Awakening the Mystic: A Novel of Cosmic Love and Healing

$23.99

We’re honored to feature our friend Rob Dorgan’s beautiful new novel, Awakening the Mystic: A Novel of Cosmic Love and Healing, now available at Wicked Obscura!

ABOUT THE BOOK

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 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 deep 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 mean.

We’re honored to feature our friend Rob Dorgan’s beautiful new novel, Awakening the Mystic: A Novel of Cosmic Love and Healing, now available at Wicked Obscura!

ABOUT THE BOOK

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 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 deep 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 mean.

About The Author

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 the second grade, his interests and content have changed, but his love of 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. He left academia and, along with his partner, Steve Bolia, moved to Colorado to study and work with Linda Goodman, the author of Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, Love Signs, Star Signs, and Gooberz. He then mentored Alan Oken for many years as a master astrologer and teacher of Ancient Wisdom. Dorgan began studying yoga in the 1980s when most people in the West thought it was a cult. He studied with many yoga teachers, including Sianna Sherman, John Friend, and the preeminent Sally Kempton in meditation. Yoga, along with astrology, changed his life. Dorgan is a certified yoga educator, international retreat facilitator, meditation teacher/devotee, and a practicing astrologer. Visit www.awakeningthemystic.net for more information.