The Complete Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue: Books I, II & III

Okay, deep breath. Where do I even start with this book? I picked up Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1) not really knowing what to expect. Honestly, I was in a bit of a rut – feeling disconnected, questioning a lot of things about life, purpose, and... well, everything that felt bigger than me. I'd seen this series around for years, always a bit intimidated by the title and the sheer size of the books, but something finally prompted me to dive in.From the very first few pages, I knew this wasn't going to be a typical read. It felt less like reading about something and more like being invited into a very intimate, profound conversation. The format, presented as a direct dialogue, was initially a little jarring, but I quickly settled into the rhythm. It's like the questions I had swirling in my own head were being asked, and the answers that came back were... surprisingly direct, sometimes challenging, but often incredibly comforting.What struck me most was the perspective it offered. It didn't just give answers; it seemed to gently dismantle some of my long-held beliefs and assumptions about God, life, death, love, and fear. It wasn't preachy or dogmatic; instead, it felt like a vast, loving intelligence patiently explaining things in a way that resonated deep down. There were moments I had to put the book down, just to sit and process, because the ideas were so expansive and shifted my viewpoint so significantly.Yes, it's a substantial book – over 700 pages! Taking it on felt like a commitment, but I found myself looking forward to picking it up. It wasn't a book to rush through; it was one to absorb, to ponder, to argue with internally, and ultimately, to integrate. It felt like a journey I was taking with the author and, in a strange way, with the 'voice' in the book itself.This book didn't give me all the answers neatly packaged, but it did something perhaps more valuable: it changed the way I looked at the questions. It left me feeling more peaceful, more connected, and with a renewed sense of wonder about the universe and my place in it. It's not an easy read in the sense that it requires your full attention and an open mind, but it is profoundly rewarding.If you're feeling a pull towards deeper questions, if you're open to challenging your current understanding of spirituality and life, and if you're ready for a book that might just shift your perspective in a beautiful way, I honestly can't recommend Conversations with God enough. It was a truly one-of-a-kind reading experience for me.

I read this trilogy several years ago as it was first coming out, and it positively changed the way I looked at a lot of things. first of all, if you are a zealous christian or something these books are probably not going to be to your taste, unless you happen to be the only one out there with an open mind. Walsch begins the first book by sitting down like a kid writing an angry letter to santa about the crappy christmas he just had, only the letter is to god and the christmas is his life. then, he describes how his hand just kind of sat there, and he was suddenly writing the words 'do you want an answer to any of that or are you just venting?' to which he sat wonderingly and then responded with 'answers', and the dialogue was born.an example of the kind of writing you will find follows.page 44, god- 'all physical life functions in accordance with natural laws. Once you remember these laws, and apply them, you have mastered life at the physical level.'skipping some dialogue after that to the next page, Neale asks, "then how can I know these laws? how can I learn them?"god- 'it is not a question of learning, but of remembering.'Neale- "how can I remember them?"god- 'begin by being still. quiet the outer world, so that the inner world might bring you sight. this in-SIGHT is what you seek, yet you cannot have it while you are so deeply concerned with your outer reality. seek, therefore, to go within as much as possible. and when you are not going within, come FROM within as you deal with the outside world. remember this axiom:If you do not go within, you go without.put it into the first person as you repeat it, to make it more personal.If I do not go withinI go without.'these books are literally filled to bursting with such cleverness, playing on words to make very decent points in my opinion, and will sparkle that brain of yours to make you think about things you may never have considered before if you have never read any new age material.the difference between this and most other new age material I have read, is this focuses on the same reality that books from the Kryon by Lee Caroll for example espouse, yet from that exclusive point of view belonging to organized religionists.the arguments reflect 'bible thumper' thinking, rather than what some call wiccan or 'tree hugger' thinking.for example, in a kryon book, you may get a topic about abundance, and the flow starts from 'you are all dearly loved' to 'you own your abundance, you yourself are denying it from you, not gaia or the world around you.' and finishes up with 'and so it is.'that's average new age flavor for you, and actually I don't mind that at all as I have seen some that is downright ludicrous marshmellowy fluff stuff.Walsch's dialogue keeps it much more down to earthish, although there is the occasional 'you inspire me!' which is kind of fluffy in my opinion but then god answers, 'well, if god can't inspire you, who in hell can?' which isn't.it is very easy to get a warped sense of view on the whole new age thing from so many out there who focus on aliens, and conspiracies, but the good ones focus on philosophy and how to think, not at all the same thing to my mind.a good website to check out if you are interested in looking at a quality contemporary and ongoing new age website is crimsoncircle.com, and kryon.com for material closer to when these books came out. I just bought seven of Walschs books, some of which I had read like these three and a couple I had not yet, and the one I am reading now, What God wants, I highly recommend if you enjoy the first three.He has a way of putting arguments that may be rolling around in your head down simply and compactly, at least for me, and it is fun reading the dialogue books for the clever plays on words and the startling way certain seemingly straightforward questions you may have asked yourself in that situation are answered.at any rate, they will make you think, strengthening your own personal philisophical foundation, which can only ever be good-again in my opinion, and while some parts can be a little harsh on the organized religionists, it is their own fault for being so closed-minded about everything they can't see such obvious glaring inconsistencies with their beliefs and philisophical approach to life.one thing more- these books are not seemingly written as attacking organized religion or anything, but the arguments and points of view expressed by them are definately unhealthy to the dogma of revered and traditional church-type canon passed down through generations of god-fearing men to save the poor sinners on the judgement day that hasn't happened yet.have a great day!