CAN YOU JUST IMAGINE...

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'The trick,' he said, 'is to relax your mind and allow your imagination do its work. A mental phantasm will emerge, configuring whatever pattern you have envisioned. After all, as I keep telling you, reality is just the manifest essence of thought-forms. And so imagine whatever you wish to bring into being. Remember, imagination is the creative god-force that inspires the creation of worlds.'

― NG Meyers, excerpt for Elysium's Passage: Surreal Adventures (Book Two in the series)

In retrospect, I suppose I can now say this is exactly what happened through my imagination: manifesting the unmanifested... just as, Eli, one of the novel's characters so succinctly stated in this quote. I don't know, perhaps it was because I had no intent of writing a novel and so it wasn't necessary to try. I assumed I couldn't... at least until my imagination took over and told me I could. It inspired me... that was the hook.

It emerged when I was having a little fun illustrating what I wanted to say about some philosophical point I was making in my journal. In fact, I told my muses we needed to have a little humor and a few illustrations, because what was being writen was dull and boring. And so Elysium's Passage officially got underway when an illustration came to me that morphed into an allegory which in turn morphed into someone's dream. That's when James, the narrator came to life, and he hasn't stopped yapping yet, now well into the fifth novel.

Unbeknownst to me at the time, I had no idea that he, through my imagination, was about to take me on a surreal adventure into an altered state of consciousness. It may be asked; who's altered state, James or mine? Though his ongoing narrative, I sometimes feel my role was merely to come along side to record all that was happening. So who wrote the story? I would have to say the story wrote itself... through whatever imagines and dialogue was being presented to me.

That was the role of my imagination, to create a reality that seemed to take on a life of its own. As so it has and continues to do just that... manifesting a reality that I could never have imagined doing. Except I did imagine it.

That's why I thought I'd like to examine the topic of the imagination. It is something we all have but generally don't always use as well as we could. How much of our imagination is appropriated to imagine fearful things that do us no good... or anyone esle for that matter? Could we even worry without the imagination?

There are many things I could say on this topic of the imagination which I hope to do in the near future as I update and embellish this post after more reflection. For now though, I'd like to present certain quotes about the imagination. What thinkers like Einstein had to say is truly worth considering and should motivate all of to better employ this wonderful faculty that gives rise to our creative genius.

And perhaps, if you wish, you might share some of your own ideas and experience on this subject just as I have. (See the comment section at the end of this post.)

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In the following quote from A Course of Love, you may find much to consider regarding the dynamics of the imagination in conjunction with spirit, inspiration, vision, belief and the resultant manifestation of form. This is worth reading several times over to better understand the natural chain of progression on how the reality of form comes into being:

"Imagination is linked to true vision, for it exercises the combined capabilities of mind and heart. It is in to perception, and can lead the way in changing how you perceive of yourself and the world around you. Beyond the imagination is the spark that allows you to conceive of what never was conceived of before. This spark is inspiration, the infusion of spirit.... Spirit precedes inspiration, inspiration precedes imagination, imagination precedes belief, and belief precedes form."
― Mari Perron, excerpt from 'A Course of Love', Mari Perron

In these next quotes from Einstein, we read his wonderful insights into the imagination:

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The following quotes I've found on the imagination are also very interesting:

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination."
― Henry David Thoreau

Imagination is the eye of the soul Joseph Joubert“Imagination governs the world.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

"Imagination creates reality."
― Richard Wagner

“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.”
― John Lennon

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures."
― Jessamyn West

"The man who has no imagination has no wings."
― Mohammed Ali

"Imagination should be used not to escape reality, but to create it."
― Collin Wilson

“I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the Heart's affections and the truth of the Imagination.”
― John Keats

“Imagination governs the world.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

“Imagination means nothing without doing.”
― Charlie Chaplin

“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.”
― Alan Bennett,

“To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.”
― Anatole France

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within.”
― George Eliot

“Live out of your imagination, not your history.”
― Stephen Covey

"Imagination is Everything!”
― Termina Ashton

“So rapid is the flight of dreams upon the wings of imagination.”
― Alexandre Dumas

"Lovers and madmen have such seething brains
Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend
More than cool reason ever comprehends.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

“The interior of our skulls contains a portal to infinity.”
― Grant Morrison

“Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.”
― George Scialabba

“Love requires imagination more than experience.”
― Simon Van Booy

“Memory is imagination in reverse.”
― Stephen Evans

“I love when truth is stranger than fiction. It authenticates my wild imagination.”
― Joseph DiFrancesco

“I think the willfully unimaginative see more monsters. They are often more afraid.”
― J.K. Rowling

“I have a habit of letting my imagination run away from me. It always comes back though . . . drenched with possibilities.”
― Valaida Fullwood

"To play successfully the game of life we must train the imagining faculty. A person with an imagining faculty trained to imagine only good, brings into his life every righteous desire of his heart – health, wealth, love, friends, perfect self-expression, his highest ideals"
― Florence Scovel Shinn

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OVERVIEW OF THE ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE SERIES

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The Elysium Passage series involves five novels about a young British philosopher named James Phillips who finds himself living in an altered state of reality while still remaining on earth.

