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Andrew Himmel

Andrew Himmel

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Author of The Reluctant Healer

New Alpha Rising: Ascension Part I

New Alpha Rising: Ascension Part I

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<p>Countless years ago, measured in thousands, the Gods came first. Monstrous creations were born of their frivolity. Like the Gods, some of the creations were peaceful, others not. Their duty to preserve the earth completed once more, however, the day came that the Gods had to leave earth. Unleashed and with loose regulation, the abominable creations left behind multiplied. In their midst, another conception came to be, and his kind would exist absolutely outside of the God’s purview.<br />Unmated, alone, and untrusting of others, Chatran was charged to go to a place and protect the father of a great child, yet unborn. This duty, however, was unknown to the most cognizant part of Chatran. Only the Beast, who resided within him, knew. As a result, the Beast led Chatran to Walhalla, North Dakota. Although his initial charge was to protect the father he found there, Chatran also gained a mate and Pack. With them, Chatran also found a new way forward, and started on a course that would lead to – New Alpha Rising: Ascension.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Some years ago, my wife became involved in energy healing and other pursuits, which at first did not resonate with me. As a left-brain-oriented attorney, I found many of her newfound interests and colleagues difficult to relate to and understand. But as I became more exposed to my wife’s new world, I developed an appreciation of her perspective and the perspectives of her colleagues (many of whom are doctors and PhDs). Over time, I began to have stray thoughts about a fictional character, conventional in outlook, becoming involved with someone more spiritually inclined. Much of my initial musing was simply about the tension itself, rather than about a more focused narrative. At some point, a whimsical thought occurred to me, which gradually gained definition: What if the conventional individual, rigid in his beliefs, developed the capability of healing others, even as he distrusted much of the alternative world? His struggle would become poignant and pronounced, because he would be grappling not just with tension in his relationship but also with internal conflict with phenomena that challenged both his sense of self and his worldview.

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Kirkus Reviews

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Reviews

<p><em>“The author’s sharply etched characters and smart, observant prose shrewdly capture the ways people think and talk about religious and philosophical issues.”</em></p> <p>- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) (Named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2018)</p> <p> </p> <p><em>“engrossing . . . The plot is hands-down five stars . . . deftly and richly written . . . compelling and clever for the twists it takes toward the end.”</em></p> <p>- Colorado Book Review</p> <p> </p> <p><em>“a beautifully crafted, exciting read!”</em></p> <ul><li>Larry Dossey, MD, author of New York Times bestseller <em>Healing Words</em>and <em>One Mind:  How Our Individual Mind is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters</em></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><em>“The Reluctant Healer tells an enthralling, deeply personal and honestly raw account of a transformational journey of inner discovery . . .”</em></p> <ul><li>Dr. Jude Currivan, author of <em>The Cosmic Hologram</em>, recipient of the 2017 Silver Nautilus Award for science and cosmology</li> </ul>