3 comments about Walking With the Angels: A Path of Service.

1. When Walking With The Angels was published in 1998 it was a welcome addition to the host of "angel" material that flooded the markets during the nineties. White Eagle had informed us that we would become more aware of the angelic kingdom as we moved further into the Age of Aquarius, so this influx of books and media programs was altogether not unexpected. The popular perception of angelic beings, however, was confusing, as they were presented as anything from supernatural beings to helpful humans in the right place at the right time. There was a great need for clarification.
   Walking With The Angels is White Eagle's teachings about angels, their work and their relationship with humanity.Although it contains some previously published material, it is essentially composed of unpublished teachings given by White Eagle. It also includes a commentary by Anna Hayward designed to help the reader develop "those qualities to which the angels are most attuned." White Eagle teaches that angelic and human life-forms cannot work without each other. "Make no mistake! The human race, whether it knows it or not, lives through all time under the guardianship of God's angels."
   Divided into two parts, Walking With The Angels explores in Part One the angelic qualities of dispassion, humility, simplicity, harmony and beauty and examines the angels' intimate connection with all creation. Part Two explores the vast structure of the angelic kingdom, the varied roles of angels, the importance of ritual and ceremonnial performed by angels at sacred sites, and the powerful influence of the great planetary angels.
   Our curiosity demands that we learn something about the appearance of angels. They are "beings twice, thrice your own stature, beings with great auras radiant and limitless. The emanation of light pouring from these beings takes the form of wings--rays of power and strength, that enfold and protect."
   Walking With The Angels beautifully encapsulates all of White Eagle's teachings about angels, reassuring us that life has far greater meaning and purpose than we can imagine. It satisfies our curiosity and mental need to "know" more about angels, at the same time as it gently teaches us how we may have a satisfying relationship with these beings of compassion and loving wisdom and work with them to serve all life.



2. Do angels exist? This book tells us in no uncertain terms that they do. "Walking with the Angels" is a book of White Eagle's teaching about angels, their work and how to work with them. This book helps us to develop qualities to which angles are most attuned and to live our lives in appreciation of a greater beauty, wisdom and love.

   Do angels play an important role for humanity? Yes, throughout history angels have been very influential in our development and progress. Angels work unceasingly to uplift humanity, to prepare humanity for the coming of the Lord of this earth. They help us to seek balance and create harmonious conditions, reassuring us that life has far greater meaning and purpose than we know and opening our mind to the invisible worlds which surround the earth. When angels are present in our life they can bring us inspiration and guidance.

   Are angles still around today? Yes, they are as active today as ever. Do you and I have guardian angels? Most certainly yes. Are angels active in our life? Perhaps yes. Perhaps no. It depends upon a number of things. Angels are there by our side waiting to help us but we have to ask; they will not just come and interfere. Then after we have asked our guardian angles to come into our life we need to learn how to communicate with them. As with all things there is a learning curve. There may be some people in our life who have made the effort and they are reaping the benefits. Others may have shown no interest in developing the necessary communication skills and may well be missing out on life-enriching experiences.

   How would our life change if we made the effort to communicate with our angels? If we have ever wondered why we were born into this world and what our work should really be, our angels have the answer and will tell us provided we have progressed enough spiritually. If we have wondered about the deeper meaning of life - beyond making money, buying a house and all those material things - then our angels are there waiting to help us find the answers. However, we have to understand that our angles would do us a disservice if they simply gave us the answers on a platter. Life does not work like that as our growth comes from our working on this part of our life just as we work to earn money.

   What if we don't make the effort to communicate with our angels? There is no judgement in this. Everyone has completely free choice and we are not good or bad if we do or we don't. We are simply at a certain stage of our personal development. But eventually we will want to reach home even though it may take many lives. It is up to us whether we take our time or whether we move along more rapidly. But home is such a lovely place that our angels are telling us that it is worth making the effort sooner rather than later. This book tells us all we need to know to decide whether or not we should embark on this path and how to make progress by calling on the guidance of our angels.

