Exit the Cave: Ending the Reincarnation Trap, Book 1

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He began his life as a stand-up comedian and hockey coach, but began to study the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mexico in 1997. As long as we are true to ourselves, and as long as we trust God to lead the way, we should always do our best and let God handle the rest. Was having trouble finding this specific edition (didn't like the UK edition's cover, and there are quite a few different versions of this book existing) so very glad I found it from here! Former creative director for Willow Creek Community Church, Hogan is currently a full-time filmmaker. And yet I had not done the work of going back into the particularities of those moments, of those stories so that I could actually change the past.

This is beautifully written; heartbreaking and hysterical, raw and redemptive, a testimony to a life where beauty is made from ashes, where creativity and courage are found in unexpected places. That the fruit of curiosity, you have this phrase that’s embedded, you know, if I said curiosity and… pick the verb killed, kill, curiosity killed the cat. I believe he was the one that said, You’ve succeeded as a parent if your children go to therapy for different reasons than you do. This brilliantly written and holy transformational book will allure you to tell your truths and find yourself stumbling into grace. And then one day, one of the members of the tribe stands off and the, um, the shackles fall off, and they realize that they’re not chained after all, that they’re free to go at any time.From his time in Prison Break and other shows to his work as a creative director for one of the most influential churches in America, Blaine has been a long-distance roll model for the creative endeavors in my life.

The author's vulnerability and honesty in telling his story will strike a chord both for those who are just beginning to allow their story to seep out and move towards healing and those who have worked through their story and are learning the work of creativity in the healing process. I found his story to be very applicable to my own life even though my situation is quite different in the details. I was fortunate to read Blaine’s book prior to publishing and couldn’t have been more excited to see that it’s finally here. It was the energy and the invitation to, when you don’t have words, will you start listening not just to what’s inside, but what your partner is inviting you to hear about not just your failure, but about what was happening for her in the midst.And that has been something you’ve been at war with for Lifetime is your own curiosity, yet it’s also the basis of so much or the brilliance of your creativity, again, through the book.

Blaine's thoughts felt disjointed and more like a series of stories strung together with a vague theme and sometimes forced life lessons than a coherent piece of writing. Static images, while helpful, aren’t always able to communicate the true energy of what I’m envisioning. What awaits us on the other side of turning our back on constant incarnations in a pit of suffering?Act two was formed by this story of Hagar, the Egyptian slave, and the two questions that the angel of the Lord Lord asks her at the edge of the river.

To use our pain and our trek through it as fuel to create wonderful things is a great gift that we are beautifully reminded of in Exit the Cave. But I would say, and this will maybe for some sound ridiculous, I love Augustine’s work, but there’s a sense of which I would’ve loved for him to have read your book, and then to have asked the question, how can I tell more truth? Thank you, Sean, for hopping on the other side of the camera and for pushing through that rolled ankle during stunt training for this one!In the book, I tell a story about a friend of mine whose sibling had just gotten a divorce, and I said, Oh my gosh, what did you say?