Awakening of the Spirit by Dr. Norma A. Machado
by Carmen Lázaro Vicéns

This book is a gift of love and hope for all humanity regardless of race, religion, age or profession. Children and adolescents would have a more promising future if they would begin from an early age to know themselves better and receive this important message. Dr. Machado has been guided by the love of God, Jesus and the Virgin Mary. With this second book, “Awakening of the Spirit”, she successfully delivers a universal message from God and presents experiences of her “spiritual awakening” and how these can help others in their own awakening.

With this book, Dr. Machado presents, in a simple manner, the path her readers should follow to awaken their spirits and achieve the salvation of their souls. According to the author, this awakening is a slow process, but when human beings open their spiritual eyes, they never again feel lost.

“Thoughts are the light of the soul. God is trying to communicate with our soul, but our computer, or robot, has barriers. We should listen to his voice through meditation and prayers… then we can return to Him…” Dr. Norma A. Machado

In “Awakening of the Spirit”, the reader is brought to think about the existential conflict which all human beings have: to know who we really are. According to Dr. Machado, we are beings made up of the union of a body and computer with a powerful spirit which guides us through a physic-chemical software. This computer is directed by our spirit which, in turn, is directed by God. The author compares the cell of a human being with a computer; it can introduce a virus, it can correct a virus with an antivirus and the cell recuperates its normal code. The only cure our computer has is given by Jesus Christ in the Gospels. Good can terminate illness within us, but this medicine has to be taken voluntarily. You have to call on the Lord and ask for help.

“Our soul should renew itself to achieve salvation. Upon renewal, the soul will obtain illumination and we will better understand that our only happiness is in the permanent union with our God.” Dr. Norma A. Machado

The author recommend we renew our soul through prayer, reading the word of God, his verses, understanding our fellow human being’s problems, strengthening our virtues and following the laws of God. The author examines the holy mysteries of the rosary and communicates the importance these for the transformation of our soul to one that is filled with grace and virtue, bringing us to salvation.