Shirley MacLaine shares her journey

  At 74 years of age, there’s a good chance that “Sage-ing While Age-ing” will be Shirley MacLaine’s last book that takes a close look at her own personal life and spiritual journey.
  In many ways, this book sums up what she’s been able to discover through diligent research and in having the financial freedom to travel around the world in her quest to find the answers for the many questions that arose in “Out on a Limb” back in 1983. This isn’t to say that her journey for understanding is over. It isn’t. MacLaine will continue to ponder the mysteries of the universe right up until the very moment she dies and maybe after.
  “Sage-ing While Age-ing,” which comes out in paperback in July, covers a large number of topics that prove to be rather interesting for those who are consciously on the their own spiritual path. In it, MacLaine discusses the hatred and anger that seems to permeate most societies, wondering if this aspect of humanity is necessary in order to have love and insight and a strong desire to know one’s relationship with God. The pondering of this very important question enables her to look at her own fears with regards to growing older and perhaps even dying alone, which in turn leads her to examining the field of alternative medicine in relationship to her own health problems and what needs to be done to ensure that everyone receives the best possible health care.
  But, that’s not all.
  Reincarnation is discussed, as well as UFO activity on our planet and how every country except the United States seems to accept and acknowledge these somewhat friendly visits from outer space. The author also takes a hard look at religion and spirituality and the effects that both have had on humanity for the past 3,000 years and what may be necessary for the future of mankind. 
  Needless to say, I found some of the subjects to be fascinating and thought provoking, while others did little to stir my interest. I think most readers will encounter this. I have to admit to enjoying her discussion on synchronicity and how it has affected her life and work. The chapters on the famous 1947 Roswell crash in New Mexico and UFO activity around the world since the late ’40s also proved to be an eye-opener for me. I didn’t, however, care much for the information about alien abductees, the secret code to the Bible or  the unusual event that seems to be coming in December of 2012.
  Still, I would recommend this book to those of you who have enjoyed the author’s previous books just to see where she’s at in this particular stage of her life. Whether or not you agree with her views, MacLaine doesn’t hesitate to lay it on the line as she sees it, or even better, to go out on a limb!