A new novel recently published by Brian Joseph, The Gift of Gabe, has many readers wondering about the meaning of many well known song lyrics, including those of Lennon and McCartney.

The novel is the story of an accidental meeting with an eccentric old man who claims that people who have had similar experiences can communicate these experiences to each other in ways that are not readily understandable to most people. An even greater claim made by the novel’s main character is that during certain creative states some people can channel the Universal Mind and often be unaware that they have done so.

What readers are finding remarkable is that the novel gives examples of songs they are familiar with and interprets them in a new way. Example after example is given by the main character who uses emerging scientific paradigms as well as various spiritual schools of thought to explain his view that the Universal Mind communicates to us through poets and musicians. Those cited include John Lennon and Paul McCartney as well as others.

The Gift of Gabe also explores the rise in interest in consciousness and Gabe claims that there is a new culture rising on the planet. Readers have been startled by the conclusion of this book that creates a new genre beyond visionary fiction.

(with info from official Press Release)

More information:
• The Gift of Gabe
• Official Website

Published August 31, 2005