Review this Book   Kindle Edition Amazon Larry Gottlieb, Author Larry Gottlieb, Author Amazon Category:  Spirituality Publisher: Larry Gottlieb ISBN-10:  B0BZ2SZF3Q Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 222 Copyright: Jun 23, 2021 ISBN-13: 9798521313990 Price: $6.95 (eBook) Our culture has taught us to believe in many ideas which aren't actually real. Exposing these illusions allows us to recover the power to live our lives according to our deepest desires. One day in 1974, the author had an experience which forever changed the way he looked at life. And now that he has gone through that door, he finds he can never go back. Join him on his search for a deeper understanding of what it is to be a human being, the truth about our belief systems, the stories we’ve been hoodwinked into believing, and how, by uncovering our fundamental superstitions we can all, ultimately, open that door too. This book is for seekers of truth and those who want to live authentically, reimagine the physical world and their emotional universe, and embrace the endless possibilities just waiting to be tapped. It’s time to step out of our own way, and delve into the real, fundamental truths of our lives. Let Hoodwinked mark the start of your exciting, life-changing journey.       Excerpt Imagine, if you will, that each of us is a newborn fish. In the few days since we were born, we’ve cautiously swum about some, but now Mom has gathered us together to teach us about our world. She points out rocks, and that some good things to eat might be found around them. She tells us about the sand, and that there are some creatures that look like sand but might sting us. She lets us know about what’s good to eat and what might want to eat us, and eventually we come to feel as if we have this fish thing wired. What she doesn’t tell us about, of course, is water, because she doesn’t know about water. She doesn’t know about water because water is all she has ever known. But imagine that one day something happens to you that takes you out of your well-understood reality. In this case, it comes in the form of feeling something sharp and foreign in your mouth. You’re jerked around and pulled upwards, and suddenly you cross some sort of boundary and you can’t breathe. You’ve been caught! Fortunately for you, you’re in a catch-and-release area and you’re gently put back where you belong. And now you know about the existence of water. You know about water by experiencing what we might call “not-water,” so that you can now distinguish water from everything else. One day many years ago, I found out about the water I’d been swimming in. And that changed everything. **** For human beings of course, the water in this parable doesn’t represent a physical thing. Instead, it takes the form of an explanation of what we see and hear. It is a conventional understanding we have of the world and of our place in it. However, like the fish in our parable, we look through, and not at, this understanding. It is transparent, like the water the fish swims in. We never think about our idea of the world, and for the most part we’re not even aware that we have one. It’s all we know. And the totality of how we look at ourselves, at life, at the world, our entire belief system, is based on this invisible understanding. For us humans, this conventional explanation is rooted in one fundamental idea: that the world exists pretty much as we perceive it to be, whether or not we are around to perceive it. It’s a natural, intuitive assumption. We all “know” that when we look at something, we’re seeing it more or less the way it actually is. However, it turns out that there is a completely different interpretation we can make of what we see with our physical eyes. And that understanding leads to a stunningly new vision of what it is to be a human being. Come along with me and we’ll discover it together!

Could not put this book down!
The basic premise for the book, that reality is a description of the world and not the world itself, and a reflection of our beliefs, is not new (to me) but the insightful, descriptive and scientific way in which Larry presents evidential stories and suggestions helped me to understand it more clearly and, more importantly, figure out how to integrate it into creating a life I absolutely imagine and love. A truly inspiring read!

Life changing book
I couldn't recommend this book any book any higher! It is a wonderful read and a fresh, science based way of looking at existence. We create "reality". Sounds crazy, doesn't it? Well, not when you start to peel back the layers of the onion. There is sound scientific evidence that supports this idea. I've read other books on this subject. As much of this topic is based on quantum physics, many books in tis genera are not easy readers. That's not the case here. Larry provides enough science to make it understandable, without losing the reader in the complexities of quantum physics. The result is a book that will blow your mind. The books conclusions seem obvious after reading. Not only will you have a fascinating read, but it will change how you view everything! Great job Larry Gottlieb!!

A book of awakening
Larry takes us on a journey formed through life experience and metaphor, offering us an opportunity to go inward, to see our world from that place deep within. He leads us through a deeper, more digestible explanation for creating our own reality, and by shedding the trappings of the egoic self he guides us to becoming a more conscious Self, the truth of who we really are.

This is a must read for Now, a time of collective awakening and the evolution of our species back to the conscious beings we truly are.