RESTING POINT

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WHAT'S YOUR RESTING POINT?

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If we apply the term Resting Point to our lives, we may also describe it as the set-point where we are most at peace, or as Presence, where our soul experiences complete stillness and silence within, regardless of the noise and commotion outside.

For many of us, our resting point is most evident in deep sleep. But even then, we often have restless sleep by bringing our troubles with us, and then feel tired all day. That’s when we can have an off day and really want to find our resting point.

So, where do we go and what do we do to find our resting point in the midst of the demands, cares and concerns in our minds? How do we escape all the craziness that robs us of our peace of mind?

Some of us may escape into nature, some into a good book or whatever other activity that gives us a semblance of peace and tranquillity. There are several terms associated with this peaceful state of consciousness, including transcendence, theta, numinous, quietude, mysterium, accord, amity, enlightenment, illumination, centring, nirvana, the mind of Christ, etc.

Possibly the best indicator you are at our resting point is when we are in 'no-time' or at least not being aware of time, such as when we are sleeping, in some exalted state of sensory pleasure (enough said), but certainly not when in your dentist's chair or doing some menial task. 

Regardless of what we call this state, where do we find it?  For sure, it’s nowhere near our ego-mind. In fact, we might say it’s anywhere the ego, the false self, is not. Where the ego asserts itself, there is no peace, only discord and vexation of spirit.

The more we remain unaware of the ego and allow this false self to get away with, the more it sabotages our peace and happiness. As we identify with ‘it’ and all that distracts us, ensuring we have no rest in our waking life. However, when we ‘have its number’ and call it out, the ego can no longer knock us off our resting point by pestering us with its complaints, anger, ambitions, pettiness and a million other demands.

We all want this peace because we know we can’t be happy without it. Even when we are occupied with the cares of life, we can generally remain in the flow of life-force by accepting whatever is in the moment. If not, we remain vulnerable to the whims of the ego, which becomes easily agitated when there is no underlying point of rest and acceptance. See the post:

Now is the Time. https://digitalbloggers.com/arts-and-entertainment/now-is-the-time   

There are many ways we can visualise our resting point. For me, I see it as resting in peace, alone on the summit of a mountain, where nothing from below can intrude on my place/space of peace. As an illustration, note my ‘resting point’ photo while climbing a mountain.

Though we may remain for a time on our figurative or literal summit, we are not completely detached from life; all can be surveyed below, but none of it upsets our resting point. Nor do we feel compelled by it. In this sense, we have risen above it as we observe all that is happening below without attachment or judgment.

At some point, perhaps when we wake up, it’s time to descend from our resting point, but as we do so, we bring with us peace, light and tranquillity. When we become involved in the affairs in the valley below, we are refreshed and empowered by what we gained on the summit.

There is a section in A Course of Love where this is alluded to:

… for you know that when you return to the level ground from which you climbed, you will be different as a result of having made your ascent. The hard work is done. What you gain here… is beyond effort and beyond learning… what you will have gained will never leave you but will sustain you forevermore. (Chapter 15 of The Dialogues.)

Another illustration of a resting point is a cork held underwater, then bobbing to the surface as the ‘sinkers’ holding it down are removed. In this case, it’s the ego that weighs our ‘cork’ down, far below where we belong. We are meant to dwell above in freedom, not below in bondage to our ego or anyone else.

The resting point may also be referred to as our set point because that’s where our soul remains when composed in peace and harmony. From here, we experience all life has to throw at us. It’s the point from which all our actions, words and reactions proceed in equanimity.

Not only does our body restore itself at the resting point, but so does our mind, particularly when it comes to creativity. Albert Einstein, for example, would completely zone out in his bubble bath meditations, where he found inspiration in watching bubbles pop. That, he claimed, is where he received his greatest epiphanies. That's where things come to us, at our Resting Point, when we allow the eurekas. 

There are several ways to find our soul’s resting point, apart from smoking weed or becoming Whirling Dervishes, although I wouldn't discount these as a possibility either, but remaining in this state of receptivity is another matter. It's the 'state of being' we all wish to sustain in a perpetual circular flow of giving and receiving, just as we breathe in and breathe out.

The most obvious, yet ignored, technique for peace is simply to have a snooze whenever your body tells you to. Its innate wisdom knows when you should do that. Yes, it’s that easy. There’s nothing like hitting reset with a relaxing nap to settle all the chatter, clutter and noise in the ego-mind.

