The Way We Are: Notes on the Realities of Negotiating (a) Life

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The Way We Are is an account of a life passed in England, Saudi Arabia, and 50+ years in post-war Japan. How a search for peace of mind became an attempt at self-realization - satori or enlightenment, and an acceptance of why we cannot be other than we are - involving (for no clear reason) an induction into a local secret society, learning to deal with voices in the head and telepathy, hypnotism and Ki (being manipulated by another person’s will), prescience, visual and other apparitions, ‘ghosts’, ‘poltergeists’ etc. All personally experienced without the influence of any stimulants. This book deals with questioning the limitations of ‘self’ as sufficient identity in this truly modern world, a world where every single one of us is now almost certainly, at some stage, going to be obliged to recognize themselves as that very much rejected and unwanted ‘other’. It also explores moving the mind away from conflict as a solution and examining the fine line between political, commercial, philosophical/religious guidance and control.