Artwala Road

I’m so happy to announce that Allan’s book, Stories We Need To Know / Reading Your Life Path In Literature has just been published by Findhorn Press. It’s a brilliant book, a directed walk through some of the great stories of over 3,000 years of literature , from ancient myths to Jane Austen to Harry Potter. What Allan does is show us how the characters in these stories progress through six stages of development (or, at least, some of those six stages) and how we, in our own journeys, do the same.

Not everyone realizes they are on a journey, of course, and that is one of the reasons that we read stories—to gain this awareness. We know there is more and want more and are moving in varying degrees from innocence to self-awareness and mastery to being effective agents of wisdom in the world. What Allan does is break down these stages into six archetypes. These are fluid states—we may be very effective in the area of work and not so effective in personal relationships but on the whole, once we break through to awareness, we are moving forward towards self-realization. Knowing what these archetypes are and what the particular challenges each faces gives us real tools for our onward journey to happiness and peace and effectiveness.

And seeing ourselves in the great stories of literature lets us know we are not alone and that there is a way forward. Whenever unhappiness strikes it is a sign we are ready to move into higher levels of being.

I’m very excited about this book. It’s a new perspective that I know can be of help to many people. It’s also a new experience to market the book and bring it into the world. I will share the adventure here as we go on. We are planning a book launch party in Boston, there is a reading in New York City in February, workshops in Boston in June and so on.

But for now—just a big shout out—Allan Hunter!—Stories We Need To Know!

Hooray!

January 4th, 2008 | Category: Dear Reader | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL