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Synopsis
Manaxshl was born and enjoyed a life full of sparkle and verve.
Until he was five when he began to wonder if his decision to
reincarnate as a blissful little boy might have been a mistake.
From the time he was born, Manaxshl believed love and acceptance
were his inalienable rights. A rude awakening occurs at the age
of five when he attempts to impress his mother and her strange
guest with his rendition of Carmen Miranda. The horrified
reaction of the visiting psychiatrist unveils a nasty truth to
Manaxshl: being who you are naturally isn't enough to secure the
adoration and approval of the world around you.
The child therapist turns out to be a harbinger of a long line
of psychiatrists, gurus and spiritual counselors who try to help
Manaxshl become something he isn't so he can find the happiness
he once took for granted.
At thirty he makes his way through a bazaar of belief systems
and philosophies in a desperate search for a Wizard who will
guide him back to the Garden of fulfillment. His quest takes him
through the land of soy-milk and honey (Southern
California), to a consciousness expanding seminar in Bavaria,
Germany, a spiritual retreat in a dark and foreboding castle in
the foothills of the Austrian Alps, and a healing workshop
conducted by a dubious Shaman in the Tuscany, Italy. Lastly he
attends a “meeting of the masters” high in the outer limits of
the Tirol, and realizes, “there’
Seeking Oz is a high-camp odyssey through a world filled with
self help books, pseudo gurus, and new-age spiritual materialism
and is the forerunner of Eric Brown's first novel, “On Beyond
Yoga.”
