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Joe Donlan

April 5, 2008. Uncategorized.

137 Comments

Tracy Burke replied:

Hi Joe:
Sorry to hear you wiped out the previous blogs. The comment that I had posted was that I was intriqued by the premise of the book and was about to order it. Well, since then I have ordered it and have now read the beginning through chapter 1.

I am very much looking foward to reading this book and find it very easy to understand considering I really know nothing about physics, modern or otherwise. I have always been interested, however, in Eastern Mythology. I will post additional blogs as I complete each chapter.

Thanks!
Tracy Burke

April 5, 2008 at 7:24 pm. Permalink.
Marc Mandler replied:

Hey Joe. I bought your book. Looking forward to reading it. I am sending this so you can practice not deleting all your blogs.
-Marc

April 6, 2008 at 5:33 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Tracy,

Thank you for purchsing the book and re-responding. I did see your initial comment and even replied to it. Later, however, I somehow cleared out my entire file of responses. I’m still not sure how that happened but I will be sure to avoid hitting any buttons that say “delete” in the future.

More to the point, I am glad that you are enjoying the book thus far. I am looking forward to your comments as you get further into it. Don’t hesitate to write if you have a question about some portion.

Best Regards,

Joe Donlan

April 6, 2008 at 9:26 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hey Marc,

Thank you for purchasing the book and for logging into the blog. It is pretty emabarrasing to wipe out an entire file and not know how I did it, but so far so good today….

I am looking forward to your comments when you start reading the book. It will make for good conversation I’m sure.

Talk to you soon.

Best Regards,

Joe Donlan

April 6, 2008 at 9:30 pm. Permalink.
Tracy Burke replied:

Hi Joe:
I have begun reading the2nd chapter and don’t have much yet that I would like to discuss but wanted to keep the communication chanels open.

I have shared what I have learned thus far with several friends and family members and find everytime I discuss it I get a better understand of what your book is attempting to do. I just wish I had more dedicated time to get to the end!

I will be sure to write as I come up with thoughts and questions.
Thanks!
Tracy Burke

April 15, 2008 at 7:29 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Tracy,

I’m pleased to hear that you are into Chapter Two and wish to keep the communication channels open.
I am also glad to read that you’ve shared some of the book’s content with friends and family, and particularly that discussions about it helps to create a better understand of its message and intent. I can appreciate your frustration about not having enough time, but, in truth, this book takes awhile to read and digest; that’s why I have liberally forward and back-referenced many of its concepts.
I look forward to you continued comments, and do not hesitate to pose any questions.
Best Regards,
Joe

April 16, 2008 at 9:56 am. Permalink.
fore.eyes replied:

Kudos to Mr. Donlan for explaining the science behind the phenomenom of the power of positve thinking. Having faith in the outcome only works if you are armed with the knowledge of the scientific principals that make it work.

I found the correlations between Quantum Physics, Eastern Mysticism and right brain function to be fascinating. I had been coming to some of these conclusions on my own and I enjoyed being able to immerse myself in this area of study and getting a better handle on it.

I found the writing style to be compeling & witty and without the neccesity for the reader to have any antecedent knowledge in this area. I have a couple of friends in mind that I plan on giving a copy of this book to at the next gift-giving opportunity.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to control his own future. I have posted a more comprehensive review on the Border’s and Barnes & Noble’s web-sites. And I look forward to reading and commenting on any other reader’s comments in this forum.

April 19, 2008 at 2:16 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hello fore.eyes,

Thank you for your kind words. I entirely agree that one needs to know how this works to make the best use of it. As you know from having read all (or most of the book), I have layered that information to broaden my audience from people with an interest [but no formal background] in physics to prac-ticing theoretical physicists. I am quite interested in your statement that you have been thinking about the correlations between Quantum Physics, Eastern Mysticism and right brain function…this is a fascinating topic.

Thank you also for posting your views on the Border’s and B&N websites. I am looking forward to reading them and continuing this dialogue.

Thank you again and please let me know if you have any questions or further comments.

Regards,

Joe Donlan

April 19, 2008 at 7:06 pm. Permalink.
fore.eyes replied:

Mr. Donlan,

This is my first time with a book becoming an interactive experience and I must say, this is the right book for it. I see this blog as becoming the perfect forum for reinforcing the principles as set forth.

I find that this is not a book to read and put back on the shelf. But rather, after reading it cover to cover, I keep it at hand to re-read portions at my leisure and so I appreciate the referencing that makes it easy to find what I want. Keeping it out also adds to the conversation if I have friends over.

Thanks for arming me with the information needed to get the results I want.

April 22, 2008 at 4:49 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hello fore.eyes,

I appreciate that you recognize the value of a blog in association with a book…especially one that has a lot of content and introduces several new ideas. It’s a good forum for clarification and idea exchange.

I both appreciate and agree that this is a book that should be read and re-read, at least in parts. In fact there are sections in the last chapters that should probably be re-read several times a year to keep the concept fresh.

Thank you for your helpful feedback…keep the flow going, and certainly pose any questions you have right here…or should I say “write” here?

Regards,

Joe Donlan

April 22, 2008 at 5:16 pm. Permalink.
Nathan Salsone replied:

I bought and am reading your book. It’s provided the best explanation of physics I have seen so far. I know that’s not the point of the book, but I’m only about half way through Chapter Six. It’s pretty slow going for me, but I’m really enjoying it so far. I can’t wait to put it to work.

April 30, 2008 at 4:07 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Nathan,

Thanks much; that’s great to hear. I tried to put physics into terms that were understandable, and I appreciate that feedback. This sets the stage for showing what’s wrong with the current model and opens things up for a new view. I am anxious to hear how you like the rest of it. If you have any questions, please use this blog to ask them as I think others will benefit from them and the answers.

Thanks again

April 30, 2008 at 4:23 pm. Permalink.
Nathan Salsone replied:

Hi Joe,

I finished the book. Whew! I learned more about physics than in high school and college put together. Actually, I finished it a few weeks ago, but I wanted to read the last chapter again, and I did just that on vacation last week.
I also read The Secret during this time. No comparison. That doesn’t begin to explain how this stuff works; whereas you go into great detail and make it sound so plausible. I am now putting your methods to the test. I’ll let you know.

Nathan S.

August 7, 2008 at 6:10 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Nathan,
Nice to hear from you; it’s been awhile and I was wondering how you were doing with the book. I don’t know what part of the country you are from, but I hope you had a good vacation. I appreciate your comments, especially the one about the contrast with The Secret, which, of course, I have also read. That book is enormously popular and makes a good case for the premise of my book, which is helpful for my book sales (which still pale by comparison). More to your point: you are quite correct in that my book explains the underlying physics that permit the link between thought and future action. I also appreciate your comment that you learned more about science than what you had learned from your formal education. My book is actually listed as a text book, but I don’t want to discourage casual readers from enjoying it and its benefits. In that effort I hope you recognized that you only needed to read about 150 pages in all to get the essence of the book, which includes the last chapter. I also found it interesting that you read the last chapter twice (at least that’s what I thought you said). That’s good because the last chapter is intended to be reread from time to time. I’ll be coming out with revisions to it later.
In closing let me know how the instructions are working for you and how the book is changing your life. That’s the exciting part that I’m looking forward to hearing.

August 8, 2008 at 12:53 pm. Permalink.
Kevin Mooney replied:

Hi. I just put down this book and just wrote a review on B&N. Although it took longer to finish than almost any book I’ve ever read, it was well worth the tiime and price of admission. I must say that I’ve read many self-help books, but yours is the first to make the concept seem plausible. As I wrote in my review (which BTW was flatering), you get into the underlying physics more deeply than I need, but I give you credit for offering that material as support and showing how one can skip over those parts without losing one’s way. I plan to revisit those sections when I get more time. In the meantime I am practicing the lessons of the last chapter, and I already think they’re working!

