Product Description

Life Is A Mirror is a spiritual self-help book that will teach us how a lasting peace is achieved. Unconscious fears hinder our spiritual growth. Searching for peace is an internal process, which is often unconsciously resisted by the seeker. Most of us think defensively. Thinking defensively is self-deceptive. A Course In Miracles and defensive thinking are explained to help us explore our unconscious and become more honest with ourselves. Once we recognize that we keep ourselves from peace we can change our thinking and stop sabotaging our spiritual growth. We do not know how God thinks. We can humbly ask to see the world through His eyes. God?s peace is then ours to keep.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1644348 in Books
• Published on: 2002-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 179 pages

Customer Reviews

Doesn't compromise the integrity of the Course
This book is an aid for students of A COURSE IN MIRACLES and is authored by a person who was fortunate enough to have access to the "Foundation for A Course In Miracles" when it was still headquartered in Roscoe, New York ("FACIM" is a teaching organization for A COURSE IN MIRACLES, as well as the Course's copyright holder). In fact, the author notes that the inspiration for this book came from two classes she attended at the Foundation, as well as from two tape series by Kenneth Wapnick PhD, President of "Foundation for A Course In Miracles." The two tape series are: CLIMBING THE LADDER HOME and SEPARATION AND FORGIVENESS: THE FOUR SPLITS AND THEIR UNDOING. The classes that influenced this book were: 1) a two week long class on the Course's view of death, and, 2) a two week long class about international relations and the Arab Israeli conflict, from the Course's perspective.

But this book also includes the author's reflections on the works of Jung, Freud, the Dalai Lama, and Gloria Wapnick (faculty member of FACIM, as well as wife of Kenneth Wapnick). Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr, and Mahatma Gandhi are also mentioned. So, this book is very well-rounded and has a lot to say. I must comment that it is perhaps the first non-Wapnick book based on A COURSE IN MIRACLES that does not compromise the non-duality of Course theory. A COURSE IN MIRACLES teaches that this world is an illusion not made by God, but made by the ego as an attack *on* God. This is a teaching that is so terrifying for us that most who read A COURSE IN MIRACLES and who write books based on A COURSE IN MIRACLES seem not to take it into account. Often, people make the mistake of believing the Course is saying that only the "bad" things in the world are illusions and are "attacks on God." No, the Course says the entire physical world - the very existance of a physical world - is an attack on God. Thankfully, Catherine Ricchetti understands this aspect of Course theory, and she integrates it into this book. This book is therefore a great surprise for the serious Course student, as many of us have become accustomed to seeing Course theory misinterpreted and taken out of context.

On a personal note: I really enjoyed this book, and I like that it gave me a feeling of having been a part of "Foundation for A Course In Miracles" while it was still housed in Roscoe, New York (it is now located in Temecula, CA). In Roscoe the Foundation had a retreat center housed in a former hotel building, that was situated on 90 beautiful acres overlooking Tennanah Lake. It seemed idealic, and I had dreamed that one day I could attend classes there (they had the capability to allow students to stay in residence for up to a year). Unfortunately, I will never know the Roscoe facilities or be a part of the community they had there. But thanks to this book, I feel as though I can vicariously live through the author's good fortune in having known the Catskills location.

A clear and honest reflection.
A spiritual psychology expressed in terms a layman can understand. Bravo Ms. Ricchetti! In this book Ms. Ricchetti demonstrates how to use the "other" in our lives as a reflection of the thoughts in our minds. The book gives a clear path for getting out from under the thoughts of being a victim of people or circumstances. The reader is shown how to experience the relief and happiness that comes from releasing others and ourselves from guilt and fear.I especially liked Ms. Ricchetti's honesty as she uses examples from her own life to demonstrate that freedom from the bondage of fear, anger and guilt is absolutely possible. Thank you Ms. Ricchetti for this work that may turn out to be an important part in many people's quest for peace of mind.

FANTASTIC BOOK
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK!!! IT WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK. IT WILL HELP YOU TO BE A MORE UNDERSTANDING, FORGIVING, ACCEPTING AND PEACEFUL PERSON. THE AUTHOR TAKES VERY DEEP CONCEPTS AND SIMPLIFIES THEM SO THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND. I ADMIRE HER FOR MAKING SUCH AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE THE PEACE WE ALL CRAVE AND FOR SHARING HER THOUGHTS AND STORIES SO THAT WE MAY ALL USE HER AS A ROLE MODEL