In Release of Consciousness

IN RELEASE OF CONSCIOUSNESS by JULIAN BOUND

A collection of selected writings from the books of documentary photographer and National Geographic contributor Julian Bound.

With chapters from five novels, including the bestselling spiritual story of 'The Geisha and the Monk' and the magical realism of 'Subway of Light' and 'Life's Heart Eternal', 'In Release of Consciousness' also features excerpts from books of travelogues, poetry, and meditations on mindfulness, all inspired by over a decade living in Asia and South East Asia. These chosen works are from the following books:

THE GEISHA AND THE MONK

A novel telling of the intertwining lives of a 19th century Japanese geisha and Tibetan Buddhist monk, who although born thousands of miles apart share a similar history, and an ultimate destiny.

HAIKU: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE DEEPEST EMOTIONS

Japanese haiku poetry on Nature, Mind, Love, Being, and Calmness.

SUBWAY OF LIGHT

A novel of magical realism. When Josh finds himself seated alone, memory gone, at the back of a deserted New York subway car, he is approached by a man who guides him on a journey of several subway stops. Each stop they make plays a part in Josh's gradual awakening, until it is up to him to decide what and where his final destination will be.

THIS NOBLE HUNT

A collection of travelogue and poetry of a career spent as a documentary photographer. From the Nepal earthquakes of 2015, to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday celebrations in New Delhi.

OF FUTURES PAST

A novel about reincarnation. Following her death, a young woman finds herself on a beach accompanied by George, her spirit guide. Explaining she now resides between lives, George guides her to a cliff top library. Inside a book contains all the past lives she has ever lived. Seated together they read of her past lifetimes lived throughout the centuries. From lives including an artist's model of 16th century Renaissance Italy, and a Tibetan Buddhist monk living in the foothills of the Himalaya, each lifetime examines the evolution of a soul within the laws of karma.

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS AND THE SEVEN HEAVENLY VIRTUES

An exploration of the seven sins and seven virtues, as seen in religions of the world, mythology, and in art and literature, beginning with Lust and Chastity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in England, Julian is a documentary photographer, film maker and author. With photographic work featured on the BBC news, his photographs have been published in National Geographic, New Scientist and the international press. His work focuses on the social documentary of world culture, religion and traditions, with time spent studying meditation with the Buddhist monks of Tibet and Northern Thailand and spiritual teachers of India's Himalaya region.

Present for the Nepal earthquakes of 2015 he documented the disaster for eighteen months whilst working as an emergency deployment photographer for various NGO and international embassies in conjunction with the United Nations.

The author of novels 'The Geisha and the Monk', 'Subway of Light' and 'Life's Heart Eternal', when not on the road in Asia, Julian is based in the UK.