Awakening the Mystic; A Novel of Cosmic Love and Healing by Rob Dorgan

A spiritual “every-human” story filled with hope, the magic of love, and the healing powers of the divine feminine. Yoga teacher Ren Devlin’s life is forever changed after his practices with yoga and meditation awaken him to find what was once thought to be impossible in the physical world—possible. He performs what the world proclaims to be a ‘miracle’ in front of hundreds of shocked onlookers. Lauded as a spiritual healer, Ren is thrust into the limelight, along with his beloved life partner, Sean.

 

Amidst the chaos, Ren seeks answers through his dreams and even deeper states of meditation, during which he encounters his “council”—the gods and goddesses of the zodiac. Led by Saturn and Venus, Ren’s astrological council steers him down a path of
spiritual healing to work through the kleshas—the five mental afflictions responsible for suffering. To find peace, Ren must face his childhood religion of Catholicism and its negative and repressive views toward the LGBTQ+ community and women, battle his own ego, and come to terms with his fear of death and being alone without Sean.

Awakening the Mystic is an imaginative combination of philosophies and ideologies across numerous religions and cultures, as well as an exploration of higher consciousness, the practice of yoga and meditation, and a journey to discover what love and healing really means.

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Author Bio: ROB DORGAN has an MA in European History from the University of Cincinnati. He began writing fiction at the age of seven with his first short story, “Murder at the La Brea Tar Pits,” followed by “Murder at the Art Museum.” Since second grade, his interests and content have changed, but his love for telling a good story has remained.

 

While working on his doctorate, the trajectory of Dorgan’s life path was drastically altered when he was introduced to the mystical arts of astrology and yoga. Yoga, along with astrology, changed his life. While Dorgan’s debut, Awakening the Mystic, is fiction, it is full of real possibilities for the future of our human species and Mother Earth.

Dorgan is a certified yoga educator, international retreat facilitator, meditation teacher/devotee, and practicing astrologer.

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