Background
James Redfield was born on March 19, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
James attended Auburn University, where he studied Eastern philosophies, including Taoism and Zen, while majoring in Sociology.
James Redfield speaks of love and unity.
(This book discusses various psychological and spiritual i...)
This book discusses various psychological and spiritual ideas, rooted in multiple ancient Eastern traditions and New Age spirituality. The main character undertakes a journey to find and understand a series of nine spiritual insights in an ancient manuscript in Peru. The book is a first-person narrative of the narrator's spiritual awakening as he goes through a transitional period of his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Celestine-Prophecy-Adventure-James-Redfield/dp/0446671002/?tag=2022091-20
1993
(The adventure, that began with "The Celestine Prophecy", ...)
The adventure, that began with "The Celestine Prophecy", continues as the action shifts to a wilderness in the American Southeast, where the narrator's friend has disappeared.
https://www.amazon.com/Tenth-Insight-Holding-Celestine-Prophecy/dp/0446674575/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(This is a hands-on guide, written to help individuals and...)
This is a hands-on guide, written to help individuals and groups implement the ideas, found in "The Tenth Insight". It provides detailed explanations and exercises on "Tenth Insight" topics: previous lifetimes, soul groups, birth visions, the use of dreams and prayers and the World Vision.
https://www.amazon.com/Tenth-Insight-Experiential-Guide/dp/0553505556/?tag=2022091-20
1996
(Based on his personal experiences, the author of "The Cel...)
Based on his personal experiences, the author of "The Celestine Prophecy" and "The Tenth Insight" shares his vision for — and explains how to achieve — a new era of global peace and understanding.
https://www.amazon.com/Celestine-Vision-Living-Spiritual-Awareness-ebook/dp/B000Q9EX1C/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Continuing the exciting adventures of "The Celestine Prop...)
Continuing the exciting adventures of "The Celestine Prophecy" and "The Tenth Insight", this new book takes its readers to the snow-covered Himalayas, in search of the legendary Tibetan utopia of Shambhala.
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Shambhala-Search-Eleventh-Insight/dp/0446676489/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(In "The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision", the long-...)
In "The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision", the long-awaited fourth book in the beloved Celestine Series, the readers again follow Hero and his close friend Wil. They have just received a portion of another ancient and mysterious manuscript, that describes a secret approach to spirituality, that is silently arriving in the second decade of the twenty-first century. But the manuscript is only available in fragments.
https://www.amazon.com/Twelfth-Insight-Hour-Decision-Celestine/dp/0446575941/?tag=2022091-20
2011
(Based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, "...)
Based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, "The Celestine Prophecy" is a spiritual adventure film, chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. The prophecy and its nine key insights predict a worldwide awakening, arising within all religious traditions, that moves humanity toward a deeper experience of spirituality. The scenario was written by James Redfield, Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon.
https://www.amazon.com/Celestine-Prophecy-Matthew-Settle/dp/B06XSQLK88/?tag=2022091-20
2006
lecturer screenwriter author film producer
James Redfield was born on March 19, 1950, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
James attended Auburn University, where he studied Eastern philosophies, including Taoism and Zen, while majoring in Sociology. While attending graduate classes at the university, Redfield also began researching intuition and other related subjects.
Later, Redfield got a Master of Arts degree in Counseling.
Also, in 2000, Redfield received the Humanitarian of the Year honors from his alma mater Auburn University.
Initially, James Redfield worked as a therapist to abused adolescents for more than fifteen years. It was at that period of time, that he joined the Human Potential Movement. In 1989, Redfield left the post of a therapist in order to become a full-time writer and began to synthesize his interest in interactive psychology, Eastern and Western philosophies, science, futurism, ecology, history and mysticism.
In 1993, James published his first novel "The Celestine Prophecy". The novel follows an unnamed narrator, who leaves a post similar to Redfield’s own in order to search for an ancient manuscript in Peru. During his search, the narrator has encounters with several spiritually enlightened people, who deliver nine insights to him. He is also pursued, while on his quest, by the Peruvian government and by Catholic priests, who fear the manuscript will undermine their interpretation of theology. In March of 1994, Warner Books (present-day Grand Central Publishing) bought the publishing rights and issued the hardcover edition. The book would soon take the first position on the New York Times Best Seller List.
Another work, "Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision", published in 1996, was also a success for James. The work became a bestseller and was put on the New York Times Best Seller List as well.
In 2002, Redfield collaborated with an author Michael Murphy and a filmmaker Sylvia Timbers on a non-fiction work "God and the Evolving Universe". Later, in 2006, the film "The Celestine Prophecy", based on the novel, was released. The scenario for the film was written by James Redfield, Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon.
Also, James, together with his wife Salle Redfield, co-founded the Global Prayer Project, a telewebcast, which offers guided prayer and meditation.
(Continuing the exciting adventures of "The Celestine Prop...)
1999(Based on his personal experiences, the author of "The Cel...)
1997(The adventure, that began with "The Celestine Prophecy", ...)
1996(In "The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision", the long-...)
2011(This book discusses various psychological and spiritual i...)
1993(This is a hands-on guide, written to help individuals and...)
1996(Based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, "...)
2006Redfield was raised as a Methodist, but was attracted to Eastern religions, such as Taoism and Buddhism from an early age.
Quotations:
"I don't think, that anything happens by coincidence. No one is here by accident. Everyone, who crosses our path, has a message for us. Otherwise, they would have taken another path, or left earlier or later. The fact, that these people are here, means, that they are here for some reason."
"When love first happens, the individuals are giving each other energy unconsciously and both people feel buoyant and elated. That's the incredible high we call being "in love". Unfortunately, once they expect this feeling to come from another person, they cut themselves off from the energy in the universe and begin to rely even more on the energy from each other — only now there doesn’t seem to be enough."
"Energy doesn't come to us so much from the things around us, although we can absorb energy directly from some plants and sacred sites. Sacred energy comes from our connection to the divine inside us."
"How many people do you know, who are obsessed with their work, who are type A or have stress related diseases and who can’t slow down? They can’t slow down because they use their routine to distract themselves, to reduce life to only its practical considerations. And they do this to avoid recalling how uncertain they are about why they live."
"Prayer power is real. By putting it into action, we will be able to stay more constantly in higher awareness, than ever before. If we can do that, the world will quickly change."
"I really believe, that an awakening, a greater perspective on our lives and existence is happening. It's really the firing of archetypes, that are already built into our brains, we just are able to awaken to a point, where we can see a greater beauty in the world, a greater connection and sense of well being. This is what the mystics speak about. The insights fire us up into a greater consciousness on the planet. So it is a greater consciousness at the same time and a greater awareness of our spiritual nature. That is what the "aha" is."
"By seeing the beauty in every face we lift others into their wisest self and increase the chances of hearing a synchronistic message."
James is married to Salle Merrill Redfield, a massage therapist and writer.