Redfield grew up in a rural area near Birmingham, Alabama. He studied Eastern philosophies, including Taoism and Zen, while majoring in sociology at Auburn University. He later received a master's degree in counseling and spent more than 15 years as a therapist to abused adolescents. During this time, he was drawn into the human potential movement and turned to it for theories about intuitions and psychic phenomena that would help his clients.
In 1989, he quit his job as a therapist to write full-time, synthesizing his interest in interactive psychology, Eastern and Western philosophies, science, futurism, ecology, history, and mysticism.
When Redfield self-publishedThe Celestine Prophecy, his first novel, in 1992, the interest from booksellers and readers led to its becoming one of the most financially successful self-published books of all time.[1]Warner Books bought the rights and published the hard cover edition in March 1994. The book quickly climbed to the No. 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list. According to Publishing Trends,The Celestine Prophecy was the No. 1 international bestseller of 1996 (#2 in 1995). The novel spent over 3 years on the New York Times Best Seller list. As of May 2005, The Celestine Prophecy had sold over 20 million copies worldwide and had been translated into 34 languages. In 1996, the sequel, The Tenth Insight: Holding the Vision (Warner Books), also became a bestseller. The two books spent a combined 74 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, making their author the best-selling hard cover author in the world in 1996, as cited in BP Report (January 1997).
In his non-fiction title, The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness (Warner Books, 1997), Redfield explored the background of the "emerging spirituality" discussed in his novels. The Celestine series of adventure parables continued in 1999 with the publication of The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight (Warner Books). In 2002, Redfield joined author Michael Murphy and filmmaker Sylvia Timbers in a collaborative non-fiction work entitled God and the Evolving Universe (J.P. Tarcher).
The novel was the basis for a 2006 film of the same name. Redfield produced, co-writing the screenplay with Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon.
James and Salle Redfield are the founders of the Global Prayer Project, a bi-weekly webcast which offers guided prayer and meditation.
Redfield's newest offering, The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision, was published by Grand Central Publishing in February 2011.
Awardsedit
In October 1997, Redfield was awarded the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate at the XXIII Pio Manzu International Conference in Rimini, Italy[citation needed]. In the spring of 2000, Redfield joined Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat For Humanity, as the two recipients of Humanitarian of the Year honors from their alma mater, Auburn University.[2] Two months later, he received another Humanitarian of the Year award from the International New Thought Alliance.
The Tenth Insight: Holding The Vision: An Experiential Guide (1996) co-written with Carol Adrienne. Diane Publishing Company:Darby, PA ISBN978-0756759483
The Celestine Vision: Living the New Spiritual Awareness (1997) Grand Central Publishing:New York, NY. ISBN0-446-52274-0
God and the Evolving Universe: The Next Step in Personal Evolution (2002) co-written with Sylvia Timbers and Michael Murphy Tarcher Books, New York, NY ISBN1-58542-137-5
The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision (2011) Grand Central Publishing:New York, NY. ISBN0-446-57596-8
Referencesedit
^Adams, Stephen (August 8, 2008). "The 12 top titles that booksellers must always stock". The Telegraph. But the self-help book The Road Less Travelled by American psychiatrist M Scott Peck is included, as is James Redfield's New Age tome, The Celestine Prophecy – which the author originally published himself.
^"Redfields receive Humanitarian Award". Auburn University, Auburn, AL. June 5, 2000. Authors Salle and James Redfield receive the President's Award for Humanitarian Service from AU President William Muse. The annual award recognizes Auburn alumni who have made exceptional service to humanity. The Redfields have developed a worldwide following for books such as The Celestine Prophecy which examine spirituality in the modern world.
