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I Am the Word: A Guide to the Consciousness of Man's Self in a Transitioning Time
The channeled Guides of I Am the Word provide a concise and immensely powerful program in self-awareness that can ease negative complexes and align your existence with its highest purpose.
Humanity has lost itself. Both as individuals and as a world culture, we have forgotten our true nature. In I Am the Word , writer and medium Paul Selig has recorded an extraordinary program for self- realization, as dispensed through beings of higher intelligence, sometimes called Guides or Ascended Masters. These figures seek, as they have in the past, to assist men and women in discovering the higher, purposeful nature-or "Christed Self"-that lies dormant within us all.
In a series of enticing, irresistibly practical dialogues, the Guides of I Am the Word identify the emotional "boulders" that displace our authentic selves and consume our potential. The Guides provide to-the-point psychological and existential insights, along with self-developing exercises and affirmations, which begin to strip away residues of fear, self-doubt, and self-suffocating habits.
Humanity has lost itself. Both as individuals and as a world culture, we have forgotten our true nature. In I Am the Word , writer and medium Paul Selig has recorded an extraordinary program for self- realization, as dispensed through beings of higher intelligence, sometimes called Guides or Ascended Masters. These figures seek, as they have in the past, to assist men and women in discovering the higher, purposeful nature-or "Christed Self"-that lies dormant within us all.
In a series of enticing, irresistibly practical dialogues, the Guides of I Am the Word identify the emotional "boulders" that displace our authentic selves and consume our potential. The Guides provide to-the-point psychological and existential insights, along with self-developing exercises and affirmations, which begin to strip away residues of fear, self-doubt, and self-suffocating habits.
352 pages, Paperback
First published May 26, 2010
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About the author
Paul Selig
32 books267 followersBorn in New York City, Paul Selig attended New York University and received his master's degree from Yale. A spiritual experience in 1987 left him clairvoyant. Selig is considered one of the foremost contributors to the field of channeled literature working today.
Paul offers channeled workshops internationally. He serves on the faculty of The Omega Institute, The Kripalu Center and the Esalen Institute. Also a noted playwright and educator, he served on the faculty of NYU for over 25 years. He directed the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Goddard College for many years, and he now serves on the college's Board of Trustees. He lives in New York City where he maintains a private practice as an intuitive and conducts frequent livestream seminars. Information on public workshops, livestreams and private readings can be found at www.paulselig.com.
Paul offers channeled workshops internationally. He serves on the faculty of The Omega Institute, The Kripalu Center and the Esalen Institute. Also a noted playwright and educator, he served on the faculty of NYU for over 25 years. He directed the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Goddard College for many years, and he now serves on the college's Board of Trustees. He lives in New York City where he maintains a private practice as an intuitive and conducts frequent livestream seminars. Information on public workshops, livestreams and private readings can be found at www.paulselig.com.
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February 27, 2015
Wow. Simply: wow. This book is transformational, life-changing, mind-blowing. And: it is not for everyone. You gotta be ready for this. You gotta be willing. However, if you are ready and willing, it will change your life for good.
The book is as spiritual as it is practical: not only did I get a deep perspective on how human beings tick and how the energies work, but also received lots of practical instruments to work with.
I am so grateful for this book. Any fan of A Course In Miracles will find it helpful and interesting.
The book is as spiritual as it is practical: not only did I get a deep perspective on how human beings tick and how the energies work, but also received lots of practical instruments to work with.
I am so grateful for this book. Any fan of A Course In Miracles will find it helpful and interesting.
August 14, 2019
Let me start by saying that any kind of review for this book will never come close to including the right words. Recommended to me by a writer friend when asking about books on intuition, I had no idea what this was or what to expect. Now, looking back on it, and after dog-earring almost every damn page, I realize this isn’t a book. It’s a doorway. Not since reading Jacob Nordby's “Blessed Are the Weird” (a book I look at as a landmark life-changer) have I been so moved and brought to tears by a book. Having been on this search of my inner most self and to unblock a plethora of limiting beliefs built up over the years, I’ve found answers in this. If you’re ready to approach your path with an open mind, please try including this guide in your journey. This is beautiful, moving work.
May 12, 2015
Not a book to review. Each will take from it what they can. I will read it again and again.
