Soul Stories
by Gary Zukav

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Book Review: What Story is in Your Soul?
Summary: 5 Stars

I first saw Gary Zukav on the Oprah Winfrey show. Impressed by his gentle manner and his view of spirituality I went looking for The Seat of the Soul, the book he was talking about on the Oprah Show. I flipped through the book but it didn't look to me as if it were a book I wanted to spend $14 for which is what The Seat of the Soul cost a couple of years ago. I am now on the waiting list for it at the library.

Soul Stories is not a book you can read through only one time. It is one of the easiest books to read given the profound effect it had on me. One would expect it to be filled with philosophical jargon and perhaps be a bit more tedious than it is.

Zukav, much to my amazement is a former U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer who fought in Viet Nam. He was quick at one time to use his fists to solve problems and if I could be in one spiritual place right now it is where he is and going where he is going. This book is not for people who can not stand the word spiritual because he uses it dozens and dozens of times.

His book is designed to help you toward spirtual growth, toward finding "authentic power" and awake "consciousness and recognition of a Universe that is alive and compassionate. He does this through true stories both of others and his own with the use of parables, similies and metaphors. No where in this book does he say that is how it is written and I haven't read any reviews of this book. My daughter is much smarter than I and while visiting I read her a few versus to make sure that I was using these terms correctly and she told me I was. I will share with you in a moment what I mean because his use of these ways of writing is the key, in my opinion, of making Soul Stories real, understandable and more meaningful than anything else I have read.

This is not a book you can pick up and read in the middle. Each chapter builds on the one before it in a fantastic way. More often than not I would finish one chapter and pause to take it in before going on to the next which would lead me a little higher up the ladder toward realization. Again, if all this makes you think I'm nuts, this book is not for you. It isn't for everyone. There are many people who just don't believe that there are no such things as random happenings as I have thought for a long, long time and as Zukav believes and discusses in his book. Many people don't want to read about Eastern philosophies, meditaion, Buddhism or anything that may go against their religion so this book isn't for you either. Zukav is Jewish by birth but clearly he has opened his mind to various parts of the Universe which will allow him to grow.

There are 4 Parts in Soul Stories: What's New; How It Works: What It Looks Like; and How It Happens. The way to reach authentic power is by using harmony, cooperation, sharing and a reverance for life. Those 4 elements are written about throughout the book because authentic power, which is simply "doing what you are supposed to be doing" is one of the central thoughts to Soul Stories. Really interesting are his chapters on the Old Male and Old Female versus the New Male and New Female. In his chapters he has them each meeting, for example, the Old Male with the New Female and vice versa and what that would look like. If you live in a traditional household where the male and female roles are clearly defined and that is what you want then you may not like looking at the Universe as Gary Zukav does. When I met my husband I commented to a friend that he was the most non-chauvinistic man I had ever known. I now understand that he is a New Male and am proud to be married to a New Male being what Zukav calls a New Female.

Summary of Soul Stories

Writing with profound psychological and spiritual insight, prize-winning author Gary Zukav has had a major impact on the consciousness of millions. In his New York Times number-one bestseller, The Seat of the Soul, he explained how the expansion of human perception beyond the five senses leads to a new understanding of power -- the alignment of the personality with the soul -- which in turn leads to an awareness of our extraordinary creative abilities. Now, in one of the most important and useful books you will ever read, Soul Stories, Zukav shows how this new understanding of power -- authentic power -- transforms lives in countless ways.

Soul Stories is filled with marvelous stories that show how concepts such as intuition, harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for life actually express themselves in people's lives. Best of all, the stories lead to practical advice on how you can discover your own Soul Stories and the truths they reveal about the deepest sources of your being. Wonderfully readable, Soul Stories is a wise and inspirational book.

Soul Stories is a collection of true tales that speak to themes such as "Reincarnation," "A Higher Form of Reasoning," "Psychic Archaeology," "The New Female," and "Universal Humans." Some stories come from Zukav's personal experience, like his sister's auto accident and his mother instantly knowing that her daughter was hurt even though they were 100 miles apart. It is tempting to view these 52 tales of fate, coincidence, and sixth sense with an air of doubt. "You have to decide," Zukav warns. "That means thinking about it and, even more important, discovering what you feel about it. Eventually, you might find that what you feel about a Soul Story is more important to you than what you think about it." No matter what you feel about the individual tales, you will leave this book trusting that the best way to understand the meaning and mysteries of life is through story. --Gail Hudson

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