When faced with life-changing events, sixteen artists and seers (whose stories I tell in ARTISTS OF THE SPIRIT, New Prophets in Art and Mysticism) reacted creatively and also altruistically to put their new insights at the service of others. They are models of highly aware persons who act as scouts for the rest of us. Their stories suggest that in the contemporary phase of human evolution, it is our creative imagination that continues to expand, leading us upward toward what Teilhard de Chardin called "the Omega point," where spirit will illuminate mind.

In separate, but harmonious, voices, eleven writers describe layered art as an expression of a holistic perspective. Each chapter addresses a theme, illustrated in color with artworks related to: alchemy, the spirit, earth metaphors, cosmic forces, healing, archaic traces and the millennium. Layered art reflects the forward edge of syncretic thinking, the recognition that the universe is held within a matrix of shared consciousness. Everything is connected with everything else.

"Beyond Fear" does not go into "how to steps" of achieving freedom & joy but it certainly guides you through principles that are consistent with Don Miguel Ruiz teachings. In essence, people of power are those who are open, loving, and nonjudgemental: for them the universe is a place of wonder, exporation and adventure. What I liked most about the book is the way the author, Mary Carrol Nelson, weaves elements of Toltec knowledge & ceremonies into the book, along with biographical content. She describes personal experiences by Don Miguel Ruiz & his significant other "Gaya" that changed their lives. I liked the book! I would read anything by and about Don Miguel Ruiz....Erika B.

I like this book very much. I am biased, because I have been an apprentice of don Miguel Ruiz for four years, and the Toltec path has changed my life. Mary Carroll Nelson has done a wonderful job of bringing don Miguel's simple wisdom and love to the pages of this book. I have traveled many paths searching for my freedom, although I did not always know what I was looking for. Now, with this and don Miguel's other two books, and using the tools found here (The Four Agreements, Stalking and Dreaming, The inventory, recapitulation, forgiveness, etc.) I have reclaimed my personal power and found the simple peace that I was seeking. Thank you, don Miguel. I recommend that anyone who has read this far in these commments buy this and don Miguel's other two books (THE FOUR AGREEMENTS, and THE MASTERY OF LOVE.) And then do what he says! Miguel Ruiz lectures, leads workshops, and takes Power Journeys to Mexico and Peru, also. Find him, and go!

No book has changed my life more than Beyond Fear and The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz. I have been reading these books almost every day for the past six months. The gratitude I feel for these books cannot be expressed in words, because the transformation they have engendered is too profound. This book gives you all the information, love and tools you need to create the life you choose. This is not a book which tells you what to believe. This is a book that teaches you how to choose what you want to believe. It leads you to discover your own truth and your own path to happiness. Living the words in this book has freed and empowered me to find the peace and happiness I was seeking. Now, this book and all of don Miguel's words live in my heart, and they will continue to guide me every day in deepening my experience of spirituality. If you are considering buying this book, do. Give it a chance to wake you up, open up your soul and amaze you!