Sourcesedit
"Celestial reasoning." People Weekly. New York: Apr 25, 1994. Vol.41, Iss. 15; pg. 85
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External linksBiography editRedfield grew up in a rural area near Birmingham Alabama He studied Eastern philosophies including Taoism and Zen while majoring in sociology at Auburn University He later received a master s degree in counseling and spent more than 15 years as a therapist to abused adolescents During this time he was drawn into the human potential movement and turned to it for theories about intuitions and psychic phenomena that would help his clients In 1989 he quit his job as a therapist to write full time synthesizing his interest in interactive psychology Eastern and Western philosophies science futurism ecology history and mysticism When Redfield self published The Celestine Prophecy his first novel in 1992 the interest from booksellers and readers led to its becoming one of the most financially successful self published books of all time 1 Warner Books bought the rights and published the hard cover edition in March 1994 The book quickly climbed to the No 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list According to Publishing Trends The Celestine Prophecy was the No 1 international bestseller of 1996 2 in 1995 The novel spent over 3 years on the New York Times Best Seller list As of May 2005 The Celestine Prophecy had sold over 20 million copies worldwide and had been translated into 34 languages In 1996 the sequel The Tenth Insight Holding the Vision Warner Books also became a bestseller The two books spent a combined 74 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list making their author the best selling hard cover author in the world in 1996 as cited in BP Report January 1997 In his non fiction title The Celestine Vision Living the New Spiritual Awareness Warner Books 1997 Redfield explored the background of the emerging spirituality discussed in his novels The Celestine series of adventure parables continued in 1999 with the publication of The Secret of Shambhala In Search of the Eleventh Insight Warner Books In 2002 Redfield joined author Michael Murphy and filmmaker Sylvia Timbers in a collaborative non fiction work entitled God and the Evolving Universe J P Tarcher The novel was the basis for a 2006 film of the same name Redfield produced co writing the screenplay with Barnet Bain and Dan Gordon James and Salle Redfield are the founders of the Global Prayer Project a bi weekly webcast which offers guided prayer and meditation Redfield s newest offering The Twelfth Insight The Hour of Decision was published by Grand Central Publishing in February 2011 Awards editIn October 1997 Redfield was awarded the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Senate at the XXIII Pio Manzu International Conference in Rimini Italy citation needed In the spring of 2000 Redfield joined Millard Fuller founder of Habitat For Humanity as the two recipients of Humanitarian of the Year honors from their alma mater Auburn University 2 Two months later he received another Humanitarian of the Year award from the International New Thought Alliance Bibliography editThe Celestine Prophecy 1993 Warner Books New York NY ISBN 0 446 51862 X The Celestine Prophecy An Experiential Guide 1995 co written with Carol Adrienne Warner Books New York NY ISBN 0 446 67122 3 The Tenth Insight Holding the Vision 1996 Grand Central Publishing New York NY ISBN 0 446 51908 1 The Tenth Insight Holding The Vision An Experiential Guide 1996 co written with Carol Adrienne Diane Publishing Company Darby PA ISBN 978 0756759483 The Celestine Vision Living the New Spiritual Awareness 1997 Grand Central Publishing New York NY ISBN 0 446 52274 0 The Secret of Shambhala In Search of the Eleventh Insight 1999 Warner Books New York NY ISBN 0 446 52308 9 God and the Evolving Universe The Next Step in Personal Evolution 2002 co written with Sylvia Timbers and Michael Murphy Tarcher Books New York NY ISBN 1 58542 137 5 The Celestine Prophecy The Making of the Movie 2006 co written with Monty Joynes Hampton Roads Publishing Company Newburyport MA ISBN 1 57174 458 4 The Twelfth Insight The Hour of Decision 2011 Grand Central Publishing New York NY ISBN 0 446 57596 8References edit Adams Stephen August 8 2008 The 12 top titles that booksellers must always stock The Telegraph But the self help book The Road Less Travelled by American psychiatrist M Scott Peck is included as is James Redfield s New Age tome The Celestine Prophecy which the author originally published himself Redfields receive Humanitarian Award Auburn University Auburn AL June 5 2000 Authors Salle and James Redfield receive the President s Award for Humanitarian Service from AU President William Muse The annual award recognizes Auburn alumni who have made exceptional service to humanity The Redfields have developed a worldwide following for books such as The Celestine Prophecy which examine spirituality in the modern world Sources edit Celestial reasoning People Weekly New York Apr 25 1994 Vol 41 Iss 15 pg 85 McDonald Marci Celestine prophet Maclean s Toronto Oct 10 1994 Vol 107 Iss 41 pg 54External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to James Redfield Official Web Site CelestineVision com The Twelfth Insight Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Redfield amp oldid 1220453592, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
