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THE JOURNEY
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A Channel
Explores Channeling and the Michael
Teachings
By Shepherd
Hoodwin
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THE JOURNEY OF YOUR
SOUL
EXPLORES SOURCE OF OUR INDIVIDUALITY
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA--Even at birth,
everyone is unique. Can heredity alone account for the complex
differences in people's temperaments and styles? The Michael
teachings, an increasingly popular body of channeled work, propose
that we are each unique souls who deliberately take on a specific
combination of traits to give us the experiences we seek. In this
fascinating and beautifully written new book, The Journey of
Your Soul: A Channel Explores Channeling and the Michael
Teachings, author Shepherd Hoodwin expertly discusses these
teachings from his vantage point as a Michael channel.
Channeling is an age-old process in which an
individual allows a discarnate being to speak through him or her.
Michael is a group of 1050 individual souls working in cooperation
who have completed their lifetimes on the physical plane. There
are several Michael channels and books about the Michael
teachings. These teachings address many age-old questions, such as
"How did we become who we are?" "Why are we here?" "Where are we
going?" and "How does the universe work?" In addition, The
Journey of Your Soul seeks to shed light on questions about
channeling itself such as "How does channeling work?" "Why do
different channels receive apparently or actually conflicting
information?" "Should channels charge money?" and "What does it
take to be a channel?" This may be the first analytical book about
channeling written by a channel.
Michael teaches that we are eternal beings
journeying from the Tao and back again in an adventure of
exploration and creativity. Each step along the way, we make
choices that shape our experience. For example, after committing
to a series of lifetimes on a planet, we choose one of seven
roles, which is like a career or style: artisan, king, server,
priest, sage, scholar and warrior. When planning an individual
lifetime, we make other choices called overleaves that form our
personality and allow specific achievements. As with the roles,
there are seven each of the goals, modes, attitudes,
etc.
Despite the grand picture painted, people
typically find that the insights they gain from the Michael
teachings are highly useful and liberating. They help us
understand why things are the way they are and how we can
effectively work with them. This results in increased acceptance
of ourselves and others, ultimately leading to agape, or
unconditional love, which Michael teaches is our highest
goal.
In his Foreword, Jon Klimo, Ph.D., author of
Channeling, says, "Shepherd Hoodwin has given us one of the best
books to date about the phenomenon of channeling. The Journey
of Your Soul may well also be the best of the Michael books
due to its clarity, thoroughness, and detail, and thanks to the
fact that the author, an exceptionally clear-headed Michael
channel himself, brings real integrity and authenticity to our
understanding of Michael in particular and to the channeling
process in general."
The Journey of Your Soul is appropriate
both for those new to the Michael teachings and for advanced
students. It is printed on 50% recycled acid-free paper with
soy-based ink. It contains an extensive glossary, index and
bibliography. The liberating and highly useful insights in The
Journey of Your Soul can help readers love and live more
fully.
Shepherd Hoodwin is a Laguna Beach, California
channel, workshop leader, and teacher. He does counseling,
past-life therapy, and channeling coaching, in addition to both
individual and group channeling sessions. He is the author of
several articles on the Michael teachings and six books of
channeled material, including Loving from Your Soul: Creating
Powerful Relationships and Meditations for Self-Discovery:
Guided Journeys for Communicating with Your Inner Self, as
well as a children's book, Sabina and the Angel's Golden
Crystals. He has been channeling Michael since
1986.
EXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS AND
LETTERS
Shepherd Hoodwin has given us one of the best
books to date about the phenomenon of channeling. In particular,
he has given us a meticulous presentation of the information
channeled from the source known as Michael, which is especially
interesting. As with the Edgar Cayce and Seth material before it,
a whole subculture has grown up around Michael and their teachings
in the last 13 years, represented by at least a dozen books on the
subject. The Journey of Your Soul may well be the best book
of them all due to its clarity, thoroughness, and detail, and
thanks to the fact that the author, an exceptionally clear-headed
Michael channel himself, brings real integrity and authenticity to
our understanding of Michael in particular and to the channeling
process in general.
