The Craft of the Warrior by Robert L. Spencer Price: $ 10.47 * Price subject to change Paperback 201 pages (May 1994) Frog Ltd ISBN: 1883319056 Bookshelf Categories Castaneda / Toltec Warriorship

Reviews:

Excellent guide to the way of the spiritual warrior,	12/25/2002
Reviewer: dreamtracker from Dunkirk, NY USA
The path of spiritual knowledge and freedom has often been described by using the metaphor of "going to war"; hence the term "warrior." Make no mistake, though, this book has nothing to do with violence or military action. It is not a Green Beret handbook and has no photos on how to perform a proper takedown. Rather, it is a textbook and reference manual on the development of spiritual power. Many others have traversed this same territory, and the author is a student of various paths, and so he presents a synthesis of some of the threads he has encountered: Carlos Castaneda and the Toltecs, Dan Millman, Shambhala, G.I. Gurdjieff, the Feldenkrais method, A Course in Miracles, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming are his main sources, alongside his personal experience as a psychotherapist. The result is a very useful and well-organized distillation of the ways and means to personal power -- power over self, as opposed to power over others. People familiar with any of the above sources will find similar concepts here, but presented in a very straightforward format (as opposed to some of the storytelling styles of some of the sources). The seeking of personal power is, after all, a very practical pursuit, not something limited to stories about people who have had supernatural experiences or extraordinary teachers. The warrior's way represents simply the most effective and efficient way of living in the world: with minimization of energy waste and maximization of available resources, achieved through honing the self down to a fine point by relentless self-examination and action. It requires discipline, nonattachment, compassion, and surrender of self to be truly free, and these things are available to anyone. Spencer's book makes this all the more clear in his drawing from many sources, showing that, truly, truth and opportunities for gaining power can be found almost anywhere you look. All in all, a most lucid presentation and thorough description of what is expected of a person on the warrior's path. I would also recommend A Toltec Path, by Ken Eagle Feather.

Tools for the Art of Conscious Living	9/20/1998
Reviewer: A reader
Robert L. spencer delivers tools of the trade for personal empowerment based on examples from current foreward-thinking authors such as Dan Millman, Carlos Casteneda, Brooke Medicine Eagle, and others. The ideas of these authors are not brought forth to debate their reality, but rather what we might find useful from their ideas to break out of old comfortable habits and find new ways of looking at life and seeing ourselves. Spencer quotes Millman and Casteneda, "The happiness of the ordinary person is tied to the events of her day. Warriors generate their own happiness."

Easy reading, pulls together many viewpoints. Great book!	3/5/1997
Reviewer: A reader
Robert has done a great job of pulling together many view points (such as G.I. Gurdjieff, Carlos Castenada, Dan Millman, etc.) and made it easy reading. Doing the "work" is much more difficult. A must read for anyone on the Path