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04-11-2009, 09:39 PM | #76 |
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Re: Books that changed my life - Tell me more!
I want to remind people about a surreal, post-apocalyptic, end-of-the-world book that i have just re-read.
It's "ON THE BEACH" by NEVILLE SHUTE Written in 1957, it is horrifyingly relevant now. It left me dazed. The book concerns the aftermath of a nuclear war, when the world slowly dies, latitude by latitude, of radiation sickness, as the radiation dusts sweeps southwards into the southern hemisphere following a devastating war in the northern hemisphere. The absurdity of war, and the stupidity of people that could have changed the outcome. As i finished the book, i looked around and saw the world slightly differently, as if i was viewing the world through eyes that realised the pointlessness of all the worries we have, day to day, how we all die, eventually, and we should stop being fearful of everything. I looked at the people on the London Underground, faces etched with worry, can i make this meeting on time?, will my boss fire me?, will my girlfriend leave me? Why the worry? Whats the worst that could happen? As David Icke once said "Freedom is when you have nothing left to lose".... Live life now, today....there is no time left. Change, NOW. |
04-11-2009, 09:51 PM | #77 |
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Sounds like a great book, and I wonder if it's available as an e-book? I've downloaded my last three books out of the Avalon library, which was handy!
Didn't Janis Joplin also say that in a song called Bobby McGee, "Freedom's just another word for nothin left to lose" |
04-11-2009, 11:00 PM | #78 |
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The lovely, brilliant, Janis Joplin....
Yes Dan, find it and read it...."on the beach" profoundly shocked me as i got deeper into it again...it took me a while to remember the world isn't ending...yet. |
04-12-2009, 12:22 AM | #79 |
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Re: Books that changed my life - Tell me more!
Messages from Michael - by sci-fi writer Yarbro
a cycled off entity group from the mid-causal planes www.michaelteachings.com (this is NOT archangel michael) they teach...all is choice !!! and, about the 7 roles and castings its actually; quite a fascinating book to read it evolved into, quite a few books, and, then books by other authors www.michaelteachings.com its about what we are - and, how we figure into our soul families etc., i am on the side of truth / a 6th level old king cast sage its good to know, as, your role and casting NEVER change www.truthloveenergy.com - troy channels charts for $10 USD |
04-12-2009, 12:49 AM | #80 |
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Re: Books that changed my life - Tell me more!
Robert Monroe...Journeys Out of the Body
Read it back in 1993 and my whole way of thinking changed |
04-12-2009, 02:00 AM | #81 |
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Re: Books that changed my life - Tell me more!
A book which didn't actually change my life but did make me question what was reality, is "Arigo: Surgeon of the Rusty Knife" by John G. Fuller.
Published in 1974, it tells the story of Ze Arigo, a Brazilian peasant who performed surgical operations with nothing more than a pocketknife - producing very little or no bleeding. He diagnosed illnesses and prescribed cures without knowing a thing about pharmacology. The book has many photos of operations being performed and also tells of his persecution by the authorities. He claimed that he heard voices that told him what to prescribe. His death in a suspicious car accident on January 12th, 1971, made headlines all over Brazil. |
04-12-2009, 02:59 AM | #82 |
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Hmmm, looks like I will have to read "On The Beach" again. I read that many many years ago and do remember I couldn't put it down, literally.
Now for those who may be in the position I was 20 years ago, there is a book called, "The 2 Babylons or The Catholic Church Proven to Be the Worship of Baal" written by The Reverand Alexander Hyslop in 1870. This book was banned, not sure how available it is now but for people struggling with coming out of organised religion, this is a total and amazing eye opener. It is an extensive work and as such, it is not easy reading but definitely a MUST HAVE for any scholar. Z |
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