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A review by introworded
Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver
2.0
Errr. People are raving about this book. Me, not so much. I really wanted to like this more, especially since it was recommended by a friend and I love its overall message.
And no, this is not a review coming from a skeptical-minded person not ready for these books yet. I’ve read many books on spirituality that I now live by, have Tarot readings done, go to my yoga classes, and burn more sage than is probably healthy… This tells you nothing you need to know about me, but it should tell you that I’m open to these types of books.
First, let me talk about what I did like.
The message:
“ABUNDANCE IS SOMETHING TO BE, NOT SEEK OR AWAIT.”
Basically this book tells you that if you let the Divine into your life, everything will play out just as it should. When you believe that everything is already planned out for you, that whatever happens, needs to happen, stress, anxiety and tension will be relieved. I do believe this. Each chapter is divided into sub-chapters, not more than 2 to 3 pages long, in which Silver gives personal anecdotes of instances in which she chose to let the Divine guide her. She talks in a funny and charismatic way, it’s not overly religious or new-agey hippy language-using. I guess that’s a plus for most people (me included).
Now what I didn’t like:
All of these chapters are repetitive and most of them end with a statement such as: I forgot to invoke the Divine Order so let me say a quick prayer/invocation and then everything turns out just the way it’s planned! Yay!
Spot my sarcasm? A few stories are believable. But saying that Divine Order helped you get a parking space…. not so sure.
Furthermore, she is an astrologist. For someone who’s only a beginning astrological enthusiast, her references to astrology are annoying and unnecessary. She does not go into the details of astrology, she just likes to throw around astrological terms:
“the uber-Sagittarian offhand way,” “my diligent Capricorn self,” a “double Cancer,” “being born with Neptune on my Ascendant,” or my absolute favorite, “today was a NEW MOON at twenty-seven degrees Leo, on top of my Pluto and Jupiter, opposing my moon and Venus, and squaring Mars and Saturn.” These statements do NOT make sense to the general public.
I actually don’t have a whole lot to say about this book. I’m sad this was a disappointment to me because I love the heart and intention that were put into it. The overall message remains true and important, the execution of it could have been better. This was my first Tosha Silver and maybe I’m not used to her writing yet. I don’t know, I just think her writing is not for me.
And no, this is not a review coming from a skeptical-minded person not ready for these books yet. I’ve read many books on spirituality that I now live by, have Tarot readings done, go to my yoga classes, and burn more sage than is probably healthy… This tells you nothing you need to know about me, but it should tell you that I’m open to these types of books.
First, let me talk about what I did like.
The message:
“ABUNDANCE IS SOMETHING TO BE, NOT SEEK OR AWAIT.”
Basically this book tells you that if you let the Divine into your life, everything will play out just as it should. When you believe that everything is already planned out for you, that whatever happens, needs to happen, stress, anxiety and tension will be relieved. I do believe this. Each chapter is divided into sub-chapters, not more than 2 to 3 pages long, in which Silver gives personal anecdotes of instances in which she chose to let the Divine guide her. She talks in a funny and charismatic way, it’s not overly religious or new-agey hippy language-using. I guess that’s a plus for most people (me included).
Now what I didn’t like:
All of these chapters are repetitive and most of them end with a statement such as: I forgot to invoke the Divine Order so let me say a quick prayer/invocation and then everything turns out just the way it’s planned! Yay!
Spot my sarcasm? A few stories are believable. But saying that Divine Order helped you get a parking space…. not so sure.
Furthermore, she is an astrologist. For someone who’s only a beginning astrological enthusiast, her references to astrology are annoying and unnecessary. She does not go into the details of astrology, she just likes to throw around astrological terms:
“the uber-Sagittarian offhand way,” “my diligent Capricorn self,” a “double Cancer,” “being born with Neptune on my Ascendant,” or my absolute favorite, “today was a NEW MOON at twenty-seven degrees Leo, on top of my Pluto and Jupiter, opposing my moon and Venus, and squaring Mars and Saturn.” These statements do NOT make sense to the general public.
I actually don’t have a whole lot to say about this book. I’m sad this was a disappointment to me because I love the heart and intention that were put into it. The overall message remains true and important, the execution of it could have been better. This was my first Tosha Silver and maybe I’m not used to her writing yet. I don’t know, I just think her writing is not for me.