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Have you ever had a ghostly cold dream? A nightmare with the chill of death in it? Carl Jung (20th century Swiss psychiatrist) says a dream speaks for itself. Are nightmares telling us something important? Jung believed there is a psychic reality to dreams. He even went so far as to say they carry a supra-luminous level of frequency that exceeds the speed of light. That in itself is frightening.

As dreamers pass into this passage of sleep, they might feel like a heavy dark spot spreading out. This is akin to the fear of losing consciousness. And this fear is so great that—rather than become unconscious—we dream. We create images and action, stories, to maintain our identity. These are the thoughts of Dr. Laz Merlyn, psychiatrist, in Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural. A novel about nightmares, dreaming, and a supra-luminous frequency.

Laz Merlyn is a Jungian therapist. He sees a dream as a dance of alternate energy, an event that is actually a psychic reality taking action in our lives.

Let’s say you dream of a bird. A phoenix, lush with grand feathers and with wings pushing out. Merlyn will tell you that a phoenix, in Jungian theories, symbolizes the human spleen that protects against infection and cleanses the blood. Maybe in normal life, some bacteria or person or event is poised to attack you in some way. Merlyn will tell you that when you wake up, this phoenix will linger over your life. This psychic energy of the phoenix is present, day upon day, redirecting you, watching over. Are you becoming more guarded as the days pass? Suspicious? Cautious? For some people, this frequency goes unnoticed. For others who are alert to it, they are deeply affected.

But, what if you dream of a raging firehawk? A shadowy winged creature with a flaming chest, shedding ash, who captures you in your sleep and drags you into the bottom of an icy sea. This nightmare comes again and again and each night, you go deeper beneath the choking waves as the firehawk grows more fierce. What would Dr. Laz Merlyn say about that?

Merlyn isn’t the cliché handsome type. He has a rather hard face but with kind eyes. His patients find his voice to be tender, like a stream of blue smoke streaming through the air. He might tell you “The flow of psychic dream energy has the power to move inward and outward. In this dream of the firehawk, there is a negative psychic frequency. Likely caused by intense night terrors. What are you afraid of?”

Kip Livingston, an artist who lives alone on Horn Island in a house named Abasteron, dreams of this firehawk. She paints her dreams, bringing them into the physical world for all to see. With Merlyn, Kip explores her fears and the raging firehawk in the opening chapters of Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural.

But the exploration takes a turn, as the firehawk reveals it doesn’t just live in Kip’s dreams.

LOOK INSIDE the book on Amazon.com to experience Kip’s dreaming firehawk.



Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural

This Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 24/25) I am offering Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural FREE for two days.

Just released in October, Night Sea Journey is getting some promising customer reviews (4-stars). Rich characters, psychological undertones, romance, and murder make this little paranormal thriller a fast-paced read.

The title Night Sea Journey comes from Jung's lexicon meaning 'a journey to the land of ghosts somewhere beyond this world, beyond consciousness, hence an immersion in the unconscious.'

Sample chapters on my last GR blog entry.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural
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I've been enjoying the blog posts at Fantastic Dreams of Pamela Kinney. What fun to explore her thoughts on legends, supernatural, and even a very scary Christmas tale.

This week ...

What are the secrets of the supernatural? Do you know? Find out at Pamela Kinney's blog:

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Hello again,
To all my friends, readers, and authors, this is my last time for a FREE Ebook offer for Night Sea Journey, A Tale of the Supernatural. You can download it off Amazon.com on Friday and Saturday (12-28 and 12-29).

The feedback I'm getting is that Night Sea Journey is a really fast read, quite mysterious, and very suspenseful.

The characters:
Kip Livingston, a stunning young artist living alone in Abasteron House on Horn Island. Her dreams drive her to paint, until the nightmares begin when a raging firehawk invades her mind.

Raymond Kera, a priest exiled to Horn Island, falls for the bewitching Kip Livingston and must choose between his vows and his desperate need for human love.

Garcia the Prophet, Raymond's mentor, a rebellious visionary who knows firsthand the alternate consciousness of dream power--and the all-consuming human desires that compel a man to deceit, murder, and evil.

Here are a few reviews.

Amazon customer review:
"Exciting, rather frightening at times. But a must read. A good book, I recommend it..."

"The writing is good, the story is truly engaging, the characters are memorable..." Teresa Kennedy, author of In the Country of No Compassion

From TomeTender Blogspot:

"It kind of reminded me of a movie with Robin Williams, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, so I’m sure there are those out there that will love this story ..."

Editorial Review from Author Judith Reveal:
"Night Sea Journey is a startling story that captures the reader from the first page, through strong character development and a robust vocabulary. Paula Cappa's characters are three-dimensional - the kind the reader remembers long after the story has been read. Her descriptions of setting bring the story to life in the mind's eye, while her dialogue flawlessly carries the story from one stage to the next. Cappa joins fantasy with religion to both captivate and intrigue. Her narrative draws the reader through the fantasy of dream terrors with disconcerting clarity. This story is a fast read that holds one's attention from beginning to end."
- JUDITH REVEAL, author of The Brownstone

If you really liked the story, I invite you to make a comment on Amazon customer reviews.

And if you like to read short stories (the classics) don't miss my Tuesday's Tale of Terror on my wordpress site:
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Stop by my Tuesday's Tale of Terror. This week I'm featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's The Silver Hatchet. Perfect for a cold winter's night murder mystery.

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Fiction365 has published my latest short story, Hildie at the Ghost Shore. This is a historical short read full of supernatural elements. My goal was to focus on the atmospheric prose for the reader to receive a full sensation. You can read it here: http://www.fiction365.com/

And this week's Tale of Terror is in honor of Women in Horror Month, the queen of horror, Mary Shelley. No, not Frankenstein. Hasn't everyone done that? I've featured her short story, The Mortal Immortal, and it really satisfies the hungry heart.

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My Tuesday's Tale of Terror is an obscure short story published in Russia in 1918. Have you ever heard of author Valery Brussof? Some may know his horror novel The Fiery Angel, although I doubt many people have read it lately.

This week I'm featuring his short story, In the Mirror. The writing gave me a real shiver. This story, much like the mirror, does not let you go.

Read the introduction and the full text at my wordpress blog.

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If you're an Arthur Conan Doyle fan, you'll probably enjoy his short story, The Leather Funnel. This story is not just about supernatural dreaming, it's a haunting tale with a grisly ending.

Take a spin by my Wordpress blog, Tales of Terror, for a free read:

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The Dazzling Darkness will launch on May 1st. Here's is another pre-launch review by the author of Finding Poe, Leigh M. Lane:

"The Dazzling Darkness is a lovely mesh of mystery and the supernatural that blends myth and reality in a way that is both bittersweet and breathtaking."

The Dazzling Darkness

A secret lies buried beneath the haunting statuary in Old Willow Cemetery. In Concord, Massachusetts, the surrounding woods are alive with the spirits of transcendentalists Emerson, Thoreau, and Alcott. Elias Hatch, the cemetery keeper, is the last of modern-day transcendentalists. Does he know the secret power buried in Old Willow Cemetery? Would he ever reveal it?

Next door to this cemetery is a lovely gabled house. When the Brooke family moves in, the secret of Old Willow strikes. On a cold afternoon in March, five-year-old Henry Brooke does not arrive home from the school bus stop. Antonia Brooke is frantic her child is missing, or—the unspeakable—stolen. Adam Brooke spends a harrowing night searching the Concord woods, fear gripping him as hours pass with no leads.

Finally, a police dog tracks Henry’s scent inside Old Willow Cemetery. Detective Mike Balducci suspects that Elias Hatch knows the truth about what happened to Henry. Balducci knows Hatch’s metaphysical beliefs. What Balducci discovers buried in the cemetery is beyond the grave, beyond apparitions or shadowy drifts rushing through the pine trees.

There are the dazzled faces in the darkened air … and their secret.

The Dazzling Darkness is now available on Amazon.com.



Please stop by and read the early reviews. This is a family love story with a supernatural twist.

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