Selected reviews of The Lighted Path
“A kind of spiritual secret agent”
Risha Henrique brings journalistic precision and high adventure to the true-life spiritual quest that takes her half way around the globe and includes visits to sacred lost earth temples and other dimensions of being. She draws upon prophesies from major cultures to show that she is a part of a great spiritual transformation in which humanity “will be forced into a significant period of reckoning and growth.
She introduces herself as a Thunderbeing, a kind of spiritual secret agent, who joins forces with other Thunderbeings (they manage to find each other even though they live in different parts of the continent). It’s a fascinating metaphor for humanity’s untapped spiritual capabilities and power to shape reality. As the world teeters on the brink of disaster, the Thunderbeings—along with other peacekeepers around the globe—have been quietly going about the business of preventing catastrophes and raising consciousness.
They are mobilized into action by a medicine woman named Hawk on the Wind. In the book’s dramatic opening paragraph, this medicine woman “releases upon the wind a sacred word for the first time in 28,860 years, a word so sacred that it was not to be spoken again for another 30, 000 years.” It brought to my mind an image of Moses on Mt. Sinai and a palpable sense of humanity awakening to a more spiritual consciousness.
To prepare themselves for their mission, Ms. Henrique and the other Thunderbeings immerse themselves in ancient ceremonies which include walking on hot coals and sitting through sweat lodges.
In one of the most riveting passages in the book, she describes how she enters a 600 degree sweat lodge and comes face to face with her own fears.
She also describes how she and the other Thunderbeings work with the elements to make rain in a cloudless sky, bring the thunder and the lightning and even defuse a catastrophic force. We see them in vivid and detailed action at several places: in the Great Lakes, in Arizona, on the east coast, and in the Azores islands.
Elizabeth Ritchie, freelance journalist (Princeton ‘75, Emerson ‘76)
“This is very much a heroic journey”
She is a great writer and the events, the deep reflection the characters experience, their spiritual discovery is so soul enriching and the duties these Thunderbeings must uphold to help the natural world is incredible.
The strength Risha found within herself to endure such intense situations like bear medicine…that chapter alone was a great read. I felt her pain as she was “cooking.” I couldn’t even imagine!! lol
This is very much a heroic journey to search and restore a harmonious peace within oneself and the natural world! I find it totally refreshing to read her book and it makes me want to find my own harmony within myself! She’s really cool!!
Dan Miwa, host of The Weekend Chef, Rogers Cable TV
“A wonderful and convincing account of a spiritual quest”
“A beautifully written and evocative book. Everything one could wish for in a spiritual quest. The Lighted Path is very akin to the equally spell-binding “The Autobiography….” by Richard G Patton. Both authors are able to touch the most sensitive pulse at our core and still manage to keep one foot in the world of spirit, while still moving about in the dense physical world. There should be more authors of this calibre working in the mass media, instead of the mindless pulp we are generally fed on TV. Highly recommended.”
From an Amazon review
“It’s quite difficult to objectively explain the meaning of spirituality, and yet, Risha Henrique has given us a wonderfully clear picture.”
Sarah Eaton, Eye to the Future
“This reads like Indiana Jones meets the Celestine Prophecy with a little bit of Chicken Soup for the Soul”
The Lighted Path presents a dazzling portrait of the wonders of nature, the dangers of unchecked progress, and future trends and developments as seen through the eyes of the most gifted visionaries. In addition, it touches upon ancient spiritual practices by rare individuals who still practice them today. By book’s end, readers have been through an exhilarating voyage to the very edge of the mind’s imagination punctuated with exotic locations, psychological victories, visions, dreams and transformations. In the words of one reviewer, “This reads like Indiana Jones meets the Celestine Prophecy with a little bit of Chicken Soup for the Soul.”
From a Barnes and Noble review
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