A mythic journey, high into the Andes, becomes a spiritual quest that challenges the reader's relationship with the Earth, humanity and his or her own soul. The Sisterhood of the Sun meets the Brotherhood of the Magi, and their highest spiritual warriors, the Order of the Ruby, as the planets align with the Great Central Sun. Filled with archetypal wisdom, spine-tingling truth, magic and myth, the Brotherhood of the Magi transcends the limitations of this dimension providing a blueprint for higher consciousness. Most importantly, Ayani has given us a love story from the stars - a gift of hope that models new relationships for the coming Golden Age.
I have a very dual relationship to this book. On one hand, it's full of some beautiful spiritual wisdom and seeds of a powerful frequency. On the other hand, it contains some seeds of serious spiritual bypassing and ideas that I personally truly do not resonate with. I still feel it's been worth the read - but I would only recommend it for those who feel that they already are firmly rooted in a healthy spirituality and has a good energetic filter in place to sort out the gold from the sand :)
I resisted buying this but am now so glad I did. The fiction format is perfect, as all the assertions about the nature of reality if presented as fact would rub me the wrong way. How wonderful to read a fantasy novel where the protagonist is an adult female and the challenges faced are those faced by adults on a spiritual or self improvement path. A most welcome change from all the novels about adolescent boys!
The secret history of the world presented here is somewhat resonant with Da Vinci Code type stories as well as the nonfiction Secret History of the World by Booth.
I read this at the same time as a series of energetic/spiritual/mental/emotional openings were occuring for me. I don't want to say the book caused them, but it was certainly part of the whole package. There is a payload of wisdom here.
Not quite five stars as the prose while decent was slightly clunky. As good or better than many mainstream fantasy writers, but not top notch.
I loved this book. Having been trained / initiated into the South American Andean shamanic lineages and as someone who leads trips to Peru, I could relate to every aspect of this story. The book itself felt like an activation when I first read it. I often recommend it to people coming on my trip to read on the airplane on the way down!