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Overview

From the bestselling author of Communion comes the mysterious true story of how an unknown visitor barged into Streiber's hotel room late one night—and imparted extraordinary lessons in personal development and man's fate that challenge us to rethink every assumption about the meaning of life.

At two-thirty in the morning of June 6, 1998, Whitley Streiber was awakened by somebody knocking on his hotel room door. A man came in, and everything he said was life-altering.

This is the unsettling and ultimately enlightening narrative of what happened that night. Strieber was never really sure who this strange and knowing visitor was—a "Master of Wisdom"? A figure from a different realm of consciousness? A preternaturally intelligent being? He called him the Master of the Key. The one thing of which Strieber was certain is that both the man and the encounter were real.

The main concern of the Master of the Key is to save each of us from self-imprisonment. "Mankind is trapped," the stranger tells Strieber. "I want to help you spring the trap." In a sweeping exchange between Strieber and the stranger—which takes the form of a classical student- teacher dialogue in pursuit of inner understanding—the unknown man presents a lesson in human potential, esoteric psychology, and man's fate. He illuminates why man has been caught in a cycle of repeat violence and self-destruction—and the slender, but very real, possibility for release.

In its breadth and intimacy, The Key is on par with contemporary metaphysical traditions, such as A Course in Miracles, or even with the dialogues of modern wisdom teachers, such as D.T. Suzuki and Carl Jung.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781585428694
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/12/2011
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 117,854
  • Product dimensions: 6.96 (w) x 4.98 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber is the internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels and works of nonfiction, among them the landmark work Communion, his account of a close encounter of the third kind. He is also the author of The Wolfen, The Hunger, and The Coming Global Superstorm, all of which were made into feature films, most recently Superstorm as The Day After Tomorrow. His latest novel is The Omega Point. He lives in California.

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  • Anonymous

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    Interesting

    This certainly can be a thought provoking work, remaining basic in its content and mystery, its something for the beginner who possess an open mind. Given the content, it's also something that the gullible will surely feast upon, unable to separate fiction from fact. Keep your guard up and also an open mind in order that you distinguish the enlightened from the dark and not be taken in the culling. The master has laced deceit in the truth, both of which you will find here, knowing the light from the dark will allow you to find the freedom within, the God within. I fear more shall find the dark in this work as they mistake it for the light, none the less, this is how you find the light.

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  • Posted November 15, 2011

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    Top 3 books Ive read this year

    How profoundly convincing and intriguing is Whitley! many truths that the mysterious man tells Strieber are scientific facts that have just been discovered. There truly is a secret within this book that can change the way we see our universe and mans connection with it.

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  • Posted May 27, 2011

    Thought provoking! God and religion redefined

    I just finished reading this...took me a couple days. If what I read is partially true, then this book is truly a revelation for society!

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    A Bit Twilight Zonish

    ....... yet a deeply thought-provoking read - and a little disturbing when I first read it.

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  • Posted January 23, 2012

    Friend's Recommendation

    I got this ebook based on a friend's raving about it. I am partway through it and am very intrigued. Whitley Strieber never disappoints!

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