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The following introduction to the book by author

Dear Reader

Imagine this scene if you will. Two babies are in utero confined to the wall of their mother's womb, and they are having a conversation. For the sake of clarity we'll call these twins Ego and Spirit.

Spirit says to Ego,"I know you are going to find this difficult to accept, but I truly believe there is life after birth."

Ego responds, "Don't be ridiculous. Look around you. this is all there is. why must you always be thinking about something beyond this reality? Accept your lot in life. Make yourself comfortable and forget about all of this life-after-birth nonsense."

Spirit quiets down for a while, but her inner voice won't allow her to remain silent any longer. "Ego, now don't get mad, but I have something else to say. I also believe that there is a Mother."

"A Mother!"Ego guffaws. "How can you be so absurd? You've never seen a Mother. Why can't you accept that this is all there is? The idea of a Mother. Why can't you accept that this is all there is? The idea of a Mother is crazy. You are here alone with me.This is your reality. Now grab hold of that cord. Go into your corner and stop being so silly. Trust me, there is no Mother."

Spirit reluctantly stops her conversation with Ego, but her restlessness soon gets the better of her. "Ego," she implores, "please listen without rejecting my idea. Somehow I think that those constant pressures we both feel, those movements that make us so unconfortable sometimes, that continual respositioning and all of that closing in that seems to be taking place as we keep growing, is getting us ready for a place of glowing light, and we will experience it very soon."

"Now I know you are absolutely insane," replies Ego. "All you've ever known is darkness. You've never seen light. How can you even contemplate such an idea? Those movements and pressures you feel are your reality. You are a distinct separate being. This is your journey. Darkness and pressures and a closed-in feeling are what life is all about. You'll have to fight it as long as you live. Now grab your cord and please stay still."

Spirit relaxes for a while, but finally she can contain herself no longer. "Ego, I have only one more thing to say and then I'll never bother you again."

"Go ahead," Ego responds impatiently.
"I believe all of these pressures and all of this discomfort is not only going to bring us to a new celestial light, but when we experience it, we are going to meet Mother face-to-face and know an ecstasy that is beyond anything we have ever experienced up until now."

"You really are crazy, Spirit. Now I'm truly convinced of it."


This book you are holding in your hands is a literal interpretation of that metaphor, which I've adapted from a story told by Henri J.M.Nouwen. It is my attempt to introduce you to that glowing celestial light and to let you know the wonder of having your sacred self triumph over the demands of the ego self, which wants more than anything to hold you back.

I have organized this book around the following four understandings:

1. you are sacred, and in order to know it you must transcend the old belief system you've adopted.

2. You are a divine being called to know your sacred self by mastering the keys to higher awareness.

3. Your sacred self can triumph over your ego identities and be the dominant force in your life.

4. You can radiate this awareness beyond your own boundaries and affect everyone on our planet.

These understandings form the basis of the four parts of this book. Each chapter is written with the express purpose of helping you to specifically know these principles.

The ancient spiritual writings in the Cabbalah have a very pertinent teaching that I would like you to come to know. It is suggested in them that our purpose here is to move from lower levels of living to higher and higher planes. But in order to move to the next level we must actually fall down first-to acquire and generate the necessary energy to propel ourselves to the next level.

Thus every single fall that you experience is really an opportunity to acquire energy. The added energy provides the turbo boost to move up and fulfill your purpose on the next level. Your sacred self knows that your falls are necessary for the achievement of this goal.

A fall in my own life gave me the opportunity to generate the necessary energy to put my life at the spiritual level that I write about in these pages. I could not have allowed this book to be published unless I made this jump to that higher spiritual level.

The fall is always in divine order. Whether we choose to acquire the energy to move to a higher spiritual level is entirely up to each and every one of us. My message is clear. Use your falls to come to an awareness of the higher power and loving presence that is always with you. The energy that you acquire is similar to what the high jumper gets when he falls way back in order to propel himself over the bar at a higher level than before.

I know this spiritual consciousness, and I trust that this book will help you to know that sacred self that is always with you.

Love and Light,
Wayne W.Dyer