Book Description
When Joan Kelly took a weekend job as a professional submissive in a private dungeon, it seemed she’d finally found a perfect outlet for her pent-up desires. Suddenly, Joan was being paid to do things she’d only fantasized about.
Having spent several years scouring the Internet unsuccessfully for a man who would dominate her in the bedroom without getting on her nerves outside of it, Joan had nearly lost hope of satisfying her sexually submissive urges. Now, using her professional name, “Marnie,” she was being paid to do only what she felt like with kinky men who didn’t even expect to have any real sex in their sessions. To Joan, it almost felt like being paid to practice the art of self-centeredness–—except for the part where she had to kneel and address strangers as “Master.”
The Pleasure’s All Mine offers the reader a rare, intimate, often amusing, sometimes disturbing look into the life of a professional submissive–—one whose drive for self-acceptance and respect is as relentless as her sexual need for the services she provides. Readers will experience many humorous, bizarre, frightening, and utterly entertaining events through the perceptive and insightful eyes of this writer.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointment.......2007-06-08
There is nothing I can say about this book that will improve it. It is a memoir and shouldn't be viewed as anything but that. One cannot learn the lifestyle from this book.
Loved it.......2007-04-15
A page turner. I couldn't put it down. If you are looking for a graphic description of etreem sex this book isn't for you. The author does, however, skillfully reveal to the reader her hopes, fears and vulnerablilities as she pursues her career as a professional sub. Erotic enough to keep my attention, and then some. A great book for a nervous partner to read.
"I brought two kinds of cuffs.".......2006-08-31
When does a person go from asking why to why not? In a way, that is what Joan Kelly asks through out this memoir of her professional submission. At first, I wasn't so sure I liked Joan Kelly; she came across as aloof and subdued but then she is a submissive. Of course, you realize that she does have a strong will and certainly many personal opinions. I still don't know if I like her but I am most certainly intrigued by her.
"The Memoir of a Professional Submissive" begins with Joan's search to fulfill her desire to submit by attending a BDSM club demonstration. Unlike some, Joan already knows she needs to pursue a submissive role to gain sexual gratification. She's seeking out her fulfillment unsure how to go about it. After stumbling through a few awkward situations she finally ends up at a commercial dungeon for BDSM as a professional submissive. Joan Kelly grants us the privilege of sharing in her journey as a professional submissive. You might not like the journey she takes or the situations she puts herself in but you will certainly be compelled to read each page with pensive interest.
Joan Kelly writes of her journey with wonderful ease and a tempered pace that lends itself nicely to the gradual penetration in to the lifestyle of a professional submissive. This is not some pumped up porn fantasy but a small opening into an alternative lifestyle one woman takes to feel gratification and pay the rent. You can't help feel that this woman was no victim of circumstance but an explorer of self, which brings us back to the question of why or why not. Some of the actions in this book goes beyond what is accepted by the majority and at the same time you read it and societies morality isn't all that important to the discovery of self.
I felt a lot of emotion reading this book. Joan Kelly emblazons her every whim, care, opinion, and most of all her vulnerability into the pages of her memoir. There is a casualness to her writing that lends itself to an intimacy that is rare and delightful.
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different paths.......2006-03-21
I don't know if there are other books out there describing the journey of a professional submissive, but I enjoyed reading WHY Joan made the choices she did, her difficulties along the way and her courage to find what she needed. One of the main things this book does is show that "submissive" does not equal "doormat."
Her story is bound (pun intended) to strike a chord with many submissives who are NOT professional but who are also searching for that special connection. And it provides a highly personal view into the desires, fears, highs and lows that can accompany a dominant/submissive exchange.
Beyond the sexual nature of the subject matter, it is at heart a story of finding and accepting one's self.
The real deal.......2006-03-17
If you haven't spent time with this lady, you just wouldn't understand how wonderful she is. The book is a worthwhile read.
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Prate Marshbanks proposed to Irene on a muggy July night at Petes Drive-in back in 52. A college graduate and daughter of a prominent lawyer, Irene was an unlikely match for Prate, a housepainter. That their marriage not only survived for fifty years, but flourished, is a source of constant wonder to him. Now Prate faces a new challenge with his beloved Irene. Tommy Hays has rendered an unforgettable character in Prate, who, as he copes with his wifes illness, establishes new bonds with his widowed son and grandson. This is a heartfelt, redemptive story about the power and resilience of family.
