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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 I loved it Aug 23, 2008
This is a very thought provoking paperback by a gentleman who has obviously given a lot of thought to a variety of little explored subjects. It just so happens that these subjects are some of the most important ones that a curious person would want to explore. This is one of the few books that I know of that is so detailed on the subject of soulmates. Happily, it also seems to be a good one. It is not for the faint of heart or for those who want to put in only minimal effort on a somewhat difficult subject; also probably not for you unless you have a big desire to find big truths.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Ok...but limited perspective Jun 03, 2008
The author puts forth a theory of the Universe and its origins. He then ties it in to the concept of soulmates. Yet...the book is written from a dualistic perspective and a limited consciousness so I was a bit disappointed. The author first posits a theory of two Gods to account for the feminine and masculine principle...the yin/yang....or active, ascending, transcending Father principle and the descending, passive, nourishing Mother principle. From a higher level of conscious Realization it becomes apparent that these two principles of Father and Mother are expressed by the ONE SOURCE...not two Gods. It is also very obvious to someone at a higher stage of Realization that the Universe if by no means Unconscious as the author speculates. Direct Realization and Experience of the ONE reveals beyond doubt that the Higher Source of ALL is Super Super Indescribably Conscious!! Also...I did not see anything in the book about the anima/animus archetypal duality posited by Jung. These are the contra sexual opposites in each psyche. I believe that the Soul Mate theory is based upon people's unconscious projection of their own anima/animus onto the other. This is how Jung taught it also. We are all looking for our perfect 1/2...but the other half we are looking for is within our own psyche. So a person would need to be Awakened and Integrated to realize this. A man awakens his ability to nourish himself and experience feelings and relationships...a woman integrates her ability to be assertive, to manifest and transcend. Who knows...maybe Twin Souls do exist...but as long as you're looking for your "perfect" half outside of yourself...you rob yourself of the opportunity to make the contrasexual archetype conscious and integrated in your own being...and your own Awakened wholeness will be delayed. You will go from broken heart to broken heart while accumulating karma along the way. I didn't intend to dump on the book itself...which is well written and does contain some useful information.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
my reveiw Apr 28, 2008
pretty great... tackled questions i could not find tackled elsewhere... though i think the author had a conclusion in mind before reaching the actual conclusion through trial and error... this book is more of a series of conclusions and facts as opposed to scientific experiements... still i thought it was great,inspiring, and offeres direction... good luck... and lots of luv >grimgeek
 disappointing Apr 07, 2008
I found the website first...part of my understanding that this book was partly going to give information on specifically making a telepathic connection to find your soulmate...maybe I misunderstood...although the author gives a lot of good, even poetic and insightful information...the book does little on giving info on making a telepathic connection...it touches meditation and self awareness...as have studied Yoga and meditation for several years this is not new to me...I read through the latter part several times to make sure I wasn't missing something.
An excerpt from the book: My main purpose in this book is to give the infromation that shows soulmates exist; the reader must take it from there.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Review by best selling author Jul 27, 2005
After my first child was born a number of years ago, I remember asking my father - a university trained physicist and chemist - at what point during the nine-month gestation period and his ultimate birth did my son "acquire" a soul. While both my father and I shared the same belief that this newborn baby did indeed possess a soul, neither of us could come up with a satisfactory answer as to when he had come by it.
In his book "The Science of Soulmates, the Direct Path to the Ultimate", author William Henderson purports to know. The soul, he says, is unique to all living creatures that dream, which includes mammals and birds as well as babies in the womb. Scientists have proven, Henderson says, that unborn babies begin to dream during the last two months before birth. Therefore, the soul arrives at about that time.
Henderson's book tackles a number of other, equally compelling questions: Why does the universe exist? Was the evolution of homo sapiens a random accident or did it happen by design? Is there a reason for human suffering?
Chapter by chapter Henderson examines the common themes at the heart of every spiritual search and explains why recent discoveries in physics, medicine, psychology and other scientific fields serve to confirm the existence of what he calls the Ultimate Being.
The path to the ultimate, Henderson believes, involves the search for human selfhood and the ability to experience God, or the Ultimate Being, through the heightening of consciousness. Using techniques similar to transcendental meditation or deep breathing relaxation exercises, Henderson urges readers to "still their minds," which, when practiced often enough, will eventually lead to the achievement of a higher state of consciousness, described by some as "cosmic consciousness" - becoming one with the spiritual plane of the universe.
As for the purpose of the universe? Henderson's own exhaustive research, both scientific and spiritual, has led him to believe that the love between a man and a woman - the soulmates of the book's title - gives meaning to our journey though life.
While Henderson's arguments will probably not be decisive enough to convince non-believers to change their way of thinking, his fair-minded treatment and readable text provide ample opportunities for grappling with humankind's most difficult questions.
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