"Thought-provoking tale"
In his middle age, Mike wonders if life is just too long
for permanent relationships. He divorced when his children
were four and two respectively. Now teens, they seem
adjusted, but he questions what is happening in his love
life. He sees Carole, much younger than he is, but she
wants more than he can give. Mike's thoughts wander back
to Dierry, his "dream girl" from his salad days when he
believed that there was more to life than his experiences
have since found. A weary Mike recalls the memory of an elderly woman who
insisted he had an old soul filled with past lives. That
elderly woman "escorts" Mike on a journey along an astral
plane into the past lives he lived and the women he loved
crossing the ocean to Ancient Gaul and later existence.
However, these flawed relationships seem to reverberate the
problems of present day Mike. This is a great look at human relationships including
harmony within oneself via superb vignettes that are part
of a powerful story line that takes the reader on a journey
of the mind. Robert Ross allows the audience to believe
what we want as he never sets in concrete whether the
astral trip is a genuine time travel trek or whether Mike
even lived those previous lives. Regardless of which
theory the reader accepts, fans will agree that JOURNEY
WITHIN: A TALE OF ASTRAL TRAVELS is a triumphant one
sitting reading experience along the cerebral yet
entertaining plane. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted March 24, 2003
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