   White eagle explains that angels are intimately connected to the world of nature and the animal kingdom in ways which we cannot conceive with our limited earthly mind and teaches us to develop contact with nature if we wish to work with angelic beings, as did ancient peoples. All of this is not to say that the materialist does not have his or place in the grand scheme of evolution. Such people bring to humanity a driving force which eventually opens up the higher mind and the urge of love is born. There is an urge to make contact with something not previously understood, but which a person feels, through a slow awakening of intuition. The mind tells them when they view a glorious sunset or the brilliance of a starlit night or when they listen to a beautiful piece of music that there must be a power behind, an intellect which has caused all which brings harmony to the soul.

   While we must not decry the intellect because it is through the intellect that we will come to comprehend these wonderful forms and states of life, we must nevertheless become simple as children. It is only then that we will see the inner life of rocks, plants, air, water, the sea, and fire. Of all the animal kingdom, it is the birds that are closest to the angels. It will be the growing understanding and the inner knowledge of our true relationship with nature and the angels that will bring the greatest scientific discoveries and inventions. As you grow in awareness the flowers talk to you. White eagle urges us to do all we can to alleviate suffering of animals for until humanity refrains from cruelty to the animal kingdom and to the earth and to his fellow man, human beings will suffer. Love of animals can help us in our awareness of the angels. Love and compassion for animals and birds is itself a route to contact with the angels, as it so obviously was for Brother Francis.




3. I've read a great deal of White Eagle's work, and I find it lucid and filled with wisdom. However, "Walking with the Angels" is not so much White Eagle speaking as it is Anna Hayward. The overall format of the book involves Hayward introducing an upcoming excerpt of White Eagle's words followed by Hayword's personal interpretation of what she believes White Eagle's intention is in the preceding passage.
   
   White Eagle is easy to understand and needs no interpretation. I found Hawyard's commentaries pedantic and unnecessary, definitely irritating. She was basically speaking to the choir. At least half the book contains Hayward's words, and a good bit is White Eagle's words already published in another work. I recognized many passages from the Spiritual Unfoldment books.
   
   Much of this book was NOT about angels, although Hayward attempted to relate each of White Eagle's passages somehow to angels. I'd highly recommend any of White Eagle's works that are not "co-written" with someone else. If you're truly interested in angels, read Spiritual Unfoldment II. I found this book went much more in depth regarding angels and other spirits than this book...and I didn't have to sift through someone else's opinion of what she thought White Eagle was trying to tell me.

5 comments about Animism.

1. i minored in anthropology and was interested in this title when the library that i work in acquired it; it begins promisingly enough and in scholarly enough fashion. the main problem (and it's a big one) that i have with this work is that it puts self-titled witches, wiccans, neo-pagans, eco-feminists, etc., on equal grounds with native belief systems -- perhaps the author himself suffers from such quasi-spiritual delusions himself, or, for some reason, would think it politically incorrect not to include the "beliefs" of such attention-seekers. whatever the reasons, i found it disconcerting to have to continually skip through sizable sections of what seems to be an otherwise serious examination of the matter. a secondary, lesser complaint is about the writing style; the author seems to feel a constant need to explicitly announce his transitions from one idea to the next... it gets old and is not really necessary for the assumed reading audience of an academic work.



