February 2006 Books
Stealing the Moon; What the Bleep Do We Know!?
Stealing the Moon
Revelations of the Deep Shadow Self
Stealing the Moon is the compelling story of Dr. Natalie Stearn's search to find and transcend the dark energy she has been carrying for lifetimes. Forced onto this path as a result of a calamity she created that endangered a patient and had disastrous repercussions for many, she finds her road twisting and turning through one unpredictable drama after another, leading ultimately to the court of Akenhaten in ancient Egypt.
Encouraged and supported by the wise woman who is her counselor and teacher, Natalie struggles to understand the hold of Akenhaten's queen, Nefertiti, on her own psyche in the 21st century. Tortured by memories of her childhood and mysterious voices and images emerging from her subconscious, she is led to witness the long hidden secret of Akenhaten's perversion. Her discovery makes it clear that this pharaoh remembered by all as a great egalitarian and uniter of the people under a single God was, in fact, the usurper of feminine power on this planet.
I enjoyed the book immensely. The story is well told, the imagery powerful and original; most readers are likely to find it so compelling they won't be distracted by what I consider to be serious line-editing infractions. I truly appreciated the fact that Sienna resisted the temptation to resolve everything for us in the end. Her point is that all women have been infected and disempowered by the curse of Akenhaten, and that each of us must make the journey into the deep shadow of our own psyches if we wish to break this curse laid upon womankind thousands of years ago and free ourselves to move into the future as co-creators of our world.
I have no opinion as to the validity of Sienna's version of the story of Akenhaten and Nefertiti, but I do know that there is no more important work for all of us, male and female, than the illumination of the shadow energies we carry in this life. I hope the book manages to find marketing to do it justice, for it is better written than The Celestine Prophecy and easily as fascinating a read.
Sienna Lea, who resides in north San Diego County, said she based this story on her own life and channelings and wrote it under the guidance of her beloved teacher, the late Aysha Love. She offers workshops to assist men and women in facing their own unconscious shadow parts.
—Chiwah
What the Bleep Do We Know!?Discovering the Endless Possibilities for
Altering Your Everyday RealityIf you've seen the movie, the book promises to take you even further down the rabbit hole. If you haven't… well, hold on to your reality. Or not. What the Bleep Do We Know? will challenge everything you think you know.
The book is more than a recapitulation of the movie. It stands on its own, offering deeper insight into the history of science, religion and philosophy, the bizarre facts emerging from quantum physics, and the interrelationships between the observer (us) and the observed (us).
And it makes it all relevant to our daily lives by asking questions only we can answer. Answer? ‘Probe' might be a better term.
For example: pointing out that religion and science are but two sides of the same coin—the search for truth—the authors note that both repeatedly fall into the trap of hijacking the truth by eschewing questions that don't fit nicely into accepted paradigms. They then invite us to ponder questions like these: “How have you hijacked your own search for the truth?” “What is the difference, if any, between a dogma and a natural law?” and “What are the dogmas in your own life?” And then, in the very next breath: “How often do you feel like a lizard? Can you grow a tail?” (In the context of this book, the latter is vastly more than a silly question).
They move on to explain that the reason the old scientific model isn't working goes beyond the fact that it is insufficient to answer the questions posed by new research. More importantly for humanity, the authors say, is its failure to free us from what we have come to know as the human condition—and its apparent contribution to exacerbating our problems.
If you're looking for answers, forget it. But if you love great questions, there are plenty here to keep you hopping! And if you take them to heart, they just could change your life.
Like the movie, the book is a visual masterpiece. Gifting it to your mainstream family and friends could be a big step to opening their minds and hearts.
—Chiwah
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