June 4, 2013
Hard to rate as you either believe or don't . It's like marmite.
January 15, 2019
Wow! What an amazing book. I listened to the audio version and it resonated so well with me that I'm buying the book to read and highlight many of the passages. Basically, this is a spiritual book about who we really are and how to align with our Creator. It speaks to the heart and soul. It's very different and rings true at a knowing level especially amid the chaos of today's world. Highly recommend, though it may not be for all.
June 19, 2013
This book is so rich and full of transformational information that I can only digest a page or two at a time. I love the feeling that I get from even reading a single sentence. The vibration is extremely high. Reading and digesting this material is an amazing experience.
May 21, 2016
One of the most important books I've read. The ideas expressed has changed how I think and live.
July 19, 2016
Such an important book that truly operates in a multi-dimensional to raise your vibration and energy signature. As Selig explains in the book, you will be reading the book itself, but the words and message will activate changes in your energy body; what I understand as the complex being that includes our chakras, aura, and soul; to assist in elevating your consciousness and vibration. This is a channeled text, meaning Selig acts as a medium for a group of ascended masters to impart vital information to those on the path of ascension at this moment in history. While many channeled texts can be wordy or even hard to understand, this book is highly accessible, simple, and easy to follow. The affirmations are powerful tools to assist in aligning and refining your own vibration. I am so grateful for Selig in publishing this book, as it has given me new tools and knowledge. It is a pioneering text in growing canon that can help all of humanity move into a new golden age of consciousness.
February 14, 2019
This book is well written, interesting and powerful. The star rating system feels at odds with this text but I am giving it 4* anyway. I listened to the book and although I was captivated by the content Paul's flat voice affect began to put me off. The repetition of the phrase "Word, I am Word" felt uncomfortable by the end although it might not be something that would bother me on a page. I've ordered the print version to reread and I'm looking forward to experiencing the book both ways.
February 25, 2016
Love this book. An incredibly powerful reading experience unlike anything I've ever read. The channeled affirmations and intentions really had me feeling energy. I am now a big Paul Selig fan.
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December 18, 2023During our sojourn to Antigua, Guatemala, for Sixto's birthday, Mario gave me this book he had read and brought for me. He also gave me to listen his session
with a clairvoyant he had had in late 2013. The lady spoke of me.
I took the book home and began reading it. I found it curious at first; the text is presumably provided by these celestial beings channeled through the author. It is basically a motivation to get one thinking on a higher plane, to respect oneself as well as others as supreme beings and to leave behind any past
baggage, fears, or resentments.
I think that since reading it I have done a bit better in controlling my fears, doubts and in gaining a bit more confidence. Also have improved on my patience with others. Overall, I think the book has helped.
I passed it on to a friend.
with a clairvoyant he had had in late 2013. The lady spoke of me.
I took the book home and began reading it. I found it curious at first; the text is presumably provided by these celestial beings channeled through the author. It is basically a motivation to get one thinking on a higher plane, to respect oneself as well as others as supreme beings and to leave behind any past
baggage, fears, or resentments.
I think that since reading it I have done a bit better in controlling my fears, doubts and in gaining a bit more confidence. Also have improved on my patience with others. Overall, I think the book has helped.
I passed it on to a friend.
September 26, 2020
Repeat Repeat. Repeat
I do NOT need to read the same material thirty times. Profound WORDS are remembered the first time. This material could have been covered in a few short paragraphs. I committed for the first three books and I will continue. I’m hoping for more insight but feel this work is lacking. Read anything by Esther Hicks. She knows and shows you how to manifest and she respects you as a pretty smart being. Grace and humor This book is DRY
I do NOT need to read the same material thirty times. Profound WORDS are remembered the first time. This material could have been covered in a few short paragraphs. I committed for the first three books and I will continue. I’m hoping for more insight but feel this work is lacking. Read anything by Esther Hicks. She knows and shows you how to manifest and she respects you as a pretty smart being. Grace and humor This book is DRY
February 21, 2022
“the mission of this text was to accomplish a vibrational frequency alignment for the reader”
This is a channeled text- the author claims that they received the words in it as a dictation to them from spirits, in a similar manner to how many religious texts claim to have been written.