2. I am a professional anthropologist, with a specialization in anthropology of religion and the author of a forthcoming text on anthropology of religion from Routledge. Like the previous review, I was skeptical when I saw that Harvey included discussions of wiccans, feminists, and eco-spiritualists. However, the concern was ill-founded. Harvey has actually given us a very intelligent book on the latest research into "animism" or more properly the agent-centered view of nature and supernature. Truly, early commentators like Tylor considered animism to be an inferior type of religion, one based on false notions of intelligence or will in non-human beings (of course one could criticize all religions for false notions about non-human intelligence). However, as Harvey shows, not only is animism not inferior at all, but it is actually the essence of ALL religion--that there are non-human agents in the world, and that we humans interact socially with them. The contemporary sources that Harvey cites are a valuable library on their own.
   There are some shortcomings of the book. It does not include some of the best new work on agency in religion, like Pascal Boyer, Scott Atran, and Paul Bloom. The discussion of Hallowell and the Ojibwe is valuable, but the chapter on Australian Aboriginals is very deficient, relying on two main sources, one worthwhile (Deborah Bird Rose) and one not worthwhile (Michael Jackson). There is much literature he could and should have referenced, as I know, having done my fieldwork among the Warlpiri of Central Australia. Even the discussion of eco-spiritualism and such shows that these religions are as authentic as any "traditional" belief system, and in fact all belief systems are of course invented and constructed, and all are as affected by modernity as these new ones.
   Harvey's conclusion, that animism has been a concept invented by moderns to achieve modern intellectual goals is a good one, and he rightly points out that not all cultures share our Western dualistic approach to mind and body or to humans and "nature." It is a book very worth reading.



3. "Animism" has a rather shady history, having been often used as a pejorative label for beliefs regarded as simple or primitive. Properly, it refers to those religions based on attributing spirits, or spiritual nature, to some or all beings in the environment: animals, trees, rocks, mountains, and so on. Most traditional religions of small-scale societies do this. However, these religions differ enormously among themselves. Harvey, a religious studies professor, compares the Ojibwe (Anishinabe) with the Central Desert Australian Aborigines, giving brief (all too brief) accounts of both. These religions are as different from each other as either one is from Christianity or Islam, making "animism" a problematic category. Harvey also uses the term "shamanism" very broadly--much more broadly than I would care for; I prefer to limit the term to its original meaning, i.e. the religion of the indigenous peoples of Siberia ("shaman" is a Tungus word, from east Siberia) and such religions as are clearly very closely related thereto. Talking about "shamans" among South American Indians or San is really stretching the term. However, a case can still be made for using the term in its classic broad sense, to refer to any religion in which the officiants send their souls to the lands of the gods and dead, and this is how Harvey uses it. Still, I wonder what is served by generalizing about very disparate traditions.
   Harvey gives a very good short history and discussion of the concept of animism, with full attention to its pejorative uses in the past. He makes a very good case for rehabilitating it (as have Eugene Hunn and several other anthropologists). He also discusses its use by modern individuals seeking to reconnect with a more immanent, environmental spirituality. [...]I hope that Harvey's all too brief, but really intelligent and thought-provoking, discussion makes such seekers go more deeply into the wonderful variety and incredible depth and power of the thousands of worldviews and religions lumped (for better or worse) as "animist."



4. An important addition to the renewal and re-examination of animist philosophy, as begun by other authors such as Daniel Quinn (Ishmael) and David Abram (Spell of the Sensuous).
   One strength of this book appears when the author finds the connection between what some readers may consider certain "fake" or "new age" religions like neo-paganism, and ancient indigenous traditions. They both embrace a certain relationship towards the world to one extent or another, a relationship that the book endeavors to illuminate.
   
   If you consider yourself an animist, add this to your library; if you seek to further understand animism, do the same. An important work.



5. I am impressed with this book for at least a few reasons. One, it goes to the heart of indigenous/shamanic/animist/pagan/earthy worldviews by placing the emphasis on relationships and learning how to relate well with diverse other kinds of beings. Two, it does so with language that is honoring of diversity and non-divisive, no small task considering the history of English-speaking cultures. And three, Harvey is playful. He's fun to read and gets that most animists are not uptight curmudgeons.
   
   I teach shamanism to spiritual seekers as part of my day-job and see how this IS something that is learned (or not), just as Harvey asserts, by indigenous and non-indigenous folks alike. I also work as a professional counselor and see how most folks at least in this area of the US only see other living humans as full persons and that the major task before Western cultures (in my opinion) is to restore personhood to our other-than-human relations and to allow our ethical frameworks and conduct to follow suit from this shift in attention and worldview. You can call this a reclamation of Indigenous Mind, an animist revival, or survival. In any case, it's time.
   
