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The Quickening
Part of a series of books on self-empowerment, this fourth title discusses the power of the ancient Warrior-Sages, and teaches you etheric (Life Force) and psychological techniques for consolidating your energy.
- GenresSpiritualitySelf Help
160 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 1987
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About the author
Stuart Wilde
75 books152 followersWilde 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).
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).
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April 21, 2011
I love and cherish anything by Stuart Wilde. I have read every one of his books - even though I was a little late on reading this particular one. I listen to his recordings over and over and over again. His presentation of the information he delivers is done in such a way that is easy to read and easy to listen to. You can digest the information into your soul and quickly live the wisdom that he shares in his books. Some of the important notes that I wrote down from this particular book include:
1. Empower yourself from within
2. What comes to you and at what speed it arrives is regulated by the inner you in your subconscious.
3. Develop a lifestyle that has as little mechanical rhythm as possible.
4. Pick a flower and stare at it until you become aware that within the flower there is an entire universe as complex as our own.
5. Insist on more, and you'll get it.
6. Remember, to stay awake [be enthusiastically committed to yourself]
7. You must have a dedication to higher things
8. What you have right now is WEALTH, a gift from the universe
9. Whenever we feel that someone is desperate in their need, we hesistate.
10. Be selective; the cast of characters you select for your life is VITAL; those around you are a reflection of yourself, so choose wisely.
11. As your power grows, your ability to create goodness expands.
These are just little tid-bits from my reading. Please go out and get the book yourself. They are quite affordable. Also, you may go to: http://www.stuartwilde.com/
1. Empower yourself from within
2. What comes to you and at what speed it arrives is regulated by the inner you in your subconscious.
3. Develop a lifestyle that has as little mechanical rhythm as possible.
4. Pick a flower and stare at it until you become aware that within the flower there is an entire universe as complex as our own.
5. Insist on more, and you'll get it.
6. Remember, to stay awake [be enthusiastically committed to yourself]
7. You must have a dedication to higher things
8. What you have right now is WEALTH, a gift from the universe
9. Whenever we feel that someone is desperate in their need, we hesistate.
10. Be selective; the cast of characters you select for your life is VITAL; those around you are a reflection of yourself, so choose wisely.
11. As your power grows, your ability to create goodness expands.
These are just little tid-bits from my reading. Please go out and get the book yourself. They are quite affordable. Also, you may go to: http://www.stuartwilde.com/
February 1, 2010
I'll admit it, I love Stuie Wilde's work because he makes me laugh and he's a bit irreverent in his approach at times. This book is pretty good, but definitely oriented more toward individuals who have been the spiritual path for a while. It's definitely not a book for someone just beginning to explore spirituality. My favorite chapter in the book is Chapter 11, "Spiritual Concepts You'll Probably Never Need," because it's incredibly funny and biting at the same time. Be forewarned, however, it's not the type of chapter for anyone who is strongly committed to religious dogma. Here is one of my favorite passages in the book:
"When you look at the philosophies which have been adopted by the masses, you can see that they are deliberately designed to keep the people asleep. The philosophies serve as ‘glue’ to hold the tribes together in a psychic bonding. In fact, the word ‘religion’ comes from the Latin word ‘religare’ which means, to bind. The overall function of these philosophies is to assist those of like mind to process emotion and fear in what are basically the difficult circumstances of their lives.
The psychic bonding makes it almost impossible for a person to develop a true individuality, for the most important part of him, his spiritual alignment, is regimented and structured and often laced with regulations covering every aspect of his behavior. This forces him to either follow along like a good sheep or to infringe on those laws, suffering as he will all the inherent recriminations and guilt. Heads you lose, tails you can’t win.”
"When you look at the philosophies which have been adopted by the masses, you can see that they are deliberately designed to keep the people asleep. The philosophies serve as ‘glue’ to hold the tribes together in a psychic bonding. In fact, the word ‘religion’ comes from the Latin word ‘religare’ which means, to bind. The overall function of these philosophies is to assist those of like mind to process emotion and fear in what are basically the difficult circumstances of their lives.
The psychic bonding makes it almost impossible for a person to develop a true individuality, for the most important part of him, his spiritual alignment, is regimented and structured and often laced with regulations covering every aspect of his behavior. This forces him to either follow along like a good sheep or to infringe on those laws, suffering as he will all the inherent recriminations and guilt. Heads you lose, tails you can’t win.”
