Publisher's Synopsis
A FALL FROM WINGS. . .Transpersonal Sojourn is the prequel to A CAT ABOUT TOWN. The 'WINGS' two-book novel introduces three main characters and three main themes centered around a plane crash that serves as the running narrative throughout. Based on actual events and real people, whose names are in this story are fictitious, the elements of the story delineate the near-fatal crash of a vintage plane in a remote, mountainous area There are two pilots on board and one of them is literally neither here nor there. Instead, he had a choice to continue his singular journey into an embracing and epic white light, but, for made a decision to return to the mysterious object he saw in the distance. In fact, that object was an airplane about to crash and he re-entered his bodily form and had no memory of who he was or where he was, except he was instantly assailed by chaos, noise, and fear. The first element is, therefore, the crash and the harrowing rescue of the co-pilot and principal of the story, Lux Carey. His injuries are life-threatening. His friend, Walt Sivaad, was the pilot in command at the time and his injuries were less severe, except for the fact the prolonged waiting for rescue takes its emotional toll. He senses his best friend may not survive the long ordeal of waiting to be rescued. The second element relates the journey of friendship between the two pilots, a bond soon jeopardized by incertitude and restraint over who caused the crash. Lux bears a burden of false guilt as he goes through the agony of surgical reconstruction of his pulverized face. The third element is Lux's uncanny out-of-body experience and the complex spiritual and philosophical overtones which permeate the story throughout the trauma and the recovery period. The fate of the friends is interwoven dramatically to the emotionally-charged ending. Written in four separate and chronologically linked parts, -A Fall From Wings- sets its focus on Lux's personal journey to search for the meaning of his new disenfranchised life. Consequently, he is beset with conflict and chaos through resolution. Accordingly, he can no longer live in denial about pivotal life choices that must be made to achieve the -new- life he yearns to live. The first part, -Departure, - is the essential character development of the three principals of the story, including Lux's estranged wife, JoHanna. This segment of the story takes Lux back east where the cross-country flight begins. He knows something ominous is about to happen if he flies the cross-country mission to the Northwest in a WW II-era airplane. The second part, -Darkness, - depicts the momentous rescue as well as the payoff of Lux's previous prophetic vision. Because of the trauma caused by his injuries, Lux wanders a mental wasteland until he finds his missing engrams (caused by the out of body experience). The third part, -Arrival, - is Lux's return to Denver. He is back home again but feels out of place with himself and his life. For him, Denver is Lux's purgatory where he is at the greatest odds with himself. Indeed, he feels like a ghost and his emotional struggles with JoHanna and their marriage is failing for a number of reasons. The fourth part, -Closure, - encompasses Lux's redemption and highlights his emotional and spiritual paradigms that put him on a new path. The 'reborn' Lux will be challenged by new changes and losses before he finds closure. Thus, the pain of an ending. -A Fall From Wings- serves as an apt metaphor because Lux is forced to reexamine his life and has to find his personal wings that also collapsed in the crash. Overall, this lengthy novel deals with his efforts to revive his self-confidence, and recover from the drama and trauma that took him to the edge of his life, and in some ways, beyond. approx. 1,100 pages both books (7 X 10 format)