Throughout the book, there are teachings interspersed with scattered conversations between the author (and his assistant Victoria) and the spirits, who have a habit of speaking in triplicate when they want to emphasize something. This doesn't read like a text laying down a bunch of rules for a religion. And its not a mystic recording their visions in the desert, either. It's more like you are reading a spiritual commentary, accompanied by exercises and affirmations, which is intended to help you align with and embody what the text calls "your Christ consciousness".
You could call this a "new age self help book" or a "tool to help you ascend to a higher spiritual level", but neither of those descriptions adequately explains what the book IS. The text claims that when you read it, the spirits are actively working on you, engaging with you and your energy in order to help you align with this higher Christ frequency. More than an invitation to engage intellectually with ideas, the act of reading this text is meant to be understood as choosing to open yourself up to be worked on vibrationally by the spirit world.
I can honestly say I've never encountered anything quite like this text before, and whether or not you believe that is contains content that came straight from the spirit world, or that it will help you align your vibe, I think there are some intriguing ideas in here.
Some readers might worry about opening themselves up to a channeled message, but I didn't find anything in the text that made think these were "evil spirits" dictating the content. Nothing I read set off alarm bells that "this would be dangerous or harmful if people believed it" (And when an idea could be misunderstood or misapplied in a way that would be potentially harmful, the text actually offered grounded, sensible warnings, which you don't see enough of in new age writings) And nothing felt like it was written with the intent to be controlling or manipulate the reader. I would paraphrase the main message of the book as "know yourself as an embodiment of divine love".
I will say that, for me personally, the book accomplished its stated purpose. (even if I'm not sure about the whole dictated by spirits thing). I didn't actively go seeking this text, but sometimes, the right book finds you at the right time and it changes your life, and this book did that, for me. I had a profound and powerful spiritual experience that I believe this text prepared me for, and after the experience, this text gave me tools to help navigate.
This is a channeled text- the author claims that they received the words in it as a dictation to them from spirits, in a similar manner to how many religious texts claim to have been written.
Throughout the book, there are teachings interspersed with scattered conversations between the author (and his assistant Victoria) and the spirits, who have a habit of speaking in triplicate when they want to emphasize something. This doesn't read like a text laying down a bunch of rules for a religion. And its not a mystic recording their visions in the desert, either. It's more like you are reading a spiritual commentary, accompanied by exercises and affirmations, which is intended to help you align with and embody what the text calls "your Christ consciousness".
You could call this a "new age self help book" or a "tool to help you ascend to a higher spiritual level", but neither of those descriptions adequately explains what the book IS. The text claims that when you read it, the spirits are actively working on you, engaging with you and your energy in order to help you align with this higher Christ frequency. More than an invitation to engage intellectually with ideas, the act of reading this text is meant to be understood as choosing to open yourself up to be worked on vibrationally by the spirit world.
I can honestly say I've never encountered anything quite like this text before, and whether or not you believe that is contains content that came straight from the spirit world, or that it will help you align your vibe, I think there are some intriguing ideas in here.
Some readers might worry about opening themselves up to a channeled message, but I didn't find anything in the text that made think these were "evil spirits" dictating the content. Nothing I read set off alarm bells that "this would be dangerous or harmful if people believed it" (And when an idea could be misunderstood or misapplied in a way that would be potentially harmful, the text actually offered grounded, sensible warnings, which you don't see enough of in new age writings) And nothing felt like it was written with the intent to be controlling or manipulate the reader. I would paraphrase the main message of the book as "know yourself as an embodiment of divine love".
I will say that, for me personally, the book accomplished its stated purpose. (even if I'm not sure about the whole dictated by spirits thing). I didn't actively go seeking this text, but sometimes, the right book finds you at the right time and it changes your life, and this book did that, for me. I had a profound and powerful spiritual experience that I believe this text prepared me for, and after the experience, this text gave me tools to help navigate.
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August 30, 2016
A surprising "must read" book for enlightenment
I was not looking for this book, yet it found me. I've read each page and gained a greater understanding of many things. Attuning to frequency and energy that comprises all matter is our innate ability, and to do so in better understanding of our true self is the gift this text brings. Highly recommended.
I was not looking for this book, yet it found me. I've read each page and gained a greater understanding of many things. Attuning to frequency and energy that comprises all matter is our innate ability, and to do so in better understanding of our true self is the gift this text brings. Highly recommended.
