone can make the same kind of journey in his or her own way."

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743209087
• ISBN 13: 9780743209083
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224