The Toltec Way : A Guide to Personal Transformation - Hardcover

Gregg, Susan; Ruiz, Don Miguel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580631584 ISBN 13: 9781580631587

Publisher: Renaissance Books, 2000

Synopsis

The gift of Toltec wisdom is in being able to transcend ordinary human awareness and achieve personal freedom. Simply put, personal freedom is the ability to choose how to act rather than react to the events in your life. The three Toltec Masteries of Awareness, Transformation, and Intent are the key to transcending your limitations and experiencing yourself as the creator of your life. This great teaching tradition has been handed down for many centuries.

The Toltec Way: A Guide to Personal Transformation is about rediscovering your true self and living at peace with the world around you. It emphasizes the need to take personal responsibility for the choices in your life and the freedom that you attain by doing so. Through exercises and guided meditations, it offers you a way to get started on your journey from its opening pages. And because the wisdom to be learned is often best encountered indirectly, you will find that some of the most important knowledge is hidden in the parable-like teaching stories that are woven into the text.

Not only does Dr. Gregg gently lead the reader to the attainment of the three Toltec Masteries, but she infuses the wisdom of the Masteries with a profound sense of oneness with the world. Dr. Gregg's message and techniques will unlock the door to the discovery of the loving, serene person residing within.

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Review

Like Don Miquel Ruiz, author of the bestselling book The Four Agreements, author Susan Gregg teaches readers how the ancient Toltec tradition can apply to life in the 21st century. For those who haven't watched Oprah lately, the Toltecs were an ancient race of people who flourished in Southern Mexico around 800 AD. "They were also a secret society dedicated to preserving the knowledge of the 'ancient ones,' who were great spiritual masters," according to Gregg. Gregg explains that the Toltec tradition is a way of seeing beyond our perceived sense of reality and into an unlimited world of possibility.

Since Gregg is a dedicated teacher of this exciting (and yes, even faddish) Toltec tradition, she emphasizes basic tools and specific examples rather than obscure parables and philosophies. Chapter titles such as "Letting Go of the Past," "Finding a Happiness That Lasts," and "Where to Go for Support" sound more like self-help chapters than enticing discussions of mystical beliefs. But that's Gregg's point--why make this reality-blowing tradition obscure and inaccessible when its whole purpose is that of spiritual empowerment? As a push-up-your-sleeves-and-get-started primer, it can't be beat. But if you're looking for more lyrical or pensive prose, turn to Don Miquel or Don Juan. --Gail Hudson

About the Author

Dr. Susan Gregg earned her doctorate in clinical hypnotherapy in 1989 and has worked as a counselor in private practice for the past decade. In her clinical work, Dr. Gregg relies upon the transformative powers of the Toltec traditions to bring clarity and peace to her clients. Her previous books include Dance of Power: A Shamanic Journey and Finding the Sacred Self: A Shamanic Workbook. Dr. Gregg's Web site address is www.aloha.com/~sgregg.

About this edition

• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1580631584
• ISBN 13: 9781580631587
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240