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Talk about Pleasure!.......2006-09-01
With elegantly-crafted understatement Tommy Hays compassionately relays problems spawned by "Alzheimer's in the family." At the same time, he manages to sensitively honor the reader's comfort zone. The result is a triumph for the author, for the reader, and for characters whose real life challenges and choices point the way for the rest of us. Thank you, Tommy Hayes.
A Wonderful Story of Undying Love.......2006-06-23
We all probably know a Prate Marshbanks. He's a good person who thinks he's as tough as can be, but in reality he's a softie. Family comes first, not afraid of a day's work, intelligent but his greatest asset is common sense. We all know the type, and if by chance you don't, Tommy Hays creates this exact character in his book THE PLEASURE WAS MINE.
THE PLEASURE WAS MINE tells the story of Prate, who in his senior years has to take care of his wife Irene. Irene was once the most beautiful girl in the town, a lawyer's daughter, and English teacher, someone who in Prate's estimation was too good for him. Yet the two have a wonderful marriage, raise a son together, and at least as far as Prate is concerned, the two never fall out of love. This love and dedication is being tested now that Irene has Alzheimer's. Prate spends most of his days caring for Irene, but his routine is disrupted when his son Newell calls and asks him to baby-sit for Jackson, Newell's son. Prate reluctantly agrees believing his widowed son may need some time away but he wonders how he's entertain a sullen, bookish, and somewhat quirky young boy like Jackson. The two bond, and this bonding creates a new family dynamic.
The beauty of this book is due to Tommy Hays' carefully structured writing. This book could easily go in at least five different directions, but Hays is careful to present the story through Prate's eyes and by doing so, we become immersed in this man's story and grow to feel for him and the other characters in the story. Readers may think that a husband caring for an ailing wife with Alzheimer's is similar to the story of THE NOTEBOOK, Hays avoids sentimentality. Prate always has a bit of an edge which keeps him real and anyone who either has cared for someone with Alzheimer's, or knows someone who has, will appreciate the accuracy of the story and Prate's emotions.
I know I'm not the only reader who fell in love with this book, and it's my guess that others will too. Enjoy!
A wonderful, touching love story.......2006-02-23
This is a beautifully, sparingly written story about an older couple dealing with the changes, sadness, and humor, too, that Alzheimers' disease brings to a relationship. There are several love (romantic and familial) stories in it; the husband and wife, the grandfather and his grandson, 2 fathers and sons, and an unmarried man and women. In spite of dealing openly with the the effects of Alzheimers' disease on family members, this is NOT a depressing book. It is sweet and hopeful, yet poignant and sad at the same time. I highly recommend it.
The Pleasure was truly Mine.......2005-08-23
I hesitated to read this book because I feared that a story about a beloved wife with Alzheimer's disease could easily be sentimental and hackneyed. However, what I found was a heartfelt account of a family facing the related struggles, mostly in themselves. Tommy Hays is a master of character development, so that by the book's end you have a real window into each of the very believable main characters. I also appreciated the fact that Hays resisted tying up the story too neatly. A great read! I will look forward to the author's next book.
The Pleasure was Mine.......2005-05-19
This is a wonderful book, full of humor, sadness, and warmth. The characters are complex, especially Prate, the main character. He has a charming way of being cantankerous and loving at the same time. If anyone has had a family member with dementia, this book will make you smile and make you cry. Prate's wife, who has Alzheimers, shows us the ups and downs, the humor and tenderness, the childlike dependency and the glimmers of remembering times past. Having the young grandson appear brings out a richness in all the characters. I especially enjoyed the sense of place depicted in the book. There are allusions to Greenville, SC, past and present, as well as the artsy world of Asheville, NC and Penland. This is well-worth reading.
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Special Forces agent Carter Rawlings was back — and Dani Marlow's world was spinning in his wake. The local arson attacks for which she was being blamed were only part of the problem. The feelings Carter's reappearance had ignited threatened far more dangerous territory -- a past she tried to keep hidden, especially from him.
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As disappointed as others.......2006-05-11
Like other reviewers of this book, I was a fan of Fiona Brand's romance ficton since I read her first book "Cullen's Bride". I had consciously kept an eye out for other books in the SAS series that followed and managed to pick up "Blade's Lady" and "Marrying McCabe" when they were published. I then lost track of her books until I happened to see publicity about this latest (& final) book in the series. I eagerly awaited receiving my copy.
