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The Hunter: A Middle-Aged Urban Zen Fable
man nowadays can no longer create fables. As a result, a great deal escapes him. -Carl JungThe A Middle-Aged Urban Zen Fable tackles the dilemma posed by Carl Would you rather be whole or good? In this occasionally wicked yet lighthearted urban fable, we follow the forty-something Hunter on his journey to wholeness as he reclaims his lost spirit. Under the guidance of Jeri, his spirit guide, the Hunter learns to detach from the monkey chatter of his mind, while with the companionship of Martin, his sidekick, the Hunter learns to navigate through the madness at his local watering hole, Detention, an adult playground where misfits and miscreants gather at happy hour to exercise their demons.During one of his hangovers, the Hunter meets six-year-old Alice who recognizes him from their past life together. Alice, however, is on a different journey. Because the adults in her life consider her honest and mischievous personality inappropriate, Alice is compelled to replace her personal truth with more socially acceptable behavior. Despite the best efforts of Anastacia, her spirit guide, and egged on by Satan, she chooses cultural conditioning over self-knowing.Our early connection to our higher selves is natural, but not chosen. The challenge posed by The Hunter is the re-creation of that connection in adulthood through choice and intention. It is an edgy, thought provoking journey that explores the human shadow through humor and awareness.Visit the author's web site www.missingchunk.com
136 pages, Paperback
First published March 21, 2007
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May 30, 2019
This author is disgraceful and sells ARCs on eBay. Do not waste your time on her books, they are horrible. I do not even want to count them on my Read list. DNF
August 6, 2019
Author who sells arcs? And a Tr*** supporter? Yeah, NO THANKS.
October 25, 2015
This book is a gem. It's a quick and fun read - with all kinds of intersting messages tucked in. You'll want to read it again as soon as you're finished - partly because the characters have become your friends and you want to visit them again, and partly because each time you read it, you find new concepts to ponder. The chapters, while weaving a seamless tale, often stand alone as well - making this perfect bathroom reading. I hope the author isn't offended - it's just that you can finish any random chapter quickly and enjoyably. And since it's a fun book to read again and again, you'll always have something fresh to ponder while you sit. I wouldn't say it's the only place to read it... but if you've read it through once, keep in in the bathroom rather than on the bookshelf. Just prepared for visitors to start asking to borrow it!
March 28, 2014
To me, this book is an instant classic. It is intelligent, insightful, artful and, above all, fun. I've read it twice and I expect to read it many more times.
It also packs as profound a philosophical punch for me as the classic "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" did when I was a young adult. If you're like me, it's a book that will make you ultimately feel better, braver and more optimistic about life--your own and life in general.
It also packs as profound a philosophical punch for me as the classic "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" did when I was a young adult. If you're like me, it's a book that will make you ultimately feel better, braver and more optimistic about life--your own and life in general.
September 16, 2017
Reading The Hunter is an exercise in Zen, asking the reader to let go of old labels and expectations. It is, at moments, both unsettling and comforting, making you think and laugh at the same time. You'll find yourself rooting for the characters, and you may even find yourself in them. Truly unexpected. Dig the cover. ~ SK
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