The first half of the book explains reality, quite interesting too. It will help free the mind. The second half is filled with how-to's. The thing about ascension is that it's a process. That is what I didn't realize at first and didn't think the book was complete. Now I know that I just need to use the helpful stuff in the back throughout my every-day life and it will work. Oh, and the decree to the violet flame is "I am a being of violet fire, I am the purity God desires!", add it to the Violet Flame visualization in the back. God has its own definition for the New Age, but everyone must define their own belief, so if you don't believe in god, then refer to it as "the source" or "eternal consciousness" that we're all linked to. I don't believe in god either. This book is very simple and good for any beginner. If you're new to the metaphysical, this is an easy crash-course in learning terms and concepts, explained in the first half. I am using this book as a guide for my new path. Oh, and if you're completely new, I defind Buddhist enlightenment as complete peace while on Earth, in a body. I define Ascension as making your body vibrate so it lives on the dimensions of spirit. However, you are not dead. You have eternal life and can create a body, or more, in any shape, back on Earth at any time, past, present, and future.