What Casts a Shadow?
by Seth
Mullins
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BLURB:
A
troubled young rock musician, a mystic mentor, and a generation of lost souls
longing for a new voice to emerge from thewilderness...
When
an altercation outside of a performance venue nearly proves fatal, Brandon
Chane begins to realize how far his life is spinning out of control. His
efforts to channel his pain, frustration and thwarted loves into his music may
not suffice to save him. Then he meets Saul, a crisis counselor with the soul of
an ancient medicine man, and a far-reaching journey of healing - one that may
teach him how to steer away from the very edge of the abyss - begins.
EXCERPT:
The Edge
I suppose you could compare it to driving on a high mountain
road. You don’t realize how close you are to free-fall, or how sheer and far is
the plunge, until you go around a bend where one side is exposed to open air
and then there it is: The Abyss.
There’s this edge that you can come to – I imagine it’s a
different place for each of us – and you just know that once you get swept over
it you won’t be coming back. By the time you’re close enough to see it it may
already be too late. You could find yourself teetering, suddenly hearing the
warnings that life had been giving you all along, knowing that it’s become
impossible to step back; because by that time, those other forces – the ones
pounding like the rapids at your back, always trying to push you towards that
edge and then over it – have grown too strong.
Tommy and I first talked about forming a band together
before either of us had learned to play an instrument. We both perceived music
– particularly, its heavy, extreme underside - as the ideal vehicle for our
personal salvation. The first guitar that I purchased, a Fender Telecaster that
I immediately spray painted black to my father’s horror, became my refuge. It
was my best friend and confidante. It gave me a convenient excuse to avoid
social situations that, more often than not, would only remind me of how far
off the beaten path I really was.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Seth Mullins
draws upon the great sweep of human soul-journeying to weave his tales. He's
inspired by music, shamanism, dreams and the mysteries and miracles of our
inner life. His greatest love as a writer is for fiction that depicts a journey
towards self-awareness in the deepest sense.
"Probably
the most valuable thing that I learned throughout my spiritual journey in this
life is the importance of trusting in one's self. Many of our cultural lessons
encourage us to ignore or even fear our inner reality. And yet it is this realm
that really does hold the answers to all of our questions, and can point the
way towards the most fulfilling life experiences possible for us."
Mr. Mullins
has lived in Maine, Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
http://www.humanityswayforward.com
(Humanity's Way Forward - my website)
http://frontiersofconsciousness.blogspot.com
(The Edge of the Known by Seth Mullins - my blog)
"What
Casts the Shadow?" (The Edge of the
Known) on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1rkhffS
My Amazon
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