Be Careful What You Pray For, You Might Just Get It - by Larry Dossey (Paperback)

About the Book

Bestselling author Larry Dossey delivers a dramatic and controversial exploration of the negative side of prayer--how it can be used, intentionally or unconsciously, to harm, and what readers can do to protect themselves.

Book Synopsis

The surprising, dramatic truth about prayer how it can harm us...and how we can protect ourselves

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Healiung Words" and "Prayer is Good Medicine" comes this compelling exploration of the negative side of prayer. Larry Dossey, M.D., offers remarkable evidence that, just as prayer can be used positively to affect health and healing, it can be also be used for negative and destructive purposed. With fascinating true stories, case histories, and scientific analysis, Dossey explores the nature of "toxic" prayer and teaches us how to protect ourselves from its threatening influence.

From the Back Cover

From the 'New York Times' bestselling author of 'Healing Words' and 'Prayer Is Good Medicine' comes this compelling exploration of the negative side of prayer. Larry Dossey, M.D., offers remarkable evidence that, just as prayer can be used positively t

Review Quotes

"With penetrating insight and meticulous research, Dr. Dossey revels the power of prayer to harm as well as to help. This book will forever change how you think and what you pray for."-- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind""Brilliant, poetic, scholarly...The imperative is urgent and clear: we must assume a high level of responsibility for our negative and hurtful thoughts, wishes, and prayers for one another."-- Jeanne Achterberg, Ph.D., coauthor of "Rituals of Healing""Dossey's intelligent and passionate work will bring readers closer to the conviction that their personal interventions into the divine order are effective--sometimes too much so."-- "Publishers Weekly""A solid work of scholarship, a thoughtful and significant book."-- "NAPRA Review"