Before the Big Bang, before matter and energy were separated, only the kingdom of angels existed, and every cycle of eternity, the four great archangels Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, and Lucifer, come together at the center of existence to receive new orders from the Crown and celebrate the coming of a new universe. This final celebration is different, though. The first among angels, the golden archangel of light, receives a devastating prophecy: someone will disrupt the divine order. What follows is a downward spiral for the family of immortals that will subvert your expectations and challenge orthodox theology at the same time.

This is a two-part exploration of subjective experience. The first half explores different philosophical theories of identity and who you are, and the second half discusses psychological theories about how dreaming functions in our lives. Each chapter uses a reference from literature, religious myth, or ancient texts to give context and depth to the discussion, and together the book hints at a secret truth kept hidden during our waking lives: you and I right now are dreaming this reality.

On the eve of open-heart surgery, which became like a death and rebirth, the author recorded 98 separate dreams and visions. These "real" experiences are full of religious symbolism and metaphor, and together they became a vision quest for self-transformation. From ancient India to the native American plains, from Christianity to Norse paganism, this cross-cultural adventure contains many lifetimes of experience. Your challenge is to find the deeper meaning in these smaller stories and to find a greater thread running through the book. Would you like to see how mythology comes to life?