The Toltec Way: A Guide to Personal Transformation - Softcover

Gregg, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580632149 ISBN 13: 9781580632140

Publisher: Renaissance Books, 2001

Synopsis

When Ellen DeGeneres appeared on Oprah and spoke about the profound changes that certain Toltec principles have made in her life, Dr. Susan Gregg suddenly found herself a beneficiary of that marvelous book-selling phenomena, the Oprah effect.

Dr. Gregg, author of two previous books on shamanism, was deep in the process of writing her latest book. Now in paperback, The Toltec Way is a book created specifically to bring this ancient wisdom to readers in a way that is easily understood and that makes it applicable to modern life.

The gift of the Toltec is in being able to transcend ordinary human awareness and achieve personal freedom. Simply put, personal freedom is the ability to choose how to act rather than react to the events in your life. The three Toltec Masteries of Awareness, Transformation, and Intent are the key to transcending your limitations and experiencing yourself as the creator of your life.

This book is about change and changing yourself. It emphasizes the need to take personal responsibility for the choices in your life. Included in each chapter are exercises and guided visualizations. And, because the wisdom to be learned is often best encountered indirectly, you will find that some of the most important knowledge is hidden in the parablelike stories that are scattered throughout the book.

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Review:

Like Don Miguel Ruiz, author of the best-selling book The Four Agreements, author Susan Gregg teaches readers how the ancient Toltec tradition can apply to life in the 21st century. For those who don't know, the Toltecs were an ancient race of people who flourished in Southern Mexico around 800 AD. "They were also a secret society dedicated to preserving the knowledge of the 'ancient ones,' who were great spiritual masters", according to Gregg, who goes on to explain that the Toltec tradition is a way of seeing beyond our perceived sense of reality and into an unlimited world of possibility.

Since Gregg is a dedicated teacher of this exciting (and yes, even faddish) Toltec tradition, she emphasises basic tools and specific examples rather than obscure parables and philosophies. Chapter titles such as, "Letting Go of the Past", "Finding a Happiness that Lasts" and "Where To Go For Support", sound more like self-help chapters than enticing discussions of mystical beliefs, but that is Gregg's point--why make this reality-blowing tradition obscure and inaccessible when its whole purpose is that of spiritual empowerment? As a push-up-your-sleeves-and-get-started primer, it can't be beat. But if you are looking for more lyrical or pensive prose, turn to Don Miguel or Don Juan. --Gail Hudson

Review:

"Susan Greggs's The Toltec Way: A Guide to Personal Transformation is a recapitulation of the techniques and procedures we did together...The practices served as a guide for her incredible spiritual growth. Her gratitude for that transformation is so great that Susan has decided to share everything she learned." --don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, a Toltec Wisdom Book

"Her gratitude for that transformation is so great that Susan has decided to share everything she learned." --don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, a Toltec Wisdom Book

About this edition

• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1580632149
• ISBN 13: 9781580632140
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258