Bøker av Michael Hurd

'Way of the Witness' presents itself to you as a companion and pocket journal, with whom/which to maintain your personal journey. Drawing upon messages from 'Enter the Witness' and 'Reference Point,' it engages your active sense for being able to process these materials. The activities are simply presented and easily managed, as they supplement a lifetime already rich with possibility.We are ever with you through this process.- The Gathering

From the very start,'Enter the Witness'draws you into a state of virtual communication with beings beyond your planetary experience. They've come to assist you in the realization of your current circumstances, and with an offer of certain rescue. Ever felt as if you didn't quite belong here? Ever wondered if there was more to this life? You're ready to begin! On a deeper level, 'Enter the Witness' presents thematically, with an emphasis upon the concept of the Witness, as valued and described in traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. Easily accessible in language and perspective, this book draws the reader into a virtual dialogue with personalities who suggest the nature of human existence as being one of illusion. These personalities also arrive in the form of new psychological archetypes, enabling reader connections on a symbolic level. Through means direct and indirect, the reader gradually moves into a deeper understanding of this important concept.

The Gathering returns in this sequel/conclusion to "Enter the Witness." In order to successfully complete its message, The Gathering must guide you to The Reference Point. Achieving this, you'll have all you need for the return journey Home. Reference Point begins by drawing you into its plan for successfully moving through the event of The Revealing. The Revealing will arrive unexpectedly, with an aim to altering perception and showing you another way. Bax returns with a promise to awaken you to your unique abilities in the world. The future is in need of your leadership. Reality's time is running out...

Biographical insights into two outstanding musical personalities and commentary on the vitality of the British musical scene of the period.

First published in 1978 The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney is a moving and extraordinary account of a tragic genius penned by the composer Michael Hurd. Born in Gloucester in 1890 Ivor Gurney began writing songs and poems in his teens, taking his inspiration from the Severn Valley countryside where he grew up. Sent to the Western Front during the First World War Gurney experienced desolation and horror that made a profound impression on him. He ended his days in an asylum, but at his death in 1937 he was beginning to be acknowledged as one of England's finest composers. Still, it took several more decades for his work as a war poet to be fully appreciated.'Hurd compresses into a taut, sympathetic outline the initial optimism and later torment of Gurney's ill-starred life... distinguished by its crisp use of poetic extracts.' PN Review