Seat of the Soul - The Library of the Uncommons

No cover — Maya Angelou, Gary Zukav, Oprah Winfrey: Seat of the Soul (2012, Ebury Publishing)

256 pages

English language

Published Nov. 21, 2012 by Ebury Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-1-4481-7506-2

(1 review)

"With lucidity and elegance, Zukav explains that we are evolving from a species that pursues power based upon the perceptions of the five senses -- external power -- into a species that pursues authentic power -- power that is based upon the perceptions and values of the spirit. He shows how the pursuit of external power has produced our survival-of-the-fittest understanding of evolution, generated conflict between lovers, communities, and superpowers, and brought us to the edge of destruction. Using his scientist's eye and philosopher's heart, Zukav shows how infusing the activities of life with reverence, compassion, and trust makes them come alive with meaning and purpose. He illustrates how the emerging values of the spirit are changing marriages into spiritual partnerships, psychology into spiritual psychology, and transforming our everyday lives. The Seat of the Soul describes the remarkable journey to the spirit that each of us is on."--Amazon.com

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Review of 'The seat of the soul' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

The Nodding Express ran smoothly across the tracks at each chapter until just past midway. Claims unsupported, unsubstantiated about qualities and volition of invisible, inaudible entities, the ignorance of conditioning, adaptation as affect in favour of past lives (what if one is starting out with one life? what if one life is all one gets) are rocks on the tracks.
There's a lot that's good and applicable, but questionable digressions and overlong stays in Wooville ("we're coming to the end of a 125,000 year cycle, coinciding with the end of a 25,000 year cycle, and a 2000 year cycle") broke the trance-hold. Aspiration to authentic power is a worthy goal, and the exercises, meditation, and questions in the Study Guide seem to guide the soul incarnate toward that aim.