What does it mean to be a woman in the modern world?
The Oracle examines what it means to be a woman in the modern world and explores the four types of women: oracles, queens, princesses and whores. What each type of woman and how they fit into the world of power of the world of men.
The definition of a woman has become more flexible than ever in history and the Oracle offers a clear path to what is feminine instead of feminist. Where the world encourages women to become men by competing with men, The Oracle allows a woman to fin harmony with the male species by embracing her feminity to have meaning, love, happiness and family.
This book is the first book that has sparked me to write a review in a long time.
I will start by saying that I do feel that this book is obviously geared toward young, single females. I am only one of those three things, female. I’m a 49 year old happily married mom (and grandma) who was asked to read this book with my daughter. I jumped on board to share that with her and I’m glad I did.
I usually look to learn something from a book of this sort, possibly some new avenues to travel or some type of guidance. Whether for myself or something I can pass on or share... I have to say that I wanted to very much, but don’t feel the author has taught me anything new. (other than some Star Wars trivia, which was interesting!) He made some fair points, even some good points that I can agree with for sure, but nothing of great value for me. And again, maybe it’s the age, I don’t know. At first I thought this may be a book I’d recommend to young women for the simple idea of steering them away from over sexed behavior and wasting their younger years on feminist notions, but there were too many issues with the delivery imho as it progressed. There are other & better ways to send those messages I believe. I don’t feel this author should be looked at as a guide or a teacher, God rest his soul.
The main issues I felt when all was said and done are that the author did three things that made it less of a helpful guide for young women (or anyone really) and more of a “this is how you get a man like me, cause this is my opinion on what men like and despise” guide. He simplified, generalized and justified too much. Like I said earlier, he does make some fair points that I agree with, but human nature is not quite as simplistic as he states, and men and women don’t all fit into his overly generalized box, in my humble opinion and based on my life experiences. There’s a difference between simplifying to gain understanding and simplifying and generalizing to a degree that is based solely or mainly on how your experiences have shaped your view of the sexes and sex. He also seems to mildly justify rape with his cautionary view on the “types” of rape. I hear what he is saying, but that is an unnecessary explanation, definition, and addition to this book that was not helpful to the reader in any way.
I’m not easily offended these days which allowed me to read the book in it’s entirety, laugh out loud from time to time, and hear the basic fair points with an open mind. I want to mention that I enjoyed chapter 19 and beyond much more than the earlier portion, for what it’s worth. But all in all, this book seems to have been written by a man with a narrow view of both men and women, due to his life experiences. It offered very little in the way of guidance or teaching. I also must agree with some other reviewers on the fact that he is quite repetitive, quotes more than is helpful and mentions his other books in the series a bit too often.
Regardless, I had a lot of fun talking with my daughter as we read the book together and sharing our reactions through the chapters with one another. That made it worth the experience.
I cried reading the hard cold truth told to my face. No lies, no delusions, no excuses, no snowflake-ness. Just truth. Thank you Stefan. You gave me the speech that my father should have but never did. You helped me find my purpose and realize my value. I pray for your soul. And I thank god that he lead me to your book at a young age. God bless you.
Poor attempt at pushing white supremacy while maintaining plausible deniability aside, it baffles me that this book was “published”. There are multiple grammar and spelling errors, with little to no sourcing. At best, Aarnio slaps a hyperlink onto the page. Otherwise, he patches together fragments of historical and biological “fact” to piece together his “argument”. Honestly reads more like a borderline-incel’s fantasies than a self-help book aimed at women. Good for a quick laugh, but if you’re in the business of being indoctrinated, look elsewhere. Not very convincing.
I am grateful I encountered Stefan's books. He spoke to me the truth about so many things that I felt and couldn't verbalize. May his work reach many other fellows. May he rest in peace!
This book is about some female archetypes but actually I see it about human nature and meaning and it can benefit any reader man or woman.
Blunt, brutal, and beneficial to what most men and women fail to see in society and the history of the world. Similar to Dr. Jordan Peterson, but in a different style.