May 30, 2008
I've read most of Stuart Wilde's output and have great affection for this New Age rapscallion -- even if some of his more recent work seems more bonkers than ever. THe Quickening is a terrific resource for anyone wanting to explore and experiment with psychic and metaphysical energies. There are exercises in here which I have not found anywhere else. They are really interesting, can have profound affects on your state of mind, leave you feeling more empowered in this reality, or enable you to explore other realities -- such as astral realms. If you don't believe in all that stuff, at the very least, the exercises presented here will provide good workouts for your creative mind -- and for that alone I recommend it. Powerful stuff.
September 3, 2016
Much of workshop new-age wisdom emanates from the works of Stuart Wilde. He was controversial to the end and characteristically direct. In this text he again dispenses with some common-sense wisdom, because he is for results, not philosophy. A extraordinarily good seer, Wilde bases most of what he states on personal experience or seeing, and that in itself is a valuable perspective. Some may take his words as a bit dramatic, but there are gems in there.
November 23, 2022
Taken a while to read . Interesting . Thought provoking . What I find interesting the book was written in the 1980s, and mentions tick-tick. In the 1980s no social media , no tick-tick. Discusses how we can awaken by trusting our intuitive self , questioning ideas , beliefs , what the government dictates to us . All this Sturt Wild calls “tick-tock”. The tick-tock of the world holds humanity back.
“The Quickening is a process of etheric enlivenment but the level on which one is free from tick-tock. What the world believes metaphysically and spiritually is mostly drivel and it holds the world back. To move up you have to be prepare to let go and to stand on your own. Once you become a truly active participant in your own evolution, free from pre-conceived notions,able to travel upwards, you do. It’s a lot of fun. But first you have to obliterate tick-tick”.
Today we have social media: Facebook, tick-tick , Twitter, Instagram defining what what is right or wrong. The world has not change , in fact through social media the world is going backwards because of reliance on social media and allowing it dictate what is socially acceptable. Thought provoking because it challenge beliefs on religion, and you are made aware that are forces, manipulators out there that do not want humanity to grow and stand on your own.
“The Quickening is a process of etheric enlivenment but the level on which one is free from tick-tock. What the world believes metaphysically and spiritually is mostly drivel and it holds the world back. To move up you have to be prepare to let go and to stand on your own. Once you become a truly active participant in your own evolution, free from pre-conceived notions,able to travel upwards, you do. It’s a lot of fun. But first you have to obliterate tick-tick”.
Today we have social media: Facebook, tick-tick , Twitter, Instagram defining what what is right or wrong. The world has not change , in fact through social media the world is going backwards because of reliance on social media and allowing it dictate what is socially acceptable. Thought provoking because it challenge beliefs on religion, and you are made aware that are forces, manipulators out there that do not want humanity to grow and stand on your own.
April 6, 2020
Excellent look into the etheric for the layman and very enlightening on life philosophy.
March 28, 2023
What a book. Re-read shelf.
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February 4, 2012Ok I did not finish this book. Stuart Wilde is normally pretty weird with his writing but there is usually a lot of good with the weirdness, I've read some of his other books affirmations, Silent Power and Weightloss for the mind and gained a lot from them even though there was a lot of weird that I did not connect with but this one, I sped through most of this book hoping to get to some good bits but I did not get any he talks about things like being able to stop a dog barking with your mind and out of body experiences. If you are into that sort of thing more power to you he has exercises that you can try in this book, I never cared to try any of his exercises so I can't comment on their effectiveness.
April 3, 2009
This was the first book I read by Wilde, and I absolutely loved it! Unfortunately, this is where it peaked cuase the rest of his books just don't stand up to this one. This one is a keeper for a re-read occasionally.
December 20, 2016
One of Wilde's best.
Read this back in the day and loved it. I was wondering if it stood the test of time and it really has. Worth your time if Stuart's brand of metaphysics is your thing.
Read this back in the day and loved it. I was wondering if it stood the test of time and it really has. Worth your time if Stuart's brand of metaphysics is your thing.
January 22, 2008
Stuart Wilde will really get you going! Fscinating stuff!
September 25, 2012
This was the second ever 'new age' book that I read ... in 1990. Reading this book confirmed that my life needed to be changed!
May 26, 2013
Great book.
August 28, 2013
I liked this, very concise and had some excellent ideas i really agree with.
May 9, 2015
Done with this writer but wish i had read him years ago.
October 4, 2016
Has very practical exercises to use. This book is meant for people familiar with self-development books. Newer readers may not resonate with this. Otherwise absolutely great book.
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