August 11, 2008 at 5:51 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the blog and thanks so much for your kind review. I appreciate your comment that it takes awhile to get through the whole book…this has been a common statement, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. As I have often stated, the book can be appreciated in about 150 pages, but perhaps I should have made that even clearer. It does take a fair amount to explain what’s at play in this phenomenon, however, and that’s important. For example, I see that you [and others] who have blogged me have read The Law of Attraction. This has been a great seller; however, many physicists have had a field day with it. The concept of that book is that likes attract likes. Well, this just isn’t so. Basic physics, e.g., Coulomb’s Law, states in simple terms that like charges repel and unlike charges attract…which is opposite of what that book states. Coulomb’s Law is in accord with Newton’s third law and obeys his inverse square law, etc. In my book it forms one of the key behavioral elements of nature within my Zero Sum Hypothesis. Sometimes the facts take awhile to be presented and understood, but I do appreciate your feedback.

August 12, 2008 at 4:36 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Kevin Money,

BTW, let me know how it works for you, as that’s the imprtant thing!

August 12, 2008 at 4:39 pm. Permalink.
Bob Richmond replied:

I recently read your book. It was a mind-blower. I wrote an online review of it. A friend, who is a physicist, also thought some of what you wrote was intriguing; although he still believes totally in Einstein. I gave him (George L) the book. I expect you’ll hear from him at some point.

August 14, 2008 at 1:23 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the blog comments and the [5-star] review. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your response as I am getting this off the ground. I haven’t heard from your physicist friend yet, but I eagerly await his feedback. This book has had several reviews by physicists and they pretty much said the same thing…the premise is plausible. For obvious reasons, none of them wanted to come out and publically endorse a position that contradicted Einstein. However, trust that I have read about every fringe theory that purported to contravene the great man, so I am well-qualified to agree with these physicists on their position. On the other hand, my theory solves many problems plaguing physicists today and uses exactly the same math as Einstein. As they say, time will tell…

More important though, the physics is just the underlying logic of the book. The whole book is really con-tained in the last chapter. I certainly hope this point is not getting lost. Thanks again and let me know how it’s working for you.

August 14, 2008 at 3:23 pm. Permalink.
Cathy Nolan replied:

Hi,

I’m at the end of Chapter Seven, but I peeked ahead to Chapter 13. I love it. This should be on Oprah’s show!
Cathy N.

August 14, 2008 at 3:49 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Cathy,
Wow; now that’s a thought. Actually, I am honored by your suggestion, but I would want to have a number of success stories attributable to the book from readers (who are willing to relate them) beforehand as that is the reason I wrote the book. As the book has only been out in print for less than five months, I think I am a few months away from thinking about giant steps of that nature…but I love and appreciate the thought. When you finish the book and practice the exercises, I’d love to hear from you. Thanks again.

August 14, 2008 at 6:51 pm. Permalink.
Cathy Nolan replied:

Hi,

I didn’t see your resonse. I’m still getting used to this blog thing. I meant it because I think it would be good for the show. I’ve read another chapter. I’ll let you know in a month or so.

Cathy

August 18, 2008 at 12:23 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Cathy,

Believe me, I understand. I accidentally wiped all my initial blogs a few months ago!

I’m glad to hear you read another chapter and are enjoying it. I am looking forward to your response after you’ve tried the methods (just maybe we’ll get them on Oprah)

Keep in touch.

Joe

August 18, 2008 at 8:43 pm. Permalink.
Brenda S replied:

Hi,

I bought your book about a six weeks ago and started it about a month ago. I had a lot of available time, so I’m pretty much thruogh it, but I need to look over some parts again. I also read some of the blog comments and saw some of the posted reviews. I agree with those comments and would add that this is what I’ve been looking for. I’ve read self help books and found their help fleeting. Your book explains why that is so and what to do about it. I also agree with the reader who wants to get it on Oprah.

I plan to do a review.

August 20, 2008 at 2:57 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Brenda,

Thanks for the comments…greatly appreciated. Again, I think it’s premature to be talking about exposure to network shows given that it’s just now getting reviewed and it takes awhile for readers to have the future-creating experiences the book describes. That’s what I think would be the key. However, I do appreciate the thought and I am excited at the prospect when the time is right.

I also appreciate that you plan to do a review. I’ll be looking for it.
Thanks and please blog me if you have more comments or questions.

August 20, 2008 at 4:04 pm. Permalink.
Brenda S replied:

Hi,

I’m almost through Chapter Nine. It’s deep, but not over my head yet.

Did you see my review on B&N? I also wrote one on The Secret (I panned it and saw a lot of bad reviews there).

That’s it for now.

August 21, 2008 at 4:43 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Brenda,

Thanks. great review. I greatly appreciate it. I coiuldn’t find the other one on The Secret, but I do agree with your general comments. I did notice a lot of negative reviews, but obviously a great deal of people bought it….

Keep me posted on the book, thanks.

August 21, 2008 at 5:22 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi,
This is my first blog! I bought your book and started it a few weeks ago. It has so many thought provoking concepts and I’m only on Chapter Five. I’ll let you know how it goes from here.

August 22, 2008 at 12:21 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi,

I see my blog…so this is how this works. Anyway, I’m now on Chapter Six. I never thought of “time” the way you present it. I thought time was something real…now I know it’s all in your head!! My head is dizzy with thoughts…in a good way.

August 22, 2008 at 1:43 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Erin,

Sorry, just catching up. Thank you for your patronage and interest thus far. I am glad you are enjoying the book and I’m looking forward to hearing from you after you finish it and practice some of its exercises. Keep me posted.

August 22, 2008 at 3:35 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi,

This is very stimulating. I feel that I am understanding everything so far and see where it’s going. I’m just noe starting Chapter Eight. It’s not an airpalne novel, that’s for sure.

August 25, 2008 at 11:24 am. Permalink.
Cathy N replied:

Hi,

I’m just now finishing Chapter Nine. I love it, but it’s surely deep stuff and I find myself thinking about every page before I go to the next one. At the end of Nine you say that Ten is optional. Will I lose anything if I skip it? Or should I skim it? Would Oprah read it?

Thanks

August 25, 2008 at 12:00 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Erin,

Thank you very much for the feedback. I am delighted to read that you are following the material; some folks needed to jump over some parts–but that’s perfectly OK as instructed–

Yes; indeed it’s not an airplane novel; I hope that was a compliment.

Keep me posted on how it’s going and by all means let me know if there are any parts you find particularly difficult or troubling.

August 25, 2008 at 2:32 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Thanks for blogging, and thanks for the feedback…I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

I can’t argue that it’s a bit deep in places, but I wanted to meet the needs of a physicist…that’s why it’s layered for every audience.

Speaking of that, you can absolutely jump from the end of Nine to the start of Eleven without really losing any needed information. As far as skimming it is concerned, I don’t know your level of prior knowledge. If it was reasonable, you’ll probably get something worthwhile out of reading or skimming it. If you were new to this stuff, just jump right over (and don’t look back).

Your last comment “would Oprah read it?” I am guessing that you meant would she read Chapter Ten? My guess (if the book makes it to her list) she’ll have some people with backgrounds in physics read it and advise her, but, that’s just a guess and I’m really not thinking about that at all.

Keep me posted.

