The 9 Agreements grew out of 25 years of workshop material. It began as a 2-day workshop that Narelle and I taught for many years. We don't do the workshops any more, but Narelle kept reminding me that a distilled version of the content could be a blessing to many. This book is that version.
I was tempted to call it Opening Your Heart to Possibilities, because that is exactly what I experienced, in all the years of teaching the course and in writing this book. These agreements don't just change what you do. They work on your heart. You don't have to try to make that happen. Just read, make a place for it, and let it in. Stay open to it, and it will do its work naturally.
Think of these 9 agreements less as separate chapters and more as a single lens. Each agreement (or view) is useful on its own, but the clearer picture comes when you can see whatever relationship challenge you're experiencing through all 9 lenses at once. That's easier than it sounds by the way, and you'll see what I mean as you dig in deep to the material.
This is only a draft version of this book. New versions of each chapter are being refined each week. For the most up to date version of this material go to www.pathofpeace.org/nine.
I used Claude, an AI, to help me organize and edit this content.
I hope this material is a blessing to you. I'm looking forward to your input and ideas for improvement.
Love,
John Canaan