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A social media campaign to create a day of world peace. Time stoppages. Fates intertwining. Karma visiting a man on his last day on earth. All these treats and more await the reader of this collection of stories... These tales by Richard Dietrich Maddox range from the romantic to the spiritual, from contemporary life to science fiction. Characters have premonitions of their final days of life, come face-to-face with celestial beings, fall into cracks in the time continuum, and seek true happiness on a televised show. Readers will enjoy the lush style and imaginative flair of these offerings...

Theo is a successful Silicon Valley executive. But one fateful day, a guru appears in a vision and calls him to the Himalayas. While most children played with toys, a certain boy saw visions of a white-robed Holy Man. The child grew from adolescence to manhood, but never forgot the image of his guru. When his teacher tells the 50-year-old pupil to leave the U.S. and find him on the other side of the world, the man jumps on a plane bound for India… But the American’s journey of self-discovery has only just begun. In the mystical mountain passes of the Himalayas, he encounters wonders ...

Two thousand years ago, in a cave in the Himalayas, a wise spiritual Master set in motion a plan designed to help bring the world out of its darkness into Light. Nine of his disciples were intended to be part of this great project. Two of those disciples were Twin Flames, souls who unite, lifetime after lifetime, to help each other spiritually evolve. Their names were Osi and Isi. The plan required that these two souls should first find each other and then join the rest of the group. Osi and Isi: A Tale of Twin Flames tells the story of how these paired souls miraculously came together, ...

As humanity struggles, five friends find a way to travel back in time to contact Enlightened Teachers from various spiritual traditions. These Teachers share their wisdom with the friends, who return to the present with the goal of sharing it with the world. Can Enlightened messengers help pull the people of the earth back from the edge? A Living Lighthouse is a divine journey into the hearts of devoted helpers. If you like insights from influential figures, palpable optimism, and true inspiration, then you’ll be heartened by Richard Dietrich Maddox’s beautiful story. Read A Living ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn spends the summer working at the castellated feudal estate of the fantastically rich Senator Jacksboi. In his free time, he hangs out with Panther, a Melvin van Peebles sort of tough street kid, and his harem of admiring girls. Autumn brings the colorful beauty of the Gothic campus and the dazzle of the adorable blonde Helen Orogild. The book's end features a dramatic police chase across the rooftops of Brooklyn.Remembering Eternity: The Light Above the Sun - Soul Mates and Golden Ladies ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn is in pursuit of permanent happiness. He hopes to find it in his first love, a human rainbow. Later, he moves to gaudy Florida, where he spends time reading Hemingway and Proust and enjoying the disco nightlife. Then he travels to France to study meditation with an enlightened Master. Join Skylar on a wild ride, where he makes friends with women who see angels and surfer yogis, and is introduced to a golden-hearted lady. Remembering Eternity: The Sun Inside - Love and Learning is the ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn, in his final year of college, wanders rapturous across his Ivy League campus, whose trees are festooned with the voluptuous cups of flamingo-hued magnolias, and whose walkways are spread with delicate carpets fashioned from the fall of lotus-colored cherry blossoms. Not knowing what he will do after graduation, he confronts his fears of the future. One glorious morning, he and his best buddy, Emmetrios, swallow magic pills and encounter the divine Miss Synesthesia, who instantly ...

A spiritual miracle is needed to save humanity from itself. On a celestial plane, a great Teacher instructs two pure souls that, in order to fulfill the grand plan, they must return to Earth. At the same time, three young women with paranormal abilities meet each other and come together in a sacred space. A young orphan sets out hitchhiking and encounters people with specific lessons to teach him. Can these six people alone, each bringing their special gifts, come together to help fulfill the grand plan? But they are soon joined by a Druid priestess, an Indian rishi, a Native American ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn discovers Vrede, a quiet and delicate Dutch girl, who reminds him of his adolescent fantasies. He grows fascinated with Buddhism, as taught by the elegant Frenchman, Professor Depaysan. The well-stocked Mr. Natural delivers intoxicating treats to Skylar's tower aerie. And the student falls under the spell of the shamanic Indian, Roberto del Toro.Remembering Eternity: The Light Above the Sun - Shamans and Dungeons is the sixth book in an inspiring series of spiritual and metaphysical ...

