“DeathSong” now on BizCatalyst360

The kind folks at BizCatalyst360 just published my DeathSong, an excerpt from my forthcoming The Shaman and offered at the prodding of Mark O’Brien who found meaning in my The Paraclete.

The Shaman came about because a good number of people kept asking me about my background and training. I’d meant to write a book for years, and have a really poorly written manuscript dating from the late 1980s to prove it.

Several times I’d take that manuscript out and massage it. Into a different yet equally poorly written manuscript.

Finally, I took it out in late 2019 and asked myself, “What would make this an interesting story?”

That, and getting permission from one of my teachers (who spoke for all of them) was what I needed.

Originally entitled “Shaman Story,” the graphic artist who did the interior and exterior artwork mistakenly wrote “The Shaman” on the bookcover and Shaboom! it was done.

You can also get an idea of an earlier version of the story at DeathSong here on my blog.

For me, it’s always interesting to see how a story changes over time.

And in either case, enjoy.

 
Enjoy!

“The Paraclete” now on BizCatalyst360

The kind folks at BizCatalyst360 just published my The Paraclete, an excerpt from my forthcoming The Shaman.

The Shaman came about because a good number of people kept asking me about my background and training. I’d meant to write a book for years, and have a really poorly written manuscript dating from the late 1980s to prove it.

Several times I’d take that manuscript out and massage it. Into a different yet equally poorly written manuscript.

Finally, I took it out in late 2019 and asked myself, “What would make this an interesting story?”

That, and getting permission from one of my teachers (who spoke for all of them) was what I needed.

Originally entitled “Shaman Story,” the graphic artist who did the interior and exterior artwork mistakenly wrote “The Shaman” on the bookcover and Shaboom! it was done.

You can also get an idea of an earlier version of the story at The Paraclete here on my blog.

For me, it’s always interesting to see how a story changes over time.

And in either case, enjoy.

 

“Enjoy the Ride” now on BizCatalyst360

Blessings continue flowing in my direction from the kind folks at BizCatalyst360.

Today they published my Enjoy the Ride, a brief discussion on the nature of miracles and what to expect in one’s life…

…if one is willing to work with one’s self in order to let miracles be.

Basically, what is the definition of a miracle? I’m rather stringent on this.

An event is a “miracle” when the event subtends and/or subverts the laws of nature.

 
Note that above definition has lots of loopholes and catches in it. Some I mention in The Solitaire Meditation and a lot are mentioned in my forthcoming The Shaman (due out Sept ’23, and the scene mentioned in The Solitaire Meditation is from a chapter in that book).

My concept of a miracle probably won’t work for most people, and that’s a good thing. I’ve lived a different life from most people I know.

That use to bother me.

Not so much now.

I’ve learned to Enjoy the Ride.

 
Enjoy!