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The phoenix of spiritual awakening is birthed out of the ashes of human despair. As Mother Theresa said, "The beautiful flower, the lotus, arises from the roots in the slime and mud at the bottom of the pond." Dr. David Hawkins
 
 
        
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Introduction To Letter to a Prisoner

"Rare it is to be born a human being, rarer still to hear of the possibility of enlightenment, and even rarer to seek it."

The following is a true account of actual events as they occured thirty years ago to a prisoner, and led him to the seekers Path.It can only be described as a connection with the Higher Self  and an out-of-body experience that proved the existance of something greater behind everything that is. 

"The Phoenix of spiritual awakening is birthed out of the ashes of human despair. As Mother Theresa said, ‘The beautiful flower, the Lotus, arises from the roots in the slime and mud at the bottom of the pond.’ " David R. Hawkins

Not your typical evangelical message

Dear Prisoner,

I sincerely hope that this letter finds you as well as can be expected under  the circumstances, and that this message may help to bring a few moments of relief and more, a message of love and light from an ex-con.  

I invite you to escape from within.  

This letter is my attempt to share with you and convicts locked up in prisons everywhere, the possibility that you can find real freedom and personal evolution and to  come to grips with who you really are, why you were born into this world,  and how to better take advantage of the time spent in prison.  

This isn't a manual on how to effect a successful break out. I have no tips  on sawing through bars or digging a tunnel under the wall. But what I will  share with you, and show you how to accomplish, is the way...the  method...the path to a freedom like none other you've ever experienced.

This will show how YOU can leave that cell any time you like. Not

you the burglar or you the armed robber or you the drug dealer or you the

ego, the perpetrator of actions based on unproductive choices, but YOU

the essence of who YOU really are. 

You are so very much more than you think. You are special, and a very  necessary part of everything that is. Be assured, God made no mistakes.

Many years ago, (about thirty) an experience I can only describe
as one of Divine Intervention and Revelation, occurred to me while
serving a ten year sentence for robbery in prison.

While never having read a single word in any book on Spirituality
and not one to dabble with the Bible, the experience was profound
and literally knocked me to my knees in reverence.
It changed my life in an instant.

From a life of a ruthless career criminal with no regard for fellow
mankind and a life devoted to scams, stealing, intimidation and serving the unquenchable thirsts of the ego's need for control and temporary gratification, I was miraculously and quite suddenly led to a very different path...one of a seeker of the Light.

While the experience only lasted a few short minutes, it proved to me
that something very BIG and very powerful was behind everything that
is. This something saturated all life and all of its expressions with warm, Loving Grace that had no beginning or no end.

A gentle yet magnanimous Power flowed first throughout my body then showed me a part of "myself" that grew in dimension both inward and outward, comforting me, as it lifted me into a realm of Peace and Love as I'd never felt before.

Many years later I published the experience with the intention to share it with other souls, who through their unproductive or harmful choices, found themselves confined in prison. It is the true account of events as they occurred and led me to the seeker's Path.

The account is free of charge on request for anyone via downloadable
e-book version: a short book, but a very long letter. You can have it to
share with anyone you believe it can help. 

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For some, prison is a first step onto the path to spiritual enlightenment.  
 
 Imagine, if you will, seated at the edge of a drab bunk in a 5 by 10 foot cell, perhaps for years at a time without a visitor or even a postcard, then one day receiving this Letter to a Prisoner. I can attest with absolute certainty, that you will create a moment,.. you will have delivered a spark of love and light,.. you will have been the direct cause for change in that prisoners life from that moment on.You will have become part of the change you seek.  
 
The Letter to a Prisoner will be made free of charge to any prisoner or family member.
For a FREE copy click here. Available only via email download. Include your name, address & phone number and your request for a free copy. To buy copies see the links above. 
 
Choose to be a Bringer of Light and Love. At the top of this page is a Glossary of a few of the prisons that house many souls you can help by sending this letter.
 

