Deepak Chopra's the Angel is Near

by Deepak Chopra

Book Overview

The author of bestselling books on human spirituality follows up in the new fiction series begun last year with Lords Of Light. All around the world the fabric of reality is unraveling. Ordinary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312970242
• ISBN13: 9780312970246
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Good for the Soul

I make it a point to read as many of Deepak Chopra's books as possible. This novel was a wonderful surprise, so soon after How to Know God. The collaboration between Chopra and Greenberg worked very well with its intriguing plot and vast array of interesting characters. I was entertained, curious and inspired as I moved quickly from page to page. So many of us are seeking to move in a higher, more positive direction, I believe that presenting these valuable messages in novel form will allow for an expanded audience with increased positive impact.

Listening for the Truth

My curiosity was peaked as I settled in with this book. I didn't plan on spending my entire day off reading, but one thing lead to another. "Just one more chapter", I kept telling myself. In the late evening, after reading the last page, I found myself going back through the book, ear-marking the "The Angel's Voice" segments with little post-its. I've been re-reading one section a day for the last week.As I began the book, I carefully evaluated the spiritual lessons almost like challenges, testing what the author was saying with my own interpretation of reality. As one insight lead to another, I noticed even more curiosity building. I continued to read, and found myself trusting instead of challenging, comforted by the ring of truth; as though I was remembering, not learning for the first time.The lessons are both simple and profound, evoking questions and answers at the same time. In the end, whatever I say about this book will not quite be it. Because what I had was an experience, which always turns out to be beyond description.Undoubtedly my insights moved me in the direction of higher spiritual awareness. And yes, I have found myself recommending this book to co-workers and friends. My daily conversations keep coming around to one or more aspects of the basic questions addressed in this book.

Sharing the Light

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in angels, spiritual development or the attainment of your hearts desires. Throughout this novel, the reader observes the infinite choices the characters are confronted with each moment. As the vivid characters in the story, we see that our own personal dramas unfold according to the choices we make.As we slowly wake up to this fact and begin paying attention to the deep inner wisdom which is always softly whispering, we experience magic; wonderful outcomes which we could never have imagined.From the first chapter, as my attention turned more to angels and spirit, my perception changed and my routine experiences shifted as well. As routine "breakdowns" occur around me I notice myself asking about the nature of this particular "miracle"; looking deeper until I see the truth. Words I may have used in the past (like "problem") are simply MY words, not reality. Not God's words. While watching the rippling effect this perception is having on the people around me, I need to say this: Read this book! Or get your hands on anything by this author! And start watching for miracles.

Earning His Wings

While Deepak Chopra is an icon as a spiritual leader, he is fast earning his wings as more than an author of advisory works, but as a creative literary force.I found this to be true when I read his first novel, "The Return of Merlin." While I enjoy his other, more scholarly works, I have secretly longed for him to release another fascinating page-turner.In this book he has, once again, taken his readers on a journey of both spirit and imagination. He and Martin Greenberg have struck a unique balance between the worlds of literature, science and spirituality and come up with a novel that is exciting and enjoyable. The "Angel is Near" makes the heart beat a little quicker, the mental wheels spin at a higher rate and blows a clean wind through the dusty corners of the soul.

An angel parable for adults

Every once in a while Deepak Chopra chooses to send his message through a work of fiction. The Angel Is Near takes us into a world that he has not really talked much about: the existence of angels and what they have to tell us. In this novel a brilliant mysterious light is captured by the U.S.Army in Kosovo and transported to a secret base in New Mexico to determine if it is an alien intelligence or just some strange physical phenomenon. The story centers on how this light reveals itself to be an angel. The plot is a chase across country as the forces which would learn from the angel are arrayed against those that would destroy it. But the real point is a parable about how we human beings look as seen from an angel's perspective. There are miracles along the way but also temptations, humor as well as healing. All in all, an enjoyable, well-written tale, but also a nice, deft way for Chopra to send the reader a great deal of uplifting information about the state of the soul and the ways we can learn to turn to the light as our guide.