August 25, 2008 at 2:45 pm. Permalink.
Brenda S replied:

Hi,

Just wanted to say that I read Chapter Ten and found it pretty easy to follow, and I don’t have any background in physics. Chapter Eleven is a kind of slow going for me so far, but I learn something new every time I pick up the book. I think I’ll skip Twelve as I have already peeked at the last Chapter and want to read that sooner than later.

I should have some more comments when I finish that last Chapter (maybe you can use them for Oprah if you get on).

August 25, 2008 at 7:22 pm. Permalink.
Phil H replied:

Hi,

I’m new to the book and to physics, but a woman friend of mine from Chicago recommended it highly, so here I go. I’m just starting Chapter Three and I must say that I’ve already learned a lot and have had my mind opened wider than it’s been in a while. If it’s this good going forward it’s a bargain! I’ll let you know.

Phil from Chicago.

August 26, 2008 at 8:52 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Brenda,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

Thanks for your feedback on Chapter Ten; I’m pleased to read that you followed it easily with no prior background. Yes, Chapter Eleven is a bit deep and, from the feedback I have received, it must be taken in small bites. Remember though, it’s not essential for all readers to read it or to understand it, but it ties together the physics of the book and makes the case that thoughts indeed alter what we regard as matter. Other books simply state that there is a connection, but offer no proof. This is the connection, and it’s specific enough, I believe, to satisfy physicists. I’d say just skim it, skip Chapter Twelve, and enjoy the most important Chapter of the book…the last.

Let me know your thoughts…

August 28, 2008 at 10:24 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Phil from Chicago,

Apologies for my tardy response. Thanks for blogging me, and thanks to your friend for recommending the book to you.

I’m glad to hear that, although you are new to physics, you are learning a lot and seeing things differently. That’s great, but keep in mind that this is not a course in physics or Eastern thought, I just need to explain enough in the book so its readers will know how to influence their lives. Having said that, I certainly hope that you continue to get a lot out of it and consider it a bargain.

Please let me know.

BTW, are you a Cubs or White Sox fan?

August 28, 2008 at 10:36 am. Permalink.
Erin S. replied:

Hi,

I am learning so much my head hurts! In a good way though. I have to re-read Chapter Eleven another time (I got a little lost), but I read and loved the last chapter and the Afterword. I am watching the Democratic Convention and I hear a lot of what you say in the Afterword in many of the speeches. Do you have any more books coming?

August 28, 2008 at 2:20 pm. Permalink.
Rikki C replied:

Hi,

New to blogging and new to all this stuff. Read Law of Attraction and saw the ad for this, so I got it. Night and Day. One says it works, but you kinda have to take it on faith, your book goes into the details. And my how deep it goes, and I skipped a lot. I think everyone who wants to know who we are, why we’re here, where we’re going, and how to get there has got to read this book.

I am looking forward to seeing it work, and I am going to write something like this on the B&N site.

August 28, 2008 at 4:04 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Rikki,

Thanks for the feedback. You mention how deep it goes…I hope I didn’t drown you in the details. Anyway I really appreciate your positive comments and I’m looking forward to seeing your forthcoming review when it comes out. thanks.

Please let me know if you have any questions about anything in the book and I’ll try to an-swer them…that’s one of the main benefit of the blog forum.

August 28, 2008 at 5:20 pm. Permalink.
George L replied:

Hi,

Got your book from a friend who blogged you. I am a pretty traditional physicist. I’ve read and reread certain parts of your book. I want to state up front that I do not agree with some of your conclusions, but I will acknowledge that what you say is possible. I am not saying “probable”, but your theory, from what I’ve read of it, is technically possible, and you do have some interesting ideas on this topic, and your book does open eyes to other possibilities. My questions at this point are: Have you seen any of the ten things you predict come to happen, and do you have the mathematical framework to support your theories? I’d be very interested to hear your answers.

August 29, 2008 at 9:58 am. Permalink.
Brit replied:

Hi,

I’m on chapter seven. I’ve read the blogs and some of the reviews, but it seems pretty straightforward to me so far. I mean it’s a lot of new stuff and an entirely new way of looking at traditional science and new-age science. I am learning and I love it and can’t wait to get to use what’s in the last chapter, which I already skimmed. Where did you come up with all this?

August 29, 2008 at 10:05 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi George,
Thanks for the feedback and your insight. I get the sense that overall you liked it, or at least some of it. I’m sure it’s tough for a traditional physicist to accept such a departure, and I greatly appreciate your openness to some of my proposals. I came at this from many angles and it’s the only way I see that nature can work to solve the nagging problems of physics and allow for the premise that thoughts create reality. I do not definitively know the answer to your first question (“Have you seen any of the ten things you predict come to happen?”). Most of them may take awhile and I haven’t checked lately. Your second question (“do you have the mathematical framework to support your theories?”) is an excellent one. The answer is ‘no”, not yet. I am not qualified to do that and I would need to sit with a qualified physicist at considerable length, I’m sure. However, the intent of the book is not to get my model accepted; it’s to show my readers how thoughts actually do affect the outcome of real events and how to harness this knowledge to make their futures realized. I would be delighted to take this conversation offline with you, however, as I am very interested in your thoughts and your specific background. Thank you again for the blog; I’ll email you directly tomorrow (I’m traveling today).

August 29, 2008 at 11:18 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Brit

I am glad you are enjoying it and not finding it difficult. Some of the later chapters do get into it a bit deeper, but as the book suggests, you can jump right over them.

I appreciate that you are learning and loving it; however, I wouldn’t describe my presentation of Eastern Mysticism as “new-age”. I tried to avoid going down that path, but I can see that some parts may sound somewhat new age.

Anyway, I am interested to hear your feedback on the rest of the book.

Thank you.

August 29, 2008 at 11:26 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Brit,

I just noticed your last question as to where I came up with all this. That may have rhetorical, but I’ll answer it anyway. Basically, it came about from 25 years of research trying to make sense of a lot of things. I think I cover some of this in the book’s introductory sections and part of my answer to George, right above yours.

Thanks

August 29, 2008 at 11:37 am. Permalink.
Brit replied:

Hi Mr. Donlan,

Thanks. I really don’t know that much about New Age, but I thought that was what “mysticism” was. I need to re-read Chapter Two to get a clearer understanding I guess. I am almost through Chapter Nine and I’m still following it, and learning more about a lot of things that interest me. I’m a third-grade teacher and I think this should be reading material for high school or college physics classes as I now understand Relativity for the first time in my life. I know from some of your other blog answers that you are only explaining many of the concepts in the book to set the stage for a theory that does support that thoughts create reality, but understanding this and other concepts is rewarding in and of itself. Being a teacher, I can tell you that many parts would make a great text book.

Britany W.

August 31, 2008 at 8:48 pm. Permalink.
Carlos replied:

This is good stuff. I read the Secret and parts of The Law of Attraction. The difference is that I’m learning something while I feel that I am giving myself the best chance to influence the future. I am not an expert, but what you write seems plausible and logical, at least so far. I’m on Chapter Seven, but I also skimmed some of the later material. Everyone who wants to know something about a lot of important, human subjects should read this. I wouldn’t mind seeing a shorter, cheaper version though.

September 1, 2008 at 10:16 am. Permalink.
MSP replied:

Hi,

I like your writing style. You make complex subjects intelligible because you present it in layers. My husband is more skeptical than I abut the idea that thoughts can create the future, so I am anxious to see what he has to say, but I think it’s great and I am hopeful that it works.

Molly P

September 1, 2008 at 1:52 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

HI Brit,

Thanks for blogging again; sorry for my delay in responding (I was away this weekend). Yes, it’s easy to confuse New-Age with a lot of things as it is a bit vague, but trust that it’s not synonymous with Eastern thought.

