Spiritual Growth: Being Your Higher Self
"A breakthrough for tomorrow's teachers, healers, and leaders who want to  be their higher selves now." --Catalyst"TheEarth Life Seriesis a trilogy of books that I must confess  I did not read in their proper order. I didn't discover the series until  I received the proof copy ofSpiritual Growth- the last book in the  series - and read from cover to cover. Unlike some channels whose messages  seem to need hours of decoding, Orin's language is crystal clear. For an  example, see page 32 of the March/April 1989 issue ofBody, Mind, &  Spirit.I then went on to read the first two books in the series,Living with JoyandPersonal Power Through Awareness. Surprisingly there is no  duplication of information. Orin's ideas remain clear, concise and  eminently practical. An astonishing array of life situations are exposed  and opened to light with a compassionate understanding of the human  condition. Orin's suggestions are laced with examples and stories that  help the reader see how they work. Each chapter is followed by worksheets  and meditations so the lessons can be immediately put into practice.The meditations help to open pathways for the teachings to be absorbed.  The teachings, in turn, augment the meditation experience so together  they work to bring about change.I found that the writing always seemed new, which to me, is a sure sign  of spiritual depth. When I reread sections weeks later they seemed quite  different. Of course, they were the same; it was I who had changed. Some  teachings that had seemed difficult were now obvious and I realized how  powerful many of the exercises had been. It is not that the information  was new, only that it had been presented with a simplicity that allowed  it to be grasped at many different levels.It is this very simplicity combined with unerring guidance to the highest  good that make theEarth Life Seriesa powerful light along whichever  path of growth you choose." (Body Mind Spiritmagazine, October 1989)"Spiritual Growthis a way of looking at life, of getting in touch with  what Roman calls your higher self. This higher self is within us all,  Roman believes, waiting to be tapped with some practice. Roman shows us  how. This is a positive book, one that takes the golden rule and expands  it way beyond personal relationships.Spiritual Growthseeks to strip us of blinders, to see good even in  those we don't like, to find love within us, to use the power of  enveloping ourselves in light and then transmitting that light out to  someone we want to reach. It's a spiritual book, but not kooky in the  sense that it asks us to go into a lotus position or climb some mountain  to find nirvana. Roman is a practical spiritualist, saying to the reader  to stop in the middle of a trying day and take a deep breath, to reach  inside to find a direction. The mind is a wonderful storehouse of energy,  Roman believes, just waiting to be unleashed for our personal benefit.But Roman doesn't believe that we should just hold all of this  spirituality inside. Looking outward to find good in everything that we  do, Roman writes, is the way to manifest positive beliefs that heighten  your outlook on life."(The Tribune, Colorado Press) --ReviewsThere is a danger today in the "new-age" milieu whereby psychism is mistaken for spirituality and astral glamour is misconstrued as inner development. In the 1970s the metaphysically disenchanted in the West enthroned the Eastern gurus as pillars of high spirituality; but in the 1980s, this habit of adulation shifted to disincarnate light beings. At least the gurus were personally present to scold disciples at moments of spiritual aberration. This isn't possible in today's floriation of channeled guides sans credentials, and some well-intentioned neophytes might find themselves routed unhappily into the developmental ditch from unreliable texts. In many respects Spiritual Growth is an instructive exemplar of both this inherent danger and the uplifting message of light that most channeled works strive to impart. It is the fifth in a series by California channel Roman-a warm, friendly, simple dictation on die elementary principles of personal development presented by a disincamate spirit named Orin. The intentions are laudable; namely, to move readers into a participation in the higher dimensional expressions of the Self. This is facilitated through advice, examples, and visualizations. Generally, the text, which is entirely Orin's, moves the reader forward pleasantly into an arena of light, hope, and positive attitudes. --FromIndependent Publisher