The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision
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The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision is the second novel in The Celestine Series, beginning with The Celestine Prophecy
, by James Redfield
. It was published in 1996.
disappears while exploring a forest in the Appalachian Mountains
. The book discusses ideas about other dimensions, past lives, conception and birth, the passage through death to an afterlife, hell and heaven. It also illustrates the author's vision of human destiny and the notion that fear of the future is endangering Earth's spiritual renaissance.
In the story, each individual soul is part of a larger "Soul Group", which shares the mission of helping the evolution of the cosmos. At times, a soul from a given Group incarnates itself, choosing the conditions of its life according to its needs, while the other souls observe. Each soul creates a reality around itself, which later brings consequences upon it. These consequences take the form of life and afterlife, which vary according to the person's choices.
On Earth, people speak of the prophecy written in the Book of Revelation
as if it were coming true. Many fear that it will come partly true, in that a dictator (an Antichrist
) will arise, but will not be thrown down. To counteract this idea, which is damaging to the spiritual renaissance, the protagonists hold their own, Utopian "World Vision" to the exclusion of its opposite, until it dominates the opposite at the book's climax.
All of these ideas are experienced as if real by the characters.
Charlene Billings
Joel Lipscomb
Wilson James (Wil)
David Lone Eagle
Maya Ponder
Feyman Carter
Curtis Webber/Farell
John Donald Williams
The Celestine Prophecy
The Celestine Prophecy is a 1993 novel by James Redfield that discusses various psychological and spiritual ideas which are rooted in many ancient Eastern Traditions and New Age spirituality. The main character of the novel undertakes a journey to find and understand a series of nine spiritual...
, by James Redfield
James Redfield
James Redfield is an American author, lecturer, screenwriter and film producer. He is notable for his novel The Celestine Prophecy .-Biography:...
. It was published in 1996.
Plot summary
One of the characters of The Celestine ProphecyThe Celestine Prophecy
The Celestine Prophecy is a 1993 novel by James Redfield that discusses various psychological and spiritual ideas which are rooted in many ancient Eastern Traditions and New Age spirituality. The main character of the novel undertakes a journey to find and understand a series of nine spiritual...
disappears while exploring a forest in the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
. The book discusses ideas about other dimensions, past lives, conception and birth, the passage through death to an afterlife, hell and heaven. It also illustrates the author's vision of human destiny and the notion that fear of the future is endangering Earth's spiritual renaissance.
In the story, each individual soul is part of a larger "Soul Group", which shares the mission of helping the evolution of the cosmos. At times, a soul from a given Group incarnates itself, choosing the conditions of its life according to its needs, while the other souls observe. Each soul creates a reality around itself, which later brings consequences upon it. These consequences take the form of life and afterlife, which vary according to the person's choices.
On Earth, people speak of the prophecy written in the Book of Revelation
Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation is the final book of the New Testament. The title came into usage from the first word of the book in Koine Greek: apokalupsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation"...
as if it were coming true. Many fear that it will come partly true, in that a dictator (an Antichrist
Antichrist
The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
) will arise, but will not be thrown down. To counteract this idea, which is damaging to the spiritual renaissance, the protagonists hold their own, Utopian "World Vision" to the exclusion of its opposite, until it dominates the opposite at the book's climax.
All of these ideas are experienced as if real by the characters.
Characters
John Woodson- The main character. John goes to the Appalachians to find his friend Charlene, but discovers a lot more comprising the status quo than her disappearance.
Charlene Billings
- John's old girlfriend, who vanishes in pursuit of the Tenth (Celestine) Insight.
Joel Lipscomb
- The reporter John meets, who represents the fear.
Wilson James (Wil)
- A friend encountered The Celestine ProphecyThe Celestine ProphecyThe Celestine Prophecy is a 1993 novel by James Redfield that discusses various psychological and spiritual ideas which are rooted in many ancient Eastern Traditions and New Age spirituality. The main character of the novel undertakes a journey to find and understand a series of nine spiritual...
.
David Lone Eagle
- A tribesman whom John meets in the beginning of the story. He tells John to be more aware of the visions.
Maya Ponder
- A medicine woman.
Feyman Carter
- The man building the threatening machinery that embodies the actions of those who fear the future.
Curtis Webber/Farell
- Friend of David's. Created part of the said machinery.
John Donald Williams
- The spirit that John sees when with Wil, in the afterlife. John finds out later that he is a friend to Curtis.