{"product_id":"the-dreaming-circus-by-jim-morris-9781591434535","title":"The Dreaming Circus","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplains how the author became a student of Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and how he travelled the world, as well as the astral realms, undergoing a deep spiritual journey of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetails how the author discovered LSD after the Vietnam War and even tripped while skydiving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecounts his time as a civil rights advocate and war correspondent, and how Toltec shamanism helped prepare him to ease his wife’s long end-of-life journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his third tour of duty in Vietnam where he served as a Green Beret, Jim Morris was wounded badly enough to be retired from the army. He came home bitter, angry that his career had ended. After reading \u003ci\u003eThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test\u003c\/i\u003e, he realised that many members of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters had also been combat officers. Following this spiritual “hint,” he spent the next couple of years as an acid head, even skydiving on LSD. Awakened by his LSD experiences, Morris immersed himself in the books of Carlos Castaneda as well as in Kriya yoga, Charismatic Christianity, and \u003ci\u003eA Course in Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e. From these experiences, he was led to Toltec spiritual teacher don Miguel Ruiz and began a deep spiritual journey of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSharing his journey from PTSD to spiritual awakening, Morris recounts his time as a civil rights advocate for the Montagnard people in Vietnam and his years as a war correspondent at the same time he was following Castaneda’s Warrior’s Way. He describes his momentous meeting with don Miguel Ruiz as well as his travels around the world and in the astral realms. Sharing how his wife developed dementia and later became paralysed, Morris explains how it required all his Toltec training, all his military training, everything he had to share her final years in a meaningful and fulfilling way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten from a deep understanding of Toltec techniques, \u003ci\u003eThe Dreaming Circus\u003c\/i\u003e shows in a heartfelt and resonant way what a spiritual path can give you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868848705772,"sku":"9781591434535","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16879693482754.jpg?v=1759772543","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-dreaming-circus-by-jim-morris-9781591434535","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}