De hele Olifant 
author: Marja de Vries
Publicer: Ankh-Hermes
published: june 2007 
price: ca. € 29, 90
ISBN: 
978 90 202 8460 7

The Whole Elephant

Insights into Universal Laws and the Golden Ratio

by Marja de Vries

The Whole Elephant offers clear insights into the existence and operation of Universal Laws and the Golden Ratio. It is a systhesis based on common perceptions of wisdom traditions and recent scientific discoveries that are in line with those insights. The result reveals a whole new and coherent worldview. While everything in the universe works in harmony with these principles, we human beings have the freedom to choose to act contrary to or in harmony with these universal principles. This choice is hard to make though, if we don’t know those principles. This book meets the need of a growing number of people who are looking for a clear and well-founded insight into these universal laws to be able to make conscious choices and co-create their world based on these insights. Because the nature of these principles is universal, they apply to all aspects of our individual and social life. Therefore they can be used as a frame of reference for all transformations which aim at a greater harmony within ourselves and with the greater whole. The book The Whole Elephant is published in Dutch by Ankh-Hermes as De Hele Olifant in Beeld.

 First print in Dutch, june 2007.
Second print in Dutch, may 2008.
Third print in Dutch, august 2009.

 

Restoring balance in ourselves and worldwide

In 1992 the Hopi elder Thomas Banyacya spoke to the United Nations General Assembly and pointed out that the imbalance all around us in our present world might be the result of - consciously or unconsciously - not acting in harmony with the Universal Laws, now and in the past. While everything in the universe works in harmony with these principles, we human beings find ourselves in the special position that we have our free will. Because of this we have the freedom to choose to act contrary to or in harmony with these laws. This choice is hard to make though, if we don’t know those principles. For that reason the rediscovery of the working of these principles seems to be of extreme importance in this time of great imbalance and worldwide changes. More and more people are beginning to feel the need for a clear and well-founded insight in these universal laws, which will make it possible to choose to consciously put these insights into practice in their life and activities.
The Whole Elephant offers insight into the universal principles that underlie the harmony and the dynamic balance of the universe, of which we humans are a part. It also provides a framework within which the many different aspects of ourselves and of the world around us fall into place as pieces of a puzzle. An understanding of the operation of univeral laws helps us to understand how everything in this universe might be working in essence, who we really are and how we can apply these insights by consciously using our free will in our personal and social life. Insight into these principles offers a useful framework for the challenges that we are facing at this moment and helps to get a better understanding of what is needed to restore the balance and harmony in ourselves as well as worldwide. It also shows us what is needed for an optimal development of our consciousness at this special moment in the history of mankind. (The title refers to Sufi-story of the blind and the elephant).

The Table of Contents, the Introduction, Chapter 1, 2 and 3 and the summary of the other chapters of The Whole Elephant can be read by clicking here:

Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Summary of Chapters 4 - 11

 


Endorsements

Before the book was published the manuscript has been read by a few people and their very positive reactions can be read here: endorsements.

Readers about the book

After the book The Whole Elephant has been published I started to collect reactions from readers. These reactions can be read on this website by clicking here. To mail your own reaction click here. I am looking forward to it. Before I will place a (part of a reaction) on my website, I will first ask your permission of course. So don't hesitate to mail your reactions.

Internet interviews

 
Op newtide.tv

On the website of Esther van Benthem is a short interviewmovie and on her website is also a short article my me about the book 'The Whole Elephant': How can we know what works and what doesn't work.

The story behind the coming into being of the book

Because people ask me often how it could have been possible that I wrote the book The Whole Elephant in less than 3 years, here is: The story behind the coming into being of the book

Publication in English

Already the first part of the book is translated into English. Right now I am looking for a way to have the book published in English, either by finding a publisher who is able to pay the translation costs of the other chapters, or by finding the money needed to pay the translation of the part that is not yet translated. All aid or support to get this done is welcome.

Want to stay informed?

Anticipating the publication of the book in English it is possible to be kept informed about the final publication by sending an simple E-mail with your email address.