The author of this book is a cult independent recording artist in England and he is often referred to as "England's psych-pop guru". His preoccupation with the supernatural takes an often whimsical slant in his lyrics. His distinctive style has ensured a loyal cult following in Europe if not in England. He is also considered a serious literary figure in his own right. He took a seven year break from music in 1997 to raise his two young sons and write a series of books on mysticism and true crime for major publishers. He is a qualified counsellor and teacher of mysticism and meditation. He runs workshops in facilitating contact with angels and has studied meditation, spiritual healing, Buddhism and practical magic.
In this book he claims to 'explain what angels are, their place and purpose in existence and how we can experience their love and inspiration; and to 'dispel many popular myths and misconceptions and provide original meditations, visualisation exercises, tuning-in and protection techniques to allow us to open up to angelic influences and communicate with the invisible realms.' The book is only 120 pages long but I found it a difficult read.
He gives lots of examples of historical references to angels, such as bible verses and ancient writings on the subjects, even from religions predating Christianity. I like history and liked those parts of the book. He gives exercises at the end of each chapter on how to communicate with angels. Those were weird to me but maybe it's because I'm not familiar with meditation or mysticism, etc. For the most part, I found the book confusing; it was hard to figure out what the author was really trying to say. I couldn't always tell if he was giving information to support a particular point or including it because it was interesting or because he was disagreeing with it.
I did not like the book because I did not like the author's writing style and did not feel it was well written. Even though I was unfamiliar with the subject matter, I feel a good author can engage the reader's interest and gently teach them something on the subject. I only came away confused. I would not recommend this book.
In this book he claims to 'explain what angels are, their place and purpose in existence and how we can experience their love and inspiration; and to 'dispel many popular myths and misconceptions and provide original meditations, visualisation exercises, tuning-in and protection techniques to allow us to open up to angelic influences and communicate with the invisible realms.' The book is only 120 pages long but I found it a difficult read.
He gives lots of examples of historical references to angels, such as bible verses and ancient writings on the subjects, even from religions predating Christianity. I like history and liked those parts of the book. He gives exercises at the end of each chapter on how to communicate with angels. Those were weird to me but maybe it's because I'm not familiar with meditation or mysticism, etc. For the most part, I found the book confusing; it was hard to figure out what the author was really trying to say. I couldn't always tell if he was giving information to support a particular point or including it because it was interesting or because he was disagreeing with it.
I did not like the book because I did not like the author's writing style and did not feel it was well written. Even though I was unfamiliar with the subject matter, I feel a good author can engage the reader's interest and gently teach them something on the subject. I only came away confused. I would not recommend this book.