Again, like my fellow reviewers, I was disappointed in the content of "High Stakes Bride". The lack of a plot-line associated with the SAS work was part of the reason. The suspense and intrigue of the SAS operations formed a gripping background against which the stories of the main characters in the previous booked were played out. It made for exciting, page-turning, reading. Without it the story was just another romance.
The author's "letter" that was printed with the edition of the book that I read explained that she had difficulties developing the Carter Rawlings character and it showed! The hints given to readers in previous books about Carter's personality & (possible) history were barely picked up at all. This is the other ground for disappointment in this book. Carter did not evolve into a fully 3-dimensional character and frankly I ended up not really caring about his relationship with the main female character.
Where in the world is the real Fiona Brand?.......2006-02-22
What is going on with Fiona Brand? I have loved all of her past books but her last two(High Stakes Bride and Touching Midnight)were just plain. They weren't bad but they were not in the style that I have come to recognize from Fiona Brand.
Previously I could easily say Fiona Brand was my favorite author. She wrote with passion and her stories were character driven. Now her romance had no sizzle and her stories are plot driven. This book was the final in the SAS series and it seemed like the Fiona Brand was not even familiar with her characters from past books.
My favorites in her past books are Blade's Lady and Marrying McCabe. I strongly recommend those titles instead of this one.
I can only speculate at this point that Fiona Brand books are being written by a ghost writer as the past two books are completely different.
Disappointed ending to the series.......2006-02-14
I was anxiously awaiting Carter Rawling's story to finish off Fiona Brands' Lombard-SAS series, but I was greatly disappointed by High-Stakes Bride. Fiona Brand wrote this book in a totally different style from the previous books about the SAS team (ie Gabriel West). It was as if the story was written to be submitted separately from the Lombard-SAS team stories but changed the character names to submit for the final story in the Lombard-SAS series. Few references were made to the former SAS team mates and she had none of her famous love scenes in the book (either that or my copy was defective), and she usually writes sceens that sizzle. Her previous book, Gabriel West: Still the one, followed the storytelling first revealled in her earier work (ie Marrying McCabe) and was much better than Touching Midnight. High-Stakes Bride was as much a disappointment to me as Touching Midnight.
The story itself is a good story and will keep you enthralled and guessing to the end, but as Carter Rawlings' story it just did not tie in very well to the previous stories in the series.
Disappointing!.......2006-02-07
Carter Rawlings has finally returned home. After a terrible mission gone wrong and being a prisoner of war, he's decided to return to his hometown and claim the one woman he's never been able to forget, Dani Marlow. However Dani and Carter have had a turbulent on again, off again relationship, and this time, Dani's determined to protect her heart. She's not going to give Carter a chance to break it again. But when an old enemy comes looking for revenge and targets Dani, Carter will do whatever it takes to protect her. And to convince her that she's the only one for him.
I have long been a fan of Fiona Brand. Her early Silhouette SAS series books have a place of honor on my bookshelf. They are dog-eared and tattered from reading them over and over. However, I am sorry to say that High Stakes Bride does not resemble the quality of writing I eagerly anticipate from Fiona Brand. A singular characteristic of Ms. Brand's writing has always been the simmering sensuality that burns between the main characters. A characteristic that is sadly lacking in High Stakes Bride, and sorely missed!
After waiting so long for Carter's story in the SAS series, I found myself greatly disappointed. It has often been the case that characters from older books make appearances in current stories, which is something that I look forward to. In this case, I spend a few short pages with Gabriel West from Ms. Brand's Gabriel West: Still The One, and I never see any of the other characters whom I've come to love. The past relationship of Carter and Dani seems to negate any true sense of romance between them. Add to this a rather lack luster plot, and High Stakes Bride falls rather flat.
After her last disappointing book, Touching Midnight, I was in high hopes that High Stakes Bride would signal the return of the Fiona Brand whose work I had become addicted to. However, if this is a trend of her future work, then I will content myself with re-reading her older books like Cullen's Bride, Heart of Midnight, Blade's Lady and Marrying McCabe, giving her future releases a pass.
Melissa
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Heinlein visits the Twilight Zone.......2006-06-22
This collection of Heinlein stories includes stories that originally appeared in various pulp magazines during the '40's and
50's. These are not RAH's usual type of story, there are no resourceful adolescents, exotic aliens, or mischievious multicentarions to be found here. Instead these tales are darker, more macabre that RAH's more well known style.
