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He who wrote The Celestine Prophecy,James Redfield,is back. Here are insights into the new sequel to the original occult potboiler

I barrelled down the freeway in my Cruiser. Crows fluttered around me. A deer dashed across the road. A Pub beckoned,with its good eats and homemade pies. I knew all of these were Signs. Not of

over-speeding,or hunger,or mild schizophrenia,but my impending rendezvous with Destiny. Guided by an ancient Mayan Document,written in Aramaic in present-day Peru,my road trip to pseudo-prophetic Revelation involves a series of anachronistic Coincidences which introduce me to

cipher-like characters to whom I say,with an air of great urgency: Synchronicity seems to be happening for you. And

Concentrate on the Protection. Or Im trying to stay in Alignment!

As you can see,in this third sequel to the original occult potboiler,The Celestine Prophecy,the bastard child of Bulwer Lytton,Dan Brown and Dianetics,I

continue my intriguing practice of capitalising every other noun for maximum

Mystification. If youve read the

previous books,or listened to your grandma,youll also be familiar with the ancient Insights I revealed,such as that eating Vegetables is good for you,or that you should love your Neighbour and protect Nature.

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Nobody disagrees with any of this,except Sceptics; and these,youll see,are usually Extremists with continental Indian Accents,Uzis,and blinking,Bond villain-worthy cataclysmically

explosive apparatus. While these people bring down our Energy levels,and drag us to lower Vibrations,every Connection we make with like-minded fans of codswallop will produce an Alignment,a wondrous Agape that functions like a collective prayer,summoning the Protection of a Divine Presence. A critical mass of Alignments will produce a Spiritual Transformation via Communal Reinforcement,that old trick that comes in handy for aspiring exorcists,cryptozoologists,and batty cult members.

The universe is filled with all sorts of

Mysteries. One of these,as youll find out if you manage to reach the end of this book,would be why exactly millions of people around the world read this Document,or the ones that preceded it,which are all about as meaningful and revelatory as the Pulp from whence they came.