The Nine Insights of The Celestine Prophecy

"The Manuscript", as all the characters call it, is never quoted directly--which is a good thing,
considering it's in Aramaic--so there is no official statement of the nine insights. People who
have read the Manuscript talk about the insights, but never state them directly. One meta-insight
is that different individuals are drawn to specific insights. One insight may appear "special". If
so, the individual may come to serve the development of human consciousness by teaching or by
facilitating others' assimilation of that insight.
1. Meaningful coincidences. We are at a point in the developmental history of human
consciousness where development will accelerate. The major evidence for this is the increased
number of meaningful coincidences people are noticing in their lives.
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2. Historical perspective. This point in human history can best be understood by a revisioning
of the past millennium. In the early part of the millennium, human consciousness was dominated
by beliefs promulgated by the Catholic Church: one's proper place in society, humanity at the
center of the universe, and the battle between good and evil. These beliefs gave meaning to life.
This domination was challenged during the Renaissance and Reformation. At that time, humanity
established a grand project of exploring the world, using the tools of science, with the hope of
getting a new answer to the meaning of life. While waiting for that answer to come in, attention
turned to increasing material comfort. That project is now at an end--material comfort has been
achieved, but we have lost touch with sources of meaning. Moreover, the answers we wanted are
now appearing--not necessarily from institutional science, but from a variety of sources.
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3. Subtle energy. There is an energy, previously undetected by science, that forms the basis of all
things. Human perception of that energy starts with an increased awareness of beauty: people,
animals, plants, ecosystems that have a high level of that energy appear particularly beautiful. By
becoming aware of that energy, we become able to notice when and how we give and receive
energy.
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4. Competition for energy. A fundamental assumption underlies most human interactions: we
must compete for this energy, drawing it from others and protecting ourselves from others'
attempts to draw it from us. This leads to some nasty interactions.
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5. Energy abundance. In fact, competition is unnecessary because subtle energy exists in
abundance. In particular, we can acquire more by eating plants which have high energy levels.
(And we can ensure that the plants have high energy levels by paying attention to them, by

giving them energy.) Being in a loving state not only connects our energy to the object of our
love, but to a greater source of energy as well. This is the essence of mystical experience. The
goal of mystical practice - and practice of the lessons of the Celestine Prophecy - is to get and
remain connected with the energy. Moreover, a person's energy is the source of the meaningful
coincidences noticed in the First Insight. Each mystical experience stretches a person's potential,
causing them to exist "at a higher state of vibration".
The best description of all this comes a little later in the book. Father Sanchez says, "Love is not
an intellectual concept or a moral imperative or anything else. It is a background emotion that
exists when one is connected to the energy available in the universe, which , of course, is the
energy of God." [page 153]
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6. Getting clear. In order to be in a state of love with the world on a regular basis, we have to let
go of patterns of behavior we developed to take energy from others.
First, we have to become aware of our "control dramas" and break our controlling habits. There
are four control patterns or ways of causing others to give us energy, two actively demanding
energy, two passively creating conditions in which energy is sent. "Active" control dramas
include intimidation and interrogation - asking questions and then picking apart the answers.
"Passive" control dramas include aloofness - creating an air of mystery that entices others to send
energy--and "poor me"--creating a sense that if others don't provide energy, something awful will
happen to the controller.
Second, we have to "get clear" of our control dramas. We must understand our parents' control
dramas and how these shaped ours. Then we must learn what meaning our parents' lives had for
us, and how this determines our own developmental work. The things we would change about
our parents - individually and together - are what we need to work on in our own lives.
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7. Using intuition. When we are in touch with the energy, clear of our control dramas, and aware
of the questions relevant to this moment, our intuition supplies the answers we need. Once we
are aware of these answers, we need only watch for meaningful coincidences to show us how to
act on them.
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8. Relating to others. This insight comes in several pieces.

Children can be raised without control dramas if they have constant, undivided access to
an adult who can give them the energy they need.

Development can be blocked by an "addiction to another person". The subtle energy has a
male and female side. If you can access one and someone else the other, then for a short

time the couple can be filled with energy. But the focus on the other person eventually
cuts each off from the universal energy. The two begin competing for energy, restarting
control dramas. This is the falling-in-love/falling-out-of-love phenomenon.

Everyone who crosses our path has a message for us. We should give them energy and
help them get clear so that they can accurately deliver the message.

Other people's control dramas will break down if we name them and refuse to play a role
in them.

9. Conscious evolution. This insight is a vision of culture in the next millennium.

Humans consciously participate in their evolution by living according to their intuition, which
guides them in such a way as to increase their energy. Population decreases so much that most of
the world can be allowed to return to wilderness, creating old-growth forests full of energy. The
means of survival are automated and available to everyone. Their sense of purpose is satisfied by
"the thrill of our own evolution". People will consume less and work less so that they can work
on their evolution. (Redfield is ambiguous about this: Lower consumption may not be necessary
because people will pay you for your spiritual insights. "When people come into our lives at just
the right time to give us the answers we need, we should give them money." [page 226])
The goal of this evolution is to achieve a level of vibration that makes us invisible to others,
perhaps even immaterial. Jesus was the first to do this, and sporadic individuals continue to do
so. (The main character's mentor does so in the conclusion of the book.) The ultimate goal is for
large groups to "cross over" together in a "general rapture". The Mayans are alleged to have done
this.
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