How would life be in a land with great expertise at crafting human spiritual experience? Is that what magic is? We find such a place amid the fierce tumult of Pagan Greece on the famous pilgrimage to Eleusis. A priestess and conqueror fall in love, set out to seek healing of grievous wounds, and find happiness twenty-three centuries later. Each has their own own sacred duty, power, suffering, joys, hopes and fears, so their meeting on this mystic pilgrimage is an intersection of worlds. Along the way there are many scenes of dazzling beauty and some of fearful ugliness. And there is sex. Sex is presented as the key to love and thus key to all good. Frank, lyrical, philosophical and humorous by turns, this adventure is a true romance. And it is certainly a post-modern novel. In fact, it is a ragged piece of work. Important segments of the plot are simply missing. Historical facts are tossed about like juggler’s toys. But the reader is lured into a lively chat with an artist and... More > imagination weaves a vivid web.< Less
