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* The First Insight... A Critical Mass
A new spiritual awakening is occurring in human culture; an awakening
brought about by a critical mass of individuals who experience their
lives as a spiritual unfolding, a journey in which we are led forward
by mysterious coincidences.
* The Second Insight... The Longer Now
This awakening represents the creation of a new, more complete
worldview, which replaces a five-hundred-year-old preoccupation with
secular survival and comfort. While this technological preoccupation
was an important step, our awakening to life's coincidences is opening
us up to the real purpose of human life on this planet, and the real
nature of our Universe.
* The Third Insight... A Matter of Energy
We now experience that we live not in a material Universe, but in a
Universe of dynamic energy. Everything extant is a field of sacred
energy that we can sense and intuit. Moreover, we humans can project
our energy by focusing our attention in the desired direction, in that
where attention goes, energy flows, influencing other energy systems
and increasing the pace of coincidences in our lives. It is possible
to see this energy enveloping all living things.
* The Fourth Insight... The Struggle For Power
To gain energy, we tend to manipulate or force others to give us
attention and thus energy. When we successfully dominate others in
this way, we feel more powerful, but they are left weakened and often
fight back. Competition for scarce human energy is the cause of all
conflict between people.
* The Fifth Insight... The Message of the Mystics
Insecurity and violence ends when we experience an inner connection
with divine energy within, a connection described by mystics of all
traditions. A sense of lightness or buoyancy along with the constant
sensation of love are measures of this connection. If these measures
are present, the connection is real; if not, it is only pretended.
* The Sixth Insight... Clearing the Past
The more we stay connected, the more we are acutely aware of those
times when we lose connection, usually when we are under stress. In
these times, we can see our own particular way of stealing energy from
others. Once our manipulations are brought to personal awareness, our
connection becomes more constant and we can discover our own
evolutionary path in life, and our spiritual mission, which is the
personal way we can contribute to the World.
Here the four main "control dramas"—the Interrogator, the Intimidator,
the Aloof and the Poor Me—are discussed. Each person unconsciously
prefers one of these four to suck energy out of others (as described
in the Fourth Insight). A way of getting these under control is
disclosed.
* The Seventh Insight... Engaging the Flow
Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious
coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a
question; then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us towards the
answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of
another human being.
* The Eighth Insight... The Interpersonal Ethic
We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting
every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose
our inner connection when we have become part of romantic
relationships. Uplifting others is especially effective in groups
wherein each member can feel energy of all the others. With children
it is extremely important for their early security and growth. By
seeing the beauty in every face, we lift others into their wisest
self, and increase the chances of hearing a synchronistic message.
* The Ninth Insight... The Emerging Culture
As we all evolve toward the best completion of our spiritual missions,
the technological means of survival will be fully automated as humans
focus instead on synchronistic growth. Such growth will move humans
into higher energy states, ultimately transforming our bodies into
spiritual form and uniting this dimension of existence with the
after-life dimension, ending the cycle of birth and death.
Redfield acknowledged that the work of Dr. Eric Berne and his book
Games People Play, the 1964 bestseller, was a major influence on his
work. Specifically, the life games to which Dr. Eric Berne refers in
his book are tools used in an individual's quest for energetic
independence. The Celestine Prophecy was originally self-published by
Redfield, who sold 100,000 copies out of the trunk of his Honda before
Warner Books agreed to publish it.[1]
* The Tenth Insight. . . Holding the Vision
The Tenth Insight is the realization that throughout history human
beings have been unconsciously struggling to implement this lived
spirituality on Earth. Each of us comes here on assignment, and as we
pull this understanding into consciousness, we can remember a fuller
birth vision of what we wanted to accomplish with our lives. Further
we can remember a common world vision of how we will all work together
to create a new spiritual culture. We know that our challenge is to
hold this vision with intention and prayer everyday.
* The Eleventh Insight. . . Extending Prayer Fields
The Eleventh Insight is the precise method through which we hold the
vision. For centuries, religious scriptures, poems, and philosophies
have pointed to a latent power of mind within all of us that
mysteriously helps to affect what occurs in the future. It has been
called faith power, positive thinking, and the power of prayer. We are
now taking this power seriously enough to bring a fuller knowledge of
it into public awareness. We are finding that this prayer power is a
field of intention, which moves out from us and can be extended and
strengthened, especially when we connect with others in a common
vision. This is the power through which we hold the vision of a
spiritual world and build the energy in ourselves and in others to
make this vision a reality. | 