Matthew 25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, "Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?"

Matthew 25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."

Letters To The Author

Joe,
I've been meaning to give you some feedback on your book, Letter to a Prisoner.  As you know, I'm the Deputy Warden at a small military prison. 

I put your book in our library where I've seen several prisoners read it and talk about it among themselves.  They can certainly identify with the content and it helps them focus on their situation.  As you know, prison is a place where great changes occur within the soul and outwardly in an individual's life.  Your highly effective book dovetails right into our reading program and our chaplain's motivation programs.  People are 'ripe' for change during this process and your book helps them focus on their short and long-range goals. 

Just wanted to thank you for your thoughtfulness and wonderful book. 
No doubt, it has helped many a prisoner...and a few staff members, too!
Thank you very much,
Jason Patterson
Director of Correction Programs

    Thanks to Fernando O. Rivera

In Memory of Jason Patterson who passed on, April 6th 2006

My dearest Joe – a copy of a note to HT supporters in South-Africa.  Thanks so much again for my book!  I read is the very next (early!) morning and could not put it down!  Isn’t it amazing how far some of us have to go to see the Light?!

And sad to think that some of us go so far…. and then still do not see…..  I am so happy for you Joe! 

It took me some 47 years myself….my own prison…my own criminality. expressed differently…the criminality of ignorance…Thank God for taking me to the edge and granting me the freedom to fly! 

With you in Spirit and hoping to make a huge difference in South-African Prisons.

With Love

AM  

Anna-Mari Pieterse
Humanity's Team South Africa
www.humanitysteamsa.org

012-348-5621
083 445 0412
amari@ftsbrokers.co.za
Be the change you wish to see in the world  - Ghandi 

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   Joe,

Thank you very much for taking the time, energy, and money, to send me a copy of your wonderful book.

It's a Great story. Very motivational. I took it to work today and my female assistant read it and loved it.

She said it was very straight forward, to the point, and motivating. She could not put the book down until

she finished reading it. Also, she made a copy of the book list you recommended and she's going to read

a few of those as well!!!

You the man.

I'll pass the book around to many prisoners.

In the mail back to you, is a "thank you" card.

I really appreciate your 'connection'.

Stay in touch.

Cheers&love,

jason, Patterson, Jason CIV Operations, AOIC Asst Brig Offcr

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Thank you, Joe. I am so blessed to have been introduced

to you and your book. Thank you for all you have done!!

Blessings, and Namaste', Melaina Price

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   Dear Joseph: 

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter in gratitude and respect for the work you choose to do for prisoners.

Your Letter To A Prisoner is a great testimony to the change that can happen to a person in a very dark place in his life.

You show with transparency how life in an incarcerated setting can be both before and after experiencing a moment of grace.

By sharing this Letter with other prisoners, I know you bring a ray of hope to people who are used to living in the dark.

Thank you for doing that, the world needs as much light as we can shine on it.

 

With love,

Janine Cantin

Publisher/ Editor

Freedom Inside

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Letter to a Prisoner__Review

Published on March 12, 2006
Joe, I've finished reading 'Letter to a Prisoner'. Thank you.. It's captivating and inspiring! I've written a review on my site under topic___ Library..."Highlighting Authors/Books" with a link to your site. If you'd like, you can copyand paste it to your site.

Letter to a Prisoner is the extraordinary story of Joseph Wolfes’ life as a prisoner in an American jail. The truth of the events reflect the ability of one mans spirit to transcend all and experience “Realization” through Divine Intervention. Here is the proof it is possible to experience God within the confines of hell in whatever form hell takes. Joes’ captivating account of the events of his journey are chilling as well as uplifting. This is a story worth reading by those who are presently incarcerated as well as those who think enlightenment cannot be realized in an instant when God sends the message.
Letter to a Prisoner

A Journey of the Spirit    Mys Wizard

Appreciation of the Book "Letter to a Prisoner" by Joe Wolfe

 

When I was reading "Letter to a Prisoner" I was drawn into the atmosphere of prison life.

