In a similar way to Coelho’s The Alchemist, Redfield’s Celestine Prophecy, and Whitecloud’s The Magician’s Way, The Empyrean Quest takes the reader on a mystical journey, revealing hidden universal truths along the way. The novel follows Beau Sterling, a bright young Sydney lawyer with a seemingly secure future ahead of him. Pressured by his domineering father to take over the family firm, Beau feels he has no control over his future. Then he experiences the double betrayal of his fiancée and his best friend, and what had been a vague sense of unease escalates into a personal crisis.
He sets off on a journey to gain perspective, meeting Ellen, a fascinating woman who has travelled the world seeking the answers to ‘life’s big questions’. In his continuing quest, Beau joins Ellen as crew aboard a yacht sailing the South Pacific. In the last third of the story, they reach a mystical lost island inhabited by evolved people from a different realm. Undergoing personal challenges that unravel their deepest traumas, Beau and Ellen discover answers to some of these ‘big questions’ and achieve healing.
The Empyrean Quest also falls into the personal growth/self-help/spiritual genres and is targeted at anyone who has ever questioned their life’s direction, pondered their purpose, or repeated the same destructive patterns.
Some of the concepts in the book are influenced by the teachings of Dr John Demartini, who has published over 40 books in 29 languages. Dr Demartini has read the manuscript (which has been professionally edited) and written the Foreword for my book.