   Big thanks to Harvey for such a well-crafted text!
   
   Daniel Foor /[...]

4 comments about The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet.

1. I THINK, THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS BOOK IS VERY HIGH QUALITY, AND I SEND PERSONALLY MY BEST REGARDS TO MR, RUPERT SHELDRAKE AND MR. MATHEW FOX AND I HOPE THEY WRITE MORE ABOUT IT

   THANK YOU PEDRO MANUEL DE MELO MARQUES GOMES




2. If you, like me, believe that angels exist but are sick to death of mass-market New Age pablum books on angels, this book is for you. A highly respected theologian (Fox) and an equally respected biologist (Sheldrake) talk about science, nature, and angels, both the good and the bad. I think even an agnostic or skeptic would enjoy this book.



3. I was disappointed with the delivery of this book based on the title. The only part I liked was the Thomas Aquinas part. There is nothing scientific about it. I expected more form Rupert being a biologist. Where's the Physics??? The authors assume alot but back none of their assumptions up. This book is so flawed on the angel debate, I could be here all day. It really annoys me when authors spew out thoughts and ramble on but don't offer any evidence. The pages on Satan & the dark angels are utterly laughable!!! These guys should of done alot more research!!! There's nothing here I didn't know already but I sure wish I was there when they were doing this book so I could correct them on the blatant mistakes & contradictions they made.



4. This was a Very thought provoking book, but I would not expect anything less from Sheldrake and Fox. I highly recommend reading other books by both of these men. They are both "fringe" thinkers but so was Galileo.

3 comments about The Big Book of Angels: Angelic Encounters, Expert Answers, Listening to and Working With Your Guardian Angel.

1. This book was a little disappointing. It has wonderful illustrations, but not what I expected in the way of communicating with one's angels. There was too much information on Biblical angels and Bible references to angelic occurrences. Still the book is worth perusing, especially the last half. I would recommend it to anyone new to the "angel" world.



2. 
   This book is really a treasure! Not only for the almost 70 (page
   high 8x10) angel pictures but also for the hunderds of stories
   about angel encounters and the wise and interesting informa-
   tion about angels. And 372 big pages. It is really a book about/from Heaven! (Sorry for my bad englisch)



3. I accidently discovered this book while looking for another.
   
   Since then, I have bought several copies for friends who have lost loved ones. I have had to purchase more for myself, as I keep giving them to other people.

5 comments about How To Work With Angels (Pocket Guide to Practical Spirituality).

1. The book was very easy to read! It is also very practical, with ways to incorporate this into your everyday life!



2. If you haven't met them already, I am about to do you the great service of introducing you Elizabeth Clare and Mark Prophet. Their books are nothing short life changing. If you are willing to bend your mind and open your heart, the Prophets can unlock the keys to life's mysteries. I plan to read as many of their books as I can get my hands on and promise to tell you all about them. This week I am reading How To Work With Angels.
   
   Here's what the Prophets have to say about the subject:
   
   "Give your prayers and decrees daily. The angels are always there. But we don't always know how to reach them. The best way to make sure that the angels answer when you call them is to create a well-traveled pathway from your heart to theirs by communing with them every day. And the best way to commune with them is to schedule a daily session of prayers and devotions. It doesn't have to be long--five minutes is a great start."



3. Anyone who believes in Angels or has a Spiritual path needs to have this little book with them at all times. I love it and use it all the time. No, my life is not perfect, but, that is why I love this book. It helps to set me on the path, when I need help from above.
   Great for children also.
   Just love it!!



4. This book was great, Ive learned alot from this one, Ive leaned Our Guardian Angels names, colors they represent, What their purposes are, and more, I simply love the prayers that we can say to our Angels to help us. I can promise you, Angels are always near, all you have to do is call them and they are beside you. I simply enjoyed this book, I carry it with me everyday, and would definetly recommend it to anyone who believe's in Angels and would want to learn more.



5. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in angels. I keep it by my bed and follow some of the examples every night. The author is one of the most knowledgeable persons on angels and I enjoy reading her books. You won't be disappointed with this book.

2 comments about Soul Psychology: Keys to Ascension (The Ascension Series).

1. I found this book to be a great help in showing me the many pitfalls people take in their path to self mastery. Shown from a perspective of mastery, it clearly explains how one can avoid and see through trouble areas in one's life and reach the calm depths of inner peace. This is a book of transpersonal psychology. It will give you many tools and exercises for you to use throughout your day that will help bring you levels of refinement quickly.



2. The first couple of chapters of this book had some good reminders. In fact, the book is sprinkled with good thoughts and ideas. I was very glad to have found it in on my bookshelf this week.

   It's not very well written, however. Whole chunks (multiple-paragraph chunks) are repeated a number of times in the book, ver batim. (I got it the first time.)

   Stone talks about the importance of transcending the ego, yet his ego gets in the way a lot. He has a chapter of "Pitfalls and Traps on the Path to Ascension". He forgot one: Vanity in your spiritual achievement / superiority. It must be difficult to write a book like this with your ego on the side, but a good editor should have been able to help with this.

   He also warns against being judgmental, yet he devotes a chapter--a long chapter--to ripping traditional therapy to shreds. He justifies his judgment as "wielding the sword of discernment". ("Psychiatry is a nitemare. I hate to be so blunt and don't mean to be critical; however, if I am going to wield the sword of discernment, I must speak the truth.") This was just the most blatant example of judgment.

   Nevertheless, the book does have some thought provoking ideas and interesting techniques. You just have to work hard to get to them through the extra text. If this book had been properly edited (for repetition and ego, for example) the book would have been less than half as long, and easier to read. You might find it a worthwhile read, but be prepared to skim.

5 comments about Spirit Guides & Angel Guardians: Contact Your Invisible Helpers.

1. i enjoyed this book tremendously. i read it straight thru..
   Webster explains a lot about Angels (especially the Archangels) and spirit guides. He goes into the differences between Angelic helpers and spirit guides and gives meditation exercises to help put you into contact with both. There is one particular ritual in the book for invoking all 4 Archangels that was absolutely wonderful! It was my first experience in working with the Archangels and i definately felt their presence. It was a pure blessing.

   i have read many books on Angels and Spirit Guides and do highly reccommend this one, but if you are a beginner, it may be best to read another book first or familiarize yourself (research) the Archangels first.........

   Definately a welcomed source to the Angel section of my library..




2. I like this book, it's a big book all devoted to spirit guides and guardian angels, LOTS of usefull information is covered in this book, I read it 4 times so far and it's not boring yet, it's the type of book you want to look over when times are tough. It's a good buy for the price.



3. It was a good book, a lot of information, but not quite the kind of information I was looking for. I'm going to try Doreen Virtue's books to see if I can find more detailed and specific information.



4. this book is fantasic...and goes into detail....all I can say is buy this book you will not be sorry.....



5. Interesting, if not somewhat boring. It's like a lot of books of this type. As always, the reader must put up with someone else's ideas, beliefs and opinions hoping that eventually you'll come across something that is actually helpful. Anyone who takes a good hard look at life knows that a lot of newage type people including mediums and other so called spiritual people are wrong about a whole lot of stuff, especially when relating to what they think life is about. Sure, there's life after death, angels and demons, as well as spirit people....but trying to contact them is almost a impossibility, unless your a psychic medium yourself. Even then, spirit seems to answer in cryptic responses and isn't very forth coming. Why some people/animals are helped and others are not, or understanding why there's atrocities....this book doesn't help, unless the reader is willing to believe any lame excuse. The only thing I found helpful in this book, was that as I read it, it suggested other books to read. Unless your one of millions of people who might be living the good life, who are lucky and have a somewhat closet view point on life....this book actually might work for you. For the rest of us, keep dreaming. Its in evitable, that one day you'll hit that big lottery up in the sky....and then, it really won't matter. At the very least....if you run-out of bathroom tissue....hopefully you'll have this book on hand!!

