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La vida de Jim
A teenage boy on trial can see and heal the human light fields, drawing comparisons to a messiah while the world argues over his case. Sequel to The Little Universe, Jim gets his wish for the full human experience. Australia 2150 AD Jim experiences a soul transfer with the body of a 15 year old boy who died in an accident while running from a crime. Jim is revived in the hospital with amnesia and brain damage that affects his pineal gland and vision processing. Too much DMT (Dimethyltriptamine) is produced, a naturally occurring neurochemical that causes dreams and spiritual hallucinations. His vision is permanently altered so that he can see the chakras and auras of people as well as his own luminosities. In time he learns to work with these light fields and becomes a miracle healer, drawing comparisons to a messiah. All the while he's on trial for a crime he didn't commit. As his case becomes a source of global interest, two things become clear; a brutal rape occurred and he can now heal others by touch. As the environment reaches a frenzy, everyone wants a part of Jim. Nurses want to sleep with him, endorsements come from every angle, skeptics come to debunk him, patients need his healing touch, and still others want to train him to use his gifts and become the teacher he was destined to be. A story of religion and spirituality, the courts of justice and the power of love. Subjects include past life recall, psychic connections, world religions, healing by touch, sacred geometry and more.
451 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2009
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Jason Matthews
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Jason Matthews is an author, self-publishing teacher and blogger working with writers around the world. His novels and how-to guides include:
The Little Universe
Jim's Life
Self Publish to a World of Readers: with Amazon, Apple, Google and Other Major Retailers
How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free
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Jason teaches self-publishing courses at Udemy, Lynda and other venues.
Outside publishing, he’s a skier, soccer player, beach-lounger and enjoys a good game of chess.
He can be contacted through his websites:
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August 26, 2011This novel is the sequel to The Little Universe. It will get you thinking about a lot of things.
March 22, 2022
Really? That's All There Is?
Disappointing. Too many unanswered situations. I would suppose that a sequel is in order for us to find out what happened to the leftover characters.
The writing style is good, however.
Disappointing. Too many unanswered situations. I would suppose that a sequel is in order for us to find out what happened to the leftover characters.
The writing style is good, however.
November 3, 2011
Jim’s Life - Review
Jim’s Life, the sequel to The Little Universe by Jason Matthews, addresses some deep subjects: the essence of a person, the search to understand our place and purpose in the cosmos, eternal life, past lives and changed lives, the “interconnectedness” between all life forms and the material/spiritual universe we live in, transcendence, love, the power of healing, and light. In addition, but somewhat more on the negative side: selfishness, egoism, separation, lust for power and control, and close mindedness—along with many of the other human traits that those particular attributes denote.
The story ties in well with the first book, yet is not wholly dependent upon it—which is good. Readers who turn its pages will find it a good story unto itself, with only a few questions throughout whose answers can only be found in the first book.
Reading Jim’s Life is largely reminiscent of Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, which is one of my all time favorite Sci-fi pieces. Jim’s life drew me in simply because I absolutely love the subject matter. Anything that speaks of the “Bigger Picture,” or the evolution and transcendence of humanity (and its individuals) onward toward our higher selves, or our loftier potentials, has my vote. Especially if it’s rendered objectively, which this is, I was glad to find out.
The story itself has many layers, rich with conflict and resolution. There are about the right number of characters and their developing stories set the stage and aid in the emergence of the various themes. I can only think of one or two questions throughout the rendering that were left unanswered, but I think that is the case because many esoteric subjects, by their very nature, don’t offer an immediate answer. I expect to wake up one night and go…Oh, yeah…that’s why!
The author is obviously well versed in the subject matter used within the story: science, and the metaphysical. The continuity of the story was good. There were some extended, fairly elaborate descriptions of various new age terms and methodologies that I have only a layman’s understanding of, and my mind seemed to want to wander at times. But, that is the way I always get when reading a work like this. I love philosophy (as well as incorporate it into my own books), but like a lot of people, my mind tires of contemplation at given points. Yet, that’s why I like stories like this in the first place: they make me think, think about becoming a better person—a better soul—creating a better world; but, as everyone knows, that was never promised to be an easy journey anyway, for any of us.
I rated Jim’s Life a little lower than Jason Matthew’s, The Little Universe, simply because I liked the first book better. I suppose I related to the characters a little more. But, overall, it was a great book and I was, for the most part, absorbed when reading it and in a continuous state of anticipation and wonderment as to what was going to happen to this unique main character, Jim.