I particularly appreciate your comment about the book being useful as a text. That’s not its intent, of course, but I’ve heard that before and I am pleased to hear it from a teacher. That said, I don’t want readers to think this book is a course and there’s a lot of required information to learn. There is indeed a lot here, but most of can be skimmed or skipped. The only part that should be read word-for-word is Chapter 13. The rest serves to substantiate what I say there. That’s the real purpose of the book, but again, I’m glad you and others are learning a lot and want to share that position.

Keep me posted.

September 1, 2008 at 8:10 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Carlos,

First; thanks for blogging; second thanks for the encouraging words….I have nothing to add. However, I am interested to find out if others feel this way as well.

As far as coming out with a smaller, less-expensive version, I have to say that’s a great idea; in fact, I have had that discussion with the publisher. However, such an edition is probably about a year away, but I’ll keep you (and all bloggers) posted.

I hope to hear from you again when you’ve read more.

September 1, 2008 at 8:28 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Molly P,

Thanks for blogging and the comments. However, I feel that I could have said some things more clearly, and I will in later editions. I am particularly interested in your husband’s reaction, as most readers already believe in the concept of positive thought to some extent.

Please tell him that I appreciate his openness to read it and I look forward to his feedback…positive or critical.

Of course, I look forward to yours as well.

September 1, 2008 at 8:35 pm. Permalink.
Carl replied:

Hi,

Bought your book a couple of weeks ago and just starting reading it last night. I don’t have much to say about the book as I’m only on the Introduction, but I wanted to mention that the blogs helped me already.

September 2, 2008 at 6:40 pm. Permalink.
Carl replied:

I said Introduction, I meant Mission Declaration, which I just finished. I’m motivated to keep going, so I’ll let you know.

September 2, 2008 at 6:43 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Carl,

Welcome to the blog. I appreciate that you bought the book and are enjoying the beginning of it. It gets better. I’m glad that the blogs were helpful. That’s great to hear.

Keep me posted.

September 2, 2008 at 8:31 pm. Permalink.
Carlos replied:

I am almost through Chapter Eight. This is heady stuff. I am learning a lot. Here’s my question: I am fairly new to physics; does it get a lot deeper and is it critical to read all of it before the last chapter?

September 3, 2008 at 12:40 pm. Permalink.
Carlos replied:

Hi,

I’m halfway through Chapter Nine. I really am learning a lot, but I still want to know if it gets a lot deeper and if it’s critical to read all of it before the last chapter.

September 4, 2008 at 3:36 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Carlos,

Sorry for my delay in answering your blog entry. I was in the process of answering your first when I saw a notification of your second, so let me address both.

If you are new to many of the concepts presented in the first eight chapters (which it seems you are), I suggest that you skip or gloss over all the italicized text up to that point, ignore Chapters 9-12, then immerse yourself in the book’s final chapter. If you have a background in physics and/or if you are ready for a deeper dive, you may profit from and enjoy those four chapters as well.

Let me know your thoughts.

September 4, 2008 at 3:49 pm. Permalink.
Carlos replied:

Thanks,

I’ll do that. I’ll probably come back to those other sections later.

September 4, 2008 at 4:50 pm. Permalink.
MSP replied:

Hi,

I’m on Chapter Six. Again, I love how you make this stuff understandable, but I think I’ll follow the advice you gave earlier and just skim those chapters. I can’t wait to get to 13!!!

I got my husband to read the first two parts and he said he wants to read it all, so I’ll let you know. He really doesn’t believe in any thing of this sort, so that’s interesting.

September 4, 2008 at 5:22 pm. Permalink.
Denise replied:

Hi,

I read the blogs and bought the book. The blogs were helpful, and the book (I’m on Chapter Four) is unbelievable!!!

I knew a little about physics and Eastern Mysticism, so I thought. Now I’m beginning to understand it for the first time.

I think I’m one of the people that may read all of it. We’ll see.

I’ll keep you posted.

September 5, 2008 at 1:59 pm. Permalink.
Carl replied:

Hi,

I’m also on Chapter Four. This is very mind-opening. I should have paid more attention to science when I was in school! I am thinking about things and learning about things that I never thought about before, but can see that they are important to know about and think about, if that makes any sense.

Carl

September 5, 2008 at 2:32 pm. Permalink.
Rikki replied:

Hi Mr. Donlan,

I finished it! I loved 13 and I am going to read it again soon. I’m doing the exercises. It’s very relaxing and I can see how this works. I skipped a lot of the book, maybe I’ll read those parts another time, but I think I got all that I needed even though I skipped a few chapters as you had suggested.

Did you see my review on B&N? It’s out now. People have got to read this book.

September 6, 2008 at 12:06 pm. Permalink.
Rikki replied:

I didn’t see an answer yet, but one question I have is this. Now that I finished it, it seems that I didn’t need to know everything in the first 12 chapters to get the benefits that are spelled out in Chapter 13. I mean I understand that you need to know all the scientific reasons behind the scenes to understand how it works, but if a reader simply took what you said on faith would it be the same?

This is not a criticism, because I learned so much and feel prepared to change my life. It’s more of a question, and I’m going to read it again anyway because it’s fascinating to know all this stuff about life, the brain, how we think, and all the different ways to look at the universe.

September 8, 2008 at 9:10 am. Permalink.
Ms. Lori replied:

Hi,

I just wanted to say that this book is exciting, and I’m glad I bought it, but it’s scary. I’m only on Chapter One, but I can see that this will be quite an adventure!!!

September 8, 2008 at 2:02 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi,

I love the book. I finished it, but I haven’t re-read Chapter Eleven yet. I will at some point. The exercises are very relaxing and I feel that I am now in control of my future.

Unless I missed it, you never answered my blob of 8/28

September 8, 2008 at 2:23 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Erin,

My apologies. I’ve been away for a few days and didn’t have access to my computer.

You are correct. I missed your “bloB’ entry on August 28th wherein you wrote:
“Hi, I am learning so much my head hurts! In a good way though. I have to re-read Chapter Eleven another time (I got a little lost), but I read and loved the last chapter and the Afterword. I am watching the Democratic Convention and I hear a lot of what you say in the Afterword in many of the speeches. Do you have any more books coming?”

Here is my tardy answer to your first email:
I’m glad that you are learning a lot, but I hope I’m not increasing your Excedrin intake. Chapter Eleven, along with chapters Nine, Ten and Twelve are a bit technical. You can skip them if you buy into what is proposed in Chapter Thirteen. However, I had to in-clude them for the many readers who, of course, need to be convinced. As far as new books, I am just beginning the task of developing a much smaller edition that should be out in about a year or so. It will just make references to this one to cover all the technical portions, but it’s a way off as I am just starting to think about developing it.

This pretty much addresses your second blog as well. I don’t think you need to go back and re-read Eleven, but I always encourage folks who have a thirst for this sort of stuff to do so.

By the way, the Large Hadron Collider goes online tomorrow. This huge atom smasher is expected to reveal some secrets about the structure of nature (in a few months). Scientists expect to find the so-called “God particle”, responsible for mass. My theory predicts that it doesn’t exist, so these are exciting times.

Keep me posted on your experiences with the future…

September 9, 2008 at 1:20 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Molly,

My apologies to you as well. I’m a bit behind answering my blogs I see.
You wrote on Sept 4th: “I’m on Chapter Six. Again, I love how you make this stuff understandable, but I think I’ll follow the advice you gave earlier and just skim those chapters. I can’t wait to get to 13!!! I got my husband to read the first two parts and he said he wants to read it all, so I’ll let you know. He really doesn’t believe in anything of this sort, so that’s interesting.”

