LINK

The story is about an adventuresome, non-physical being (Link) who rediscovers Earth and the concept of the physical during his explorations of other worlds. He gets fascinated with Earth and makes regular visits to this planet, bringing back much information to his realm, Altura. But because he is formless, he can observe but cannot truly experience what it is to be physical. He wants to have this experience. Over time that desire grows in him and eventually he chooses to trade his non-physical state to become instead human. And so the book starts with Link finding himself under a tree on Earth as he slowly discovers his physical condition. He is stunned by the fact that he cannot easily penetrate the tree and moreso that he cannot consciously access the wider realm of thought and is instead stuck in an individualized body which is seemingly prone to constantly shifting emotions controlled by a pendulum that swings between love and a sense of well-being on the one hand and fear on the other.

Dax comes upon Link in this state of self-discovery as he is in the process of learning to move his limbs. Dax is a young 12 year old boy, who is the village favorite. He is very curious and lovable and often wanders out to the forested area beyond the village to rediscover nature. This is where he meets Link (the new human) naked. They engage in conversation and Link unfolds knowledge about creation, different life forms in the universe – physical and non-physical; how physicality came to be and the essential role of death in returning us to the realm of spirit and the possible option of choosing not to return to the turmoil pf the physical existence - all very new and enthralling for Dax, and maybe for the reader.

The rest of the book is about Link's experience and observations of the human condition. He learns about how central greed, competition and dominance is to the human way of being as he outmanoeuvres Wall St. and is asked to leave. He learns about mistrust as he loses another job, because he far outperforms his peers and is considered a freak. He learns about the driving attraction between the genders when he meets Ria. Through his final job as a social worker, he goes on to learn much more about the highs and lows of being human and how best to help those who are more ready to move on to a higher level of being and understanding. He recognizes that all life struggles are a misplaced attempt to connect to something higher and to find the wholeness we have lost when we unknowingly chose identification with form over spirit. We are all on a journey into our wholeness.

In all of this, Link has as his grounding, Granma Hale, Dax's grandmother who is always there to give him a listening ear, learn from his constant unfoldings and facilitate his adjustment to Earth. It was she for instance who brought together some key people in the village to a discussion at her house to build acceptance of this strange boy from another realm who suddenly finds himself here. It was she too who found him his jobs. Toward the end of the book she passes away peacefully enjoying the beautiful sunset, which both herself and Link loved so much and which occurs often in the book. The story ends with a poem which attempts to trigger in us the freedom to experience what we are at our core and create that "LINK."