G. F. Smith
www.gfsmithbooks.com
Jim’s Life, the sequel to The Little Universe by Jason Matthews, addresses some deep subjects: the essence of a person, the search to understand our place and purpose in the cosmos, eternal life, past lives and changed lives, the “interconnectedness” between all life forms and the material/spiritual universe we live in, transcendence, love, the power of healing, and light. In addition, but somewhat more on the negative side: selfishness, egoism, separation, lust for power and control, and close mindedness—along with many of the other human traits that those particular attributes denote.
The story ties in well with the first book, yet is not wholly dependent upon it—which is good. Readers who turn its pages will find it a good story unto itself, with only a few questions throughout whose answers can only be found in the first book.
Reading Jim’s Life is largely reminiscent of Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, which is one of my all time favorite Sci-fi pieces. Jim’s life drew me in simply because I absolutely love the subject matter. Anything that speaks of the “Bigger Picture,” or the evolution and transcendence of humanity (and its individuals) onward toward our higher selves, or our loftier potentials, has my vote. Especially if it’s rendered objectively, which this is, I was glad to find out.
The story itself has many layers, rich with conflict and resolution. There are about the right number of characters and their developing stories set the stage and aid in the emergence of the various themes. I can only think of one or two questions throughout the rendering that were left unanswered, but I think that is the case because many esoteric subjects, by their very nature, don’t offer an immediate answer. I expect to wake up one night and go…Oh, yeah…that’s why!
The author is obviously well versed in the subject matter used within the story: science, and the metaphysical. The continuity of the story was good. There were some extended, fairly elaborate descriptions of various new age terms and methodologies that I have only a layman’s understanding of, and my mind seemed to want to wander at times. But, that is the way I always get when reading a work like this. I love philosophy (as well as incorporate it into my own books), but like a lot of people, my mind tires of contemplation at given points. Yet, that’s why I like stories like this in the first place: they make me think, think about becoming a better person—a better soul—creating a better world; but, as everyone knows, that was never promised to be an easy journey anyway, for any of us.
I rated Jim’s Life a little lower than Jason Matthew’s, The Little Universe, simply because I liked the first book better. I suppose I related to the characters a little more. But, overall, it was a great book and I was, for the most part, absorbed when reading it and in a continuous state of anticipation and wonderment as to what was going to happen to this unique main character, Jim.
G. F. Smith
www.gfsmithbooks.com
July 19, 2012
This book is a rare find. I always have the utmost admiration for people with a breadth of knowledge in a subject that reflects intense interest. In this book the author shows a working knowledge, if not a command, of many faiths and philosophies.
Soul transference -- unlike Matthews my knowledge of faiths and philosophies is scant, so I'd not heard of this before but the idea appeals, as does reincarnation.
Set in the mid 22nd century the story follows a 15 year old boy, Jim Ranck, who may or may not be the next Messiah. It's an entrancing read devoid of any kind of religious fervour as we follow Jim's path to his own enlightenment while on trial for serious crimes, all of which take place under invasive media scrutiny. There are obvious parallels to the story of Jesus, and there are the fervent believers, the vociferous non-believers and the fence sitters.
I found myself smiling for much of the time through this full-length novel. It's a thoughtful expounding of the author's views wrapped in a beautifully written fictional tale.
I didn't realise until I had finished this book that it's the sequel to Matthew's 'The little universe' -- which, of course, I'm now going to have to read. Hopefully I'll enjoy it as much as I did 'Jim's life'.
Soul transference -- unlike Matthews my knowledge of faiths and philosophies is scant, so I'd not heard of this before but the idea appeals, as does reincarnation.
Set in the mid 22nd century the story follows a 15 year old boy, Jim Ranck, who may or may not be the next Messiah. It's an entrancing read devoid of any kind of religious fervour as we follow Jim's path to his own enlightenment while on trial for serious crimes, all of which take place under invasive media scrutiny. There are obvious parallels to the story of Jesus, and there are the fervent believers, the vociferous non-believers and the fence sitters.
I found myself smiling for much of the time through this full-length novel. It's a thoughtful expounding of the author's views wrapped in a beautifully written fictional tale.
I didn't realise until I had finished this book that it's the sequel to Matthew's 'The little universe' -- which, of course, I'm now going to have to read. Hopefully I'll enjoy it as much as I did 'Jim's life'.
May 15, 2012
<3 it!
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