Five Pines: A Journey of the Soul : Balboa Press : 9781504329378 : 1504329376 : 05 May 2015 : Imagine what your world would be like if you could see the hidden events of other people's experiences as easily as you recall your own. Imagine being able to remember past lives with people you've just met. Imagine being able to feel their emotions, hear every unkind thought, feel every moment of deceit, know every lie... Imagine being able to perceive the swirling energies of life as powerfully as a physical blow, yet be able to heal others with a focused touch. Imagine how it could consume you. How easily this double-edged 'gift' of sensitivity could shape you; disrupting friendships and alienating lovers; turning you inwards to seek a fragile balance. Imagine how difficult it could be. How lonely. How dark. Now imagine falling in love in a tumultuous chaos of wealth, poverty, Spiritual purity, magic, life, death, betrayal and corporate intrigue, nestled in the heart of a Native American