The first, and longest selection, THE UNPLEASANT PROFESSION OF JONATHAN HOAG, concerns a man, Hoag, who cannot remember what he does during the day. He hires a private detective team to follow him to discover what he fears is his shameful secret. What they discover is something far different that any of them ever could have imagined.
THE MAN WHO TRAVELED IN ELEPHANTS involves a traveling salesman and his wife who have happily traveled across the country for years until death separates them, at least briefly.
"ALL YOU ZOMBIES" is the most 'typical' Heinlein in the book and concerns time travel and paradoxes, rather reminiscent to THE DOOR INTO SUMMER.
THEY is the most disturbing tale of the group. The hero is insane or perhaps not.
OUR FAIR CITY is a charming bit of urban fantasy, in keeping with THE STAR BEAST.
"AND HE BUILT A CROOKED HOUSE" the final selection, is a chilling story about other dimension and is perhaps a forerunner to THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST.
For serious RAH fans this is a very interesting book, showing facets of his writing that are not often seen. Fans of specific parts of his work, say the juveniles or the Future History stories would probably be disappointed. Those new to RAH's work should be aware that these are not very representative of the rest of his work. Fans of the TWILIGHT ZONE, or THE OUTER LIMITS will be right at home.
Heinlein's Far Side.......2005-10-26
Much of Heinlein's early writing was tied to his envisioned Future History, but he had a few stories that didn't fit into that mold, stories that frequently showed a different side of Heinlein, a more mystical, musing, fantastical side than what appeared in his standard science fiction fare. The stories here are part of this very different group.
"The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathon Hoag" first appeared in the Oct 1942 edition of Unknown magazine, as by "John Riverside" (one of about six of Heinlein's pseudonyms). Mr. Hoag has a problem: in the evenings he finds a curious reddish residue under his fingernails, and no memory of what he was doing during the day to get that residue. So he hires a husband and wife team of detectives to follow him around and find out what is really going on. The trail leads to non-existent 13th floors, some very shadowy characters who are part of the Order of the Bird, and a conclusion that reality really isn't what we think it is. Some good suspense, reasonable characterization, but the final answer that Heinlein presents may leave you feeling a little let down, and I had difficulty believing in the scenario.
"They", first printed in the April 1941 issue of Unknown, is a minor classic. Here is paranoia run rampant; the main character just knows that everything around him is just a setup meant to keep him ignorant of the true state of the world. Of course, it's only paranoia if such a belief is incorrect... One of his better early stories.
"Our Fair City" first appeared in the Jan 1949 issue of Weird Tales, and is an out-and-out fantasy, with an intelligent whirlwind used as an instrument to bring down a corrupt city government. Mildly amusing but a pretty slight effort.
"The Man Who Traveled in Elephants" was apparently written in 1948, but didn't get published till Oct 1957 in Saturn magazine. When I first read this, I thought it was a totally unremarkable, very quiet story, detailing a man and his wife who travel to all the various county/state fairs; the sights, sounds, and exhibits of such affairs. By the end of the story it is clear that this is the man's version of heaven. Reading this again, I begin to wonder if this story is actually a key to Heinlein's personal beliefs about both the hereafter and the reasons for living, and the story is actually quite charming and heart-warming.
"...And He Built a Crooked House" first appeared in Feb 1941 issue of Astounding; as such it's the earliest work in this collection. It's all about an architect who designs and builds an 'exploded' three-dimensional version of a four-dimensional tesseract, then has it collapse into a real four-dimensional house when one of California's innumerable earthquakes strikes. A minor piece, though it will warp your mind a bit, and has some historical interest as the street where this house was supposedly built is the one Heinlein was living on when this was written.
"...All You Zombies" is the newest story here, first published in the March, 1959 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It's also, for my money, the best and most inventive story of the bunch, and possibly the ultimate in time-travel stories. Starting from a bartender listening to one of his (male) customers complain about how tough life is in the "True Confession" writing racket, it proceeds to be the complete answer (at least for one person) to the question of the beginning of everything and to the inherent paradoxes of time travel. Warning: this is not a children's story, some of the situations described within it probably make it unsuitable for anyone younger than mid-teens.
As a group, these stories are a mixed bag. They show inventiveness in plot and theme, are all at least reasonably well written, but some cross the line of believability, others make too minor a point to be really good stories. Still, a very different set of stories from what some call the greatest science fiction writer, ever.
