We Are All Made of Stars

It's a great song by Mobe, We Are All Made of Stars. It's also a theme of the Celestine Prophecy. It's not stated directly, but reference is made to the evolution from the first confabulation of hydrogen atoms to the first stars and galaxies, and the formation of earth all the way up to the evolution of man. It's the concept that there'san invisible energy all around us and that we can harness it. Although individuals can harness the power, the potential won't be truly realized until we as a species evolve, and the collective of humanity becomes able to observe, collect, and share the universal energy. It's like qi, or God, taken to another level.

In the story there are governments and religions and people who are working to suppress the manuscript that describes all this. There have been eight insights discovered, but some believe that a ninth insight exists and they are searching for it.

I'm trying to decide if those wanting to suppress the manuscript are there as a device to advance the plot or if they're also serving as a metaphor for something. 

I'm struggling with one part of the story, where we are all supposed to come to terms with all the damage our parents did to us. Maybe some people really aren't that damaged, or maybe I just have things suppressed that well. I'm only a third of the way through the book, so maybe it'll all iron itself out, but it just seems an odd thing for an ancient manuscript to bring up. 

I am very much enjoying the book, both the story and the message. 



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