The Seeker King

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A Spiritual Biography of Elvis Presley

By Gary Tillery

Summary

The Seeker King by Gary Tillery offers an intimate and objective portrait of Elvis Presley, exploring his profound spiritual journey beyond his public persona. The book delves into Elvis's deep curiosity about religion, highlighting anecdotes that reveal his belief in the divine light within everyone. From reading thousands of religious texts to his transformative epiphany in Arizona, Tillery presents Elvis as a complex figure continually seeking and trying to uplift others, despite his well-known personal struggles.
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This biography will appeal to readers interested in celebrity spirituality, fans of Elvis Presley curious about his inner life, and those who appreciate sincere explorations of legendary figures beyond their fame.

Description

A woman in the audience once handed Elvis a crown saying, "You're the King." "No, honey," Elvis replied. "There is only one king - Jesus Christ. I'm just a singer."

Gary Tillery presents a coherent view of Elvis' thoughts through such anecdotes and other recorded facts. We learn, for instance, that Elvis read thousands of books on religion; that his crisis over making bimbo movies like Girl Happy led him to writers such as Gurdjieff, Krishnamurti and Helena Blavatsky; and that, while driving in Arizona, an epiphany he had inspired him to learn Hindu practice.

Elvis came to believe that the Christ shines in everyone and that God wanted him to use his light to uplift people. And so he did. Elvis's excesses were as legendary as his generosity, yet, despite his lethal reliance on drugs, he remained ever spiritually curious. When he died, he was reading A Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus.

This intimate, objective portrait inspires new admiration for the flawed but exceptional man who said, "All I want is to know and experience God. I'm a searcher, that's what I'm all about."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780835609159

Publisher: Quest Books,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Quest Books,U.S.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 216

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Gary Tillery Health & Wellness Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

A native of the Southwest, Gary Tillery was born in Phoenix in 1947. In 1968-69 he served in Vietnam with the United States Air Force. His enlistment was over in 1970. After two decades in the business world, primarily as co-owner of an advertising agency in suburban Chicago, he turned his time and energy to his lifelong passion for literature and art. He published a collection of interrelated short stories set in Vietnam titled "Darkling Plain", and began a series of humorous novels featuring "soft-boiled" detective Jack Savage--the first two titled Death, Be Not Loud and To An Aesthete Dying Young. Tillery is also a professional sculptor. His most prominent work is the sculpture for the Vietnam Memorial in Chicago. He also created the bronze bust of Steve Allen for the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood; and through his association with the Rotblatt-Amrany Studio he created, among other works, the life-size bronze of Luis Aparicio at U. S. Cellular Field.