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Silent Power, like its bestselling predecessor Life Was Never Meant to be a Struggle, is a tiny book filled with practical advice on living more fully using your "silent power." Author Stuart Wilde claims that there is a silent power within you, an inner knowing that grows because you understand its infinity. Silent power teaches you hour by hour; it is with you this very minute! As you begin to trust your power, it can lead you step by step to the next person and place in your life.
128 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1996
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About the author
Stuart Wilde
90books149followersWilde was born in Farnham, England. He was educated at St. George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey. After his schooling he joined the English Stage Company in Sloane Square, London. A year later he opened a jeans business in Carnaby Street London, at the height of the Swinging Sixties where he enjoyed considerable commercial success.
He studied alternative religions and Taoist philosophy for five years from the age of twenty-eight, and when he was thirty-three, he emigrated to the United States of America where lived in Laguna Beach, California with his first wife Cynthia. He wrote his first book, Miracles, in 1983.
Shortly thereafter he began a career as a lecturer appearing mainly in New Thought Churches and at New Age conferences. In the 1990s he toured regularly with Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay, appearing at venues such as the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
tuart Wilde is a prolific writer, with eighteen of his books published to date. They appear in more than fifteen foreign languages, with a total of ninety-three different books and audio works in circulation.[2]
He executive produced and was the lyricist on the music album Voice of the Feminine Spirit (1994), which sold several hundred-thousand copies. He later produced and was the lyricist on two albums of Celtic music, Voice of the Celtic Myth (1997), and Creation (1999), and wrote the book and libretto for Tim Wheater’s oratorio Heartland (1995).
He studied alternative religions and Taoist philosophy for five years from the age of twenty-eight, and when he was thirty-three, he emigrated to the United States of America where lived in Laguna Beach, California with his first wife Cynthia. He wrote his first book, Miracles, in 1983.
Shortly thereafter he began a career as a lecturer appearing mainly in New Thought Churches and at New Age conferences. In the 1990s he toured regularly with Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay, appearing at venues such as the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
tuart Wilde is a prolific writer, with eighteen of his books published to date. They appear in more than fifteen foreign languages, with a total of ninety-three different books and audio works in circulation.[2]
He executive produced and was the lyricist on the music album Voice of the Feminine Spirit (1994), which sold several hundred-thousand copies. He later produced and was the lyricist on two albums of Celtic music, Voice of the Celtic Myth (1997), and Creation (1999), and wrote the book and libretto for Tim Wheater’s oratorio Heartland (1995).
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January 10, 2018
I loved this book! Such a great, short, insightful read. I downloaded this book as a "required" reading for a Silent Flow/Book Discussion & Meditation at one of my yoga studios. It does not take long to complete, but you'll definitely feel empowered and enlightened after you read it. Highly recommend!
July 9, 2012
While the author makes some good points, I had a really hard time getting past his tone. He has a tendency to go around slapping simplistic labels on people, and doing so with an air of superiority. There might be some good here if you can read around it, but I couldn't.
March 16, 2023
How to remain unbothered. Loved it
December 8, 2011
Not my cup of tea. I believe in energy and the role it plays in our everyday relationships/interactions, but this was a bit much for me.
December 26, 2015
I did not like the content of the book which lacked any scientific basis or reasoning to back up the claims presented.
July 25, 2024
Long on shoulds and shouldn'ts, do's and don'ts, but short on how and why, Wilde's prescription is a mix of pseudoscience, Freudian tropes, and the greatest hits of eastern wisdom. His writing displays a deep distrust of all emotion, but implicit faith in his own judgments of the motivations of others. If you enjoy magical thinking but couldn't get through the I Ching, or find Taoism interesting but not enough to read the Dao de Jing, this book might be for you.
March 16, 2023
Take what you want, leave the rest.
Male-centric. Get over your emotions. Have an aire of mystery, don't give away too much...I get it. But it just doesn't age well in my opinion. Talking through things is helpful for me with the right people.
However, I enjoyed the reminders and practices of developing the psychic.