Be it for five minutes or an hour, the mind needs to be positively charged to settle down; otherwise, the ego will keep nattering about what MSM news or what you ‘should’ be doing rather than wasting time on what you need: The resting point!

For me, entering this peaceful state means thinking appreciative, grateful thoughts. See the following blog posts related to this. Sowing Gratitude https://digitalbloggers.com/book-reviews/sowing-happy-seeds-of-gratitude Raise your Vibe https://digitalbloggers.com/book-reviews/a-higher-vibe  

If spiritually orientated, we might understand this as allowing ourselves to enter into the embrace of the Spirit’s love. After all, love is the Source of our being. If not spiritual, open yourself anyway because that’s our soul’s optimal state. Then, as the mind settles down and the body relaxes, we emerge from the chrysalis into a new zero point of existence by disconnecting from the old matrix and anchor themselves.

The old matrix would have us focus outward on noise, reactions, urgency, and constant conflict, whereas our Resting Point is in the living Presence of the intimate and quiet truth beneath every thought. In the past, many have been taught that inner spiritual connection requires long periods, elaborate rituals, or intense emotional experiences. But the truth is the opposite. When we close our eyes and place our awareness in the centre of our heart, we find the inner silence of our Resting Point. But silence is not emptiness; it is a living field of abundance where the Creator’s intelligence moves effortlessly.

The ego’s matrix demands constant output, praising exhaustion as virtue, and rewards distraction. The Resting Point, however, only values restoration. Rest is an act of spiritual intelligence and a way for our body to receive and stabilise new light patterns. When we rest, we are not falling behind, but realigning our lives, so we can progress more smoothly.

The Presence doesn’t arrive as a loud announcement, but approaches us in gentle recognition. It does not seek validation from others or require performance in the Resting Point, and as we give it more space by returning to it repeatedly, it grows into a stable inner companionship that forms the foundation of your new life.

The old matrix wants us to be small, replaceable, and powerless. But in the Presence, the outer world’s opinions, pressures, and collective emotional waves lose their grip. While dwelling there, our soul knows its essence is part of the Infinite Source. By placing our awareness in the heart, we allow the Presence to meet us in our Resting Point. The more we do this, the more we stop living reactively and begin living out the intentions of our soul.

 
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To illustrate the concept of the Resting Point, I’ve included a short dialogue excerpt from Chapter 8 of The Ascent, The Sceptic’s Dilemma. Here, James, the novel’s protagonist, is reflecting on his life on top of a mountain in Chile in his state of altered reality.

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I had to wonder how many of my past assumptions and beliefs had held me back from understanding the deeper spiritual meaning of life. Even as a philosopher, my mind seemed inadequate to discern spiritual meanings. Based on my experience in academia, few modern philosophers still seem interested in such matters, though that hasn't always been the case.

I realised how unprepared I was for this strange new world and how much I still had to learn about its inner workings. Though I was eager to discover all I could before returning home, I knew it wouldn’t be easy to adjust. I found it challenging to understand the non-dual relationship between matter and spirit. In the world, there’s one bin for science and another for theology; you don’t mix them because if you did, no one would know what to do with such a synthesis.

Dualism resulted, unwittingly, from Descartes’ philosophy. Yet this distinction between the physical and spiritual domains didn’t seem to exist for Mo and Eli. To them, all reality is an expression of frequency densities. Mo and Eli kept telling me to be patient; there was no need to understand everything at once, since I would keep having more revelations here.

Much of what I needed to learn, they suggested, couldn’t be learned, only discovered. Until then, they assured me they would continue to assist me until I was ready to move on to new heights of understanding far beyond the summit. I wondered what that might mean: what discoveries, what heights?

Now that I understood I was no longer just a biological body, it felt a bit unsettling to realise I was hanging out with what the world would regard as two dead guys, causing me some consternation about my own state since I seemed no different from them. After all, I lived in the same environment, eating and drinking, even engaging in the same discussions and banter.

The only difference was that I had a physical body waiting for me back home on standby. After being hauled in for repairs, one day, it would be waiting for me to put it on again. But would I be ready for it? It was hard to say; maybe we would be waiting for each other… a most peculiar thought.

As I lay in bed that night, I wondered if I’d ever be able to make love to a woman again… something of considerable importance to me. So, what if that nymph dropped by, the one with a sweet voice I heard before reaching the summit? Would she stay the night? Why not? At this point, anything seemed possible.

The following morning, I brought up my concerns about them being dead, even though we existed together in this shared reality. They seemed amused by how I remained fixated on equating death with the cessation of the biological body. Considering my new set of circumstances, I had to admit that now seemed a rather stupid idea. 