September 18, 2018
Experiential. Transformational. Phenomenol.
March 9, 2022
Not sure when I read this series but it’s so excellent. Changed my life.
July 24, 2018
Loved it. May our consciousness be elevated.
April 8, 2025
Amazing information. Every word of it rang true with me. This book is the truth and I am so glad I came across it. It really filled in the gaps of my knowing. Wouldn't it be great if we all had the intention to make the world a better place! We truly can transform the world we live in. Knowing for sure that death is not the end but just another transition is truly comforting and empowering.
March 25, 2025
Love this book so empowering!
March 18, 2021
This book is for people who have discovered that Religion (Christianity for me) is a bunch of hog wash. It’s for people who have already done their research and have discovered man’s manipulation for power and control using fear but calling it God’s/Jesus’s words. It’s for people that know that the one’s that burned the witches and the Crusades that waged war on anyone that would not conform; were the real evil ones. It’s for people who want to really know God and the Christ Consciousness that Jesus (real name Yeshua Ben Joseph) and Buddha spoke of. The energies in this book are so intense you will not get far fast because you will need to sleep and absorb the words, the truths, the awakening within you. It took me longer than it should have because I moved in the middle of reading it and I took a break. But I also wanted to really absorb it all. My book is completely marked up and now I’m going to write down in a separate notebook all the affirmations.
July 2, 2016
Well folks. It looks like I'm going to have to give up reviewing books after analyzing my current trajectory.
"Ask and the librarian shall open the door for you"
"Look toooo the booooks"
"Seek and ye shall find"
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right"
It's exhausting! You can find whatever you want out there, and you can celebrate it according to the emotional presence/readiness of your heart-intellect system. As it happens, I am apparently on a quest to break down any walls that exist not only in my heart and mind but between them, as well. I am succeeding, yes, thank you for asking... uhhh, at least more seamlessly than this questionable mash-up of Thomas Dolby and Oingo Boingo that I am currently listening to... *cringe*.
I hope you get the pleasure of reading a channeled text one day, or hell - channeling one yourself.
"Ask and the librarian shall open the door for you"
"Look toooo the booooks"
"Seek and ye shall find"
"Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right"
It's exhausting! You can find whatever you want out there, and you can celebrate it according to the emotional presence/readiness of your heart-intellect system. As it happens, I am apparently on a quest to break down any walls that exist not only in my heart and mind but between them, as well. I am succeeding, yes, thank you for asking... uhhh, at least more seamlessly than this questionable mash-up of Thomas Dolby and Oingo Boingo that I am currently listening to... *cringe*.
I hope you get the pleasure of reading a channeled text one day, or hell - channeling one yourself.
March 14, 2019
Holy overhaul!
Wow. Firstly, that’s one of the top 5 best and most life-changing books I’ve ever read. From thousands of books. Secondly, I could feel, literally feel my energy shifting, healing, clearing, and my vibration raising as I read the book, in every chapter. For the price of a tiny fraction of one therapy session, I feel like I just got the healing benefit of 10 years of therapy and meditation. Whoa. I would recommend this book to everyone. I feel so so so incredible. My fears have almost all dissolved... I feel so deeply at peace. It’s not just about the words and the text, the guides helped get this peace and transformation in my bones, in my body, in my whole energy system. I am changed... I feel like I just got a huge nearly free upgrade to all my systems.
Wow. Firstly, that’s one of the top 5 best and most life-changing books I’ve ever read. From thousands of books. Secondly, I could feel, literally feel my energy shifting, healing, clearing, and my vibration raising as I read the book, in every chapter. For the price of a tiny fraction of one therapy session, I feel like I just got the healing benefit of 10 years of therapy and meditation. Whoa. I would recommend this book to everyone. I feel so so so incredible. My fears have almost all dissolved... I feel so deeply at peace. It’s not just about the words and the text, the guides helped get this peace and transformation in my bones, in my body, in my whole energy system. I am changed... I feel like I just got a huge nearly free upgrade to all my systems.