2 comments about Beyond Ascension: How to Complete the Seven Levels of Initiation (The Ascension Series).

1. I like that Joshua David Stone relates a lot of information in his books without unnecessary or excessive explanations. He also provides a number of techniques that are helpful. Although his books contain some advanced techniques I think they are helpful to both those who are new on their spiritual paths and those who have knowingly been traveling awhile. Sometimes those who are new have as much knowledge as the long time travelers, it just needs some activation to bring it to light. I would definitely recommend his books to those who are seeking some answers and to those who wish to explore some new techniques.



2. I refer back to my Joshua David Stone books again and again, and Beyond Ascension is no exception. I've certainly gotten my money's worth. Read the first book in this series, "The Complete Ascension Manual: How To Achieve Ascension in this Lifetime." If you resonate with that one, then continue with the rest. Reading all of Dr. Stone's Acension Series will give you a jump start on your spiritual path. Get these books and get going!

4 comments about The Encyclopedia of Angels.

1. When I ordered this item, I didn't quite know what to expect - but I was absolutely blown away by this book. Of all the books on angels I've ever read, it's the most comprehensive, the most objective, and the most beautiful. The author covers just about anything and everything that has come from any tradition that embraces them, and the book is copiously illustrated with appropriate paintings, manuscript illuminations, statues, and any other form of visual depiction of these intriguing but elusive beings. I strongly recommend this book not only for angel enthusiasts, but for serious scholars as well.



2. I must start off by saying that normally I find books of this nature to be quite disappointing. Normally, they offer only a brief description of a limited number of topics and I soon find myself looking elsewhere for research material. This was not the case with Rosemary Ellen Guiley's book and I was pleasantly surprised. Guiley has provided a very thorough (not to mention useful) tome that covers a multitude of entries regarding angels and similar spirits. Additionally, she covers many other resources, such as films and books, that deal with the subject matter of angels (as well as spirits and angel-like beings). I consider this particular aspect useful because it provides "jumping points" for readers to locate other sources of material or ideas. Most importantly, the revised second edition of this book provides a wealth of information related to apocryphal texts such as 1 Enoch and the story of the Watchers and the Nephilim -- topics that I have found extremely interesting and thought-provoking. While conducting the research for my own book, I often found myself referring back to Guiley's work for more information or to look up references to other texts. It was truly indispensable and probably the best book that I can recommend not only as a general reference for readers interested in angels, but for anyone conducting more scholarly research as well.



3. I haven't had a chance to really go through the book as of yet, but what little I did seemed interesting.



4. Very useful when reading other works on Angels of Light and on Fallen Angels. I have found everything I have needed so far. Thank you.
   
   Yolanda Galo

5 comments about Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels.

1. This book is missing quite a bit of information. Why are the shem ham forash angels missing? This should be the cornerstone on which the book is built upon. The 72 angels associated with the name of God.



2. I didnt like this book at all. I even ripped out the last four pages because it had occult spells and rituals. Most of the names it comes up with for angels comes from occult resources. I do not recomend this book at all. It reads like a real dictonary. So unless you have a demon or angel tell you their name it is pretty useless.



3. I was looking for more of a book about the 9 Dominion of Angels. This is truly a "A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels". It lists Angels from every religion known to man, including individual angels (listed by various names according to their cultures). There are Incantations and Possessive Incantations. If you're looking for a book that is full of angelic information, this will be a good read.



4. very good information but still need more photos of the angels if possible
   wadeed nour/EGYPT.



5. A great starter book for those interested in Angel lore. Explores angels from the Bible, scripture, apocrypha and pseudopigrypha, and early kabalistic types of angel summoning magic. Includes some black and white pictures and tables.
   
   The book is easy to reference and cross reference; however, the reader/purchaser should be aware that many books offered as futher reading or reference in the book are actually rare books and/or out of print.