My response:

Thanks for blogging and sharing that information. I think that readers are finding the blog useful for that purpose. I appreciate that you are finding the material understandable. As I’ve said in other blog responses. If you don’t have a prior background and/or a strong interest in the subjects of the brain, physics and metaphysics, you can skim everything from Chapter Three to Chapter Twelve. Just take your time with Chapter Thirteen.

I look forward to your continued feedback and perhaps your husband’s comments.

September 9, 2008 at 1:31 pm. Permalink.
Margie replied:

Hi,

I’m retired and have a fair anmount of time on my hands. I’ve read both The Secret and the Law of Attraction. Those are easy reads, but unconvincing. I am enjoying this book for much more than its ability to help me control my life. it’s made me aware of so many other areas of nature and human nature. I’m only on Chapter Four, but if stays this good, I’ll write a review.

Margaret S.

September 9, 2008 at 1:42 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi, Denise,
My apologies to you as well for my tardy response. I really appreciate the feedback, and I will be quicker to respond in the future.

On September 5th, you wrote: I read the blogs and bought the book. The blogs were helpful, and the book (I’m on Chapter Four) is unbelievable!!! I knew a little about physics and Eastern Mysticism, so I thought. Now I’m beginning to understand it for the first time. I think I’m one of the people that may read all of it. We’ll see.”

My Response: First, thanks for buying the book and for blogging your comments. I am pleased that the other blogs helped you. I am looking forward to your comments particularly as you have some background in some of the book’s subject matter.

BTW, I am going to have my web administrator she if she can find a way to put the newest ones first as it’s getting to be a pain to wade through all of the older ones first (last time I tried, I wiped out a bunch!)

Thanks again Denise, and keep on bloggin’

September 9, 2008 at 1:49 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Carl, in response to your September 5th blog entry, I am glad you are finding this book “mind-opening”; that’s the principal aim beside showing the reader how to create the future.

Plesae keep me posted.

September 9, 2008 at 1:54 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Rikki,

Thanks for blogging and for sharing your thoughts, and thanks for your excellent review (on B&N, I believe).

You are spot on with your assessment that you do not need to know everything in the first 12 chapters to get the benefits that are spelled out in Chapter 13. I agree that you need to basically believe that there are real scientific reasons why this works and they are spelled out in the book; however, if you don’t need those details, and if you can take it on faith, it should it be the same.
Thanks again for your feedback and that review.

September 9, 2008 at 2:02 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Lori,
Yesterday you wrote:

I just wanted to say that this book is exciting, and I’m glad I bought it, but it’s scary. I’m only on Chapter One, but I can see that this will be quite an adventure!!!

Lori, thanks for sharing that with me and other readers. I hope you mean “scary” in a good sense that this will provide you with a real power to change the course of your life.

Keep me posted and let me know how you feel as you get further in…

September 9, 2008 at 2:08 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hello Margaret,

I didn’t see your blog until now. That’s great that you read those other books; that seems to be a fairly common theme; although, for what it’s worth, my initial manuscript was submitted two years before those books were published. That aside, I appreciate your feedback. I do feel that an author has a responsibility to offer a feasible explanation to support his/her book’s premise, and that’s what I tried to do.

I hope you continue to like it. Please keep me posted.

September 9, 2008 at 7:59 pm. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

Hi, I’m pretty far into the book. I got a little lost in the last two or three chapters, but that’s because I wanted to read all of it and I don’t really have much background. This is really good stuff, chock full of useful information. I’m enjoying what I can understand. I’m looking forward to finishing it and then maybe re-reading some of the scientific parts.

OH, and I’m a White Sox fan. We’re going all the way.

Phil from Chicago

September 10, 2008 at 8:24 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Phil from Chicago,

I had to search the blogs to get a reference point for your entry. Thanks for the update. I’m glad that you are getting a lot out of the book, but don’t sweat it if some of the material is a bit too scientific at this juncture. As I have explained in other blogs, I needed to substantiate the theory for a mixed audience ranging from people with no backgrounds to experimental physicists. As long as you are confident that you have the power to change the future with thoughts and understand the exercises in the last chapter, you have accomplished all that you needed from the book. Just keep doing the exercises in Chapter 13.

BTW, I am a tried and true Red Sox fan. Maybe our teams will meet in the postseason…

September 11, 2008 at 11:09 am. Permalink.
Cathy N replied:

Hi,

I blogged before. Since then I finished Chapter 13 and the Afterword. I skimmed Ten and Eleven. I’m going to reread them, but first I am going to meditate on what you explain in Thirteen. I loved the Afterword. That’s what this world needs!!! I still think Oprah’s show will love this.

Cathy

September 11, 2008 at 5:56 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Cathy,

Yes, thank you for blogging again and sharing your thoughts on this interactive site. From the feedback I have had, this forum works well. The audience for the book spans quite a range, and the input received from various readers on this blog site is very helpful.

As to your points: Although I think the information in some of the later, more technical chapters, such as 9-12 is useful and important, aside from physicists, most readers don’t need to know these facts to gain all the benefit of the book. You may gain more by re-reading Chapter Thirteen from time-to-time. I thank you again for your positive comments and your vote to get it on Oprah.

Let me know how it’s working for you.

September 12, 2008 at 2:29 pm. Permalink.
Carl replied:

Hi,

I blogged earlier when I started the book. I finished Chapter Eight a few days ago, and took your advice to jump over the other ones and go directly to 13. I found that easy to do. I may get back to those parts when I have more time. I’ve really enjoyed the book so far and learned a lot, but the last chapter’s the best so far. I am anxious to finish it and start doing all the mental exercises.

Carl

September 13, 2008 at 3:13 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Carl,

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I feel a bit like a broken record, but it’s worth mentioning again that some of the material, particularly Chapters Ten-Twelve, probably should be skimmed or skipped by readers that do not have a prior background or avid interest in physics. In truth there are a few points within those chapters that I’d like every reader to know, but I reference them again in Chapter Thirteen. In the most extreme cases, individuals who just want to use the book for self-help purposes can read as few pages as the two intro sections, chapters One and Two and then jump to Chapter Thirteen and perhaps read the Afterword. In total that would be about 130 pages and none of that material is technical.

To this point, a local book club of ten or so members will be reading the book soon. I will advise them to read the contents accordingly, and many, I believe, will opt to read as few as those 130 pages. I am looking for their responses, particularly if some read more portions.

Good luck with 13 and your exercises and let me know how they are working for you.

September 15, 2008 at 9:28 am. Permalink.
Jenna J. replied:

Hi,

I bought the book about a month ago, but I only really started it this weekend. I read some of the blogs and some of the reviews (on B&N), so I was preparing myself to only read the small parts you suggested.

I just wanted to give you and some of the other bloggers some feedback. I have no background in physics and I’ve been out of school for longer than I care to say, but I’ve had no difficulty at all following the first seven chapters. I’m on the Eighth chapter now. I understand it and can see where it’s going. I appreciate the way you make some complex topics understandable by relating them to everyday situations. It’s a book almost everyone should read; certainly as one reader said those of us with a probing mind.

Jay Jay

September 16, 2008 at 12:02 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hello JJ,

That’s great. Thanks for the feedback; I’m sure it’s useful to all readers.

Please keep us posted and let me know how you do with the later chapters, and, of course, the last one.

September 17, 2008 at 1:52 pm. Permalink.
Karen Losapio replied:

Hi all,

I’m reading this book and feel like I’m learning about a whole bunch of things I should already know. Well, I know them now. Another blogger said that the title is misleading. I sort of agree. It’s a lot more than just learning how to influence the future, but I guess it’s all tied to that. I got a little bogged down with the speed of light stuff, but I know that was optional reading and I pretty much understood everything else. I must say that it meets its promise. I truly feel this is a life-changing book. I’m looking forward to reading the last chapter and seeing this work.

