The Man That Healed Himself: The Chronicles of Dodger

By Mr Stephen J English

What happens when a culture distances itself from the echoes of its past? What price is exacted when its path to wisdom is cut off from the elders that held 'in good keeping' its stories and myths? 'The Man That Healed Himself' is the charting of a journey that a young man takes in order to find healing and ultimately his soul. Set against the backdrop of the seismic cultural changes of the 1980s (drugs, cheap money, consumerism, etc.) our protagonist finds himself in the world of work and relationships. After the joy of childhood and early youth, 'Dodger' is confronted by a world that expects its 'pound of flesh'. The drudgery of mechanical work is punctuated by excesses and the promise of another way, represented by the emerging 'rave culture'. At each turn, it appears that the descent into the unconscious, triggered by the passing of loved ones, will lead to a point of no return. However, the journey to wholeness gives us all hope that the indomitability of the human spirit cannot be lessened by the avoidance of suffering, but rather is made anew within its cauldron.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BPGL27YX
• ISBN13: 9798367904109
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"