About
Preetham Grandhi, an India-born immigrant, explores his life parallels in a new kind of psychological thriller and debut novel, A Circle of Souls. Born and raised in the city of Bangalore, India, Preetham mirrored the struggles of upper-middle class lives, acculturation, and psychological trauma through the characters of this well-sculpted thriller. Preetham’s childhood determination for success and change leads to a new life in the USA. His hope is that the land of opportunity would close old doors and open new beginnings. In a twist of fate, he found himself working with children and their families in the inner city Bronx, families who had even more complex issues than his own. Through their eyes and life experiences, he was motivated to become someone he never thought he would become, an author.
After investing five years in writing, he then encountered the struggle of becoming a traditionally published author. Now in June 2009, in the midst of economic crises and nationwide corporation mismanagement, comes A Circle of Souls, a tale of hope, justice, and accountability. This spirit-lifting and thought-provoking story has received rave reviews.
Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God
Description
<p>“<em>We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.”(</em>Teilhard de Chardin<em>)</em></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;"><em>Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God </em> is as layered as a French cassoulet, as diverting, satisfying and as rich. Each reader will spoon this book differently. On the surface it seems to be a simple and light-hearted poetic journey through the history of Western thought, dominantly scientific, but enriched with painting and music. Beneath that surface is the sauce of a new evolutionary idea, involution; the informing of all matter by consciousness, encoded and communicating throughout the natural world. A book about the cathedral of consciousness could have used any language to paint it, but science is perhaps most in need of new vision, and its chronology is already familiar.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The author offers a bold alternative vision of both science and creation: she suggests that science has been incrementally the recovery of memory, the memory of evolution/involution</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">.</em></p><p>“<em> Involution proposes that humans carry within them the history of the universe, which is (re)discovered by the individual genius when the time is ripe. All is stored within our DNA and awaits revelation. Such piecemeal revelations set our finite lives in an eternal chain of co-creation and these new leaps of discovery are compared to mystical experience</em>” (From a reviewer)</p><p>Each unique contributor served the collective and universal return to holism and unity. Thus the geniuses of the scientific journey, like the spiritual visionaries alongside, have threaded the rosary of science with the beads of inspiration, and through them returned Man to his spiritual nature and origin.</p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">The separation between experience and the rational intellect of science has, by modelling memory as theory, separated its understanding from the consciousness of all, and perceives mind and matter as separate, God and Man as distinct. This work is a dance towards their re-unification: Saints and scientists break the same bread.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">All of time and all the disciplines of science are needed for the evidence. Through swift (and sometimes sparring) Cantos of dialogue between Reason and Soul, Philippa Rees takes the reader on a monumental journey through the history of everything – with the evolution of man as one side of the coin and involution the other. The poetic narrative is augmented by learned and extensive footnotes offering background knowledge which in themselves are fascinating. In effect there are two books, offering a right and left brain approach. The twin spirals of a DNA shaped book intertwine external and internal and find, between them, one journey, Man’s recovery of Himself., and (hopefully) the Creation’s recovery of a nobler Man.</span></p><p><span style="line-height:1.6em;">From the same review “</span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The reader who finishes the book will not be the same as the one who began it. New ideas will expand the mind but more profoundly, the deep, moving power of the verse will affect the heart.</em></p><p><em>(Marianne Rankin: Director of Communications, Alister Hardy Trust)</em></p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
It was a few months post 9/11, and I was looking at the biographies of
the people who had lost their lives. I began to wonder if there was a
larger meaning to their lives. All of a sudden, a story flashed into
my mind, and I quickly wrote it on a piece of paper. I knew then that
I needed to write a story that was larger than life. It needed to
communicate the essence that there is a bigger purpose and meaning to
our passage on earth.
I knew that in order to capture and convey such a message, the book
needed to be captivating, interesting, and thrilling. I realized that
a story based on the work I do would be the right place to begin. I am
a child psychiatrist and had just started a new job. During my
fellowship, I worked with children with numerous psychosocial issues
and had many life stories to tell. It was at that moment that I
decided I could write a book that would capture all these thoughts.
That was how A Circle of Souls was born.
It is a murder, mystery, thriller with a paranormal twist. This book
will keep you on the edge until the very end and will leave
you thinking about the larger sense of individual purpose and destiny.
Reviews
<strong><span style="font-size:15px;line-height:115%;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">Linda
Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes
the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the
authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."<br /><br />
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of
this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the
mystery solved. A great read!"<br /><br /></span></strong><p style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:15px;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>“A Circle of Souls is a rare combination of horror and hope.
Preetham Grandhi has seamlessly sculpted a fierce page-turner.” Paul Castro
Original writer/creator of the hit feature film August Rush & UCLA
screenwriting professor.</strong></p><p style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:15px;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><br /></strong></p><p style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:15px;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>“A Circle of Souls is pure psychological suspense. A novel
that opens the reader up to the mysteries of the human spirit and the darkness
of the human mind. A compelling novel that does more than make you turn the
pages, it makes you<span> </span>think.” International
Bestseller, M.J. Rose.<span> </span>Author of “The
Reincarnationist” & “The Memorist”</strong></p><p style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:15px;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><br /></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:15px;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>“What a crowning achievement for a new novelist to transform
his vivid imagination into a unique & captivating thriller. A superb page
turner!” Balasa Prasad M.D. Author of the book series “Stop Smoking for Good”
“Stop Gambling for Good” “Stop Overeating for Good”</strong></p>
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