Beyond Jesus: My Spiritual Odyssey
This captivating memoir inspires us to rise to new levels of consciousness and manifest a sustainable and spiritually fulfilling future for ourselves and our progeny.
—John Perkins
New York Times best-selling author
In the crucible of grief following a friend’s death, Patricia Pearce sensed a dimension of existence beneath her ordinary perception—and became resolved to discover it. She soon found herself in a vortex of revelatory dreams, synchronicities, energy openings, and insights that shattered her worldview, exposed a unified Reality of Love, and unveiled the illusory nature of the ego and the world it has created. Faced with these discoveries, she struggled to remain in a religion that she now realized had been shaped by the very ego consciousness Jesus had transcended and urged others to abandon.
Enlightening, revelatory, and bold, Beyond Jesus reveals how our political and religious institutions are an outward manifestation of the inner beliefs we hold about who we are, and that beneath the layers of dogma about Jesus lies a key to our spiritual evolution and the astonishing possibility it holds for the future.
Advance Praise for Beyond Jesus
A riveting account of a courageous spiritual journey. Sharing many of the most intimate moments of her life, Pearce introduces the reader to her new, bold conclusions about Jesus, his teachings and purpose. After reading it, you may find a new hope for our planet.—Mary Morrissey, author of Building Your Field of Dreams
Pearce has addressed a larger story that is unfolding from the edge of Christianity. The countless Christians’ journey ‘beyond Jesus’ is now a much larger culture-wide odyssey, and needs the close attention Pearce brings to it in order to understand its significance.—The Rev. Dr. Hal Taussig, National Co-Chair, Christianity Seminar, Westar Institute
Patricia Pearce’s spiritual odyssey illuminates the wisdom and light that shine within us all. She asserts that this power, the greatest power, is the incredible, immense force of love in the universe that connects all beings to one another in the amazing web of Life.—Kathryn “Kitsi” Watterson, author of I Hear My People Singing: Voices of African American Princeton; Not by the Sword; and Women in Prison: Inside the Concrete Womb
This book spills over with integrity, wisdom and joy! It’s a splendid resource of hope and encouragement for these troubled times.—The Rev. Carter Heyward, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Theology, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge MA
An astounding story of faith shattered and restored in a profoundly visionary life story.—Rabbi Sheila Weinberg, founder of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and author of God Loves the Stranger
Detonated by the early death of a close friend and colleague, Patricia Pearce’s whole world view blew wide open. The familiar certainties of religious sensibility collapsed, one by one. What emerged from the wreckage is a potent new understanding of Reality, and a powerful and eloquent call to hear Jesus anew.—Penny Gill, Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities, Mount Holyoke College, and author of What in the World Is Going On? Wisdom Teachings for Our Time
No One in I Land: A Parable of Awakening
This book shines with love and wisdom and is so simple that anyone can understand it. It really drives home the happy message that we are all one, already whole and perfect, and never alone.
—Amazon reviewer
Cloaked in the deceptively simple guise of a short bedtime story, No One in I Land is a manifesto for humankind to awaken to our true nature and to embrace the possibilities we hold for a remarkable future.
Far-reaching in its political, economic and religious implications, this whimsical tale exposes the absurdity of the ego and its empires, unmasks the link between ego-consciousness and the global crises we face, and inspires us to participate in the emerging consciousness that will change everything.
Praise for No One in I Land
I loved this book! It’s a perfectly written little gem of whimsical simplicity and spiritual depth. The fairy-tale tone is done just right, never veering into cuteness or over-seriousness – the puns made me laugh out loud! – and the spiritual message is uplifting and leaves you with a feeling of joy.—Janice MacKenzie
This is a wonderfully whimsical story with a powerful message. The charmingly simple prose is full of wit and deep insight and leaves a lasting and uplifting impression.—Sue Westfall
For such a short read, this book is filled with insight that all can benefit from. I loved the play on words and the wisdom it contained.—Rachel Cole
This book is so real and so clever, it made me laugh out loud. What a great look at the simplicity of truth, and how we humans distort it and make it so complicated. Such an inspiration!—Nini Melvin
A page turner! Intelligent, powerful and surprisingly humorous, this story weaves epic themes together in a way that tugs at the mind, soul and funny bone all at the same time. Storytelling craftsmanship of the highest level. A must read for anyone interested in understanding our current condition as a society in a simple and unique perspective.—Marie Miyashiro
No One in I Land is a very insightful read. It doesn’t take long to read it but it is thought-provoking! Looking between the lines allows you to see a whole new world!—Susie Meyer