John Stephenson is an amazing and unique man who has expertise in so many areas. Aside from teaching the spiritual wisdom of Joel Goldsmith, he is also a sailor, surfer, artist, sculptor and scriptwriter. As one of the most committed individuals I know who lives and tastes life to its fullest, John Stephenson writes with authenticity, sincerity, honesty, inspiration and conviction … he truly walks his spiritual pathway.
For me, “Joy” has a higher spiritual dimensional energy than the word “Happiness” because “Joy” goes beyond the physical material dimension of what we call happiness. John approaches this subject with a depth of love that will inspire the reader to reach for what is available to each and every one of us. Is not the “Fullness of Joy” what we are all looking for?
GERALD G. JAMPOLSKY, M.D. – Co-Author of A Mini Course for LIfe
“In his book, Fullness of Joy, John Stephenson, a truly inspirational teacher has given us the ‘keys to the kingdom.’ He clearly outlines the steps to a life free from physical limitation, financial limitation and emotional limitation. Can you think of a greater gift? I can’t.
Thank you, John, we are forever grateful.”
— Raymond Wagner, motion picture executive
To know John Stephenson is to know someone full of joy who’s living a completely beautiful and satisfying life. On top of that, you feel so relaxed around John. That’s because he accepts you exactly how you are. You feel his unconditional love, which is the greatest gift one can give another human being. But, no, John’s gone a step further: He’s written a brilliant, easy-to-read, insightful and inspired guide book with clear spiritual principles. This important work makes it possible for us to experience unlimited joy right now – and claim our very own completely beautiful and satisfying life.
Jeannette Paulson Hereniko, President, Asia Pacific Films
John Stephenson opens with a list of his mystical teachers that touched me deeply. The reader immediately understands that John’s writing comes from personal revelation and diverse sources. He is not simply rephrasing Joel Goldsmith, even though he sat at his knee as a child. This is a departure from many post-Goldsmith writings by his pupils.
The passage in the book I found heartfelt and transforming was John’s description of being becalmed on a glassy sea at night. Here in the doldrums he sees the stars reflected in the night sea. I remember hearing Vilayet Khan the Sufi mystic say one should meditate on the stars to know the divine. John adds an amazing dimensionality to this concept; the stars are reflected on earth. We are sparks of the divine even in the doldrums of our lives. I remembered a line of an Irish poem in Gaelic about “the stars that shine in the waters”.
John brings the stars to earth in a book that is fresh from his experiences, reader friendly, and also touching. His personable, related teaching style is brought to his book like a conversation with a friend.
Ann McCoy, artist, Yale lecturer in Visual Iconography