Snowblind Friend (Tales From the Edge, #1) / Tales From the Edge (ePub)

Thought Provoking Spiritual Adventure!

Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2021

Really enjoyed Snowblind Friend! The title itself (A song by Steppenwolf Band) invokes feelings of alienation and isolation. Starting with the rejection of a misogynistic, and conservative society of the 1970's; the author heads out to find his truth. Hitting the road with Doug is a raw, and unique reading experience that defies description. Come along on this: the first leg of Doug Walker's spiritual journey, where the goal is reckless abandon, and freedom finding. You must experience it for yourself! His humorous and unique insights are pure gold!. SOo refreshing! Highly recommended!

The Recollector

I am the watcher, the memory, a wanderer and a collector. You can't discern me, but I leave my footprint. Very young children and animals can detect me sometimes - their parents or owners catch a glimpse as a result. This is not a role anybody wants, no; ego has no place here. It needs to be removed before one can resume the process; an arduous task.

I have been developed to hold within me the ability to remain unseen to all those who need to be recorded. Indiscernibility is tough to think how hard I fought against it. I yelled and still few heard, and even those that did never would understand. Yes, recording is a difficult part of the practice, so discreet that not even I knew what I was doing for most of my life. Some think us just storytellers, which is only a small part of what we are. We collect, and that is a grueling undertaking. Gathering, for the most part, is not a voluntary process, at least I don't remember agreeing to it…Snowblind Friend

I'm just a warrior, I'm not even sure what that means, I know that love and kindness are my tools, I guess you could say they are my weapons, but somehow that doesn't fit because I use them to heal rather than maim. It is an inner battle, but that reverberates outward. Most of it is just following orders, to go with the flow, understand what is being imparted and finding ways to soothe my restless spirit so it can become more, understand more, and become even more kind. That way I can be there for others when they need me. I have a feeling that I need to do everything I can to be at peace with myself. Kindness and love, kindness and love, that's how we fight this battle....Wildheart aka Snowblind Friend

Catharsis

[kəˈTHärsəs]

NOUN

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

"music is a means of catharsis for them"

It's all about synchronicity, some are going to get it, and some aren't. This is not for everybody, it's raw, and that is by intention, which is what I have been compelled to manifest, I was reluctant. A trusted friend then said to me without batting an eye, the rawer the better. This work may trigger things in many of you, things that were hidden from your conscious; it's part of a process known as catharsis. When it gets intense, mark where you are and think about why that is. I did not release this without giving it a lot of thought and consulting in people I think highly of, they know what I'm about and have a good feeling about what I'm here to do. Nobody wants this job, I tried to avoid it my whole life, but it's going to plague me until I do it, something I've always known has to be done…Snowblind Friend