Choices of Love

Dorothy McClean presents herself in a very real way. After reading spiritual books, there are times that it is of head-value only in conceptual thinking, and can leave one out of sync in what is in application through the head and heart. One of Dorothy's attributes are given in honesty of real experiences where she has positives and negatives within her human experience, just as all have. This definitely takes it to a higher level of keeping it real. Not everyday is a rainbow, and through this - forces of love take on a valid meaning in objective love, not necessarily a personal or subjective love - good vs. evil is also brought into the light. This bridges something greater than ourselves in which we are all a part of in communion with the cosmos and nature here on our god-given planet. Dorothy also details her practices for attunement with life in many avenues, i.e., nature, cities, countries, one-on-one relationships to vastness of consciousness, and thus giving a renewal for what is timeless wisdom. I have ordered more of her books as a direct result of what I have experienced from Choices of Love for theory and application can be a living interest.

Dorothy Maclean, one of the cofounders of the Findhorn Foundation, writes of her experiences during the fifteen years after she published "To Hear The Angels Sing," her book telling of that community. She tells of her search for The Beloved, her name for "the eternal, complete love." She describes the love in all things -- plants, animals, rocks, trees, cities, fire -- as well as in humans. At Findhorn, she and others learned to use their powers of love to contact nature spirits, known as devas. The story of how she progressed in her ability to attune to nature spirits makes fascinating reading. For those like me who seem to take a long time to reach these levels, it is encouraging to know her learning took many years. Maclean left Findhorn to return to her native Canada to apply her learning to ordinary living. She finds when she attunes to a situation with love, the solution is presented. When she accepts a fault or darker quality in herself, she feels divine love. I like the way she describes seeking balance in polarities. Part 2 of the book is devoted to her experiences with the souls of nature; how she contacts the divine essences of plants, volcanoes, hurricanes, the identities and souls of countries. She encourages us to do the same with loving contact, and assures us this is the way the planet will be saved. Her earlier book impressed me deeply. I enjoyed reentering her story and learning how she has continued to grow in love and consciousness through the years.

Dorothy Maclean is that wonderful combination of a profound mystic and a loving, down-to-earth person who embodies the best of a spiritual tradition. A book by her is always a special feast of insights, and this book, her first after too many years, is no exception. I commend its spirit and its richness to you.

If you enjoyed her earlier books about Findhorn, plant spirits, devas, etc., you will LOVE this book! She goes into greater detail about how each tree, each house, each town, each nation, etc., has its own protective, guiding spirit or deva. A very comforting, enlightening and marvelous book.