This engrossing work defies the New Age stereotype by offering a lucid and intelligent discussion of humanity’s place in the...
A book delivers a message of harmony in a world torn between science and faith.
Hunt (Solar: Why Our Energy Future Is So Bright, 2015, etc.), dissatisfied by the dichotomy between traditional religion and scientific atheism, has chosen to follow a different path, pairing a spiritual awareness with a respect for modern science. His work is an attempt to tie these two facets of existence together and to provide the reader with spiritual direction in an age dominated by science and reason. Throughout, he draws upon philosophers, scientists, and the Scriptures of the major world religions. He begins with an examination of panpsychism, a belief in an all-pervading consciousness within the universe. This lays the framework for a spiritual viewpoint for all of creation. Hunt then addresses the “ocean of being,” which is not God per se, but which provides a distinct tie among all things. The ocean of being is known to humans through experience, and Hunt’s belief system is indeed experiential in nature. Hunt strives to share with his readers a sense of interconnectedness with the universe and ultimately declares, “You are…the entire universe, the wave and the ocean at the same time. You are God. You are Brahman, you are Source. You are all of it.” In this well-written and definitively erudite work, Hunt goes on to admit that the average person does not feel like this day to day. Understanding one’s place in the universe is a dual exercise in humility and empowerment, as individuals comprehend their inextricable place in the whole of creation while also realizing the extent of that cosmos. Naturally, these cogent musings bring one to the key question: is there a God? Hunt equivocates but clearly sums up the issue with “God is love, and we are it. This is all the spirituality we need.”
This engrossing work defies the New Age stereotype by offering a lucid and intelligent discussion of humanity’s place in the universe.Pub Date: Jan. 17, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-578-18916-1
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Aramis Publications
Review Posted Online: March 10, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 2017
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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