- --from the Foreword by Jon Klimo, author of
Channeling: Investigations on Receiving
- Information from Paranormal Sources
I have seldom been so entertained while being
enlightened as I was by this remarkable new book. It begins with a
comprehensive description of all that channeling is and is not,
which makes this a valuable reference for anyone who is new to the
topic. The body of the book concentrates on the Michael system
itself. Through all of this potentially heavy going, the author
maintains a delightful conversational style, talking rather than
teaching, sharing rather than lecturing. Indicative of Hoodwin's
approach is the Appendix, which presents "channeling humor." This
is one of the best books on channeling you are likely to read this
year.
- --Patricia Monaco, NAPRA
ReVIEW
A fascinating text that offers a unique
perspective on the human experience. Highly
recommended.
- --Cindy Dorman, Connecting
Link
Shepherd Hoodwin shines an expert light on the
subject of channeling and the fascinating teachings of the entity
known as Michael. In this excellent book, you will find an
absolutely clear and comprehensive discussion of channeling-what
it is, how it happens, what it means.
- --Leading Edge Review
The Journey of Your Soul may very well
become a New Age classic. It is a beautifully written and
distinguished primer for both the beginner and the more advanced
spiritual follower.
- --The Book Reader
There are splendid ideas and turns of phrase in
these pages. Journey clarified many issues that other books
raised but left unclear for me. It is no picnic for a writer to
address the structure of the soul and the universe in easy,
multifaceted prose, but Shepherd Hoodwin has done it in this
book.
- --Kenneth Tompkins, attorney
The Journey of Your Soul is a joy to
read. This book is simply full of "Ah-ha's"!
- --Donna Stirling, R.N.
The Journey of Your Soul is easy to read
and understand for beginners, yet it contains lots of detailed
information not found anywhere else for the advanced student. It
is an essential source book for anyone interested in the Michael
teachings.
- --Emily Baumbach, author of Michael's
Cast of Characters
The Journey of Your Soul is totally
fascinating. It is lucid, concrete, detailed, down-to-earth, and
very readable. It should be a bestseller.
- --Mayo Gray, author of The Savage
Season, actress, poet
Journey is one of the best metaphysical books
that I have seen come out in years. Shepherd Hoodwin has really
put together a "must read"!
- --P.D., Manassas, Virginia
I've been reading Journey and am
absolutely engrossed! Thank you for such an interesting and
in-depth treatment of the Michael material.
- --R.B., Jamestown, Colorado
I recently purchased The Journey of Your
Soul. It was one of those instances where it nearly jumped off
the shelf at me, and true to form, it was one I feel I was meant
to have.
- --S.B., Toledo, Oregon
The Journey of Your Soul is excellent.
Hoodwin has achieved a peak in articulating the Michael
teachings.
- --Zephyr Pangaia, author, Instinctive
Eating
This book is terrific! It is clearly written
and wonderful for people who know little about the
subject.
- --C.S., New York, New York
A paradise of new information regarding the
Michael teachings. I've really enjoyed reading it.
- --D.H., Los Angeles, California
What a fascinating piece of work. I've been
studying Theosophy for the past year, and all of a sudden, all
these abstract things I've read are becoming crystal
clear.
- --B.F., Incline Village, Nevada
As one long interested in the Michael
teachings, I found that Hoodwin brings freshness, vitality, and
humor to this subject.
- --J.R., San Francisco,
California
Since I found The Journey of Your Soul a
month ago, I have read it several times and found it very helpful.
It has had a great impact on me.
- --E.M., Concord, California
I completely enjoyed Journey. It
clarified a lot of things for me. I'm excited about obtaining
Hoodwin's new books when they're released.
- --M.M., Nashville, Tennessee
I am a family nurse practitioner and emergency
room nurse, constantly working with people in crisis. The words
from Journey have helped me hone my helping skills and have
translated into making a positive difference in others'
lives.
- --L.W., Cambria, California
I am on my second reading of this excellent
book. It is a wonderful addition to the published body of
Michael's teachings, and I am finding it very helpful in my own
process of opening my channel.
- --L.V., Boulder, Colorado
The best Michael book ever! So thorough and
encyclopedic. It is worth every shilling, especially the humour
Appendix.
- --D.H., Vancouver, British
Columbia
I bought eight or ten Michael books. Journey
was by far the best of the lot--I could not put it
down.
- --H.M., Stockton, California
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