Bøger af Michele Duva

A lost cat adopted by a teenager turns out to be an ancient Egyptian shaman on a 3,000-year-long love quest. He is searching for the magic words of power called Heka, needed to bring back to life his young Egyptian consort. Hindered by fate, but protected by the gods Isis and Osiris, the ancient shaman is locked in a struggle against the sun god Amun-Ra. The teenager, his girlfriend, and a contemporary shaman embark on a number of intriguing treks and discover secrets of the ancient shaman's life and shamanic powers. These journeys ultimately take them all the way back to Egypt and to the ancient shaman's consort mummy. The journey within is about the power of the mind, understanding the world of the divine, undergoing mystical experiences, and discovering the beauties of sacred space. In the face of all shamanic powers, it is passionate, inexhaustible, mesmerizing love that truly drives the ancient shaman in his quest.

Eulba, a physicist and mathematician exploring modern theories on the universe, is equally immersed in the myths of the Mayan culture. She enjoys a unique romantic relationship with her boyfriend, Beloved. They are entangled in a relationship imbued with bliss, love, math, myth, and science, which remarkably, continues even after his ill-fated death. Through a series of life altering events, Eulba shuttles between myth and science, accepting the myths of the Maya, and finally entering the myth itself through an act of self-sacrifice at the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar. She comes to understand that myth and science mirror each other while representing the same reality from different vantage points. Nature remains the same while our beliefs and knowledge change. Eulba and Beloved's everlasting, unbounded love becomes an underlying powerful creative force that permeates everything, embracing both the Mayan myths and parallel universes.

Molihua and Andrea talk about their lives while having supper; Chinese food - Chinese story, Italian food - Italian story. It is the encounter of two cuisines, two cultures, two religions, two people born in two small villages. As new immigrants, they learn how to adapt and survive in Manhattan working in Chinatown and Little Italy. They settle on the Lower East Side, get married and raise a son who, once he becomes a teenager, makes surprising choices about how he is going to live his life. Under the protection of Guan Yin and Saint Francis, the couple lives a very simple life devoted to helping the homeless and the needy. In their relationship, Molihua and Andrea practice a distinctive spirituality interwoven within their daily lives and their cherished Buddhist and Catholic beliefs. What truly unites them is their unrelenting devotion to excellent food, ardent spirituality, and passionate love.