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The River of Winged Dreams
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Songs of the Angelic Gaze

The River of Winged Dreams (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Aberjhani (Author) (edit contributors)

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What began as "Songs of the Angelic Gaze" in the summer of 2006 continued the following year as "The Bridge of Silver Wings," and developed even further two years after that into "The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009." Whether readers describe it as a conversation between one author’s pen and his... read more

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The journey that first started with “Songs of the Angelic Gaze” and continued with “The Bridge of Silver Wings” now moves into even deeper and higher realms of creative wonder in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS. Online readers noted from the beginning that something special was happening as those... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The journey that first started with “Songs of the Angelic Gaze” and continued with “The Bridge of Silver Wings” now moves into even deeper and higher realms of creative wonder in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS. Online readers noted from the beginning that something special was happening as those poems which would eventually comprise “Songs of the Angelic Gaze” popped up in Internet posts every other week, much like the unusual angels which many of the poems described have been said to appear unexpectedly in individuals’ lives.

Movie-goers, television-watchers, and readers of novels –not to mention students of world spirituality-- have long been accustomed to the idea of paranormal partnerships between humans and angels and terrifying clashes with demons. What they had not seen or heard –until “Songs of the Angelic Gaze” -- were such passionate classic struggles presented in the voice of a modern poet who seemed to have occupied a front row seat to battle in both heaven and hell while transcribing all he witnessed into highly original and powerfully mesmerizing literary art. Those unfamiliar with “Songs of the Angelic Gaze” and “The Bridge of Silver Wings” will be glad to know that THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS contains all the works presented in the previous volume plus much more. So there is no need for them to purchase the previous title unless they wish to do so for the collectible cover art by Luther E. Vann (though even this is available with more than 60 other reproductions of Vann’s work in “ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love”). Those who own “The Bridge of Silver Wings” might ask why they should invest in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS. The best answer to that would be the book’s introduction, which has been published online as “Evolution of a Vision, from Songs of the Angelic Gaze to The River of Winged Dreams.” In it, the author notes: “…the death of a dream can in fact serve as the vehicle that endows it with new form, with reinvigorated substance, a fresh flow of ideas, and splendidly revitalized color. In short, the power of a certain kind of dream is such that death need not indicate finality at all but rather signify a metaphysical and metaphorical leap forward.”

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  • “"A river is nearly the ultimate symbol for the very essence of change itself. It flows unceasingly from one point of being to another, yet continuously occupies the same bed or pathway, and accommodates life’s endings with the same musical grace with which it accommodates life’s beginnings, along with all the muted and explosive moments that surface between the two extremes."”
    Aberjhani
  • ““The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.””
    Abraham Lincoln

First Sentence edit see section history

The notion of one powerful dream dying and another rising amidst its ashes was new to me until the life and energy of a dream that for years had empowered my creative endeavors came to an end.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Foreword: Evolution of a Vision, from Songs of the
Angelic Gaze to The River of Winged Dreams

Introduction to The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009:
Deliverance in Action


Part I: in midnight’s orchard roses blossom

Part II: a halo like a world

Part III: earth’s delights and heaven’s tears

Part IV: The Bridge of Silver Wings


Acknowledgments

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Angelology: Experiences of angelic presences are principles within human environments.
  • Grief and Healing: The determined triumph of the human spirit over devastating circumstances.
  • Inspiration: Cultivating faith and hope in the face of destruction.
  • Divine Love: What it means to attempt to live a life anchored in transcendent love for and of the Divine.
  • Contemporary History: Explorations of such events as September 11, 2001; hurricane Katrina; and the Virginia Tech massacres.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Songs of the Angelic Gaze. (standard series)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Aberjhani (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bright Skylark Literary Productions
Country: United States
Publication Date: May 2010
ISBN: 9780557445851
Page Count: 107

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Includes intense imagery. Recommended for ages 17 and up.

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Movie Connections edit see section history

  • Angel-A (IMDb): Amazing film shot in Paris about a down on his luck con artist who encounters a beautiful but street-savvy angel.
  • Gabriel (IMDb): Story of archangel Gabriel's battle to return light to the damned denizens of purgatory. Very realistic with hardcore grit and action from the human side and very illuminating from the angelic side.
  • Legion (IMDb): Archangels Michael and Gabriel take different sides in a struggle to save a child believed to be humanity's last hope for survival.
  • Supernatural (IMDb): Brothers Sam and Dean Winchester find themselves in the midst of angels, demons, and some of everything else as they attempt to maintain a balance between forces of good and evil in the world. The problem is they cannot always tell which is which.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Duino Elegies
  • The Sound of Water
  • Questions About Angels: Poems (Pitt Poetry Series)
  • The Demon and the Angel
  • Of Gravity & Angels (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
  • The Necessary Angel: Essays on Reality and the Imagination (Vintage)
  • Milton's Angels
  • Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry
  • The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
  • The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind
  • Supernatural
  • Supernatural
  • The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • The Bridge of Silver Wings (Songs of the Angelic Gaze)

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