Once upon a time , a wise old soul nicknamed Theo observed that many people on Earth felt anxious about what happens to them when they die. They didn't understand that dying was little more than a transition from one stage of life to another. And so, Theo came up with a unique plan to help evolve spiritual awareness of people on Earth. Theo would be born into physical life and become a prolific author of books and develop a massive world-wide audience of devoted readers. Then, after his death, he would write EARTH’S GRAND HOTEL to describe his journey from physical life on Earth to non-physical life in Heaven. Theo realized his fans would be overjoyed to learn he had not been silenced by death but had simply relocated to a different zip code in a place commonly referred to as “Heaven.” This comforting realization would demonstrate, for millions of people, that life is an ongoing proposition. Dying is not the end of life, it's simply part of the cycle in every soul's nonstop odyssey of experience. Theo's helpers~ Three soul buddies (Norma Hughes, Molli Nickell, and Gary Lund) volunteered to help Theo fulfill his plan. Norma would become a spiritual healer/channel, Molli a publisher of spiritual psychology, and Gary an Academy Award winning designer/artist. Like Theo, they were dedicated to help people on Earth evolve their spiritual awareness and release fears about death. Before incarnation into their various roles, Theo’s helpers passed through the Valley of Forgetfulness so they would not remember they had volunteered to help Theo fulfill his plan. (You may think it doesn't make sense to create a plan for your life, only to forget it after you’re born. Actually, it’s quite brilliant. Here’s why. If you knew the end of your personal story, you might cruise the oceans of life on the Good Ship Lollipop, playing beer pong instead of discovering your soul’s purpose, tapping into your higher self, and pursing your life choices with passion and zest.) The Memory Jogger~ When Theo’s manuscript was delivered to my SPIRIT SPEAKS publishing office, this jogged my memory about a cosmic civic duty I’d agreed to long ago. The full extent of this was not immediately recognized because, at that time, my publishing expertise was rooted in the magazine world. I pondered whether Gary (my art director) and I could successfully transition to the digital world. And so, we created a practice book, GREEN, which became the 2nd Theo book (available at Amazon). The behind-the-scenes story of how this book came to be is on the Spirit Speaks website, along with a list of future Theo books: http://spiritspeaksbooks.weebly.com