 

I felt I was there with Joe, facing the fears and challenges that are brought home to you when your freedom is taken away: the boredom, the repetitive routines, the power struggles and pecking order of institutional living.

 

Joe's story of finding God in the depths of despair is very moving and shows how you can find freedom and peace even in places where confinement is absolute – where all the normal freedoms are removed: no social contact, no treats, just the monotony of the daily routine.

 

Joe found his way to freedom and peace by looking deeply within himself.  He merged his consciousness with the Divine within and found that life force we call God.  Joe realized that no one can make you a prisoner: we do it to ourselves.

 

Through our belief systems we hand our sovereignty over to another.

 

Through the connection to the Divine, Joe found freedom even within his confinement.  He became aware that the dweller within the body is not the body: that he is, first and foremost, a spiritual being that is one with the whole universe.

 

He found the ultimate freedom during a profound out-of-body experience.  This changed Joe's life and attitude to living, as he realized the true nature of the oneness and wholeness of life.

 

These deep spiritual experiences, once realized, change one's perspective on life and living.

 

They changed Joe's life from one of crime to one of helping others see the same realizations and experience the same inner joy, just to be alive and know one's Self, regardless of where you are and what conditions you live in.

 

Joe found the healing and inner peace that comes from the Self realized, the connection to the Divine and the connection to God.  I feel truly blessed to know Joe and see the profound work he now does through his prison outreach schemes.

 

My heart goes out to him and all prisoners and I send you all peace and healing.

 

George E Lockett

HealerGeorge

www.HealerGeorge.com

HealerGeorge's New Book available April:

Journey into the Self

The multi-dimensional nature of being human

 

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Dear Joe:  I don't usually answer these kinds of emails and I'm not even sure if you'll see this but after reading 'Letter to a Prisoner' I have to just say that I was very touched and had this urge to tell you so. 

  Namaste ;-) RENATE 

 

Joseph, thank you for letting us know about the book opportunity for inmates.  We will use where God leads us to.  Your testimony was awesome and it is such a blessing to see how God is working in the lives of others. 

 God bless…Kristen

 

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Dear Joseph,

On behalf of James Redfield, thank you.... .

I will be happy to add your link to our Synchrolinks page on www.celestinevision.com. It will be under the Individuals sections, under your name.

Recently, James announced the formation a Celestine association/web community, whose intention is to connect people like yourself who want to connect with others. If you are interested in knowing more, let me know and I will add you to the list so you can receive periodic emails detailing the development of the community.

I also invite you to visit the discussion forum on the Celestine Prophecy movie site - http://www.thecelestineprophecymovie.com/forum. James will be posting messages about the deeper meaning behind the movie, and you may well find some interesting areas of additional discussion there.

Again, thank you for your email, and best wishes for the important work you are doing.

Kind regards,

Kelly Leavitt
Office of James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy 

 

Looking back on all that happened to you – you must now realize that it was all a divine plan – everything is falling into place now. God did not waste this experience on you – and as you share it will continue to grow for others!  

            I am very proud of you my friend… keep the light shinning!   Billy ( Bill Mac Donald, Los Angeles, CA )

Spiritual Warrior Films

www.militarywriters.com

I just purchased and read your Letter for the first time in its entirety---I had read a part of it before, but did not honestly know you had wrote about it in such detail until today. It really is an amazing story and your gift for writing kept me at my computer reading the e-book from start to finish....I have to say that your life story reminds me of a cross between Andy Dufresne's in Shawshank Redemption and Cool Hand Luke-...and I think there would have been a day when I may not have wanted to meet you in dark ally...lol...anyway, your story is just incredible....
 
I plan on tuning into your interview while I am working as I work from home and am on the net when you will have that interview.
 
Wow Joe!

Denise Darcy :-) 

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