After experiencing a near fatal fall while climbing to the summit of a remote mountain in the Andes, James awakens in a new dimension. He soon encounters two mysterious beings who provide him with a very different perspective on the nature of his existence. Over the next year, before his body recovers from the coma, he is challenged to re-examine his understanding about life’s meaning and purpose far beyond anything he previously believed, or could believe.

An engaging and sometime surreal adventure with intimations of impending romance, the narrative explores the most important questions about life, death, reality and our ultimate destiny.

The Plains of Elysium (Champs-Élysées) was described by Homer, Hesiod, Virgil and many other poets as the paradisiac afterlife realm reserved for heroes. As the title suggests, this is about a journey through a passage that leads towards Elysium’s exciting realm of existence.

To read a sample press review, go to: https://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/05/prweb15515775.htm

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VIDEO INTRODUCTION OF SERIES

To view my first attempt at introducing the series, double click on the picture.

What do I mean by attempt? Watch and you will soon see. If you know of anyone you think might be interested in viewing this, please pass along by sharing.

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READER REVIEWS
ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE: THE SUMMIT

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The following comments are among the first Amazon reviews of Elysium’s Passage: The Summit. All are Five Stars! Others reader reviews are included below, along with excerpts from two professional reviews. To read full reviews, go to READER REVIEWS on this blog

"A delightful mix of fantasy, reality, conjecture and humour; Mr. Meyers draws the reader into the story with a gentle narrative that captures imagination, leaving one anxious to get to the next page drawing you into his exceptional world.”

"Quietly, gently, and without imposition, the Author unfolds the pages, creating an intricate, interlocking bridge spanning the chasm between mind and heart. Renewing, refreshing, restoring. In my bereavement, it was vigil and light…"

“Excellently written with an exceedingly deep understanding of this world and the next. The characters are very well written and engaging that takes the reader on both a philosophical and spiritual journey, a journey that at times is both disquieting and tranquil. James, a British Philosopher can be irreverent and caustic, traits that should have left me cringing, but instead made me laugh out loud. Elysium’s Passage is a fun, enlightening and remarkable book.”

“This is a masterful fantasy, becoming a real possibility, as the reader is drawn into the story. The Summit leaves you anxious for the next book in the series, yet also leaves you totally satisfied with the world you have just visited. Genius! An exciting, yet calming, experience that is not to be missed."

"There was hardly a page on which I did not find at least one sentence worthy of hi-lighting for future reference. In addition, I thoroughly enjoyed the main character, James, whose personality and passionate verbal exchanges with the other characters, kept me coming back for more. I am reading the book for a second time while I wait for the next one in this series to be made available."

“N.G. Meyers has clearly put a great deal of research and thought into what the afterlife may look like and I like his perspective. It’s an altogether welcoming and exciting vision. The book gives one a great deal to think about and a reassuring confidence that the end of our lives is truly the beginning of life in the next. I highly recommend it."

"I am really enjoying your book, it’s fantastic! It is so incredible and diversified that I can’t really explain it other people, so what I say is just read this book. Thank you so much for the blessings that you’ve given the world!"

“The humour interjected into a serious discussion makes me laugh out loud. Totally unexpected....l may be in the presence of at least a master, if not a genius. A fair ride into reality... seeking that which is unseen, yet absolutely real.”

“An engaging story of adventure embracing man's deepest desire to search for meaning and purpose, N.G. Meyers takes the reader on an adventurous thought provoking journey. This book has substance. It is a perfect blend of adventure and fantasy combined with spiritual philosophy. It ignited my imagination. The author magically weaves a good story laced with wit and humor together with deep philosophical wisdom. This book has it all!”

“An evolution in thought is triggered by many fresh philosophical themes which could inspire readers to re-think their reality and former ideologies that have dictated their lives… the author fires readers’ imaginations to view what could be possible when spirit vacates the body.”

“This is the book spiritual seekers have been waiting for. For me, it granted a great read as well as increased inspiration to live every day with a heightened sense of purpose. I highly recommend it.

“The Summit is capable of hooking readers and luring them to search for Book 2 to discover more about Dr. Philip’s surreal trek into the mysterious unknown universe. This thick book is well worth the read and to share…”

“The Elysium’s Passage series challenges and excites the reader while taking him into parallel quests for truth with the hero, James. It can be a fast fantasy read or a longer deliberation about what is reality or illusion; veracity or platitude. Take the journey!”

“Mind-blowing statements and speculation (‘…everyone is a non-physical thought form conceived in the Mind of God, preserved for all eternity because God’s thoughts never die…’). Many will find Meyers’ journey up the Mountain intriguing—and possibly even life-changing.” (BLUEINK REVIEW)

“In its effort to grapple with fundamental questions about the meaning of life, it raises questions that have echoed throughout the ages, including about where we come from, where we are going, who we are.” (CLARION REVIEW)

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