Review: Controversial, educational and entertaining
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2012
Here's the thing: what if the western world's religious figures were all intertwined? What if the Judea-Christian worldview was the result of a few souls being reincarnated over and over for centuries? That's the premise of this excellently researched story about two new age scientists who interview people trying to find the secrets to unfathomable treasure and knowledge. While the premise for each regression interview (as it's called when a soul is being asked to remember memories of past lives) feels a bit stiff and familiar, the stories that the characters bring to life will keep you swiping pages for the next big discovery.There's a mixture of genders and religions - some of these readers may find irreverent or shocking - but taken in the spirit of pluralism and universality in which the book is intended, this an ambitious book that leaves you wondering what happens in the next one in the series. I knew much of the Christian and Jewish traditions as explained through prominent souls but learned new things about Islam as well as the ancient Greeks.Has a feel of the Da Vinci code to it without the Hollywood stunts.