The 411 Magazine Issue 5 | Page 65

FEATURE then yourself can have profound effects on your self-awareness and ability to manifest into your life that which you seek. The book is rooted in deep spirituality, with reference to universal energies. Is this something that is part of your everyday life?     Yes. I practice transcendental meditation on a regular basis. In my belief, everything has an energetic vibration and frequency. Humankind is no exception in my opinion. I believe that we collectively are a part of something so much greater than we understand and death is not an end but a transition point to even more greatness. This understanding is based upon one gift and ability that I possess which is the ability to astral project (or soul travel) to the various spiritual realms. I have visited many places on the astral realm and spoken with quite a few beings. We, as humans, are taught in school to be good workers and consumers (my opinion) but we are never taught to seek the absolute greatness within our own being, elevate consciousness, and expand awareness of both self and the environment in which our spiritual selves inhabit on various dimensional levels. In my opinion, our bodies are biological vessels that transport consciousness but consciousness has an innate desire to grow and expand. In the dream that inspired the book, you speak of the universe answering you. Were your looking for an answer consciously or was this something that was only acknowledged in the subconscious that awakens in sleep?     I was calling out both consciously and subconsciously. It was definitely a by-product of lots of prayer that eventually manifested into the physical. At the time I had just learned meditation but and was still a novice to the concept. But, as I have learned in hind-sight, sometimes one can get the most clarity when they do not have all the pieces and are not trying to tie everything together to make sense of the puzzle but stepping out on faith. I