Kirjahaku

Ian was born in a small house next to a village nestled in a valley of two green mountains in Vermont. A gift of a true heart was given to Ian. This gift is given to one human every thousand years. With this gift comes the burden to follow his divine purpose. Ian's divine purpose is to journey to the City of Light, to help humankind evolve into a more enlightened civilization. At seventeen Ian has a spiritual awakening. He starts his journey towards the City of Light with friends he finds along the way. Ian is tested by dark forces whose purpose is to instill fear and doubt in Ian's heart-to ultimately keep Ian from completing his divine purpose. On Ian's journey he finds that his perceptions of the world drastically change. He realizes that the world is not what he thought it to be. The relationships, connections, love, and acceptance that we as physical beings so desperately pursue are not with those outside of us, but with that part of our spiritual being connected to the Source of all things. Once we start to listen to the wisdom of our authentic self we realize that love is not something to pursue but the essence of who we really are.A true heart is one who builds an ideal dialogue with our true self, the part of us that connects us below the illusion that we perceive to be the world. The story of A True Heart, Journey to the City of Light, is one such story of a being of light returning to its essence and finding the true connection that is genuine to all of us.

In this novel, Sid Arthur parallels the process of enlightenment expounded upon in the Hermann Hesse novel Siddhartha, but with a modern approach. Sid Arthur follows the path of most young people looking for their true selves. Sid Arthur leaves his family to look for gold in the world, only to find cold concrete in the cities. He sees those who prey on others and those who are preyed on. Sid Arthur lives a life of start-ups, success, and total obsession. He learns the art of intimacy from a courtesan and gambles his family life away because of a dark night of the soul. After many years of searching, Sid Arthur realizes the true mechanism of the Universe and returns to where he started. He finds the gold he pursued was always beneath his feet, above his head, and most remarkably, in his heart. Sid Arthur needed to change his perception of himself to see the truth of the world. In the end, Sid Arthur hears the sacred Ohm in all living things, finds peace and wisdom, and obtains nirvana.