Love itself is amazing. Love in Enlightenment is otherworldly! Even an Enlightened couple can share intimate moments. While the man and woman walk through a farmer’s market and dance at a concert beneath the stars, they live in Pure Consciousness. To find their Enlightenment, they didn’t need to abandon their normal lives and hike to the top of a mountain. They found a way to be themselves while attaining the highest state of human consciousness. Take a look at a day in the life of a couple that changes everyone around them for the better. Where they go, miracles happen. As they spread ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn enters the wrought-iron gates of an Ivy League university, where he meets a handsome, rich fellow straight out of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, an architecture major who sports a Robin Hood cap, and a brilliant political science student who writes an entire thesis at one sitting. As he hitchhikes to Florida, Skylar is threatened at gunpoint by a redneck, and preached to by an insane, would-be Jesus. Backdropping the action is the rock and roll music of the early 70s. Remembering Eternity:...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. After losing everything dear to him, Skylar vows to rediscover the timeless bliss he knew as a child. As he visits the California paradise of his glory days, he finds shaggy surfers, washed-up hippies, and a deranged Vietnam vet. Little does he know, he’s only at the beginning of an astonishing and wonderful adventure. Using the wisdom of spiritual Masters, he’s about to take a wild ride through the past, present, and future. Reexperiencing his first love and the loss of everything he held dear, ...

No mountain is too high in the quest for enlightenment. Lucinda is like a stranger in her own family. She is rejected and rebuffed by her peers. The world seems to have nothing to offer her, so she turns inward, and finds bliss in the land of her imagination. In college, she studies Eastern philosophy. Finally, her path leads her first to an enlightened guru and then far up into the pristine heights of the Himalayas, where she encounters an ancient prophet, whose final guidance is essential to her success. Lucinda is the thrilling story of a girl whose life carries her to the highest level ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn's wife and true love has just asked him to leave home. He can afford only a flophouse room. No one wants to buy the obsolete computers he is selling. But the magic of time travel takes him back to the first days of love, to school, and to delightful memories. As he wanders through the circus that is North Beach, San Francisco, Skylar struggles to rediscover his lost bliss. Remembering Eternity: The Sun Inside - Seekers in a New Land is the second book in an inspiring series of spiritual ...

Miracles happen whenever Joshua Inly is around... His music sends people into spontaneous, ecstatic trance. His aura is pure magic. He draws crowds without even trying. "The Enlightenment of Joshua Inly" is an awe-inspiring spiritual novel. If you like everyday miracles, glorious possibilities, and mysterious endings, then you’ll love Richard Dietrich Maddox’s empowering tale. Get "The Enlightenment of Joshua Inly" today to embark on a reading adventure the likes of which you have never enjoyed!

Fate is about to bring them back together. What for others is a simple gathering will expose them to realities they never knew existed…Seven friends, winding down different life paths, attend their twenty-fifth class reunion. Meticulously recreating the room on campus where they all used to hang out, each agrees to tell the story of the peak moment of their lives. And when Emmetrios begins the exercise with an account of his near-death experience, an unexpected powerful magic awakens.Hidden away from the rowdy dancing and drinking, as each person shares their eye-opening adventure, the ...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn spends a lonely Christmas in his isolated cabin in the woods. An Ivy League graduate, he now survives by delivering groceries. When spring comes, he makes a momentous decision to depart his college town and move to Florida. An era in his existence is ending. He will leave sensuality behind and focus on his creative work. The end of the novel finds Skylar living alone on a California beach, reflecting on the adventurous course of his life.Remembering Eternity: The Light Above the Sun - The...

Skylar had it all - riches, success, and fame - until he traded it all for Enlightenment. Skylar Seequn, on summer break from his Ivy League college, spends time in the crazy, teenager-run home of his friend, "Rip" Black, a real-life Marlon Brando character. A third friend shows up at the house with his VW bus, and suggests they all drive to California. A band of five sets out for that Mecca for Midwesterners, golden California. To the sounds of "Born to Be Wild," they travel past Midwestern farms and through the gorgeous cliffs of Utah before finally pulling in, one fateful night, to the ...

This book is a guide for seekers on the path to Enlightenment. The reader will find helpful suggestions about spiritual techniques, the nature of karma, the role of love, nature, and art, and the importance of daily habits on the road to Realization. The book sheds light on various mysteries and questions one might have about the journey to Enlightenment. It uses the wisdom of Enlightened Teachers to provide insight and guidance to seekers.