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Tofts Reviews. Pub Date: July 30, 2014.The reader does not have to be religious, or a member of a faith-based system, to benefit from this book. Dr. Rick Lindal gives meaning to life's most difficult questions in an easy to read and understand narrative. By using a character and novel-type story, the author captivates the reader while explaining the soul's emotional journey. By using fictional characters, Rikki, and Old Soul, the information is presented in a series of conversations. (Rikki, the child and Old Soul, his God-like mentor). This makes overwhelming topics easy to comprehend. Rikki asks if he has control of his destiny. The answer is simple and honest. "You create your reality through fluid relationships that occur between the uniqueness of your soul, trance states, emotions, long-term goals, intent, fate, and free will." All of these factors are expanded and explained in detail. Old Soul speaks about Core Beliefs (fate, free will, uniqueness, action, cognitive contrast, aging and death), and the importance of these in the creation and foundation of the soul's emotional journey. The topics of Love and Evil are beautifully explained with historic examples. The format is intriguing; Old Soul's lines are in blue ink, while the rest of the dialogue and narrative are in classic black. This is brilliant on the part of the design because it makes it a quick read. The text seems to be "chunked" and that makes it easier to absorb the information. The Purpose: Your Soul's Emotional Journey is an excellent book for anyone questioning their journey in life, their beliefs, and the ultimate question: "why".Kirkus Reviews. Oct. 16, 2014.Fictionalized account of one soul's discovery of the spiritual self challenging conventional views of both faith and psychology, Lindal, a clinical psychologist, takes readers on a journey into what he calls the Spiritual Dimension. This dimension, at once hidden and yet accessible to people, is the home of all human souls. In a bold, helpful approach, Lindal uses fiction heavily laced with autobiography to introduce his concepts.... Through discussions with Old Soul, Rikki learns that all people are incarnations of much older souls, which reincarnate many times in order to experience emotions, especially negative ones: Life on Earth is essentially about discovering who you are through creation, that is, the creation of experiences that bring about emotions within you. Through these experiences, souls mature and evolve. A major theme of the book is that each person creates his or her own reality. This is done before life begins, but it is also done as we live life, since we have free will to make our own choices. Knowledge of this reality, the author says, is helpful to people as they struggle through life's problems and face life's big questions. Lindal's choice of fiction to couch a discussion of the Spiritual Dimension works well, as it allows the book to describe the author's ideas in a personalized manner. An engaging introduction to what, Lindal says, is a world just outside our grasp.Please go to the websites page "www.thepurpose.ca" for additional reviews.