The Four Insights: Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earthkeepers

by Alberto Villoldo

Book Overview

Con la llegada de los conquistadores, los Guardianes de la Tierra, antiguos chamanes de las Am?ricas, fueron encarcelados, torturados y asesinados, y su sabidur?a fue considerada un peligro y una... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401910459
• ISBN13: 9781401910457
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Hay House
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Awesome

Every time i read a chapter, i felt truth jumping out to me from each page, so much so, that my eyes would well up with tears from inner knowing. It was an easy read, the suggestions in the book are very easy and practical. I loved it so much, i bought a few copies for my friends. Even for people who have never learned about Shamanism, this book will help you appreciate Mother Earth and your special role in the Universe.

wonderful synopsis of teachings through the medicine wheel

I was so pleased to find this book in print! Alberto has a gift of combining story telling and grounded reasoning in such a way that these new concepts to the average western mind are easily understood. Anyone who wants an thorough introduction to the spiritual practices of the medicine wheel and the Laika people will enjoy this book. If you are or have been a student of Alberto's Healing the Light Body School, you will want this book on your shelf as a textbook. It is a wonderful review of the practices of each of the Four Directions.

Luminous!

I have just finished reading this book, and my plan is to read through it again, slowly, and work with the exercises associated with each insight. I know that I have only begun to absorb the lessons, and that this will take more study and practice. This is some of what I have gleaned so far: Insight #1: The Way Of The Hero. This is a concept I relate to, since the book I wrote is in the form of a (shamanic) hero's journey. We can be the heroes of our own journeys, regardless of the stories we have been telling ourselves up to this point; we can re-write our own myths. To begin again from a new paradigm, that of the hero, and to look at our journeys in this empowered way, we will heal, by recognizing that we have triumphed by surviving our challenges. As spiritual adults, we can honor our ancestors, without having to repeat their karmic patterns; we can learn to do our own journeys, the ones we originally incarnated for. With a new perspective, we begin to respect the heroes that we are; the ones who learned, adapted, & evolved as we walked our paths. Insight #2: The Way Of The Luminous Warrior--the power of fearlessness. To practice fearlessness is to simply be what we truly are, which is love. This is the only way out of the dark and into the light. When fear settles into the body, the lifeforce is clouded & darkened to the point of affecting our DNA. We're essentially inviting death to come visit that much earlier, by holding fear inside our bodies. In this insight, the exercise given is to look at three former lifetimes; the one where we suffered the most, the one where we misused our power, and the one where we used our wisdom to serve others. This practice helps to clarify & release old patterns. The path to fearlessness requires that we let go of the war within, and the way to do this is through the practice of Nonengagement. It is not necessary to engage in outside battles, which of course only reflect inside battles. What needs to be healed is our inner woundedness. I agree with the Practice of Certainty; if we do not fully commit to a path, we will not succeed. I also agree with the concept of Nondoing; we're not machines that run the world, we're human beings moving through life. Insight #3: The Way Of The Seer This insight is about being aware of the dreams we are dreaming. What have we bought into, from the media & from other people's standards, that we have incorporated into our own dreams? And how do we each view the dream that is our life? This insight is about visioning, manifesting and the law of attraction. The energy we carry around determines what we will encounter in our respective dreams. So if we let go of expectations and our own current mindset, there is no telling what the universe might offer to us. Villoldo used the example of Nicola Tesla and the expression of his own genius, which was only possible because he wasn't stuck in what had already been "proven" to be real. Insight #4: The W

Good book after reading prior books by Villoldo

Important to read his earlier books first. This book is thought-provoking and filled with ancient wisdom, things not lightly dabbled in.. I feel this book should be used as a text..

Enlightening Path

I LOVE this book. The direction and explanation of the Four Insights are multi-layered and clearly put. Powerful exercises are included, and are worth their weight in gold as they train the sub-conscious to a unique and enlightening perspective. As we practice our ability to know and experience these universal insights, our inner world heals, and the outer world follows. Many thanks to the author who took the time to share his wisdom.