This book concerns my encounter with voices, occurring in 2005, as I was sitting at my desk in a familiar but uncomfortable condition. My entire body had heated up, a sure sign of a creative phase that required some artistic output. I did not know what form it would take. As I sat there, in a kind of stew, I began to hear voices. Two voices were in conflict. They identified themselves as John and Buster and, as I began to record their vigorous dispute, to my surprise another voice joined in, or emerged from this dispute. Her name was even more surprising-Sigrid! ... Together they took me ever deeper into the mystery of the interpenetration of fictional and empirical realities.
John C. Woodcock holds a doctorate in Consciousness Studies (1999). His thesis concerns the theme of "the end of the world", based on his own personal experiences lasting twenty years. At first it seemed to John that he was undergoing a purely personal psychological crisis but over time he discovered that he was also participating in the historical process of a transformation of the soul, as reflected in the enormous, even apocalyptic, changes occurring in our culture. During this difficult period of John's life, he wrote two books: Living in Uncertainty Living with Spirit and Making of a Man. John's next three books, Transformation of the World (now published as Mouthpiece, 2015), The Imperative, and Hearing Voices (1st edition), explore the meaning of "the end of the world" more fully. John's following books, including Animal Soul and Manifesting Possible Futures, establish a firm theoretical ground for the claim that the soul is urging us towards the development of new inner capacities that can help us face the uncertainty of modern life and, as well, address the unknown future. His book, Overcoming Solidity, continues this exploration in terms of our current structure of consciousness and its correlative world of empirical reality. His book, Making New Worlds, begins the work of articulating the art form that is emerging in response the soul's intention to incarnate in the real world. He develops this theme more fully in his book, The Coming Guest and the New Art Form. He has also written an unusual book, UR-image, which tells a story of four friends whose lives are interrupted by an intrusion of four possible futures. His latest book, Oblivion of Being, tells the story of three friends, who are each presented with an "inceptive moment", i.e. a moment from the unknown future, that can begin to write a new history. John currently lives with his wife Anita. in Sydney where he teaches, writes, and consults with others concerning their own journey through the present "apocalypse of the interior", as it has been called, in his capacity as a practicing Jungian psychotherapist. John and Anita also work with couples in a therapeutic setting. He may be reached at: jwoodcock@lighthousedownunder.com
