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Mutant Message Down Under
by: Marlo Morgan |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780060926311 ISBN: 0060926317 Label: Perennial Manufacturer: Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: August 02, 1995 Publisher: Perennial Studio: Perennial
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  - LOVED this book and it's message!I can't get over all the controversy concerning this book. Whether you believe it to be a true story or not...who can deny the message as TRUTH? I loved this book and it's message. I have shared it with all those closest to me. Read it and decide for yourself....if you don't get something meaningful out of it...then you are empty spiritually. The message is timeless and much needed these days! Rating: - Mutant Message from Down UnderThis is a must read for all who need to know what's really important in life. Rating:  - Wasted my time and moneyBought this and read it during a month-long Boulder Outdoor Survival Course in 1994. It did not ring true then. It has since become obvious that it completely misrepresents the Australian aborigines and is a complete work of fiction and self-promotion. Very disappointing "new-age" fantasy. Rating: - A Story With TruthWatch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RWIM8MFJGM8MU Fiction or just partially true? Who cares! Find out out why I have all my students read this book. Rating:  - Good for FictionIn her novel, Mutant Message Down Under, Marlo Morgan creates a small tribe of perfect people, perfectly connected to the environment, each other, and their creator. Theses people, called "Real People," are modeled after the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and Marlo, the protagonist is invited on a walk-about where she learns what the world, addictions, selfishness, and her others sins have done to the harmony she could share with God but is missing because of the things she previously chose to hold on to. Mutant Message Down Under comes packed with controversy. Is the story real? Did she fake the entire thing? Is she misrepresenting the religion of the Aboriginal people? I don't really know; I read it as it is--a novel, a work of fiction. In addition, groups of new-agers and metaphysical religions have gravitated to this novel. For what reason I'm unsure, but I think it might have something to do with the connection to nature and to one another. (It might also be connected with a passage about the Real People not needing Jesus' message because they are still in union with the Creator. Ironically, this is especially true of Christianity. Like the book points out, none-except the Real People in the book-are free of sin and remain connected to God, or as the book calls the creator, Oneness. Therefore, using the book as an explanation not to need Jesus' message makes little sense.) I enjoyed this book because of Morgan's ability to capture what faith feels like. On the walkabout, the walkers had to depend on the land, each other, and a higher power for everything. There was no self. Nothing could be accomplished until the self was let go. Only then could perfect faith grow. I found the environment points interesting. In 2007, it's cool to reduce our ecological footprint on the earth; but in 1991, the ideas in the book might have been a little far on the fringe. Maybe Morgan was ahead of her time. Parts of the book almost seem silly, but the book remains enjoyable and thought provoking. |
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