Whispering Winds of Change

by Stuart Wilde

Perceptions of a New World

Genres: Spirituality, Self Help

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 1986

About the author

Wilde was born in Farnham, England. He was educated at St. George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey. After his schooling he joined the English Stage Company in Sloane Square, London. A year later he opened a jeans business in Carnaby Street London, at the height of the Swinging Sixties where he enjoyed considerable commercial success.

He studied alternative religions and Taoist philosophy for five years from the age of twenty-eight, and when he was thirty-three, he emigrated to the United States of America where lived in Laguna Beach, California with his first wife Cynthia. He wrote his first book, Miracles, in 1983.

Shortly thereafter he began a career as a lecturer appearing mainly in New Thought Churches and at New Age conferences. In the 1990s he toured regularly with Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay, appearing at venues such as the Sydney Entertainment Centre.

tuart Wilde is a prolific writer, with eighteen of his books published to date. They appear in more than fifteen foreign languages, with a total of ninety-three different books and audio works in circulation.[2]

He executive produced and was the lyricist on the music album Voice of the Feminine Spirit (1994), which sold several hundred-thousand copies. He later produced and was the lyricist on two albums of Celtic music, Voice of the Celtic Myth (1997), and Creation (1999), and wrote the book and libretto for Tim Wheater’s oratorio Heartland (1995).

Reviews

[Jeff Maziarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another Stuart Wilde title that would be most appreciated by those who have been on the spiritual path for a while. I enjoyed it because he covers some really fascinating subjects, one in particular being the group consciousness surrounding sports teams, and why people get so very emotional about the games. That is just one small piece of the work, but I have to admit that the entire discourse really changed the way I observe sporting events. Here is one of my favorite passages from this book:

“If you’re surrounded by a bunch of incredibly negative, rather grim people, sometimes called relatives, or perhaps friends or co-workers, whatever—rather than fighting that ugliness around you and seeing it as misfortune, love it.

Look at the people, look at your job, your circumstances, the family, your home, and say, “Thank you God, thank you for sending me these teachers. They are driving me crackers, yet what they’re teaching me is not to react. They strengthen me by teaching me to transmute negative energy into positive energy. Using these people, I will convert irritation, hatred, and reaction into at least a neutral energy of passivity, or if possible, love."

[Harm Bomm · Rating 5 out of 5]

the 1st metaphysical book I read, during a pivotal time of my life

[Maura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I abandoned reading the full book - it was lengthy and dense - but I am giving it 4 stars because in the pages that I did read I appreciated some new thinking about humanity and our consciousness trajectory, as well as the human collective, that is also evolving "as an entity". I found quite a few stimulating ideas. I may come back to this book, and/or this author at a later time.

[Art Matsak · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn’t finish. It’s probably one of Wilde’s weaker books.

[Madlyn Creekmore · Rating 5 out of 5]

This will be a book on my reference shelves the rest of my life. It has become a book I refer to everyday. If I'm feeling down, I can open it to any page and get a spiritual lift.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wilde's books are usually very short but always contain unique perspectives. I'll read anything he writes.

[David hooser · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow!! i loved this book. it opened me up to alot more of the BIG picture. (more later)