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| The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want | 
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Sales Rank: 14582
Category: Book
Author: Deepak Chopra
Publisher: Harmony
Studio: Harmony
Manufacturer: Harmony
Label: Harmony
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 051770434X
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.44
EAN: 9780517704349
ASIN: 051770434X
Publication Date: December 26, 1995
Release Date: December 26, 1995
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The author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and Ageless Body, Timeless Mind now presents a guide to using spiritual alchemy for awakening the magic in everyday life.
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The Way of the Wizard October 7, 2008
I enjoyed this book. It was easy to read and contained valuable information for those seeking to advance spiritualy.
Thank you,
Dennis J. Manning
 If you Need it, you should Read it.... August 8, 2008
I can't add much to the rave reviews already posted. To do so would be redundant and cheapening. All I'd like to say is, if you're reading these reviews and are on a quest or journey outside of and beyond our routine and sometimes mundane lives, then reading Chopra and this book in particular is a must! He writes this in an entertaining way, but the content will speak to you in a personal and profound way! At least it did to me. Read and Enjoy!
 Needs a Wizard January 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this book leaves a lot to be desired. The author seems to have been churning out the material without enough regard for the reader.
 It's okay but...... October 18, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
There have been alot of people capitolizing on the word Wizard due to the explosion (and exploitation) of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies.
The problem is that almost none of these people are driving to the very core of what Wizardry is or where it comes from.
Suprisingly, the logic is very basic and fundamental: The word Wizard comes from the Anglo Saxon word witega which is related to the Old Norse word vitki, all of which is linquistically related to the words "wit" and "wise".
Therefore, the word Wizard, thus the practices of the Wizards, traces back to the pre-Christian Northern European world of the Anglo Saxon and Nordic people. The Archetypal Wizard was named Woden (or Odin) and was depicted as a wizened old man with a wide brimmed hat, a blue cloak, and carries a gnarled staff while traveling among mankind. Indeed, it was this very image as well as qaulities which inspired Gandalf (whose name means Wand Elf in Old Norse)...it isn't at all suprising that J.R. Tolkein also had a PHD in Germanic studies.
In fact, there was an ancient group of Warrior-Wizards called called the Erulians. They also had "lessons", 24 Lessons...or more accurately 24 Runes (the word Rune means "Mystery"), each one representing a different aspect of the Self and the World. Indeed, it is said that Woden, the Wizard HimSelf, hung on the World Tree for 9 Nights to win these cosmic mysteries.
If you are interested in creating the life you want through authentic Wizardry I recommend the following books: Runelore by Edred Thorsson, Futhark by Edred Thorsson, Rune Song by Edred Thorsson, A Runecasters Handbook by Edred Thorsson, The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates, The Real Middle Earth by Brian Bates, and ultimate guide to Wizardry is The Nine Doors of Midgard by Edred Thorsson (only for serious persons looking for real wizard lessons).
If you are at loss as to where to start, simply begin with The Real Middle Earth by Brian Bates and The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates. Those books are a good introduction to the cultural paradigm from which the Wizard sprung from as well as a story about a Wizard which was inspired by a historical wizard manuscript called the Lucnunga.
Hopefully those who have been inspired by the Wizard Archetype (thus Woden himSelf) will venture beyond these various exploitive books and find the most authentic information available. Keep in mind that many of Brian Bates and Edred Thorsson's books were written before the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies ever came out.
A Great Book September 9, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I almost did not get it when i was impressed to do so. But it is a very Spiritual Book and i have passed it on to many others.I is a life changing Book.
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