I rarely read books anymore, but this year was a bit different. I broke my ankle and therefore had more time to read. There were three books that I really liked. The first two books are currently only available in german.
- Memoiren einer gefallenen Kachina by Shari D. Kovacs
- Taguari. Das Leben findet seinen Weg by Angelika Selina Braun
- The courage to be disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Memoiren einer gefallenen Kachina
Ever since reading the books by Varda Hasselmann and Frank Schmolke, it has been clear to me that we go through many incarnations. However, I always found their model too restrictive. They describe a model in which the soul experiences itself only as a human being and goes through precisely defined stages of development.
This book, on the other hand, provides a fantastic example of how a soul develops, starting with simple experiences as light being and lives in other star systems. The author was able to remember both past lives and the time between individual lives. It also describes how the the consciousness declines during the Kali Yuga (dark age) and how dark forces can manipulate societies during this period.
Taguari. Das Leben findet seinen Weg
I came across the book through Christian Bischoff’s mindset podcast. The book tells the story of a young boy who wandered through the Amazon jungle in Colombia in 1915 and was eventually rescued and taken in by the Piapocos, an indigenous tribe. They taught him how to live in perfect harmony with nature, the shamanic tradition and how to communicate with spirits and access other dimensions.
The book reminded me strongly of the book Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda. The stories are so extraordinary that probably only a few people believe them to be true. Both had an extraordinary teacher. However, while Yogananda developed mainly through the scientific methods of meditation, Taguari developed through the help of the sacred plant yage (Ayahuasca).
I love how he can communicate with spirits, especially tree spirits.
The courage to be disliked
The book is about Alfred Adler’s psychology. In his model the past does not matter, only present goals. You create all circumstances, because it supports one of your goals. So you are never a victim of your past, because you can simply change your goals. Furthermore he states that all problems are interpersonal relationship problems. So a great emphasis is put on how a relationship is conducted. You cannot avoid to be disliked by others, if you follow through with your own being.
I like his model, but I need to read this book a few more times to really understand this philosophy. There is also a sequel The Courage to Be Happy that I just bought.
Although the philosophy is very encouraging, it has only helped me to a limited extent in practice so far. For example, I find it just as difficult to find a past trauma as to identify an unconscious goal. Theoretically, it may be easier to solve problems using his model, but in practice I’m not so sure.