Edward Fahey

The Gardens of Ailana Edward Fahey

Publisher Marketing: There are places on this planet not confined to the logic of men or limitations of science. Pagans may have erected strange mounds, or circles of giant stones there. Religious seers built great cathedrals or temples where those stones had once stood. Legends spread about miracles and healing wonders, and for centuries pilgrims flocked in from all lands. Or they may have been left alone, unknown but to the few; tended by very special beings. Something inside a few troubled souls draws them to such centers when they're ready. In our modern-day fictional tale, four people with very different backgrounds, each scarred by a horrific childhood, meet at a place of healing where one's most crippling darkness must be faced down. In the rubble of their lives and broken spirits they learn that in their weaknesses lie their most profound strengths. In their festering wounds they find hope. In "The Gardens of Ailana" we see through the souls of mystics, experience laying-on-of-hands from the healer's point of view. Feel at home among wonders and magic. We may find answers to some long-troubling questions: What if everything does serve some purpose? When is it not right to forgive? Beyond all the religious hype, what happens when I die? When my child dies? How does karma work? - And this time say it so I can understand it. Is there any ultimate balancing of goodness and wrongs? In this moving, mysterious tale of redemption, we explore that intimate pain we all carry inside us, marveling at the rich complexity of the human spirit. And at the simple beauty and logic of what lies beyond. Or they may have been left alone, unknown but to the few; tended by very special beings. Something inside a few troubled souls draws them to these centers when they are ready. In our modern-day fictional tale, four people with very different backgrounds, each scarred by a horrific childhood, meet at a place of healing where one's most crippling darkness must be faced down. In the rubble of their lives and broken spirits they learn that in their weaknesses lie their most profound strengths. In their festering wounds they find hope. In "The Gardens of Ailana" we see through the souls of mystics, experience laying-on-of-hands from the healer's point of view. Feel at home among wonders and magic. We may learn to heal ourselves and others. We might find answers to some long-troubling questions. What if everything does serve some purpose? When is it not right to forgive? Is there any ultimate balancing of goodness and wrongs? What happens when I die? When my child dies? In this moving, mysterious tale of redemption, we explore that intimate pain we all carry inside us, marveling at the rich complexity of the human spirit. Contributor Bio:  Fahey, Edward Edward Fahey has spent his life hunting magic, seeking out other sides of reality. He's communed with mediums and hypnotists, miracle workers and ghosts; always reaching for experiences more profound than the mind can easily grasp. He travels the world investigating spiritual centers and sites of almost palpable mystery. He has explored Bronze Age ceremonial mounds, stone circles, the Vatican, letters of theosophical mahatmas, haunted ancient cemeteries, decrepit castles, and abandoned monasteries, seeking contact with lingering spirits. Edward has studied with artists, philosophers, clairvoyants, and healers, digging ever deeper into the ultimately unknowable. He currently holes up in a secluded mountain cabin in the Carolina woods, but travels wherever the spirit - or spirits - may call him. Mr. Fahey writes absorbing novels with richly layered characters and deep philosophical underpinnings. Entertaining Naked People is the story a modern mystic's fight for his soul. It speaks with unsettling honesty about love, loss, and triumph; about finding meaning even in thwarted and troublesome lives. The Mourning After is a soft-hearted romance carrying the reader through lifetimes and mystery. The Gardens of Ailana is a tale of troubled childhoods, redemption, and the recovery of innocence. We touch other realms through the hearts of seers and healers, deeply exploring what lies beyond. He is currently developing a book he is calling Internet Mystics.