God's Gladiators Paperback – April 1, 2003

I should have read the package warning label...for things like"Don't read this book late into the night" "or don't read after having pepperoni pizza" ...maybe there was no packaging label and that got morphed too!I am still on the fence here... I have followed SW for sometime and for the most part would call myself a fan. But Stuie...where have you gone here? I find myself in the position of having to sift thru and sort out the details of this book (and now my mind...because as one reviewer aptly said..this book is like a l2 gauge shotgun pointed at your head) How much of this is workable? How much can a serious seeker use...theories and UFO's notwithstanding?Okay...so why would I give it 5 stars...because it is so compelling...it makes you look at the game your life is again...and who and what you are plugged into...and where you are vs. where you intend to be. Even if you trash a lot of SW's theories as substance induced drama, you can't really walk away from this without it pulling you back into your own life review. I don't think anyone can...and maybe that's the game Stuie really wanted to play after all. The one-two punch that no one saw coming and you may never forget. Wow and WHOA! all at the same time... I still say "stars" don't seem to apply to this book...but it was one heck of a ride!

Always controversial and something of a wag, the late Stuart Wilde was always pushing the envelope of metaphysics.And this book is no exception -- it considers the world we live in to be a Sphere with a kind of Control System which serves to dumb us down and trick us. It is also of the Holographic-SImulation genre (like The Hidden Reality and the Virtual Earth Graduate) ... we may not be living on the planet we think we are.Stuart tries hard to waste the reader's time with silly stuff in the beginning of the book... testing our patience, to see if we really are serious about discovering what Earth is.... and if you persist, he finally gets down to it in Chapter 6 -- not that he doesn't drop some real jewels along the way up to page 71, but the real purpose of his book emerges from Ch 6 onward.He speaks about fields upon fields (a la Matrix), and transdimensionals (same as Robert Monroe) and abductions, crop circles and UFOs. Everything is round backwards, the Sphere is malicious, we're not here -- it's all illusion,you are trapped in the prison of your mind -- both David Icke and Timothy Freke would love it... what is it with those Brits? What do they know that we don't? (Wilde, Icke and Freke are all English.)The book is a metaphysical eye-opener. Wilde obviously had some transcendental experiences and says so throughout the book, and relates some of the insights he had about our real nature and what Earth really is.He was convinced that we are not here alone and unless we wake up and take our power back, the Others willcontinue to use and abuse us... kinda like Icke, but not reptilian. He supports the idea that we are in a holographically-driven reality and suggests that we gain knowledge/Light and make some kind of a personal ascension to a better reality. (Again, this is the theme of Virtual Earth Graduate, too.)The short book is fast reading but you will be tape-flagging special pages and making notes so don't try torace thru it in one sitting. Enjoy the ride - it is an eye-opener for those who are into spiritual growth and higher awareness.

Haven't you ever wondered why it seems that so many nasty people seem to rise to the "top" despite their lack of either talent or content? Perhaps you've looked into some of the current conspiracy theories that deal with seemingly multi-generational plans to make the world a nastier place, and wondered how in the heck fallible humans are able to pull it off over the years. This book raises some interesting theories concerning the answers to these (and other) sorts of enigmas. The author is seriously playful in his approach to describing the meaning of life, the structure of existence, and the roads "back home." Along the way we encounter those nasty little Alien fellas that usually seem to imply that they've travelled zillions and zillions of miles through interstellar space just to stick things up your varied orifices - and find out they're about as truthful as they are fun to hang out with. We meet up with boddhisatva pirates sailing the etheric seas to free those captive on slave ships...and just maybe this book is flying the jolly roger for some. And, we get some hints of how it may be possible to walk through walls, without the last meal you just ate making a mess on the wall-paper. Most of all though, we get a boost or a tug, pushing and pulling us on to higher or deeper places in or out of the cosmos...a fun and salvific kick in the pants. Enjoy.

Amazing, changed my life, exactly what I needed. Does stretch the envelope but I'm ready for that and I loved it and highly recommend it. Now I'm reading his latest book, Grace Gaia for the advanced soul. Loving that also. AnneS