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Author: Marie D. Jones
ISBN:
978-1-60163-156-5
Publisher: The Careers Press Inc., New Page
Books
This is a good book, and an interesting exploration into
all things related to the concepts of destiny, fate, free will and
choice, and how these can affect our lives.
The book
explores in varying detail: historical ideas and philosophical
thinking about fate and free will; evolution; quantum physics; The
Law of Attraction; the paranormal; DNA; astrology; and religious
ideas about reincarnation.
It will not give you a definitive
answer as to whether our lives are predetermined, or if we have a
choice over what happens to us, but it introduces and explains many
different beliefs, from religious to scientific and everything in
between. It also affirms the notion that most people believe in
something in between i.e. that both destiny and choice play a part in
our lives to a certain degree. I wasn’t sure whether all of the
information in the book was accurate (for example, the lines shown on
the hand when the author was describing palmistry did not correspond
with the traditionally accepted palmistry lines), and some of the
scientific/quantum physics explanations left me confused. On
the whole though, it is a fun and entertaining look at different
ideas surrounding whether fate is responsible for what happens in our
lives. I also liked reading the true stories at the end of the
book about how fate/destiny/free will had played a part in different
people’s lives.
On the whole, the books seems well researched
and contains a great deal of information on the subject that will
help to inspire people who would like to look deeper into these
concepts.
I like the author’s style of writing and her upbeat
and humourous narrative helped to keep me interested.
There is
definitely a lot of food for thought contained within the pages of
this book and I would recommend it to anyone who has ever wondered
whether our lives are controlled by a higher power, or whether we can
steer our lives in any direction we choose.
Marie D. Jones is the best-selling author of The Déjà vu Enigma; 11:11 The Time Prompt Phenomenon; and 2013: The End of Days or a New Beginning? She is also a screenwriter, radio show host, and popular public speaker. She was recently featured on The History Channel and is a regular contributor to Intrepid magazine and New Dawn magazine.