--- Reviewed by Patrick Shepherd (hyperpat)
Almost Vinatge Heinlein.......2004-09-03
"The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag". If that's not an eye-grabbing title, I don't know what is. Unfortunately, the text within the covers doesn't quite live up to it. Jonathan Hoag remembers the mornings, and he remembers the evenings, but he doesn't quite remember what he does for a living during the day. To solve this mystery, he hires two private detectives to tail him and report his movements to him. The more they try to do so, the more confusing and seemingly impossible phenomenon they encounter. This novella keeps you reading just to see how Heinlein will wrap up all the contradictions in the end. Unfortunately, he doesn't. There is a conclusion that provides some metaphysical food for thought, but it's not really a satisfactory explanation of everything that happened. "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" does boast distinctive characters, and crisp, clean, believable dialogue.
The other flagship story in this collection is "And He Built a Crooked House". The story of an architect who won't take no for an answer and a suburban couple who get trapped in one of his designs, this little exercise in cleverness will delight the mathematically minded with its musings on higher dimensions and lower intellects. The rest is a hodgepodge. "They" is an initially intriguing exploration of paranoia, but the ending doesn't punch the way Heinlein wants it to. "Our Fair City" is an amusing but not particularly thought-provoking tale about a miniature tornado that gets involved in politics. "All You Zombies" is yet another pointless time-travel story.
Lastly there's "The Man Who Traveled in Elephants". One of the master's more unusual stories, it explores the life of a quirky elderly couple who travel around attending county fairs. The point is to suggest that Heaven will be a carnival, complete with cotton candy and a parade of elephants. With no real science fiction component, it gives us instead an unusual take on finding your purpose on Earth. But for some reason I found it strangely unsatisfying in the end. Regardless, below average Heinlein is still above average fiction.
I really enjoyed this book........2003-07-12
Its very dated but its great sci-fi! I especially loved the last short story in the book, it was a real mind bender. I highly recommend this book.
You will be transported into Hoag's weird, weird world.......2002-08-24
"Something Wicked this way Comes" and this book are my favorites in the Fantasy genre
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Collector's Edition bound in geniune leather; Masters of of Fantsy
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And he built a crooked tale ... !.......2006-06-29
Heinlein's 6xH is a collection of (would you believe it?) six of Heinlein's short stories ranging in tone from warmly optimistic and almost religious through paranormal mysticism all the way to hard core multi-dimensional (both space and time) sci-fi. Just as the tone and nature of the stories represent a wildly eclectic blend of plots and characters, the quality and credibility of the stories is all over the literary map as well! But, rest assured, it's all vintage Heinlein and will certainly appeal to Heinlein fans!
The centre piece of the collection, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (***), is a 125 page novella that, in a fashion vaguely reminiscent of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tells us of Hoag's total inability to recall what he does during the day. When he hires a very earthy and yet very warm and loving husband and wife team of detectives to follow him, we are treated to a sparkling story filled with superb dialogue, terrific suspense and first-rate characterization. Sadly, like a poorly written episode of The Twilight Zone, the story ultimately dissolves into a conclusion of meaningless metaphysical bafflegab that left me completely deflated as a reader and asking what happened.
The Man Who Traveled in Elephants (*****), in a remarkably small number of words, not only describes a positively astonishing cross section of 1940s American cultural snippets but also clearly delivers the message that happiness both here on earth and ultimately in a heavenly after-life is in the eye of the beholder. Warm, uplifting, charming, believable and well-delivered without a trace of religious or preachy overtones. Wonderful, indeed!
In "---All You Zombies---" (**), Heinlein has prepared a racy, adult-rated time travel tale that opens with a bartender, clearly a time traveler and recruiter for other potential time travelers, listening to a customer's tales of woe over his beer. Once again, Heinlein's dialogue is crisp and realistic as is the characterization but (and how ironic is this?) the story has not stood the test of time. Heinlein completely ignores the issue of time travel paradoxes and, as a result, the story ends up unresolved in a most unsatisfactory fashion.
They (***) presents a morbid, dark and probably realistic vision of serious mental illness, or at least debilitating paranoia from the point of view of the suffering patient. The twist at the conclusion of the tale, while entertaining, is perhaps just a little too predictable and, frankly, is not sufficiently resolved to be completely satisfying.