Karen L.

September 18, 2008 at 4:53 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi bloggers.

I did go back and read Chapter 11. It was easier the second time and I think it’s worthwhile to read it. I’d like to know everyone else’s thoughts on that. Reading this book has been one of the best uses of my time that I can recall. And, I’m just now starting the mental exercises in Chapter 13.

Erin S.

September 19, 2008 at 1:52 pm. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

Hi,

I am finding the exercises to gain enlightenment very relaxing. I do them at night and fall right asleep, usually before I finish.

Anyone else?

September 20, 2008 at 1:09 pm. Permalink.
Rikki replied:

Hi,

I just checked the blogs and want to reply to Erin. yes it’s very relaxing. I also do the exercise at night after I go to bed, and fall asleep before I finish too. It’s helping me to focus on who I truly am and what I truly want. Very helful.

Rikki

September 21, 2008 at 9:27 am. Permalink.
Mark B. replied:

This book says more about the human mind and human condition than anything I’ve ever read. It ties together about 2500 years of thought in a pretty neat package. The fact that it explains how to create the future with the mind is its main purpose, but it would stand on its own even if it didn’t contain that explanation and the enlightenment exercises. Oh and by the way, maybe I am just a nerd, but the Glossary of Terms was even fun to read.

Thoughts anyone?

Mark B.

September 23, 2008 at 10:42 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Mark B,

Welcome to the blog and thanks for your insight and feedback.

I take it that if you are checking out the Glossary of Terms that you read the whole book.

I’m glad you liked it and I hope it works for you.

September 23, 2008 at 4:49 pm. Permalink.
Mark B. replied:

This is a useful book in light of what’s happening to the US economy…particularly the Afterword.

Mark B

September 24, 2008 at 7:05 pm. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

I totally agree with Mark B. I just read the AfterWord last night. I initially skipped it as I had already read virtually the entire book. The problem with the US economy is centered on greed. In the end that hurts everyone, even the fat cats.
Phil from Chicago

September 26, 2008 at 10:05 am. Permalink.
Chicago Phil replied:

Read and then reread Chapter 13. Every time I do I get more out of it and I’m making things fall into place.
I do the exercises at night every night. I think that’s key.

September 28, 2008 at 6:28 pm. Permalink.
Christine D. replied:

Hi,

I took some reader’s advice and read just the first two chapters and Thirteen. This worked well for me, as I don’t have much background, but I needed to look up some terms in the Glossary. I am excited about what it teaches in just this little portion of the book which was easy to read and digest. I sure hope it helps to make the economy better.
Christine D.

September 30, 2008 at 4:36 pm. Permalink.
Phil H replied:

Hey we just won three “must win” games against three different teams. No one has ever done that. Ever. I told my friends I made that happen!

Great book!

We’re going all the way!

Phil from Chicago

September 30, 2008 at 11:22 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Christine D,

Thanks for sharing your feedback. I have a lot of readers who may initially read only the portions you read, so I am very interested to hear that it was doable for you. I’m glad the Glossary helped.

I hope the exercises work for you. Keep us posted.

October 1, 2008 at 2:26 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hey Phil from Chicago,

Congratulations!!

Good luck against the Rays.

I’ll be “Ordaining” that we’ll see you in the next series as I said before…

October 1, 2008 at 2:29 pm. Permalink.
Jack Texiera (TEX) replied:

Just about finished it. I have an interest and a bit of a background in physics. Loved it, and definitely see where it’s going. Looking forward now to making my thoughts create the future.

I have a suggestion. I am having my wife read it next–no background at all. I’m having her read the opening parts, the first two chapters and then seven and eight, then thirteen. I think that’s all she’ll need and I don’t think she’ll have any trouble understanding or following that material.

Do you (or anyone) agree?

Tex

October 3, 2008 at 9:30 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hey Phil from Chicago,

You certainly have your hands full. If your team pulls this off you can tell your friends you made it happen…

Good luck (or should I say, good ordaining).

October 6, 2008 at 12:17 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Tex,

Thanks for blogging and sharing your thoughts.

I agree. I’ve suggested that a reader who is looking to bypass the technical portions as much as possible can read chapter seven and then jump to 13, but I like your suggestion. It would be better to read chapters Seven and Eight (after the introductions and Chapters One and Two, of course), then jump to 13.

Let us know how she’s doing with that…

October 6, 2008 at 12:23 pm. Permalink.
Susan L. Keenan replied:

Dear Joe,

Sunday I was at the annual Scandinavian Festival in Budd Lake, NJ; I’ve been attending this festival as a lace maker for years and years, and always meet the nicest people there. For some reason, I was having trouble with one section of my pattern, which I had to re-work 3 times. To one of the spectators, I advised that I was experiencing a very non-harmonic convergence in the universe; the lady smiled and said she could relate to that, as she was a scientist! I then mentioned your book, and she said she was in the process of reading it, and pronounced it to be a wonderful book! Now that was VERY harmonic!

Anyway, the weather has been so very beautiful, and as all my projects are slowly being completed on schedule, I indulged myself in a bit of levity last evening and wrote these two silly limericks:

There once was a fella named Joe,

Who wrote of a theory called TOE;

To fulfill our desire

This writer did conspire.

(It’s all in his book, you know!)

The spaxels of space were out of place!

Joe Donlan was asked to fix this;

“Just leave them be!

Spaxels are free!

Now go and write your wish list!”

Have a great day!

Susan

October 6, 2008 at 4:12 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Dear Susan,

Thank you for blogging and sharing that very synchronistic event with me and other readers. Given that the book has only been in print a short while and that its readership has been purely a grass roots swelling (actually “swelling” is a bit strong; perhaps “subtle movement” is more appropriate), that is quite a coincidence…as you say, a real harmonic experience. This reminds me of many stories such as the one in Chapter Thirteen. If you see that scientist again, I’d love to have her also share her thoughts with others on the blog.

Now for the fun part…what a clever and funny limerick. In the vernacular of the IM world, it was LOL funny. Perhaps only those who read the book would get it, but that’s a good incentive for all…

Be well and may the blog be with you (sorry..I got carried away).

Joe

October 7, 2008 at 2:05 pm. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

I tried. I really tried. I guess more people were ordaining the Rays to win.

It would have been awesome. I wish you luck with the Red Sox…especially against those upshot Rays.

Phil from Chicago

October 7, 2008 at 6:29 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Phil from Chicago,

Well, I really am sorry that your team didn’t win. We would have looked forward to that series as well. I know that this is not why you bought the book, but I also know that you truly wanted to have your team win. In truth, your activity of hoping and wishing did have an effect. However, it is very difficult to influence events that involve so many people. You would have had to enlist thousands into the process, and they would have had to envision the win with much certainty. This wouldn’t guarantee a victory (as there is always randomness involved), but it would have surely improved the odds.

I am looking forward to hearing about your next try at influencing your future in a positive way.

Best Regards,

Joe

October 9, 2008 at 11:00 am. Permalink.
Christine D. replied:

Hi,

I mentioned that, after a reader’s advice, I read just the opening parts, the first two chapters and Thirteen and that it worked, but I needed to look up some terms in the Glossary.

I have since read Chapters Seven and Eight. These were very easy to follow, and I have zero background in science. I am revisiting Thirteen. I think that given today’s economic woes, everyone should read this book. We need to get together and Ordain a better, fairer world.

Christine D.

