ajlewis2's reviews
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Each chapter is a clear explanation of how the world is currently operating and how mysticism and resistance fit in with making it a better world. The author is so very clear and logical in her writing. This is the most enlightening book I can remember ever reading.  I think it is the words of Jesus brought into today's vocabulary. It is not a religious book. It is an eye-opener.

The rest of the book is really for those who are training to teach or lead focusers, not for the person who wants to focus. Eugene Gendlin's book is more suitable. This books contains more ideas about focusing by people who have done a lot of it and present additional processes and ideas. So I decided not to continue reading.

It took three tries to read this book, but it was well worth it. I think I finally was ready to hear about the concept of groundlessness and uncertainty. I needed to hear about this. 

This is not an easy read, but for someone like me who has been moving away from the institutional church and searching for connection to Reality, it was very helpful in nudging the mind shift I needed. Teilhard de Chardin's thinking is included and explained. Evolution is a big part of the discussion and science, love, and God as an open system where change happens is a mix that fits with where I've been going with religion for years. That has sometimes been a scary, painful transition and it's good to read why it's been happening to me.  I did not understand everything I read, but Delio did get a lot across to me. There are a lot of references in the notes she gave for me to look into. 

Economics related in a way I could understand. Enjoyable read and thought provoking about how things got to be the way they are with wealth distribution.

The book presents various ways of seeing God. It shows the problems in some images we may have of God and gives alternatives along with reasons why these are equally plausible and seen in scriptures as well. 

This is a thorough look at how Eugene Gendlin's Focusing technique relates to developing spirituality. "Bio" relates to the felt sense in Focusing which is in the body, not the mind.

I got interested in some other topics, but plan to go back to this book later. 

About myths such as the "Wise Old Man" and Progress, "the great myth of modern times". Beware of one-sided myths and also the fusion of myths about gods and humans. Quite a strange book that stirred my thinking a bit.