The second thing that should make you lift an eyebrow is the fact that Mr. Salas is a bit of a cottage industry in his native Chile and elsewhere, as the Founder and Spiritual Master of the Dario Salas Institute For Spiritual Science. Which undoubtedly you can gain enlightenment from. For the right amount of money, of course.
There is nothing in this book that cannot be discovered in other, older, and more legitimate works. The material in this book that isn't in other older works is not worth reading, because Mr. Salas has MADE IT UP out of whole cloth.
Give this one a pass. Try The Kybalion, by "The Three Initiates" instead.
John Baines takes a real risk in both the things that he is suggesting and the way in which he suggests them. Sometimes they sound far fetched and impossible, but I challenge anyone to put 100% of themsleves into actually following some of his suggestions and see the results for themselves. No one should be able to convince you one way or another until you actually have the experience yourself.
This book is like no other esoteric book I've ever read. There's a subtle difference that I didn't fully realize until I actually started DOING something.
For a price no doubt.
I can't get past this. Because true wisdom is learned and passed on--not sold. I felt a little distubed by this because I immediatly imagined an outrageous price tag and that this book was one big promo. But--it is a great read, and simple to comprehend. It is an excellent springboard for further study and on that note it has a redeeming value. If one has just discovered occultism and is trying to disassociate themselves with the hate and intolerance that can sometimes occompany religion, than this book is nothing short of priceless. And if his goal was to assist in a lukewarm "awakening" than he has done just that and is a much better teacher than I have given him credit for. Because he definitely does that.
Overall this book is definitely worth the prce and is actually one of the better tomes of occult literature as it really makes no serious pretenses save the endorsement of Rosicrucianism as superior to all forms of occult study, including Yoga and freemasonry. The learned brother is entitled to his opinion. His approach is very blunt but only partially unassuming. So straightfoward is his appraoch in fact, that he will make matter-of-fact comments that may on occasion blur the line between fact and opinion. But overall, this book is NOT a waste of time, lest you have a dogmatic, pre-concieved notion of the world that is...