of the Eleventh Insight (1999) The Twelfth Insight: The Hour of Decision (2011) Reception and critique The book was generally well received by readers and spent 165 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list. The Celestine Prophecy has also received some criticism, mostly from the literary community, who point out that the plot of the story is not well developed and serves only as a delivery tool for the author's ideas about spirituality. James Redfield has admitted that, even though he considers the book to be a novel, his intention was to write a parable, a story meant to illustrate a point or teach a lesson. References The Celestine Prophecy (1995) External links www.celestinevision.com Commentary on The Celestine Prophecy by Tom Butler-Bowdon The Celestine Prophecy entry of the Skeptic's Dictionary 1993 American novels Visionary fiction American novels adapted into films Self-published books Books about spirituality Novels set in Peru