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I read the Celestine Prophesy in the late 1990s, and it did a fine job of shaping my personal philosophy for the 20 years that followed. During those years, I checked out the sequels (Tenth Insight and Secret of Shambhala) but they were not very enlightening. In fact, they felt more like a publicity stunt. The Twelfth Insight is an expansion of the original nine insights from The Celestine Prophesy. It feels like it should have been the only sequel to the first book. The information covered in the second and third books was barely mentioned as a reference point in this one.

If you're interested in Redfield's philosophy, I recommend The Celestine Prophesy...followed by The Twelfth Insight. You can skip The Tenth Insight and Secret of Shambhala, and still understand the message. Those are nice fictional stories, but don't contain any profound information that really connects with the first nine insights.


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The Twelfth Insight The Hour of Decision James Redfield 9780446575966 Books Reviews

All James Redfield's books that I've read, I've read repeatedly, given copies to people, and loved. I'm not all that sanguine on James Redfield the man, though! Bummer! I would suggest to anybody to read his books though not necessarily to contact him. I find this with a lot of writers as I've noted here. Many people in our world are ungenerous; I know it sounds like the old, "cruel world," adage, but unfortunately, I have found that adage true too many times for my pleasure.
I wanted to like this book. The first book, Celestine Prophecies, was interesting but not well written. So what? The story was compelling so i forgave the writing for the sake of the story. The second book was not much better but advanced the story, By the third book I was wondering why the protagonist failed to learn anything at all from his experiences from the first two book. That was an annoying read. But the fourth. The Twelfth Insight - OMG what a pain! Maybe I am confused but the story completely dismisses everything the characters learned in books one and two. It ignores anything at all that happened in book three. So is it meant to stand alone? if it is meant to stand alone, so be it. As a stand alone story it is uninteresting, unbelievable and annoying. The repetition, the assumptions, the lack of character development and motivation - I could not finish ir. It was awful. Not a good read for anyone who has not read the first book. A terrible, disheartening read for anyone who has read the other three, and a pointless read for anyone who has not read any of his other books. If that is you, skip this one.
Redfield's first book, The Celestine Prophesy, was instrumental in opening me to a better understanding of myself and my evolving spirituality. I have read each of his books, and was excited that the twelfth insight would soon be available. It arrived in my mailbox yesterday, and I gobbled it up. I will reread it, as I always do with Redfield's books.

Here Redfield brings together all the pieces of a grand picture. I stopped from time to time as I was reading to recall where I had recently been passed this piece or that. Redfield is not the only one bringing through this information. All of us can find these pieces if we open ourselves to them. I am grateful to James Redfield for bringing them masterfully into one volume. Not only does he review the insights of his earlier books, but he presents them as "integrations", things that we can make part of ourselves.

I am pleased with the conclusion of The Twelfth Insight. Years ago I had an experience which I can only refer to as having "touched the heart of God". This book offers a framework whereby we all may do just that.
I've read (and own) all of James Redfield's books. I'll review the book momentarily, but let me give a little background on where my review is coming from. I'm interested in the human situation, thinking, and consciousness. I enjoy philosophy (Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, J. Krishnamurti,etc.) and I'm really into the writings/teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and Buddhist/Taoist philosophy in general. I also enjoy the Walking Dead and Chew comic books, Seinfeld, and Arrested Development on TV. These interests, I believe, give you a taste of my tastes. I'm not a New Age person, per se.

I tried reading Louise Hay's stuff and other Hay House publications (the Abraham series, etc.) and I've seen the Secret and read things written by some of the presenters thereon, and plenty of other things of that sort. While I "get them", they all just seem far too "me" oriented. From what they seem to be saying--in my quite possibly erroneous interpretation--is that the whole point of life is to manifest cars and boats and live forever. And an Abraham cruise-ship?! Seems weird to me (if you've got the money to take a cruise, might you consider manifesting food for the poor, or clean water for third world nations?)And while I understand that those sorts of things click with some people--everyone is at a different point in their journey--they don't click with me. I can not get around the irony found in a text or a video that tells me to transcend my ego, yet at the same time tells me that my ego might like me to have more money and a bigger house. And take a cruise.

Back to James Redfield. He's different. He doesn't appear to be in it for the money. For goodness sake, he offers a bimonthly (I think?) webcast/teleconference with anyone who wants to join, FOR FREE! Anyhow, I started with his stuff by first seeing the Celestine Prophecy Movie a few years ago. Then I promptly read all of the books, and I've just finished reading The Twelfth Insight. I loved it.

What I love and appreciate about Redfield's philosophy is that it isn't "me" focused. Whether you start with the first book (which you probably ought to) or you start with this latest, you'll be shown how to exist in the world with more compassion towards others.

The Twelfth Insight is very similar in structure to the other books in the series The (unnamed)hero catches wind of a document and travels the world looking for more pieces of it, all the while learning more and more about it. People who read Redfield probably aren't looking for an adventure so much as they're looking for philosophy, and The Twelfth Insight provides a great one.

I really, truly believe that if a person were to actually read these books--with an open-mind--and investigate for themselves the truths that are offered inside (like the Buddha would recommend!), s/he would come to a striking revelation that we are, in fact, all One. The Twelfth Insight, essentially, is an action/adventure detailing how an open-minded person can get to that feeling of Oneness, with the hope to sustain it.

And to the Redfield faithful, if you're reading this Yes, it's worth it. And you'll wish you could read it for the first time all over again, just like the other books in the series.

Peace to you. Enjoy!

=)
I read the Celestine Prophesy in the late 1990s, and it did a fine job of shaping my personal philosophy for the 20 years that followed. During those years, I checked out the sequels (Tenth Insight and Secret of Shambhala) but they were not very enlightening. In fact, they felt more like a publicity stunt. The Twelfth Insight is an expansion of the original nine insights from The Celestine Prophesy. It feels like it should have been the only sequel to the first book. The information covered in the second and third books was barely mentioned as a reference point in this one.

If you're interested in Redfield's philosophy, I recommend The Celestine Prophesy...followed by The Twelfth Insight. You can skip The Tenth Insight and Secret of Shambhala, and still understand the message. Those are nice fictional stories, but don't contain any profound information that really connects with the first nine insights.