It was evident they weren’t any more dead than I was. In fact, they suggested, they were now more alive than they had ever been, with or without mortal bodies. I finally had to accept that there is no such thing as death, only the soul’s transition. They were living proof… a complete revelation to me, contrary to what I had believed most of my life. Or perhaps I should say what my mind believed, even though I probably intuitively knew the whole time.

As the weeks and months of Summit U discussions continued, things began to make more sense as I learned to expand the narrow parameters of my beliefs by participating in this plane of reality. Mo often said they weren’t here to teach me anything but to help me rediscover what I already knew in the fullness of my being. At the time, that sounded a bit strange since I had little understanding of who I was or how long I had existed in the universe.

Though there was little to do after they left in the evenings, it seemed I would always find a book on the mantle that was germane to whatever we were discussing during the day.[1] It was a subdued but welcome change from my hitherto restless life back home. In the past, I could hardly find time for inner contemplation, even after enrolling in a Transcendental Meditation course, perhaps because I kept getting distracted by the more fit lassies in the studio. Now, high on the summit, I remained inwardly focused.

Also, I was finally learning how to exert more control over my emotions, which had become less reactive whenever Mo or Eli challenged my beliefs. This lesson wasn’t easy, considering how my past insecurities still plagued me.

Over time, these disturbances began to diminish as a new, unfamiliar serenity enveloped me, something I had never experienced before. For all I knew, it could have been an encounter with the divine Presence, something I never even believed in before.

During such exalted moments with what some theologians refer to as the numinous,[2] I seemed to glimpse an ephemeral image of my soul, as when peering into a clear, settled pond, leaving me with a sense of oneness with what was infinitely more than me. At first, I didn’t know what to make of this mystical encounter with myself… if that’s what this was. Could it be a fleeting glimpse of my soul, or at least an intimation of who I was and would remain after my body died?

These rare, lucid moments came when I was able to put my mind aside. After many tumultuous years, these were the most serene moments I ever felt. I suspected, however, that this serenity would not last once I returned home with my mind defaulting to its old habits.

As our discussions continued, I dwelt in what might have been a semblance of what some might call nirvana. I now had far less to say and much more to learn as I listened intently. Besides having Mo and Eli nearby most of the day to answer my questions and question my answers, we often went for long hikes in the surrounding mountain valleys, occasionally playing cards and chess and sharing meals.

Seldom did they stay long after dinner. Both seemed well aware of what was going on in my mind, wanting me to have plenty of solitude in the evenings to assimilate what we discussed and become better acquainted with the divine Self I was slowly coming to know within.

Various traditions refer to this inward knowingness by many names: the Atman, the Buddha, the Christ, while others understand it as the I AM of divine transcendence. Specific terms were of little concern to me since I realised how labels often confuse and divide people, especially when it’s claimed that only certain incantations, chants, or liturgies can invoke authentic spiritual experiences.

For most of my life, I had turned away from religion, dismissing it as mere superstition and fantasies built in the sky. Mo and Eli often referred to religious institutions and culture as part of the Hill Country for reasons that would later be revealed to me.[3] Back then, I didn’t know much about religious practices since I didn’t bother to understand their significance.

What I was experiencing now, however, felt not just outwardly majestic but also profoundly personal. If this intrigue were not a religious experience, it might at least be something similar to a book I once read by the American psychologist William James.[4]   

Another good thing about my mentors is that they were always careful not to overwhelm me with more than I was ready to handle, though there were times when they gleefully pushed the limits of my imagination, nudging me towards a broader appreciation of the higher rungs of reality.

As I gained more insight, there seemed to be no end to the possibilities of what might lie beyond my world and the sphere of my little cosmos, a far cry from my academic world of grading term papers on questions with no definitive answers.

Through these dialogues, I realised that consciousness was not just about mental acuity; more importantly, it was also the ability to discern what’s real, what’s false, what’s light, and what’s dark… and all shades in between. At times, I found myself reverting to old thought patterns since these seldom go away on their own, much less those rooted in the ego. Probably, this is why my friends continued to challenge me to clear out the intellectual muddle in my mind.

Most annoying is how they kept asking me the simple question, why, just as Socrates might have. Giving an honest answer wasn’t easy when these probings often debunked many of my most cherished beliefs and prejudices.

