War is no Fun - Let the Adventure Begin Summary and Analysis

Pila believes that Hawaii holds a clue for making sense out of the confusion of the world. What is needed is imagination, the kind of imagination that people have in their childhood. For most people, dreams are based on security, not wonderment. The key to solving problems is attitude.

Many people come to Hawaii for mystical experiences. This was particularly true in the 1980s. There is a trail on the Napali coast where Pila claims to have had several revelations, and from these he formulated his journey of the mind which he calls the Islands Within You.

Pila says the energy field of the body contains seven frequencies of knowing, which in Eastern philosophy are called chakras. These frequencies are associated with different colors. Red...