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Into Light and Shadow: A Journey
Synopsis of Into Light and A Journey
Steve Forrest had always put himself first; he had built himself an enviable life, but it wasn’t enough. There was one more prize to claim.
Mount Everest is the greatest challenge in high altitude mountaineering, the goal of a lifetime’s preparation. To summit is to conquer. Others see the mountain differently. It is sacred to Sherpas. They call it Chomolungma, Goddess Earth Mother of the World.
It would prove to be the start of a journey, not the end of one; a spiritual journey unique to Steve, one that would utterly reshape his life. The mountain would take everything he had ever worked for but his battered ego. It would leave him alone, empty and exposed, a helpless invalid.
Enter Father Jack, a man whose appearance is as extraordinary as his story, for he is both a Catholic priest and a Zen monk. Here begins Steve’s real journey, a journey of spiritual ecumenism, bringing east and west together.
This novel reincarnates, if you will, Gautama Buddha (although Jack would say otherwise), leading Steve down the path the Buddha took himself thousands of years earlier on his quest for enlightenment. But the path will deviate to Steve’s Christian past and the spirituality of his forebears, as it must. Following close is a demon that in Buddhism has a name. As it once challenged the Buddha, it will now challenge Steve.
Steve Forrest had always put himself first; he had built himself an enviable life, but it wasn’t enough. There was one more prize to claim.
Mount Everest is the greatest challenge in high altitude mountaineering, the goal of a lifetime’s preparation. To summit is to conquer. Others see the mountain differently. It is sacred to Sherpas. They call it Chomolungma, Goddess Earth Mother of the World.
It would prove to be the start of a journey, not the end of one; a spiritual journey unique to Steve, one that would utterly reshape his life. The mountain would take everything he had ever worked for but his battered ego. It would leave him alone, empty and exposed, a helpless invalid.
Enter Father Jack, a man whose appearance is as extraordinary as his story, for he is both a Catholic priest and a Zen monk. Here begins Steve’s real journey, a journey of spiritual ecumenism, bringing east and west together.
This novel reincarnates, if you will, Gautama Buddha (although Jack would say otherwise), leading Steve down the path the Buddha took himself thousands of years earlier on his quest for enlightenment. But the path will deviate to Steve’s Christian past and the spirituality of his forebears, as it must. Following close is a demon that in Buddhism has a name. As it once challenged the Buddha, it will now challenge Steve.
334 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 16, 2014
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May 23, 2015Into Light and Shadow-A review
Over the past few days, I have had the privilege of reading an amazing novel attempting to answer (or questening the answers)) to life's most challenging issues. The author was awesome in presenting the most profound issues and questions of life. The very painful events of family life and encounters with life's many dilemmas kept me engaged in this most moving novel. As a married Roman Catholic Priest and a psychotherapist, I felt the many real life situations which my parishioners and clients over the years have experienced. Thank you, David, for writing this novel. I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THE BOOK, THE MANY TWISTS AND TURNS, THE INCREASE OF MY VOCABULARY I looked up many new words connected with mountain climbing and Zen.
Father Charles Ara, Married Catholic Priest & Marital Therapist.
Over the past few days, I have had the privilege of reading an amazing novel attempting to answer (or questening the answers)) to life's most challenging issues. The author was awesome in presenting the most profound issues and questions of life. The very painful events of family life and encounters with life's many dilemmas kept me engaged in this most moving novel. As a married Roman Catholic Priest and a psychotherapist, I felt the many real life situations which my parishioners and clients over the years have experienced. Thank you, David, for writing this novel. I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF THE BOOK, THE MANY TWISTS AND TURNS, THE INCREASE OF MY VOCABULARY I looked up many new words connected with mountain climbing and Zen.
Father Charles Ara, Married Catholic Priest & Marital Therapist.
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