Male-centric. Get over your emotions. Have an aire of mystery, don't give away too much...I get it. But it just doesn't age well in my opinion. Talking through things is helpful for me with the right people.
However, I enjoyed the reminders and practices of developing the psychic.
April 21, 2020
Good book, I got a few insights and learned excellent ideas. Especially chapters 2-3-4, but some other chapters were a little bit too esoteric for me. Still, I recommend it, and it's also short, to the point and easy to read.
March 16, 2023
I love this book. It only takes me around 2 hours to read it, and I’ve read it a few times.
It really opened my eyes and my mind to what I already subconsciously knew about our energy fields, and how we exchange energy with other people.
It really opened my eyes and my mind to what I already subconsciously knew about our energy fields, and how we exchange energy with other people.
December 31, 2017
A great little book about letting go of ego and finding your power.
February 28, 2019
Very short book and slightly over-complicated for the message they wanted to convey.
May 9, 2019
its a very short book, easy to read.
June 29, 2020
This was a great read. Don't let the size fool you. It is packed with powerful instructions on how to be still and increase your silent power.
October 26, 2020
Solid read. Good insight in a bite-sized format. Great place to start for those new to exploring their inner spirituality.
August 5, 2021
Insightful
June 3, 2022
Note to self:
Audiobook I listed to and donated to Savers. Unfortunately,I don’t remember it.
Audiobook I listed to and donated to Savers. Unfortunately,I don’t remember it.
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December 25, 2016
The book is brilliantly written. The author has made it concise and the explanation is practical. Not many have been able to harness the power of silence as not many knew about the significance of silence, but the author has shown that there is so much to silence than not talking. Silence was seen as a weakness, but indeed, it isn't. I am sure, who ever reads this book is going to be effected by this power that was very well within us. The book is about 70-75 pages, and it will keep you hooked.
October 4, 2016
-YOU ARE ALIVE BECAUSE A STAR WAS BORN AND DIED MANY YEARS AGO , IT GAVE YOU LIFE.
-An important first step in silent Power is don't lean .
-It's the Death of things that scares people .
-To understand others is to have knowledge ;
To understand onself is to be illuminated :
To conquer others needs strength ;
To conquer onself is harder still .
-An important first step in silent Power is don't lean .
-It's the Death of things that scares people .
-To understand others is to have knowledge ;
To understand onself is to be illuminated :
To conquer others needs strength ;
To conquer onself is harder still .
October 15, 2011
This was the first Stuart Wilde book I read, and still my favorite. It's short, and sweet, and brilliant. You can read it in one sitting really. I try to pick it up a few times a year to remind myself how to be in that silent place of focus he describes so well.
March 1, 2016
I sure did love this little book. Another book I want to keep with me. I want to have a greater perception. I want to help make the world a better place. The steps presented in this book show you how, and indeed I'm certain it has to be much better than what most of us do now.
April 8, 2015
This book is what I would call DEEP. It has some information in it that just stops me in my tracks and really makes me think. I have owned this book for a long time and every few years bring it out and read it again. It keeps the universe in perspective for me.
August 27, 2007
I read this in college and was having a tough time in my life so this kind of helped me through though I can't really say I fully believe in it now. It is great brain practice.
January 6, 2008
A good way to get in touch. To get real.
April 4, 2008
always on my bedside table. should have been first grade primer...... shut up!
February 25, 2009
Great thoughts about spirituality and who we are.
May 20, 2009
Stuart Wilde has a style that teaches us something small in his humourous ways about his philosphy on life and spiritualism
August 6, 2010
One of the best little (truly little) books I ever read. Time well spent.
August 30, 2010
i learned how to be patient from this book. i spent many days in the park reading this book and i'd do it again
September 12, 2011
" Knowledge is power. The knowledge you never speak of is silent power. "
" one of the keys to silent power is to control your need to talk "
Great thoughts about spirituality <3
" one of the keys to silent power is to control your need to talk "
Great thoughts about spirituality <3
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