Shirley Maclaine's book

[Andrea Innes-Michailov]

whoa, that was a strong response Mr. Pittman, well I will check out Paul
Coehlo's book too.  I am glad you were open enough to at least finish
Maclaine book.

Despite what/who I read I do plan on having my own experience.  I find it
interesting (in Maclaine's book)the history of the Moors and the Christians
battling about whose religion was right.  It appears that not much has
changed since then. We have not learned our lessons.   I liked what she said
about individualism being about the pursuit of one's passion.  I think she
has pursued her passions even if you call it ego and self absorbption.  I
hope travelling the Camino is a spiritual journey and each will have his/her
own personal discoveries which benefits their lives.  I find it interesting
too that so many people so strongly don't believe in past lives as if any of
us have any proof of anything.  I read somewhere that the miracle of our
being here now does not negate the possibility of our return.  How would
returning be any different/more miraculous than our first arrival?

Andrea

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Preston Pittman
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:40 AM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Re: Shirley Maclaine's book
>
>
> "Chaque a son gout" (Everyone has their own taste) I read Shirley
> Maclaine's
> book when it came out (how long ago was it?) and thought it was the worst
> book I had ever read cover to cover.  I usually put down books I dislike
> that much but felt obligated to get through it somehow because it was
> related to the Camino.  In the end, I thought it did not really reveal
> anything about the Camino - and I thought it was really about Shirley
> Maclaine's Ego and Self-absorbtion with a dash of fuzzy-headed New Age BS.
> Sorry - don't mean to offend anyone who did like it or discourage anyone
> from reading it - but it definitely was not my "cup of tea".  On the other
> hand, Paul Coehlo's book, which Howard disliked for some reason I didn't
> mind at all (even though it also had it's own fair amount of New Age
> fuzzy-headedness).  I think one of the things I liked about Coehlo's book
> (as opposed to Maclaine's) was that at the end of each chapter he gave a
> little spiritual exercise one could do - which loosely related to
> his stages
> of the Camino.  If I remember correctly Coehlo and Maclaine both had
> experiences with fierce dogs.
>
>
> >From: Howard Mendes <HMe347aAOL.COM>
> >Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> >To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> >Subject: Re: Shirley Maclaine's book
> >Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:04:48 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 2/8/2002 10:50:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >andreaaCORP.IDT.NET writes:
> >
> >
> > > I have just started Shirley Maclaine's book on her Camino.  It's
> >fabulous!
> > > Has anyone else read it?
> > >
> >
> >Yes, I liked it except for the mystical parts.  Fun reading.
> Did not like
> >Coehlo's book.
> >Howard Mendes, NYC
>
>
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