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The long-awaited sequel to Golf in the Kingdom takes Murphy back to Scotland in search of another encounter with the mystically enchanting Shivas Irons, a man--if that's indeed what he is--who's part golf professional, part shaman, completely wise, and thoroughly fascinating. Filled with myth, mysticism, metaphysics, advanced string theory (courtesy of fellow searcher and friend, physicist Buck Hannigan), and at times other-worldly golf sequences from Scotland, to Russia, to a climactic round at Pebble Beach, Kingdom resolves its quest in the most unlikely and hard-to-find place of all. "Keep coming," Irons implores his seeker. "Imagine. Practice. Start again. I'm not so far away." Indeed, more than fairways that glow in the dark and drives that can fly 450 yards, it's Irons's ultimate whereabouts that infuses Kingdom with its magic and its mystery.
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A couple of decades before before golf literature became a growth industry, Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom (1972) was one of those special books that a certain kind of golfer, comfortable with mysticism and philosophy, would recommend to like-minded friends. That book has now sold more than 750,000 copies and has become godfather to a whole tribe of lesser books that take a similarly meditative approach to golf. Given the sport's popularity today, a sequel seemed inevitable, and sure enough, here it is. Like its predecessor, this novel-as-memoir purports to be based on real events but is cast as fiction to allow the "re-creation" of dialogue. Murphy, who founded the Esalen Institute when he wasn't searching for meaning in a five iron, bases this second effort on his "search" for Shivas Irons, the philosophy-spouting Scottish guru with whom Murphy played an inspirational 18 holes in the first book. His search takes him back to Scotland, where he encounters other Shivas followers, and on to Russia, where, improbably, still more New Age linksters lurk. The search finishes at Pebble Beach, where Murphy convinces an unnamed touring pro (seemingly Greg Norman) that golf really is an inner game. Yes, but, Murphy's heartfelt sincerity aside, this sequel is neither enough of a golf book to please flesh-and-blood golfers nor enough of a feel-good meditation to arouse the Celestine Prophecy crowd. Too much philosophizing nearly ruined baseball literature; golf is now on the critical list. Bill Ott
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Michael Murphy has reinvented Golf in the Kingdom and Shivas Irons in 1997, 25 years later, with another compelling novel, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons, that has provided greater understsnding of the mysteries of golf. While Golf in the Kingdom offered an alternativbe for enjoying and performing the game, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons tells us, within a story line that searches for Shivas Irons across Scottish and Russian geopgrapy, how we can practice what we have learned. About practice, Murphy in his enviable style, describes practice regimens reflecting upon his experiences with Shivas Irons at Seamus McDuff's exploratory performance laboratory somewhere in Scotland. He stated, " No matter how hard it tries, by spotlighting equipment technology and swings, the golf industry will not kill the inner game." Murphy continues, that golf as a sub-culture preoccupied with quick fixes and immediate gratification, golfers are suscceptable to constant equipmnet and swing changes as the path for improved play. Murphy suggested to explore the inner game, to develop the unconscious, imaginatve mind, is essential for performace of swing execustion. During practice sessions, Murphy recommended; The shot I'd just hit demands time for enjoyment......that simple resotorative attention develops with practice......or when we practice any skill, we store something away for times when our thought and feelings wander.......let go of ordinary feeling and thought and you are at once more self sufficient. It is must read for Kingdom lovers, golf teachers and all golfers who seek joy in thier rounds and consistent improvement. Buck, Nadia and Ziparelli are unforgetable characters who weave a tale of human potantial experiences in pursuit of self-disclosures and quality living while allowing an exploration of golf's mysteries its rightful place in the novel. The final chapters describe in detail for students of the inner game, an extraordinary 18 hole match between Murphy and John Stuart (have fun guessing who he is) at Pebble Beach. It is great fun.
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Murphy has an uncanny ability to stir deep philosophical truth, esoteric mysticism, and highly original characters into one intoxicating brew. Though this book cavorts even further than Golf in the Kingdom into almost unimaginable human capacities, the sheer charm of the storytelling makes all these events seem possible. This is, in the end, the most important thing to get from Murphy's writing: an expanded sense for what human beings might be capable of. By transforming a golf course into a mystery school, Murphy shows us that even the most banal, pedestrian, or mundane dimensions of our lives can become touched with magic and become a vessel for the descent of a higher Spirit. In articulating today's quest for an embodied spiritual life, Murphy's fiction has no peers.
