The spirit of a boy is forged in the blazing desert by his grandfather, a powerful Aboriginal shaman. An old European philosopher unfolds the Path of the Western Intellectual in the polished halls of an urban University. The beloved Persephone, a disciple of the Aesthetic Path, leads him through the flower strewn valleys of Romantic Love. Mastery of the Existential Leap in the Path of Action, is taught by a disillusioned ex SAS warrior - Mike Rogers. Amidst the icy treachery of formidable mountains and the immense oceans of consciousness, a Mongolian Chi Kung Master - Dorgon Khan unveils the purpose and power of deep meditation.

Tossed by the Dragon’s breath into a life of tumult, storm and fire, a human spirit ignites and becomes the pure projection of the Dragon itself.

"Earl Dorney has created an educational and uplifting, yet enchanting and entrancing story for our times." -Prof Roger Walsh MD. PhD. University of California. Author of "Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices"