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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom - A Toltec Wisdom Book by Don Miguel Ruiz

2 reviews

alfspoilerspren's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

1.75

I felt like this was catholicism disguised as "tolteca wisdom". Lots of God and biblical references (and when I say "a lot", I MEAN IT), among some scarce references to other diverse religious traditions. The catholic roots are very obvious, and that disappointmented me a lot since I waited for tolteca content. The four agreements are pretty basic and cheap psychology content, but if people find them life changing for the better then I'm genuinely glad for them. There are severe issues regarding the way that abuse and trauma are treated, and the book doesn't have any gender or lgbtq+ perspective (it's quite antiquated actually). This is a very weak point that shows up constantly, and made the reading experience quite dense to me. Despite that, there are some wholesome and interesting concepts or ideas to take in, particularly in the first and the last chapter. 

Overall, my opinion is that the content of the book mainly turns the tolteca legacy into banality, it'  full of catholic propaganda which I find shameful, treacherous, and distasteful, but probably made the writer very rich. As for the people who enjoyed it, I dare say that its upper mid class people aged something between 40 and 60 years old.

This is my humble opinion, and I hope someone out there find it enlightening.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Classism

jdpropersi's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, and Gaslighting