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A mixed bag
9. Juni 2002
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This follow-up to 1972's "Golf In the Kingdom" is, to say the least, a mixed bag.
On the positive side, Murphy's use of language to describe and evoke physical landscapes and the natural environment is, as in its predecessor, breathtaking. The novel's structure and pace are also sound.
On the negative side, some of the characters in "The Kingdom of Shivas Irons" ring false from the outset, to the point of being laughable. For example, the Scots physicist Buck Hannigan, one of the major characters: I would be surprised if there was a single person in Scotland named "Buck". Sure, this kind of Americanism is a minor detail, but it calls into question how much Murphy really knows about the land where golf was born and the nation of people who established it. Because of this, the storyteller's credibility is somewhat devalued.
Murphy's novel explores golf not as a mere game but as a sort of grand metaphysical experiment, dipping into a hodge-podge of New Age beliefs towards which the sceptical reader may sometimes wince. This aspect of the book reminded me that while open-mindedness is generally a virtue, there's also a saying that "An open mind may let in falsehoods as well as truths". "The Kingdom of Shivas Irons" contains some interesting ideas but a lot of utter nonsense and psychobabble as well.
Worthwhile reading, but only when taken with a pinch of salt beforehand.
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Another compelling novel for undertstanding golf's mystery
18. März 1999
Format:Taschenbuch
Michael Murphy has reinvented Golf in the Kingdom and Shivas Irons in 1997, 25 years later, with another compelling novel, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons, that has provided greater understsnding of the mysteries of golf. While Golf in the Kingdom offered an alternativbe for enjoying and performing the game, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons tells us, within a story line that searches for Shivas Irons across Scottish and Russian geopgrapy, how we can practice what we have learned. About practice, Murphy in his enviable style, describes practice regimens reflecting upon his experiences with Shivas Irons at Seamus McDuff's exploratory performance laboratory somewhere in Scotland. He stated, " No matter how hard it tries, by spotlighting equipment technology and swings, the golf industry will not kill the inner game." Murphy continues, that golf as a sub-culture preoccupied with quick fixes and immediate gratification, golfers are suscceptable to constant equipmnet and swing changes as the path for improved play. Murphy suggested to explore the inner game, to develop the unconscious, imaginatve mind, is essential for performace of swing execustion. During practice sessions, Murphy recommended; The shot I'd just hit demands time for enjoyment......that simple resotorative attention develops with practice......or when we practice any skill, we store something away for times when our thought and feelings wander.......let go of ordinary feeling and thought and you are at once more self sufficient. It is must read for Kingdom lovers, golf teachers and all golfers who seek joy in thier rounds and consistent improvement. Buck, Nadia and Ziparelli are unforgetable characters who weave a tale of human potantial experiences in pursuit of self-disclosures and quality living while allowing an exploration of golf's mysteries its rightful place in the novel. The final chapters describe in detail for students of the inner game, an extraordinary 18 hole match between Murphy and John Stuart (have fun guessing who he is) at Pebble Beach. It is great fun.
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
13. Dezember 2002
Format:Taschenbuch
Michael Murphy's 1972 novel "Golf In The Kingdom" deservedly became a cult classic in spite of some fairly dodgy attempts at portraying Scots dialect and culture. This was because he got it right with the golf while the mystical, metaphysical elements of the story added an extra angle of interest despite being a wee bit hokey in places.
This time out, with the sequel "The Kingdom of Shivas Irons", the golf seems to take a back seat to the metaphysical, New Age stuff, while his portrayal of the Scots comes across as patronising and ridiculous. Indeed, by halfway through the novel one begins to wonder whether Murphy has ever even been to Scotland and experienced anything of the people and culture besides spending time on the country's spectacular golf links.
Buy "Golf In The Kingdom" and enjoy. But beware of the sequel, "The Kingdom of Shivas Irons", which is unfortunately second-rate and adds nothing worthwhile to Murphy's original vision.
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