August 19, 2023
This is a really interesting read, and has affected my life in the 2 weeks I spent reading it and will continue to. I think it is very clear in itself that it will not be loved by everyone that picks it up. I was suggested it after an experience in what it describes as the Christ state and I don't think I would have gotten much from it before that experience. That being said, if you are questioning reality or have had an experience that makes you consider the world in a new light, 100% give it a try. If it doesn't resonate, put it down. If it does, strap in. It isn't kidding when it says it is experiential.
July 7, 2015
I found this to be a very powerful book. The kind that can change how you see yourself. Basically it is encouraging us to see that we are every one of us more powerful than we have been told and than we have believed. Taking that in allows us to step into that power and contribute our own unique contributions to the world. Also encourages us to update our view of God if we haven't done so already. To consider that God is not here judging us or setting us up to desire things that It will then punish us for going for. There's a great metaphor in the book about dating and God.
November 18, 2021
Intriguing. Helpful. Insightful.
It was hard to get into Selig's Guides' manner of speaking at first - but it's much easier than listening to Paul Selig's actual channeling because of the "double-speak" (he speaks every sentence fragment twice).
Although it is truly a spiritual-not-religious text, it does have overtones of Christian/Bible language, which some might find comforting, others not so much. Once you get past that though, the book is excellent.
I am on the third book now, the second one (Book of Love & Creation) is the best so far, but I'm only 1/3 the way into the third book.
It was hard to get into Selig's Guides' manner of speaking at first - but it's much easier than listening to Paul Selig's actual channeling because of the "double-speak" (he speaks every sentence fragment twice).
Although it is truly a spiritual-not-religious text, it does have overtones of Christian/Bible language, which some might find comforting, others not so much. Once you get past that though, the book is excellent.
I am on the third book now, the second one (Book of Love & Creation) is the best so far, but I'm only 1/3 the way into the third book.
September 19, 2023
I have never read a book like this. I don’t mean the topic itself, but the fact that I feel as though I have changed because of this book. Towards the end (p322) it says that you let go of lower vibrating issues that you have outgrown, and that’s exactly what I feel has happened within me.
It also says that the book comes to you when you’re ready and when you ask certain questions. For example, I was asking “How do I let this go?” It certainly came into my life for me at the perfect time.
I highly recommend this book and have no hesitation in giving it the full five stars.
It also says that the book comes to you when you’re ready and when you ask certain questions. For example, I was asking “How do I let this go?” It certainly came into my life for me at the perfect time.
I highly recommend this book and have no hesitation in giving it the full five stars.
November 2, 2015
Powerful message
When I first tried to read this book, I wasn't ready and set it down less than 1/3 of the way. But 1 1/2 years later it rang as true. It offers a way to align your frequency to the Christ frequency and access your higher self with the help of spiritual teachers from another dimension. Not information you come across very often, but well worth the read if you're serious about your spiritual journey (or realizing you've already reached it)!
When I first tried to read this book, I wasn't ready and set it down less than 1/3 of the way. But 1 1/2 years later it rang as true. It offers a way to align your frequency to the Christ frequency and access your higher self with the help of spiritual teachers from another dimension. Not information you come across very often, but well worth the read if you're serious about your spiritual journey (or realizing you've already reached it)!
July 28, 2017
There is a vibration in the words that moved me to the core of my being. Powerful. Every time I read certain parts out loud it felt as though I was expressing a truth I have always known and was being reminded of. What is stated through the channel is uplifting, assuring and guiding. The only thing you need is a willingness to know who you really are and be ready to go to the next level. Highly recommend this book.
June 29, 2016
All I can truly say, is this book was amazing. I've read many, hundreds of spiritual books and, this one sets the bar on the level of energy emanating from it. It heals, restores and transforms you on many dimensions. I also bought it on kindle and audibles, that's how much power it has. You should own a copy too.
October 19, 2023
60%
I mean the book is good at trying to inspire you, but looking at it makes me think, really?
Like it did not need to be written as a metaphysical transmission into Paul's brain, that was completely unnecessary and it could have been better written. The way this book is written is very off-putting, and it makes people question, why would you write the book this way?
I mean the book is good at trying to inspire you, but looking at it makes me think, really?
Like it did not need to be written as a metaphysical transmission into Paul's brain, that was completely unnecessary and it could have been better written. The way this book is written is very off-putting, and it makes people question, why would you write the book this way?
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