In Markwick’s book Now it Begins he teaches us to look within and see the truth; we all have an energy source that is with us every moment of our lives, waiting and expecting us to access it at all times. Markwick encourages us to choose to make a shift, to move forward in life connecting to the power of your higher consciousness, inside of you… Next, he teaches us daily practices to maintain and or recognize our higher consciousness that leads us to a liberated life.
Page after page Markwick reminds us what miraculous beings we are. He relinquished all, and freely he shares a distillation of his deepest revelations and practical advice about life and existence to spiritual seekers. He educates on his view of higher consciousness and the path to enlightenment, which allows a person to realize their full potential for successful living. In Marwick’s 249 pages, he outlines the techniques, principles, practices, and laws of the universe for us to use in order to awaken and strengthen our higher consciousness.
Markwick teaches us to use metaphysical forces, the older intuitive insights of the mystics and saints throughout the centuries. He is passionate and knowledgeable about the positive effects of energy and the path to access it. To justify his claims, Markwick delves into his own life and the lives of those around him to illustrate the powerful nature of this method. Marwick is a hypnotherapist, palmist, and an instructor of, Reiki, Meditation, Grounding, Palmistry and other techniques to allow you to reach your higher consciousness.
All these techniques work on the mind, body and spirit. Though many of these principles have been around for quite some time, Markwick does an excellent job of bringing new life to his ideas. He writes simple, coherent sentences to explain systematic strategies to heighten awareness of our innate spirituality and procedures to release whatever is blocking us from change and healing.
Markwick uses anecdotes to illustrate the energies, forces and vibrations in the universe. One of his most memorable stories was from his grandfather demonstrating the cycles of life: pitch a rock in the river and notice the ripples. The ripples represent cycles and how eventually everything you put out will return. Everything in life ends and there are new beginnings. “Focus on the ripple effect the pebble has created. Each ripple is a cycle of your life,” he explained. “Be careful what you cast out because everything will return to you at some point in your life” (150).
Markwick sets out to inspire the reader “to feel the passion and dedication required to get there.” There are many spiritual, ancient and metaphysical terms used in this book. He enhances the reading experience for his audience with strong, simple, natural sentences. These keep the flow steady and the pace moving. He believes in his subject matter and wants the audience to understand his message. He wants his readers to utilize practices and understand principles like meditation and the practice of the third eye.
Markwick explains the third eye in this way: “the pathway may often appear to be sometimes dark and unlit therefor; use your brightness from within to guide you. This is the awareness of the third eye. Once you begin to find your way, dim your brightness, otherwise, the ego will take control and you will stumble and fall. It is only you who can know the true path, which exists and lies ahead.”
Markwick provides detail on his view of the afterlife. If you are interested in the present life, the detail appears to drag a while. However, for readers who are interested in the after life there is plenty: ghosts, rebirth, reincarnation, he even tells us about a regression therapy that will take us into our past lives.
This book reflects several categories of metaphysics, healing alternatives, New Age, motivation, law of attraction, and self-improvement. This book is a must-have for a newbie, as it is a guide that will take you systematically through enlightenment, to know thy self. It is also a good review for spiritual practitioners; it contains solid review material and acts as a reminder of the powerful effects of being content with one self. Markwick’s candid self-disclosure, frankness and glimpses into the spirit world create a book to be used as a guide to be read repeatedly.
Markwick’s insights on failure leave a particularly profound impact on readers. He says failure is not trying and not achieving the outcome you expect. Failure is giving up. Throughout the book, he charges us to be free by trusting Energy to change us. Concluding with a new world emerging; now it begins.