October 10, 2008 at 12:04 pm. Permalink.
Kevin P replied:

Hi,

New to this blog, and fairly new to book (on Chapter Six). Wanted to chime in. So far, every page is insightful. I hope it stays this good…well worth the price. I peeked at Thirteen, but I’m staying with program and reading it all.

Kevin P.

October 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Kevin,

Sorry for the lag on my reply. Thanks for “chiming in”. I think readers have benefitted significantly from seeing the comments of others.

I hope you continue to enjoy the book and share your feedback.

October 16, 2008 at 6:20 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Christine D.,

Sorry also for my lengthy delay in responding.

That was great feedback and quite useful for folks who do not have a great deal (or any) background in science. Several folks have mentioned that the reading the Introductions, the first two chapters, then Seven and Eight have served as been good preparation for the book’s main goal, which is contained in Chapter Thirteen.

Please share your thoughts again.

October 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

Hey, good luck against the Rays. You’re going to need to do some serious future creation to pull this off…

I hope you do.

October 16, 2008 at 7:50 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Phil from Chicago,

Thanks for your blog and well wishes.

Whew, that was a tough one to pull out. All joking aside, that comeback had to have had something extra from the outside. The place (Fenway Park) was electric, and that energy fed into the players on both teams. That was magic. I know you had something similar occur at the three games that ended your regular season.

It gets tougher from here as they will be in Tampa, but we’ll have a lot of fans there and a lot of “good vibrations” going for us.

October 17, 2008 at 11:35 am. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

If the Red Sox pull this off they should put you on the payroll. There seems to be something to this science of creating the future…

Good luck tonight (as if you’ll need it).

Phil form Chicago

October 19, 2008 at 1:52 pm. Permalink.
Phil from Chicago replied:

Too bad. I was really pulling for them. Now it’s up to the Phillies.

On the plus side, I met the girl of my dreams by just imagining her in my life and following the instructions in Chapter 13. It happened just as I saw it!

Phil from Chicago

October 23, 2008 at 10:52 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Phil,

Let me respond to your last two blogs.

Yeah, the Sox didn’t quite pull it out, but it was a great series. I just couldn’t bear to see them lose in Fenway in front of the “Fenway Faithful”, and I didn’t want to see it end earlier than seven games, as these teams fought it out so closely all year. Considering where we were in the sixth inning of game five, I’d consider the glass as being a lot more than half full.

On a timelier note, that’s great about your creation of a desired relationship. This is one of the most common outcomes of Ordaining Reality. It’s described as the first of the two codependent scenarios in Chapter Thirteen. Good work!

October 23, 2008 at 11:59 am. Permalink.
Erin S replied:

I am doing the introspective exercises and (besides helping me to fall asleep) things are falling into place in just about every aspect of my life.

So glad I bought this book and am following its exercises.

Erin s.

October 23, 2008 at 12:56 pm. Permalink.
Kiki D. replied:

Hi,

New to book and new to blogging. I am learning so much. Someone else on the blog or on the web said they are learning so much from this book their head hurts. Now I know what they mean. I mean that in a good way, though. I’ve jumped ahead and read chapter 13. All I can say is this book should be on tape and should be on Oprah or a show like that because it actually explains how positive thought actually changes the future. I’m not a scientist, not even close, but at least this book explains the link. That’s more than I can say for The Secret or the Law of Attraction, which I read last year.

Anyone agree?

Kiki D

October 28, 2008 at 4:00 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Kiki D,

Thanks for blogging and sharing (and the Oprah plug).

I’m sure you already know that there was a singer with your name, but I assume she is not you.

Getting to your point: I entirely agree, but I’d like to her from other bloggers, as that is the point of the blog.

Joe D.

October 29, 2008 at 10:21 am. Permalink.
Kiki D. replied:

Hi,

No, I’m not that Kiki D, but I like her music. My first name is Kristine, but it’s been Kiki since high school.

I’m still loving the book and taking it all in.

October 29, 2008 at 5:32 pm. Permalink.
Christine D. replied:

Hi,

I blogged before. In reference to Kiki D’s comments (similar name I might add), I earlier blogged that (if your head hurts too much from the information) I think you can get just as much out of the book by reading all the opening sections (Mission Declaration and Intro), the first two chapters, chapters Seven and Eight and then Thirteen and the Afterword. All that material was very easy to follow, and I, too, have no background in science. I have read Chapter Thirteen three times and I get something more every time. I agree with the Oprah and audio tape suggestions and I also think that given today’s economic woes, everyone should read this book so we can “Ordain” a better world.

Christine D.

October 29, 2008 at 7:57 pm. Permalink.
Tex replied:

As I wrote earlier, having an interest and some background in physics I read all of it and enjoyed every bit. I’m not qualified to say if it’s 100% correct, but it makes sense to me and can definitely see where it’s going.

To the point of the last two bloggers, I passed it on to my wife, who has no background at all. I suggested that she just read the opening parts, the first two chapters, skip to Chapters Seven and Eight, then read Thirteen. She’s almost done and said she had no trouble following it, and she’s going to recommend it to her book club. Her only complaint was that she didn’t like paying for parts she didn’t need to read. I reminded her that I bought it and read it all.

Tex

October 30, 2008 at 1:14 pm. Permalink.
Kiki D replied:

Thanks from the last blogger (Tex). I agree that it would be good to only pay for the parts I’m reading, but maybe someday I’ll read it all.

If it works as well as I expect, it’s a bargain at almost any price.

Kiki D.

October 30, 2008 at 2:28 pm. Permalink.
Kiki D replied:

FYI,

I recommended this book to someone who tried to buy it on B&N, but didn’t see it on their site.

She bought it from Amazon. I saw it on B&N and read the reviews last month, but I didn’t see it either when I just looked.

Kiki D.

November 4, 2008 at 6:18 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Kiki D.

Thank you so much for reporting that rather large mishap.

I immediately contacted B&N and relayed this issue to them. They apologized and are underway scrambling to fix the problem. Obviously I was very concerned as new readers are pointed to B&N, Borders and Amazon to buy the book. The B&N technical staff admits to the error and they are working on fixing it in their NY office. Fortunately, they still have all the data and all the (dozen or so) reviews intact. They emailed me their link for the book, which is:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9781599429977
However, they explained that somehow lost the ability to link their link to the book’s title. The mishap apparently happened on Monday morning.

Thanks again for reporting it and sending your friend to Amazon. There’s probably a synchronistic reason why this happened…

Best Regards,
Joe D.

November 5, 2008 at 12:13 pm. Permalink.
George replied:

B&N told me it was because a new edition is coming out in about a week. Is this true. Should I wait for that?

George L.

November 11, 2008 at 12:14 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

That is correct.

B&N doesn’t stock many copies, and when they ran out, my publisher informed them it was on backorder due to a new edition.

They should have it next week.

Two choices: Amazon still has copies of the original; you can get it from them today. Option two: wait a few days and get the new edition from Borders, B&N or Amazon.

blog me if any more difficulty…

November 21, 2008 at 10:26 am. Permalink.
Susan Kelly replied:

Hi,

Just to let you know; I had to buy the book from Amazon. B&N didn’t have the new one and they were sold out of the original. Mine came in today; it’s the first edition. I can’t wait to dive into it.

BTW, given that there aren’t anymore, will this be a collector’s item?

Susan Kelly

November 24, 2008 at 7:10 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Susan,

Sorry for the long delay in answering.

I have been promised by the publisher that the new edition will be out this week.

The one you have is quite similar. If you were a physicist and wanted a bit more specifics about two of the theories (which most folks will skip), the new version is quite improved. However, most folks will skip those sections.

As to whether it will be a “collector’s item”…I can only hope.