 ‘You’re a living paradox, James,’ Mo said, ‘capable not only of ascending some of the highest mountains while also plunging down the deepest abysses; an urbane professor capable of understanding some of the most profound books in the world, yet with the passion of a brawling sailor. At once, charming, yet foolish… a probable saint, though more probably a sinner,’ he laughed.

‘Now, after all that, you’re about to enter the fray where you will be tested and tempered as you face your fears… and not just face them but slay them. Vincit Qui Se Vincit; He Conquers Who Conquers Himself. However, there’s only one way to do that; in the words of Virgil, Omnia Vincit Amor, Love Conquers All.[5] Fear cannot exist in love any more than darkness can exist in the light.

‘Should you see these words engraved deep in a mountain cave one day, you will know you have conquered your fears. And so, from that day forward, a conquer shall you remain.’

[1] One book of special interest to me was Gurdjieff's enigmatic tome, Beelzebub’s Tales to His Grandson,  also referred to as: An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man. Mo recommended it as one of his favourites, often referring to its extraordinary cosmological depth. (See Appendix ‘C’).
[2] The term numinous was a concept devised by German theologian Rudolph Otto, first advanced in this book, The Idea of the Holy, in 1917, that relates to the mystical experience of divine encounter.
[3] The Hill Country is explored in Book Four: Elysium’s Passage: Surreal Adventures.
[4] As an undergraduate, I was required to read William James's classic, Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, based on his Gifford Lectures, 1901-1900, held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Until now, I had forgotten much of what I had read since much of it remained beyond my comprehension at that time.
[5] From Eclogue X. Virgil, Roman poet (70 BC – 19 BC)

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SUMMARY OF ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE NOVEL SERIES

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This is a series of seven Elysium Passager novels about a young British philosopher named James Phillips, who finds himself living in an altered state of reality while still 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 of life’s meaning and purpose far beyond anything he previously believed or could believe.

An engaging and sometimes 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 adventures.

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ELYSIUM'S PASSAGE: READER REVIEWS

The following comments are excerpts from among the first readers, including a number of Amazon five star reviews. To read the full reviews, go to READER REVIEWS on www.elysiumspassage.com or directly at https://digitalbloggers.com/arts-and-entertainment/reader-reviews 

"A delightful mix of fantasy, reality, conjecture, and humour; Mr Meyers draws the reader into the story with a gentle narrative that captures the 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. I can't wait to complete this book!"

“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 to 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 humour 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…”

“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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PENDING PUBLICATIONS IN THE SERIES 2026

THE ASCENT

THE SUMMIT

QUANTUM LEAPS

SURREAL ADVENTURES 

MYSTICAL ROMANCE

HE ELIXIR

THE RETURN

1. THE ASCENT is the first novel in the Chronicles of Elysium’s Passage that’s foundational to everything that happens in the following narratives, which embark on an adventure that will surprise and delight the reader like no other book.

It all begins with an extreme adventure: climbing a remote, challenging mountain somewhere in the Andes. Just as James, the protagonist, is about to reach the mountain summit, he falls into an abyss that leaves him in a coma for almost a year.

After being airlifted by a forestry helicopter and flown back to London, his body remained there for almost a year. Eventually, he learns it was not he but his body that was rescued. Several days later, without understanding what happened, he continues to climb to the summit in an alternate dimension of higher consciousness.

Fortuitously, he meets two adventurers on the summit ridge who are no longer of this world. After that, his surreal life leads him to several new adventures in the subsequent chronicles, which include a rich mix of adventure, romance, and fantasy, along with profound discussions of philosophy, spirituality, and the afterlife.­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

2. THE SUMMIT, the second novel in the Chronicles of Elysium’s Passage, carries on where James, the narrator and protagonist, is taught more about a multidimensional reality that he finds difficult to comprehend.

Not only does he find he’s not as clever as he imagined, but his off-world companions on the summit demonstrate that much of what he believed about life was not just parochial but wrong. At first, he finds this difficult to comprehend because their teachings contradict his limited understanding of non-material reality.

After being tricked into teleporting off a ledge where he was trapped, James becomes aware of a new reality that enables him to undertake far more adventures than he could ever have in his physical body back home.

Now, if only he would win over the only woman in this life who matters, the nurse on the other side of the veil, who continually demonstrates her unconditional love toward his healing.

This book may also open the reader’s eyes to a much vaster reality than many may be aware of. As with the other Chronicles, there are discussions of philosophy, the spiritual afterlife and what might seem like fantasy.

