Review: Ancient Secret Of The Fountain Of Youth By Peter Kelder
October 20, 2009 by akemi
I’m so impressed with this little book that I feel obligated to introduce it to you. It’s a small book of a 100 pages or so, no frills. The simplicity and its longevity (the current version was first published in 1985. It says the book was first published in the 1930s) show there is something remarkable about the book.
I’m often disappointed with books that come with so many frills. Quite often, the latter half of the book is a rehash of the first half so I can just scan through quickly once I read 50 to 60% of the book. It leaves me wondering why the author had to do this — if you only have material to fill 100 pages, write 100 pages and be done with it. Making it to 200 pages by being redundant doesn’t add any more value.
So when this book got right to the point that this is about toning the seven chakras and raising their speed, and immediately went to the business of explaining the five rites (yoga-like exercises), I was impressed. I took out my exercise mat just as fast.
The five rites (well, there are additional two if you want to become what the author calls “superman / superwoman”) are simple. The author maintains they are of Tibetan origin. I’m doing the three repetitions of each as the book recommends. The goal is to do twenty-one reps of each, which probably takes about twenty minutes or so. They are not difficult, although some takes a bit of getting use to.
You can read this book in a few hours. But of course, the “secret” is in doing the thing every day. Try it for yourself.
And if you have tried this, let me know what you think. Did it help you improve health and rejuvenate? What do you think about physical immortality?
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Hi Akemi – I bought this book recently from Amazon, but haven’t read it yet. I found out about it from a friend who had a borrowed copy and was doing the rites regularly, and feeling much better – then he went off to Burning Man, and he just got back and we saw him last night, and he said he wants to start again. So I’d like to read it and try the rites soon!
What do I think about physical immortality? When I first came to understand it in 1986, it felt like I was remembering something I already knew. To me it makes perfect sense, and I couldn’t imagine having any other context for living.
love from Rob
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Hi Robin,
This book was so good I ordered Book 2 of it, too, just to be sure I’m not missing anything
Let me know how you are doing with the rites.
Hey,
I have both books. I bought them awhile ago. I practiced the exercises a few times, and never stuck with it. At the time, I was finding that there is just a plethora of things I could learn and be a part of – i.e. many different styles of Reiki, Spring Forest Qigong, other types of energy healing, and many different ways to create transformation, etc. The amount of stuff out there was a little overwhelming. So, I figured that I would just stick to what spoke to me the most rather than learning and doing everything that heard about or learned.
I did find it interesting that some of our Tae Kwon Do warm ups sometimes included one or two of the exercises talked about in the book.
Hi Mary,
Yes, it can be quite overwhelming when we look at the many modalities. I have the feeling that most are really aiming at the same thing, however, so you are doing right by choosing what resonates with you.
Btw I find Rite 4 and 5 to be very hard on my wrist. (I have thin frame.)
Hi Akemi,
Great little book hey! I’ve done the evecises on and off for about 12 years – I enjoy them. I’ve never done the full 21 though.Ii probably will one day – I have eternity lol The earth is a playground. Remember children call exercise play. I feel the martyr game is on the way out. I choose movement I enjoy.
lots of love Janni
Janni Lloyd´s last blog ..Physical Immortality – the mass possibility Dr Janni Lloyd
Janni,
Yeah, 21 rep is really a lot. And I’m starting to wonder if I really need to tax myself this way. There are many ways to immortality, I guess.
Hey Akemi!
Thanks for sharing this book. You were right about it being an easy read. I really hate how books can get so overloaded with filler. I think it defeats the purpose of a self help book. Most people give up on it by page 100, especially if it’s just trying to fill pages with repetition and over explanation. That’s not really helping people. I would rather pay more money for a short book that will get to the point and help be faster than for a bunch of gobbledegook that is masking the points. This is one of the reasons I really appreciate your writing and your ebooks!
In any event it has been just over a month since you posted this and I wondered how it was going for you. Are you still doing the rites? Have you noticed a difference?
Hi Jenni,
I totally agree with you about the books. It’s sad that so many people still measure the worth of a book by page numbers.
Regarding the rites — I still do it, but I have settled doing it about 6 reps a time. And I’m not as diligent as doing it every day . . . It pressures the wrists a lot, which is one of my weakness. I started using dumbbells to lift my hands and this seems to work well for me. I do find these rites are very warming and energizing.