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Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love StoryJonas and the Mountain is classified as a novel. And as such, it is intriguing, exciting, compelling, and profound. The characters are strong, the story line is exemplary, and the ending is decidedly surprising, as a good ending should be.
But of special interest to this reader is the mystical dynamic of the characters and story, the journey into the astonishing realm of realities the author, Janis Harper, leads us on. This book offers so much in the way of insight into life: in relationships, yearning to know more about ourselves, multiple realities, existing in and through all time and space and so much more. In every chapter we feel as if the finest teacher sits before us, answering all those questions we hold deep within, about so much more than what we see and think we know on the surface of our existence on Earth.
But the author does not preach at us, nor do the characters who would be such teachers in the storyline. We are in sacred India at the base of a holy mountain, searching, learning, asking question after question even as the plot carries us forward. Jonas and the Mountain is the perfect blend of truth interwoven with story. It could not be better, in this reviewer’s opinion.
Janis Harper offers us so much more with this fine volume. At the end of the book is a listing called “Anamika’s Exercises and Meditations” to practice on your own. There is, for example, “The Other Lives Exercise,” “Listening Meditation,” and “Self-Compassion Meditation.” She also includes a “Subject Guide to Anamika’s Talks” . . . but to understand who Anamika is and why her talks and meditations are so valuable, you will need to read this amazing book! I highly recommend doing so.
The author is a writer (among many other talents) whose works have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She has a strong mystical background and through her personal experience, teaching, songwriting and authorship, helps us on our own quest for the nature of reality. Please visit her website at https://janisharper.ca to learn more or to contact her.

-- Reviewed by Rita Reynolds, in la Joie magazine (Winter 2022).

Rita Reynolds is author of Blessing the Bridge, What Animals Teach us About Death, Dying and Beyond and Ask the Cow, A Gentle Guide to Finding Peace. She is also the founder of Animals’ Peace Garden. The Animals’ Peace Garden works with all beings, most notably animals moving through illness, dying, and beyond death. Their philosophy is based on Dr. Albert Schweitzer’s famous ethic of Reverence For Life: a way of living that likewise offers a compassionate “place” for people to share their grief over their loss of an animal companion. https://blessingthebridge.com/


And here's a link to a review by Margaret Miller of The BC Review (formerly Ormsby Review), BC's premier review mag:

https://thebcreview.ca/2022/08/17/154...

"[A] captivating and informative work.... This book is a must-read for anyone seeking spiritual knowledge and experiences." -- Deborah Lloyd, Readers' Favorite

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Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story

"Love is the song that sings itself. It is the air you breathe."

-- Anamika, from "Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story"

Join host and author Janis Harper in her podcast series, “Jonas and the Mountain Journeys,” as she reads eight ten-minute excerpts from her visionary novel, Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story.

In Segment 1, “Meet the Characters,” you’ll meet the three main characters of the novel in three podcast episodes. Janis Harper will be reading excerpts from her book to introduce Jonas, the guru D, and the psychic teacher Anamika to you.

In Segment 2: “Press Pause with Anamika” you’ll join the psychic teacher Anamika as she offers you ways to engage with your own body’s healing, your past lives, your relationships, and other intriguing areas of self-exploration, in five podcast episodes. In this segment, Janis Harper reads excerpts from her novel in the voice of the psychic teacher Anamika, from the chapters where she is giving her teachings and offering expressive arts activities to her students as a way to bring her teachings home. These passages have been adapted so that they stand alone as self-exploration podcasts, and you’re invited to participate in the activities.

Press pause in your day, in your life, and listen in to yourself. There are worlds waiting to be discovered.

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The second episode in the podcast "Jonas and the Mountain Journeys," "Meet Anamika," is now up. In Segment 1, “Meet the Characters,” you’ll meet the three main characters of the novel in three podcast episodes. Janis Harper will be reading 10-minute excerpts from her book to introduce Jonas, the guru D, and the psychic teacher Anamika to you.

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A non-dualist and a metaphysical solipsist walk into a bar...

What happens next? To find out, read the novel "Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story," coming soon!

Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story

I'm excited about the upcoming release of my spiritual-philosophical novel, "Jonas and the Mountain: A Metaphysical Love Story." It will be released October 20, 2021 by Sacred Stories.