Pure Vision: The Magdalene Revelation

by Perri Birney

Overview

New York Times reporter Maggie Seline writes an explosive book that offers a controversial solution to the Middle East crisis. When she uncovers a radical energy scheme that threatens the oil industry, Maggie suddenly vanishes. Her disappearance ignites a worldwide women's march toward Jerusalem that rattles the status quo and parallels a frantic race to possess ancient talismans.

An upcoming peace conference hides the true motivation of Giovanni Mabus, outgoing president of the European Commission, who intends to exploit a powerful mythological connection between two legendary treasures. In league with the clandestine pseudo-Masonic group, Propaganda Due, he devises a plan aimed at furthering political and military chaos in the Middle East in order to accomplish his aims. Meanwhile, Maggie secretly teams up with Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Michael Sonada in a race to thwart the sinister plot -- a race that takes them into the forbidden regions of Nepal to make an earth-shattering discovery.

PURE VISION brings together ancient myths and contemporary challenges in this provocative and thrilling epic adventure. At every turn, Perri Birney's intriguing scenario encourages a closer look at the spiritual forces infusing the world's political battles.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012939227
Publisher:	Pure Vision Communications, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	586
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

PERRI BIRNEY is the writing team of Angelina Perri Birney and Lawrence Birney.

With a Masters in English Education from N.Y.U. and a Bachelors in Writing and Communications, Angelina Perri Birney has also been trained in the Tibetan Buddhist lama tradition and completed a three-year retreat. While traveling extensively throughout Tibet, Nepal and India, she experienced the rich cultures and spiritual traditions practiced in these lands. She received teachings on the various myths explored within Pure Vision, in particular that of Shambhala, from several eminent teachers including the Dalai Lama. Angelina is also an alumna of the White House Project, an organization which promotes women’s advancement and leadership. She is the author of Powerful Women Changing the World, a blog dedicated to women’s influence on world affairs.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Lawrence lived there for ten years before moving with his family to Libya. In Tripoli, surrounded by antiquities from the Roman era through World War II, he gained first-hand knowledge of Arab culture and its historical position on the world stage. His exploration of the underground tunnels used by Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika is a foundational element within PURE VISION. Lawrence studied Modern European History and Economics at the Institute for European Affairs in Lugano, Switzerland before returning to the U.S. to pursue a degree in Electrical Engineering from Bridgeport Engineering Institute in Connecticut. He is a student of both Christian and Eastern mysticism.

Editorial Reviews

A thrill ride in the vein of The Da Vinci Code but with a much larger vision for all of us. The alchemy is part historic fiction, part spiritual adventure, and a variety of interfaith metaphysics that metamorphosize into a golden vision of world peace...that women in every country can unite to demand the end to senseless slaughter seems pragmatic and attainable. Plot elements of mystical revelation...dark WWII occultism and cinematic shooting chase scenes...A page turner.

Whole Living - Paul Hertel

Birney infuses this epic novel with feminine echoes of The Da Vinci Code and The Red Tent, with her eyes on the prize of world peace. New York Times reporter Maggie Seline courts controversy by championing an international Jerusalem. When she disappears, women around the globe march for peace in her name, even as powerful men vie for two ancient artifacts.

Chronogram - Staff Reviewer

The book, which revolves around a New York Times reporter, presents a fascinating story full of intrigue and history. Birney's fiction seamlessly blends science and religion into a tale worthy of Indiana Jones. Politics, religion and economics come together in this story to present possible solutions to current international dilemmas. The book left this reader confident that idealism is not dead and that, sometimes, it can be the road map by which we might save ourselves.

Daily Freeman - Cynthia Warren

The book, which revolves around a New York Times reporter, presents a fascinating story full of intrigue and history. Birney's fiction seamlessly blends science and religion into a tale worthy of Indiana Jones. Politics, religion and economics come together in this story to present possible solutions to current international dilemmas. The book left this reader confident that idealism is not dead and that, sometimes,it can be the road map by which we might save ourselves.

Cynthia Warren

Birney infuses this epic novel with feminine echoes of The Da Vinci Code and The Red Tent, with eyes on the prize of world peace. New York Times reporter Maggie Seline courts controversy by championing an international Jerusalem. When she disappears, women around the globe march for peace in her name, even as powerful men vie for two ancient artifacts.

Staff Reviewer

A thrill ride in the vein of The Da Vinci Code but with a much larger vision for all of us. The alchemy is part historic fiction, part spiritual adventure, and a variety of interfaith metaphysics that metapmorphosize into a golden vision of world peace...that women in every country can unite to demand the end to senseless slaughter seems pragmatic and attainable.Plot elements of mystical revelation...dark WWII occultism and cinematic shooting chase scenes...A page turner.

Paul Hertel