Reviews for The Astronomical Register, a Medium of Communication for Amateur Observers, and All Others I...

The average rating for The Astronomical Register, a Medium of Communication for Amateur Observers, and All Others I... based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-16 00:00:00 Barbara Brett In the latest installment of "Heidi re-listens to all the old audiobooks on her hard drive", I gave The Science of Being Great another chance to share its wisdom with me. Couched in religious language, Wallace Wattles shares his new age viewpoint long before modern audiences became enamored of it with the mammoth success of The Secret. In fact, that's how the publisher marketed this older manuscript, as source material for The Secret. I suppose it could be considered "source material" in that Wattles teaches enlightenment is to be found within. But he has very little in it about the guiding power of emotions, which was a cornerstone of The Secret. Wattles book is more along the lines of: You are a god walking among gods and should act accordingly. And don't stick your nose into other people's business. Some of his advice is more tricky, such as: see the world in a perfect state of becoming. Nothing has gone wrong or could go wrong. Everyone and everything is perfect for where they are and everything has the chance to get better. That's hard stuff to swallow if you take a second to think about it. "The world is in a perfect state of becoming." Maybe I've become too accustomed to looking for problems rather than relying on faith that everything is working out how its supposed to. Other parts of this book sounded similar to more modern new age authors with these ideas: Books and people will be drawn to you when you need them. Go where your inner feelings tell you to go. As you think, so you will become. Thoughts are things, etc. By comparing and contrasting this book with other authors, I'm not intending to denigrate those teachings. I wouldn't want to dismiss the power of the mind and emotions. Using just those things, people can certainly change their lives. It's just that the way they are packaged in The Science of Being Great may make it difficult for some readers to absorb it. Take the word "God" for example or "the Father". Wattles throws those two around in every other sentence or so. That could be problematic for people who have struggled with religion or have involving it. Or those who don't believe religion and science can mix. And the whole book takes itself so seriously. Even the title "The Science of Being Great", reminds me of an encyclopedia entry or something. I've had the most success in my own personal life when I've lightened up and stopped making such a big deal out of things. In conclusion, is there helpful information in this book? Yes. Would I recommend taking the time to go through it to find those gems? It depends on how you learn best, I guess. Personally, I'd recommend Esther Hicks if you want the same sort of new age teachings with less religious trappings and a bigger dose of fun.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-19 00:00:00 Dean Farquhar All but science :)) This book focuses intensely on leaving ourselves to god and absorb the mind of the lord ... :| I couldn't relate almost any of the stuff to science. There were a couple of nice insights, though, for example, the author argues that everything and everyone we see, are in their perfect state, striving for getting better and better, and that's how the universe has been working. For instance, he says that we cannot say locomotives fueled with coal are bad, no, they were great in their time and laid the foundation of modern transportation. Hence, people we encounter, no matter how bad their manner might be, they are perfect and are on their way to sophistication. I really liked this argument.