Guide Note

The Celestine Prophecy is a 1993 "New Age" themed novel by James Redfield. A movie of the same title, based on the book, was released in 2006. The story follows a man who, through a series of coincidences, finds himself on a spiritual journey to Peru in search of a sacred manuscript.

Fast Facts

1. Redfield is an author, lecturer, and therapist
2. First book in a trilogy
3. Spent 165 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List
4. Considered one of the most successful self-published books of all time
5. In 1994, Warner Books published the book in hard cover
6. Work influenced by Dr. Eric Berne¹
7. Sequels: The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision and The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight
8. Fourth book covering the twelfth insight is in process

The concept behind The Celestine Prophecy is that there is an awakening happening among the human culture and this awakening is creating a shift in consciousness. Through this shift, a sharing of life's meaning through synchronicity occurs. According to Redfield, there are eleven insights into this shift.

1. There is an awakening unfolding
2. The awakening is a more complete world view
3. We live in a universe of energy
4. We struggle for this source of energy even though its abundant
5. When we connect to the source violence and insecurity ends
6. We must stay connected and remove times of stress
7. When we are in the flow synchronicity occurs
8. We can increase synchronistic events by uplifting others
9. This synchronicity will have us all grow and transform
10. All humans are here on assignment to create a stronger spiritual culture
11. Ultimately we can reach the field of intention and make our visions reality