Mar 18, Patricia rated it it was ok Shelves: spiritual. I was really disappointed in this book; even my love for the Wizard of Oz couldn't help it. It was my first Jean Houston, and probably my last.
My biggest complaint is that it seemed there wasn't enough Oz-related material, and in just about every chapter I found myself wondering how what I was reading related to the theme of that chapter and how the author got there. I will say, however, that I did enjoy the material that related directly to the Wizard of Oz--it was just all the other stuff that I was really disappointed in this book; even my love for the Wizard of Oz couldn't help it.
I will say, however, that I did enjoy the material that related directly to the Wizard of Oz--it was just all the other stuff that turned me off. Jul 04, Amanda rated it really liked it. Easy to read, fun, thought provoking, exercises at the end of each chapter to deepen the integration.
Apr 21, Dt rated it really liked it. Interesting points made throughout the book. Points you can apply to items today. Jul 11, Theremin Poisoning rated it really liked it.
Especially relevant to a person who grew up on the movie. Mythically inspirational, a call for a higher self, an empowered vision and an altered view of self, life and the universe. Perfect empowering book to end and start a new year. Loved every word. An engaging read and wonderful. I know I will read this again and take something different away from it each time. Nov 13, Jenn Sarich rated it it was amazing. Creative, inspiring and meaningful.
It involves tasks to get you focused and the main objective is to have you living a more purposeful life. Mar 13, Mary B rated it liked it. We are living in the most unique time in history….. May 24, Linda rated it it was amazing. I couldn't be more please with a book that seeks to explain human behavior. Jean Houston gives us exciting insights into our own trials and tribulations and how we are able to manage all that comes at us.
Before The Wizard of Oz became readily available for watching at will, it was shown on TV once a year around Thanksgiving time. It was a major event at our house with my three children to watch together. Everyone can still recite every part 40 years later. Jean Houston is genius to take this be I couldn't be more please with a book that seeks to explain human behavior.
Jean Houston is genius to take this beloved tale to a deeper part of our hearts. The visuals of Dorothy as she meets friend or foe and makes it to the Emerald City gives great promise to the human spirit.
There truly is "no place like home" when we return anew having made it through our own dark and spooky haunted forest. Bravo Ms Houston. And thank you. Feb 17, Natalie rated it really liked it. I loved most of this book. It's a nice summary of Campbell's Journey of the Hero and uses one of my favorite stories, The Wizard of Oz, to illuminate the major hero stages.
It's an easy read especially for those already familiar with her work and covers a lot of ground on transformation of the individual and the collective. I find Jean Houston's writing fluid and elegant, and her desire to help the world shift its consciousness is nicely presented. Houston has a gift for noting the shifts in p I loved most of this book. Houston has a gift for noting the shifts in perception that need to happen in order for our human species and our planet to survive. I felt transcended by the exercises, even though I was annoyed with their simplicity at first.
All in all, I found this book to be a wonderful recap of Houston's and Campbell's deeper teachings with an inspiring use of Dorothy's journey in Oz. We all have ruby slippers inside us. Feb 08, Lourdes Cambridge rated it it was ok. IN OZ. AND E Jan 02, Linda Zercoe rated it really liked it Shelves: spirituality. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Dorothy and her companions are related to an individual's life--the life of a hero definitely and even possibly perceived in their own life.
This book is an invitation presented in a delightful way. I highly recommend this book for an introduction to the work of a Master Teacher of our times - Jean Houston. I highly recommend Jean in all her works and courses. She has had a great impact on my life. Apr 21, Dona rated it really liked it. This is the first book I have read by Jean Houston.
I enjoyed it. Many good insights shared. Going over the storyline of WOZ was a bit repetitive for me, as was the references to Joseph Campbell. However, I realize they were needed for those not as familiar. I especially loved the last chapter, the 13 steps to take to activate your journey and reach your goals.
This book is a wonderful tool to jump start an awakening. Mar 20, Bette rated it it was amazing. Jean Houston is deep, but extracts the spiritual nature of the story in a very friendly manner.
We all know that the allegory and metaphor of the Oz story is wide-ranging in application -including to the LGBT community, but this is the best I've read as a complete spiritual construct. The book is very aligned with my personal beliefs, but it also opened some unique new ways of looking at some attributes of the story.
Jan 23, Jason McKinney rated it it was ok. This is my first Jean Houston book, but I have to say that it's pretty standard in terms of the teachings that it espouses. These ideals are transformative and new for the novice, but for a seasoned reader of this kind of thought system, these are very familiar. Her premise using the Wizard of Oz -- the film version -- to illustrate them is innovative, but the concepts themselves have been illustrated many times before.
Not a bad book, but not an incredibly fresh perspective either. Jan 14, Peggy rated it really liked it. This book is a great book, however, the time I read it I was not able to focus because of so many other things going on in my life. I will be re-reading this after I my husband and I get moved. Just too much going on right now to really focus! Sep 08, Radell rated it it was amazing. Life changing book. Jean Houston really can see the future and what we need to get us there.
My new favorite movie.. Wizard of Oz! Aug 10, Angelica Taggart rated it it was amazing. Love Jean Houston's writing and her mind. This was a book circle choice, and it gave us a lot to talk about and to think about! Frank Baum, published in and the film version begin with Dorothy feeling a tremendous yearning. We are all familiar with that feeling of being called into a larger life somewhere over the rainbow.
However, we invariably run into all kinds of obstacles, difficulties, and unexpected situations. Myths tells us how to work through those events—how to see these challenges as opportunities and get home again as expanded, deepened, and more compassionate versions of ourselves.
The journey always begins with a call. In this case, Dorothy is living in an outmoded situation. So Dorothy runs away, starting her journey. In the film, she goes first to a New Age fellow. However, the twister must come first. It often takes something very stressful or creatively monstrous to get us moving. We think, Not now, later. It takes a tornado to get us on our way. Our brains are incredibly malleable. The new field of neuroplasticity shows us just how we can truly repattern our brains, regaining the ability to think and feel in different ways and tap into the incredibly creative processes that are going on beneath the surface of consciousness all the time.
In the film, everything is in black and white up to this point. However, when Dorothy arrives in the Land of Oz, she opens the door into blazing Technicolor. Then Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, arrives. Glinda is the divine purposefulness within each of us that activates something extraordinary.
She also gives us good warning when we are losing our way. We all have this divine guidance available to us. However, first she needs the acuity of the senses in this incredibly lush world to carry out the task of following the road of spiritual pollen, the yellow brick road. For Dorothy, they are the disenfranchised parts of herself that she needs to bring together in order to get to the ultimate source, the wizard.
Dorothy next meets the disempowered heart, the Tin Man. His rusted heart represents those great longings we all have.
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