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Robes - A Book of Coming Changes
What future are we unfolding in our world today? Where are we going as a civilization? Whether you are looking for information, insight, or answers regarding the future of our world and where we are going as a people, Robes is the book for you.
First published in the 1990s, this is the true story of a group of little men in brown robes who visited author Penny Kelly over 1980-82 and showed her pictures of the future. In a series of sixteen visits, the Robes showed Kelly information on a stunning array of topics that run from changing weather and war, to the break-up of nations and the rise of business to power. These were scenes of global change at every level. Also included were everything from education, food, famine, and population to trade, ecological destruction, sexuality, and the hidden potential within the human being. Embedded within each visit was a massive amount of information about the ongoing growth and evolution of the human, a look at why things change, the need for a return to inner authority and personal responsibility, and the urging of the little men for human beings to embrace the future as something that needed to be created ‘wisely and well.’
If you are curious about the future of the world, the U.S., the family, financial markets, or your potential as a human being, Robes will shake your perceptions and inspire you to move toward the future with power and grace. This is a book of global dimensions that offers a compelling look at world events over the 21st century and beyond. By turns startling, comforting, enlightening, and unnerving, it probes the rise of business to power and the accompanying changes in nations and their governments.
“The most important thing for you to remember as you look at these events is that things could be so much easier if you worked with the changes instead of against them. For you to work with them, however, you must have some idea of why these things are happening, and where you are going as an evolving population of human beings.” --the Robes
“Other forces arising to pressure your nations will be the rise of a global network which will facilitate the passing back and forth of ideas, decisions, and trade outside the circle of government. This network will eventually be joined over the entire planet and will be used in an ever-growing manner to manage many aspects of life and daily routine, including de-structuring of the nations and restructuring of people into smaller, self-governing groups. It will coordinate the actions of your people, and be used to send huge numbers of messages to those in Washington D.C. and elsewhere, announcing the intentions of the populace. It will also facilitate a great deal of trade between all peoples of the world, bypassing governments and giant corporations.”
from Robes
First published in the 1990s, this is the true story of a group of little men in brown robes who visited author Penny Kelly over 1980-82 and showed her pictures of the future. In a series of sixteen visits, the Robes showed Kelly information on a stunning array of topics that run from changing weather and war, to the break-up of nations and the rise of business to power. These were scenes of global change at every level. Also included were everything from education, food, famine, and population to trade, ecological destruction, sexuality, and the hidden potential within the human being. Embedded within each visit was a massive amount of information about the ongoing growth and evolution of the human, a look at why things change, the need for a return to inner authority and personal responsibility, and the urging of the little men for human beings to embrace the future as something that needed to be created ‘wisely and well.’
If you are curious about the future of the world, the U.S., the family, financial markets, or your potential as a human being, Robes will shake your perceptions and inspire you to move toward the future with power and grace. This is a book of global dimensions that offers a compelling look at world events over the 21st century and beyond. By turns startling, comforting, enlightening, and unnerving, it probes the rise of business to power and the accompanying changes in nations and their governments.
“The most important thing for you to remember as you look at these events is that things could be so much easier if you worked with the changes instead of against them. For you to work with them, however, you must have some idea of why these things are happening, and where you are going as an evolving population of human beings.” --the Robes
“Other forces arising to pressure your nations will be the rise of a global network which will facilitate the passing back and forth of ideas, decisions, and trade outside the circle of government. This network will eventually be joined over the entire planet and will be used in an ever-growing manner to manage many aspects of life and daily routine, including de-structuring of the nations and restructuring of people into smaller, self-governing groups. It will coordinate the actions of your people, and be used to send huge numbers of messages to those in Washington D.C. and elsewhere, announcing the intentions of the populace. It will also facilitate a great deal of trade between all peoples of the world, bypassing governments and giant corporations.”
from Robes
319 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2001
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August 29, 2018
I loved this book so much that I bought the rest of Penny Kelly's books on Amazon.
December 12, 2021
So absolutely fascinating and a whole different way of looking at the world. But definitely not for everyone as it will push boundaries and beliefs for many.
September 20, 2025
The most important book of the 21st century so far. This gets all of what's happening in the next 200 years out of the siloes and into one image. People who are panicking or in denial about the changes happening in our world seem to pick up on one or at most two of the basic factors at play, but in hindsight this book is a most commonsense vantage point. Treat it as a work of fiction if you must, but you won't be able to see the current events the same way ever again. It's a harrowing work to read in good times, but in dark times it can get us through. This books is my compass and a true "foul-weather friend." I've read it seven times.
March 25, 2022
fell asleep while reading the book. in a span of, approximately, 15-minute slumber, i had a horrible nightmare and i thought i would not be able to wake up. i should have stopped reading it earlier after reading a few chapters. over and above, i had an eerie feeling this would not end well. the book insistently shakes someone's beliefs; you have to decide for yourself if you're ready to face the consequences.
May 14, 2025
The books writing could have been better. I think every chapter started with her drinking tea somewhere, which, even if that was the case we could’ve maybe switched it up in some chapters. That said, it was entertaining. I felt like the prediction parts were speaking directly to my soul. She was saying the things I’ve been feeling!
March 21, 2019
Penny brings a message about our near future. Well worth the read. I believe that the shift in humanity's vibratory rate might mitigate this prediction some but I am preparing for what may come.
April 29, 2022
A very very interesting read even if you do not believe Kelly's description of how she received images of the future. Topics are very pertinent to today: governments, corporations and populaces; self-sufficiency or lack there-of; the legislation of health; Earth and the environment; food shortages; population explosion; changes in domestic fuel and energy technology; and the short-comings and the potential of human beings. These are some of the topics off the top of my head. There are many more included in these visions of the future largely within the 21st century. In spite of not painting a rosy picture, the book gave me great hope, and gave some context to what's happened in the world since early 2020.
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