Review: If you have faith and do not doubt . . .
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
An excellent book in many ways and one which definitely lives up to the author's promise.  I must admit to being a little (unnecessarily) uncomfortable when I saw the title. I wondered what Jesus and alchemy had to do with each other and wondered if this was going to be another "New Age" book but I did what I was asked to do, I put aside my prejudices and I am very very pleased that I did.The author bravely, I feel, went to work at full throttle.  She described her opinion of God - the impersonal, creative power not the personal "Heavenly Father" as depicted in Italian paintings - she made some very profound statements such as "Freedom of choice is restricted by our thoughts which are past tense and controlled by our thinking which is present tense" (apologies if I have misremembered the exact words of the sentence) but what a powerful statement it is.She goes into personal details which must have been uncomfortable for her but which, I believe, were essential for the book, itself.  She uses Biblical phrases to support her thesis (including some from my favorite Books) particularly John 14 - "In my Father's house there are many mansions . . ." and she goes on to explain this powerful statement by Jesus in a way I had not thought of, before, and I thank her very much for doing so.She goes on to "explain" Jesus' miracles within the context of her thesis in a totally plausible and understanding way.  As I continued to read I made some quite (almost) stark revelations concerning my own thinking and I have to say I loved her final sentence (before the Note to Reader). I do congratulate Ms Daemon on this book and thank her for her courage to write it.  On a final note the 1* reviewer, I believe, missed the point, could not get past personal prejudices and the implication behind the reference to Acts 8 is inappropriate if the intention was to associate Ms Daemon's motivation with Simon's.  And I counter it with my own Biblical quote as my headline which, I believe, sums up the author's thesis.