A whimsical flight of fancy, indeed, Our Fair City (*) tells the story of an animated whirlwind that seems to know its own mind and makes friends with Pete Perkins, an elderly all night parking attendant. While treating us to some truly inspired slapstick comedic moments, ultimately this childish whirlwind dwindles to a limpid zephyr and then just hits the doldrums.
On the other hand, "And He Built a Crooked House" (****), also clearly intended as a lighthearted fantasy with a bent towards comedy succeeds in a walk. Heinlein gives us an out on the edge California (where else?) architect with an extraordinarily imaginative idea for his clients - a new age house designed as eight cubes stacked in the shape of a tesseract. Imagine the confusion when, in the middle of the guided tour, they are jostled by an earthquake tremor and their brand new home somehow collapses into the fourth dimension and folds back up into a hypercube. At once, funny, mind-bending, tantalizing, novel and provocative.
An interesting, collection of stories that must be read by and I dare say will even appeal to diehard Heinlein fans in order for them to say they've read it all. But, for my money, I'll call it a very average rating overall as science fiction goes and a disappointment coming from the pen of a master such as Heinlein.
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- "in the beginning there was the Bird"
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Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
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"in the beginning there was the Bird".......2000-09-20
I personally loved this book. It was not only great Sci fi with an awesomely unexpectable plot twist at the end, it was also a great mystery novel. The couple working as private investigators only made it better. It was a great page turner, the intense shrouding of the books true meaning only made it more exciting. This was a truly good book, a must for all Heinelin fans, and a great book for everyone else.
Totally Excellent.......1999-04-26
A man named Jonathan Hoag is driven insane by not knowing what his daytime job is. He has a subatance up his fingernails, too. Cynthia and Edward Randall follow him, and find a strange cult: The Brothership of the Birds. These people tell them not to follow Hoag, for their lives are in danger. They follow him anyway, and find themselves in a huge mess. Will they find out what Hoag's daytime job is? Will Cynthia and Edward live to tell about it? This book is funny and intriguing.
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Prayer and the Five Stages of Healing
Ron Roth , and
Peter Occhiogrosso
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A guidebook to developing an effective prayer life and to integrating prayer into every aspect of daily life.
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Pure Inspiration.......2003-01-06
This review is of the 6-cassette audio version published by Hay House
This is a tape of excerpts of a 1-day seminar (apparently) that Ron did on this subject. What Ron does is describe his path through the five stages of spiritual growth (or healing), helping the audience understand how it might apply to hemselves. The 5 stages of healing (spiritual growth, if you will) are:
1. Awakening Here, the seeker becomes aware of God's presence and the need to strive toward that presence.
2. Purification The seeker becomes aware of those practices that act as barriers to spiritual development and casts them off.
3. Illumination The seeker now becomes more aware of God's presence. Sometimes spiritual phenomena, live hunches, intuition, etc. are experienced.
4. The Dark Night Of The Soul The so-called trial, where God completes the purification while the seeker endures the trial. The best description is that it seems to be much like what Jesus went through at the Garden of Gethsemane. I haven't gotten to this stage yet.
5. Mystical Union Conscious living in God's presence.
The way that Ron makes these stages accessible is describing, often with humor, his passages through them, illustrating the stages with anecdotes from his own experience. While he makes these stages accessible to all spiritual traditions, the terminology he uses is Christian and so I found it easy to follow. There is an especially nice sequence where Ron explains the meaning of the Lord's Prayer as it was said in Jesus's language, Aramaic.
Traditional Christians might be slightly put off by the discussions of mysticism, spiritual healing, and Ron's practice of making the message accessible to all traditions. However, there is a strong spiritual message here, that will be meaningful to those who believe in Christ's ideals.
This isn't as much of a how-to set as it is descriptive. The book of the same subject is much more sequenced and does include exercises. I recommend that the book and the audio tapes be used together.
This tape set is wonderful listening during commutes and could be used as part of reflection during the day.
If you are intrigued with Ron's message, I highly recommend this tape set, his other books and tapes and seeing him live, if he visits near you
Very inspiring and spiritual.......1999-06-19
A road map to union with your higher self from one who is "there". Information given with lots of humor and warmth. A must. Tapes I have listened to several times. I hope there will be more to come.
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Divine Dialogue: How to Heal Your Life with Living Prayer
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The Puppy Papers: A Woman's Life and Journey into BDSM
Carrie's Story: An Erotic S/M Novel
He's on Top: Erotic Stories of Male Dominance and Female Submission
Breaking the Girl
The Story of M: A Memoir