Thank you for the blog entry and for buying the book. I am anxious to her how you like it.

December 1, 2008 at 5:45 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

The New Edition is now available everywhere. See B&N, Amazon and Borders.

December 2, 2008 at 1:57 pm. Permalink.
Tricia Paulson replied:

Dear Joe,

First time blogger writing to tell you that I’ve been practicing the Chapter Thirteen methods within your book since early October; it has already changed my life. In early November, despite a tough job market in my field, I landed what I hope and believe to be my “dream job”. I had to get by three very taxing interviews, and I did it by constantly imagining (I know I should use a better term) that I was getting the call to start work. I was called within six days of the last interview, and I’ve now been there one month. I love the job and the people. I honestly believe that the book made that possible, especially since I’ve read almost all of the other ones of this ilk and couldn’t connect the dots. Now, so many other things are also coming to fruition. I just meditate on who I am (underneath it all) every night and then think about who I will become for about two or three minutes. You make it seem so connected to cause and effect. I’m glad you shared this information in a book.

Tricia Paulson

December 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm. Permalink.
George L replied:

Got the new version and started it.

It’s beyond awesome so far, and I like how it’s layered for people like me versus real scientists. I look forward to finishing it, but I sense that will take a bit.

George L.

December 15, 2008 at 3:19 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi George,

Thanks for the blog feedback.

Take it slow through the more scientific parts or jump over them altogether.

Write in with any questions. The most important thing is to gain enough information so that Chapter Thirteen makes sense. Anything more than that is an option.

Happy reading and happy ordaining…

December 26, 2008 at 2:09 pm. Permalink.
George L replied:

Hi,

I’m still slogging through it. I am fascinated by the insight and the breadth of the topics covered, but I can see the relevance of them all.

This has my vote to get it on Oprah’s list. I showed it to a friend who wants to read my copy. I told him to get his own as I think I need to look at this again after I’m through.

Did I read that you are coming out with a shorter version?

Do tell.

George

January 8, 2009 at 2:56 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi George,

Thanks for the feedback. Indeed I am developing a shorter version that references this one. I don’t have a timetable yet, but it will just be a shorter version of what you have now.

I’ll keep folks posted here.

Let me know how you like the book as you go through it all.

January 9, 2009 at 11:50 am. Permalink.
Simon P replied:

Simon here, first time blogger. I bought the book around the holidays and have read enough to get into Chapter Thirteen. I didn’t read or follow everything, but I can see how this works and how others are getting into it. This is the first book of its kind that I can see in that it connects cause and effect. Are there others out there? Do you have more coming?

Cheers,
Simon Peppers

January 14, 2009 at 5:17 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Simon P,

Welcome to the blog and the readership of folks with inquiring minds.

BTW, congratulations on getting through most of the book in less than a month. Most of my readers report that they average two to three months.

As to your two questions: I truly think this is original; I have not seen a book that tries to make a link between thoughts and matter using laws of physics. Yes, I am developing a shorter version. It’s essentially the same, just abridged and a bit updated. It’ll be out in the late Spring.

Let me know how you enjoy the last chapter and, most important, how it changes your life. I am looking for those stories to share with readers as that’s ultimately why the book was written.

January 19, 2009 at 2:03 pm. Permalink.
Karen Winston replied:

Which blog is active? I think there are two. I’ll just write in on this one.
Anyway, I just read the newer version. I cheated after awhile (somewhere around Chapter Eight) and went to the last chapter. This book is a book worth reading over and over, especially the last chapter. Its title is too limiting. It should say “everything you wanted to know about but were afraid to ask”. Anyway, it’s no quick read, but it’s a keeper. I wouldn’t mind a shorter version though. Is there one coming out? If so, when? I mentioned the book to my friends and would recommend it to them as it’s really packed with valuable insight and a real way to create the future, but to be honest most of my friends would get lost in this version. I’m more into this stuff than they are and I got lost in spots. I don’t want to be pushy, but I think there should be a version about half as long for people who just want to improve their lives.

Feedback anyone?
Karen W.

February 19, 2009 at 5:10 pm. Permalink.
Jessica replied:

Hi Joe!
I am so excited to read Your book! I just found it while researching information for an essay I have to write for my English class on glabalization. I wanted to write about exactly this! When I told people I wanted to write my paper on quantum physics and indiviual self/consciousness I got the strangest looks. Honestly I had no idea how I was going to explain it either, or if I even could! Then over the weekend I was researching for my paper and I found your book! Thank you for helping me with the perspective I needed for my paper. I am really looking forward to reading it in its entirety!

February 24, 2009 at 11:09 pm. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Hi Jessica,

First, sorry for my tardiness in responding.

I am pleased to hear that you are excited to read the book and that you found it while researching information for an essay you have to write for your “English class” on globalization. That is a first for the book, but I am tickled that you wanted to write about exactly this topic. That, Jessica, is quite ambitious. I am not surprised that when you told others you wanted to write about quantum physics and individual self/consciousness you got strange looks.
However, there is clearly some linkage here.

Now for some reality checks. This book is daunting to many. There is some information that is a stretch for an undergraduate physics major, let alone someone with little background in physics. However, there is an awful lot in there that is simple, and in your case, I believe highly useful.

I am submitting a new version to the publisher this week. It is about 160 pages shorter and aimed at non-physicists. I had to write the unabridged version (the one you bought) first so that I could just reference those technical portions in the simpler text.

I would be glad to help you with any parts (without interfering with your paper or consuming too much of my time). You can email me directly at: Joe@OrdainingReality.com, or use the blog.

One thing more. The book is instructional, as you pointed out; however, those instructions are to help its readers understand how to influence their future. So in your case you get a Two-fer.

Again, thank you for blogging and sharing your thoughts.
If I don’t hear from you…good luck with your essay!

February 26, 2009 at 11:41 am. Permalink.
joedonlan replied:

Dear Karen,
I really messed up and missed your blog. I apologize for my tardiness (I was checking a different blog). Because I am late replying, I will be thorough.
Here are your answers. Yes; there are two blogs active, but from now on I’ll regularly check both; so either is fine from the website.
I’m glad to hear that you are well underway reading the newer version. Don’t feel in any way that you “cheated after awhile (somewhere around Chapter Eight) and went to the last chapter”. Many, many readers are doing just that. You may find that it’s easier to tackle those parts again in a month or two (as others have said). And, yes, the last chapter is one that you can reference many times.
I liked your comment that the book’s title is too limiting; that it should say something like: “everything you wanted to know about but were afraid to ask”. However, I think that would be a bit pretentious and perhaps scare more readers.
Yes; you are correct “it’s no quick read”, but I am delighted to learn that you deem it a “keeper”.
As to a shorter version; here’s the story. I am submitting one this month. It has been carefully culled from this second edition and simplified. It’s about 160 pages shorter (not quite half as you suggested), and it’s designed for readers with less technical bent; however, it doesn’t leave anything out. It will be available around tax time (April 15th). It’s a different book, different title (ORDAINING REALITY MADE EASY) and a different cover, but essentially it’s an abridged, less expensive version of what you bought. I recommend the original to all those with a technical bent and this new one to your friends and others who want to learn how nature supports the power of thought without as much scientific information.
Thank you for blogging, and let me and other readers know how your life is changing with this book.

February 26, 2009 at 12:23 pm. Permalink.
Karen Winston replied:

Hi,

I’m still loving this version, at least the parts I understand. I’m also following the meditation. That’s great! I’m probably one of the few people that will also buy the new shorter one when it’s out (am I weird or what?). So, when is it on sale and how much is it?

March 5, 2009 at 7:57 pm. Permalink.

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