To Hear the Angels Sing: An Odyssey of Co-Creation With the Devic Kingdom
Author: Dorothy. MacLean
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ISBN: 0940262371
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books (01 July, 1994)
Sales Rank: 137,563
Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
I love this book
I read this when it was first published and it has been a major influence in the way I look at the universe ever since. Dorothy's story of her unfolding awareness is wonderful. The "Kingdom of the Gods" book by Hodson and the Perelandra Garden books are also good and along similar lines, but this one is my favorite.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Fascinating
This is a very personal story about Dorothy's ordinary-turned-extraordinary life, as she expanded her consciousness in simple ways that anyone can do themselves, privately, not attempting to attract attention but seeking for her own personal fulfillment. The book is a real page-turner as it moves into Dorothy MacLean's spiritual adventures while she and the Caddys created the impossible-by-all-scientific-accounts garden at Findhorn, Scotland. It got to the point where I just couldn't put it down but did-- just so it wouldn't end! The messages she wrote down from the devas (her word for celestial beings that hold the blueprints for all of matter) are direct, simple and comforting -- but also haunting in their admonitions to mankind to work on an intuitive level with nature and have the courage to reduce the consumption and accompanying waste of our natural resources, which, as they very clearly communicated, creates a divide between man and the spiritual forces of the planet. As Albert Einstein said: "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Toward that end, I have found this book to be profoundly inspiring as I go about my not-very-extraordinary daily life, and I find myself thinking of Dorothy and the Caddys often as I seek the best possible solutions for my own daily problems. It has definitely expanded my own relationship with the world and my own infinitely smaller (but no less important) role on the planet.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Attuning to the Universe
Dorothy Maclean's first encounter with alternative spirituality was her introduction, through her husband John, to the Sufi teachings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Her friend Sheena Govan then schooled her with an emphasis on love (I Corinthians 13) and the bringing of love into every action.One day in her kitchen Maclean suddenly realized that God was within her, an experience that could be called her "First Initiation." She began writing down inspired, intuitive thoughts as they occurred to her. Sheena Govan encouraged her to make this her regular practice.
But Sheena also encouraged Dorothy to find ways to express her God-centeredness in the mundane world. This meant, for example, leaving a comfortable job in order to become, literally, a servant. It also meant going through periods of despair when Dorothy lost everything she had previously valued-including her connection to God.
When Peter and Eileen Caddy secured the management of a large hotel in northern Scotland, Dorothy felt drawn to go with them. They ran even the smallest details of the hotel in accord with Eileen's inner guidance. Their practice was to do everything in the outer world with care, attention, and love. Their inner work included connecting with the worldwide Network of Light, connections made in the spirit of love. Dorothy also developed a refined sensitivity and learned to distinguish between the felt sense of various spiritual energies.
Apart from the autobiographical sections, much of the book consists of Dorothy's writings produced by attuning to these different energies, and her reflections on the material received.
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