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Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
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Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior | Paperback

by David R. Hawkins (Author)

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Binding:  Paperback
Publisher:  Hay House
Edition:  1st Edition
Page Count:  300 Pages
Publication Date:  April 01, 2002
Sales Rank:  1,974st

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In this groundbreaking book you will learn how to get demonstrably true answers to your questions, and know what true success is and how to create it.


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An Interesting Guide to Discernment if you Drop the Kinesiology by Kenneth R. Mabry (Atlanta, GA) 2 Stars
September 29, 2009
In "Power vs. Force," David Hawkins attempts to set up an absolute test for truth using kinesiology. In brief, a person holds his arm horizontally while a second person pushes down on the arm with two fingers above the wrist. The first person is asked to resist the pushing. A concept or idea is then introduced (for example, Adolph Hitler or Jesus Christ). According to Hawkins, if a concept tests "strong," the person will be able to resist the pushing on his arm, no matter how strong. On the other hand, if a concept tests "weak," the person cannot successfully resist the push, and his arm will go down. Hawkins claims all would test strong for Jesus Christ and weak for Adolph Hitler, regardless of whether they had any knowledge or information about the subjects. Moreover, Hawkins claims that this strong and weak test is true for all people and all cultures and is absolutely valid. Therefore--and this is the outrageous part--this test can be used to test the truth of anything from a political regime to a TV commercial. Supposedly, this is because the collective wisdom of mankind is stored in one's muscles. This is obviously absurd. While there may be some correlation between ideas and physiological responses (a polygraph is based on this claim), to assert that such responses are universal and absolute and independent of any conscious knowledge is laughable. Nevertheless, Hawkins feels compelled to base his entire book on this theory. One could just as easily claim that universal truth could be detected by how quickly one blinks his eyes and set up "tests" to prove that it is valid. If this book has any validity, it is that human beings benefit from considering psychological and spiritual dichotomies such as power vs. force, freedom vs. domination, openness vs secrecy, and so on. Anyone can do this by using his own intuition and discernment. You don't need to hold your arm out and have someone push down on it to know that the message of Jesus Christ is more powerful than the message of Adolph Hitler.

A Review for A Course in Miracle Students by Ash (abroad) 5 Stars
September 18, 2009
Hawkins was once an overweight, alcoholic, successful clinical psychologist who had almost 2 dozen chronic, intractable health problems that had plagued him for 20 or more years (half of which could have killed him) and had worn Coke-bottle eyeglasses since a child. He began a study of A Course in Miracles not long after its publication (he knew both Helen Schucman and Bill Thetford) and slowly began healing his physical conditions one by one as his mind healed. Oh, today he doesn't wear glasses either. Screw all the controversy over muscle testing! The man is healed and that makes him an inspiration to A Course in Miracle Students.

Awesome Book: A must read.. by Chuck Frank (Miami, Florida) 5 Stars
September 07, 2009
This is one of the books that is a must read for anyone who wants to learn to do kinesiology, muscle testing. Practicing to get accurate answers from your own body telling you either, yes or no: or, strong or weak: is a most valuable tool to possess. The uses are far reaching. It can be used for healing the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial aspects of ones life. The premise of the book is that the subconscious can be accessed through muscle testing, even when the conscious mind doesn't know the answers the subconscious mind does know. The author ingeniously uses the technique to find answers. I've heard of several doctors that use this technique to heal. One uses telekinetic chiropractic adjustments by using muscle tests to find the problem: another uses muscle testing to find the correct numbers to insert into a frequency generator, because the viruses, bacteria, and parasites are constantly changing the frequencies are also changing. Another energy medicine doctor uses muscle tests to find weak energy spots in the body. Get this book; it's a great read and the information is fascinating.

Human Behavior by Jill Mitchell (Eagle, ID USA) 4 Stars
September 04, 2009
This was an interesting read. I would recommend it to those interested in self-discovery and growth.

Power VS. Force by Lucinda Musumeci 5 Stars
September 03, 2009
The book is fantastic. Everyone should have it for reference in their library for life.

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