From a reader: ""How did you become so profoundly wise?"" Lu Emanuel uses her own realizations and experiences to guide the reader to a life of greater ease, joy and spiritual growth. This book is a set of signposts. It offers the wise counsel of one who has spent decades delving into her struggles so that she can help you to navigate your own. Why do we need a book like this? Simply to help us navigate the human journey into joyful self-actualization, to learn to slide almost effortlessly through time. We can all be grateful to Lu Emanuel for her willingness to share her voyage of spiritual discovery and to impart profound teachings. She takes us with her on her journey into what she calls ""Ascension,"" which is expanded consciousness and deepening self-awareness. Ultimately, the path leads to an authentic and ecstatic encounter with the Self.