The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield, Warner Books, 1993
For those who have been in a cave for the last couple of years, this book, packaged as a novel, is about an ancient manuscript found in present-day Peru. It describes nine Insights into life itself, ranging from the realization that certain "coincidences" actually happen for a reason, to being able to see and access the energy that is present in everything. It is said that acceptance of these Insights will lead to a spiritual culture on Earth.
The Peruvian government and the Catholic hierarchy, fearing the effects if the Insights become widely known, work to suppress the Manuscript and confiscate all copies. At the same time, some sympathetic priests and, mostly American, scientists work to get the Insights out of the country and in circulation around the world.
My problem with this book isn't so much with the book itself, aside from it being very overwritten and filled with cardboard characters, as it is with books of this type. As something of a New Age skeptic, I have a hard time with any book, no matter how it's packaged, that claims to have The Secret to Spiritual Happiness. If this book has helped some people get through life, that's wonderful. I got this book for fifty cents at a library book sale; personally, that's what it's worth.
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