And here is an excerpt from it…

In 1963, I was age 44, a principal on Wall Street with the usual “toys” of a successful entrepreneur- a coal mine in Kentucky, a spread of oil wells in seven states, a computerized telephone monitoring system for corporations, a mutual fund for oil exploration and a listing on the American Stock Exchange. I had a six-acre spread in Greenwich, Connecticut, and was married with four children. There was not a cloud in the sky. The horizon was unlimited.
On July 3rd, all of the basics changed in the aftermath of the crash of a Martin 404 Mohawk Airliner after taking off from the Rochester Airport at the start of a tornado coming in from Lake Erie. From the time of the crash and for the next five years, the meaning of what had happened churned within me as I wrestled with the Soul-stretching questions of my out-of-body experience: Who is this new Me? How can I tell others? Will anyone understand? Can I still do what I did before?

That the Rochester airplane crash spawned an epiphany for me is without doubt, but at what point did it happen is in doubt. Was it the out-of-body separation of my Soul from my body when I was flung out of the plane at the crash sight, or was it at home five days later when I established a new relationship with my “earth-vehicle” as a Soul-in-a-body, a living Soul within?
The notion of domain was not clear for me at that time. Everything was happening in slow motion, not only by the hour or day but by weeks and months. Surviving the disastrous air crash was not the only turbulent experience I had, but it was the first in a civilian capacity and with out preparation. Twenty years earlier, I participated in three landings as a “beach master” at Casablanca, Salerno, and Southern France during World War II, and later witnessed a chaotic revolution in China.

About BEING By Others…..

Obviously, your subject is not only huge, but has been the topic of investigation since long before the Egyptians erected their first temple.

Prof. Emeritis Lee A. Jacobus,
University of Connecticut

BEING will become a primer for university study throughout America and the world. Philosophy majors will base their term papers on their assessment of what BEING means and how it affects the universe.

Ivan J. Mattes, Marketing Exec.
Houston, TX

Your manuscript brings all life into focus. These are powerful theses that academics will joust with passionately. It is good solid reading because at last you are able to focus on the horrific events of your life and bring them to the written page for others to examine.

Anne Gardiner
English Literature Consultant, FL.

…an inspiration!...shows how man can push back the veils which prevent him from knowing himself and keep him from recognizing his unique place in the cosmos. BEING helps one discover his limitless self.

Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji
Founder, Jain Meditation International Center, NY