3. QUANTUM LEAPS is the third novel in Chronicles of Elysium’s Passage, where James, the philosopher-protagonist, teleports back to London to visit his body and make contact with the special nurse taking care of it in his absence. Immediately, he feels an inexplicable spiritual bond with her for reasons he remains unaware of.

Now aroused by a renewed interest in matters of love, the beginnings of a relationship begin to emerge as he attempts to reach across the chasm of their worlds. But it’s not until the fifth novel, Mystical Romance, that he encounters her in a way that he finds difficult to believe.

However, before that can happen, there is much about his failed relationships that must be resolved before he is ready to move forward in his new life in Elysium’s Passage. It is during this time that he christens his comatose body as the fall guy since it took the fall for him down the abyss, so he could learn the lessons he’s now learning.

That will be the next focus of his life, where, in his next Surreal Adventures, he is given virtual lessons to release many of his past beliefs about the world and his life.

4. SURREAL ADVENTURES is the fourth novel in the Chronicles of Elysium’s Passage, which finds James, the protagonist and narrator, escorted by his companions to a remote South Pacific Island, where he is left to reflect on what he’s learned.

During the next forty days, he battles the demons of his past as he works through some rather painful issues from his early youth. Here, in a tropical storm, he encounters an eerie, suspended spectre of the one he loved yet still resents for abandoning him as a child.

After this, he achieves peace of mind and is ready to return to his lodge to join his off-world companions on the Andes summit. However, just when it seemed things couldn’t get any stranger, a sixteenth-century sea captain sails his ancient ‘ghost’ ship onto the beach. Together, they sail off on a mystical ocean voyage to a couple of virtual islands supposedly in the South Pacific, where he witnesses and, at times, participates in several important life lessons.

Near the end, these encounters help prepare him for a new challenge within a mountain, where he falls deep into a dark tomb of fear. After being rescued by a mysterious stranger wielding his Excalibur, he continues on to where his life is about to be transformed in the following chronicle, Mystical Romance. 

5. MYSTICAL ROMANCE is the fifth chronicle in Elysium’s Passage, which will surprise the reader with a romantic twist of how love is expressed in higher realms. From this lofty perspective, everything about intimacy is understood as within, so without.

After escaping his tomb, James, the narrator and protagonist, makes his way through a maze of tunnels until he arrives at a large oak door, which he opens with the golden key he had been given. There, he steps into Elysium’s Passage’s Great Hall, where his life and recent achievements are celebrated now that his eyes have been opened to perceive a fascinating interior world of wonderment… and romance.

To say more might risk diminishing the multitude of delightful surprises as circumstances begin to open to The Elixir, where James is about to re-enter his earthly body’s existence. 

6. THE ELIXIR is the sixth chronicle of the Elysium’s Passage series that prepares James, the narrator-protagonist, to awaken and return to his body in London. Before that can happen, however, his off-world friend presents a mysterious equation, enshrouded within a light code frequency, that will stimulate the multidimensional DNA strands within him.

Much of this narration is centred in London, where his nurse unknowingly becomes involved in how the Elixir’s equation finds its way from a taxi cab driver to higher echelons of science. There are many twists in how she unwittingly brings the Elixir to the attention of mathematicians and physicists, after which they eventually discover how to code the equation into a laser ray to stimulate his fall-guy body into full consciousness.

Ostensibly a new Adam, he is destined to return humanity to a higher multidimensional existence. How this happens is filled with intrigue, as is his shocking return to his earthly body.

 
­­­­­7. THE RETURN is the seventh and last chronicle in the series where James, the narrator and protagonist, has re-emerged from Elysium’s Passage as he readjusts to life in the third dimension. Many of the events from the previous novels are woven into an exciting, fast-paced, action-packed narrative that spans several countries.

 At first, it seems all memories have been lost, with his fall guy’s brain not being aware of what happened to him while in his coma. As a consequence, it takes a while for him to be convinced that he had been out of his earthly body for almost a year.

Through unexpected events and evidence, along with his girlfriend’s urging, he comes to realise what had occurred. It takes a while for his mind to catch up with the changes made in his heart during his stay in the alternate realm. But after experiencing several harsh realities, he discovers what he has become while out of his body. Gradually, he comes to understand the many challenges that lie ahead for him in fulfilling his future mission on Earth.

This book is filled with adventure, romance and personal intrigue that ties together all six previous narratives of the Elysium’s Passage series.

For a limited time, the first portion of The Return is posted on this blog site at: https://digitalbloggers.com/arts-and-entertainment/The-Rerurn