My Books, Blogs & Motivations
About That Second Book
"It's like Wayne Dwyer and George Carlin wrote a book!"
"I'm never buying chewing gum in a men's room."
"a blend of Merlin and [George] Carlin."
"a guy being vulnerable and deflecting with dick jokes is as real as it gets"
Guitar, Cigars and Tiki Bars: A Guy’s Guide to Metaphysics is a 63,000 word book describing my direct experiences which include spirit communication and astral projection before I had my driving learner’s permit. Remote viewing, Reiki, and past lives are also introduced. By end of the book, all are combined with a plot twist using non-linear time to create a unique narrative.
While self-published, it has been professionally edited. The targeted audience are males over 18 with at least a passing interest in metaphysics, the paranormal, and non-local consciousness.
The "voice" of the book is unique in that it is written from the first person. Specifically, you are not given the "voice" of the listener. An example follows with a knock-knock joke:
"Knock, knock?"
"Haywood."
"Haywood you give me your sister's phone number?"
You as the reader do not need to hear the other side of the "knock-knock" to follow the discussion. My premise is that we have been around cell phones and Zoom calls so much that we now fill in the conversation by second nature. My supposition is that you will be more engaged.
"I'm never buying chewing gum in a men's room."
"a blend of Merlin and [George] Carlin."
"a guy being vulnerable and deflecting with dick jokes is as real as it gets"
Guitar, Cigars and Tiki Bars: A Guy’s Guide to Metaphysics is a 63,000 word book describing my direct experiences which include spirit communication and astral projection before I had my driving learner’s permit. Remote viewing, Reiki, and past lives are also introduced. By end of the book, all are combined with a plot twist using non-linear time to create a unique narrative.
While self-published, it has been professionally edited. The targeted audience are males over 18 with at least a passing interest in metaphysics, the paranormal, and non-local consciousness.
The "voice" of the book is unique in that it is written from the first person. Specifically, you are not given the "voice" of the listener. An example follows with a knock-knock joke:
"Knock, knock?"
"Haywood."
"Haywood you give me your sister's phone number?"
You as the reader do not need to hear the other side of the "knock-knock" to follow the discussion. My premise is that we have been around cell phones and Zoom calls so much that we now fill in the conversation by second nature. My supposition is that you will be more engaged.
The Compelling Introduction and / or Parental Guidance Warning
Look, I'm a pretty no-nonsense kind of guy. Given the transpersonal subject matter, I can understand your potential discordant thoughts. So...
If it's leaking, I stop it.
If it sounds weird, I investigate it.
If it feels good, I do it some more... just to be sure. ;)
That motto can be applied to home maintenance, health care, or relationships.
So, when I woke up and saw Grandpa sitting at the foot of my bed, I talked to him. Over the years, I learned there are lots of people who connect with seeing a loved one who has gone home. "Like a dream but more real." So, I investigated.
If you have experienced this, then you know that there is something going on in this life... more to this collaborative reality besides working hard, paying bills, touching yourself when you're bored, drinking too much on occasion, and finding someone who will appreciate your crazy ass.
You might choose to just shrug off that ghost experience as bad gas station
sushi while another person would say WTF and then investigate it. Personally,
I didn't just investigate; I participated.
Guitars, Cigars, and Tiki Bars is about me except using a fictitious pair of characters to speak my truth. It is about the cycle of metaphysical sensing, learning, and experimenting. There is a much bigger picture here on Earth than organized religion and public school education conveys to the masses. There's more to us than being tax paying button pushers.
A gentle reminder - these are not just regurgitated subjects covered in the book; these are my first hand experiences including:
- Spirit Communication
- Astral Projection
- Energetic Therapies
- Medical Intuition
- Near Death Experience
- Shared Near Death Experiences
- Past Life Regression
- Soul Fragment Retrieval
- Angelic Intervention
- Location Clearing
- Extraterrestrial Contact
- Trans-dimensional Contact
My compartmentalization came crashing down in 2005 when I had a near death experience. Damn near every wall I had ever build or agreed to reinforce dissolved. It was a whole new world. Within three years I had divorced, moved a time zone away, started a new career, and followed a new path. I was my own witness relocation agency.
Building your own support system for a new reality is some heavy lifting. With every tear shed, every hole punched in a wall, every midnight drive, every sip of Bookers or Hibiki Harmony, every meditative session, and every counsellor visit, a grain of wisdom was earned, baby.
From those grains, I would build my castle. And for my efforts, I was shown new realities, new sub-realities, and had my metaphysical / transpersonal skills bumped up. Now, I'm sharing them with you to assist in normalizing your own grains of sand.
Just a few caveats:
- My writing isn't professional as I write like I am speaking to friends.
- They say write what you know; I know some weird shit. :)
- The book is two guys in a bar – day drinking, joking, and smoking while unsupervised. Pack accordingly.
- The story is told as though you are eavesdropping on a telephone conversation - try it. You'll like it.