The Wizard of Us: Transformational Lessons from Oz

by Jean Houston

Overview

Take the journey of a lifetime with Human Potential visionary Jean Houston as she guides you through mythic Oz to become an essential human for the new world.

Learn how to expand your mind, open your heart, and find the courage to connect with your own life journey with The Wizard of Us, an accessible guide to help you envision the world as you choose to create it.

With specific and easily understandable exercises and epiphanies, The Wizard of Us harkens to the classic tale and defines the hero’s journey through the skills and internal qualities that live within each of us. If you are seeking a creative exploration of self-understanding, realization, and improvement you will find a connection to the larger world story as you explore Oz like never before. “There’s no place like home” is the call to a profound journey of self-discovery and untapped potential. Dorothy’s journey through a magical land is the key to your own inner-life’s journey and toward becoming the essential human you were always meant to be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781582704005
Publisher:	Atria Books/Beyond Words
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	305,390
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jean Houston is a visionary thinker, teacher, and philosopher who pioneered the Human Potential Movement and established the Social Artistry leadership model that she used in her work with the United Nations Development Programme. Over the course of her life’s work, Houston has developed a worldwide network of social leaders, educators, and philosophers, including Joseph Campbell, Margaret Mead, Buckminster Fuller, Jonas Salk, United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, as well as United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, giving her unique insight into the human potential. Houston has worked with agencies of the United Nations, NASA, and many others. She is the author of nearly thirty books. Learn more at JeanHouston.org.

Table of Contents

Foreword Deepak Chopra ix

Introduction xv

1 We're Off to See the Wizard 1

2 Journey of the Compassionate Hero 15

Seeing Yourself as the Hero of Your Own Journey 22

3 Follow the Yellow Brick Road 31

Meeting Your Entelechy 33

Entering into a Relationship with a Quantum Partner 38

Sharpening the Senses 39

4 If I Only Had a Brain 51

The Roads Not Taken 52

Relaxing the Brain 62

5 The Heart of the Matter 69

Forgiveness and Heart Expansion 76

6 The Courage to Be 91

Gathering Courage 97

7 Falling Asleep in Fields of Poppies 111

Filling the Heart with Gratitude 125

8 A Horse of a Different Color 129

The Emerald City/One World Over 137

A Three-Minute Vacation 146

9 When Flying Monkeys Swoop In 149

Your Yellow Brick Road 152

The Action Box 157

Remembering Joy 160

10 The Wizard of Us 173

Manifestation Plan 188

Acknowledgments 195

Notes 197

What People are Saying About This

Marianne Williamson

Jean Houston plays midwife to the next phase of our evolutionary journey...We are literally drawn from the smaller, personal self to the larger, universal possibility.

Editorial Reviews

"Jean Houston is the great producer of events and new possibilities as she orchestrates the voices of the new consciousness."

Margaret Mead

"Jean Houston's mind should be considered a national treasure."

Buckminster Fuller

"With elegant simplicity, Jean Houston shows you how to unleash the genius that lies in the depths of your being."

Deepak Chopra

"Jean Houston plays midwife to the next phase of our evolutionary journey...We are literally drawn from the smaller, personal self to the larger, universal possibility."

Marianne Williamson

"Jean Houston plays midwife to the next phase of our evolutionary journey...We are literally drawn from the smaller, personal self to the larger, universal possibility."

Marianne Williamsonm spiritual activist and author

"Jean Houston plays midwife to the next phase of our evolutionary journey...We are literally drawn from the smaller, personal self to the larger, universal possibility."

"With elegant simplicity, Jean Houston shows you how to unleash the genius that lies in the depths of your being."

"Jean Houston's mind should be considered a national treasure."

"Jean Houston is the great producer of events and new possibilities as she orchestrates the voices of the new consciousness."

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