Shane knew there had to be
an answer to the question. The problem was that for
many years he could not work out what the actual question
was. The question lurked defiantly in the darkest recesses
of his mind and refused to reveal itself.
Shane was 16 years old and determined to root out the
problem that gnawed at him for the next five years.
His more than 10 years as a choirboy endowed Shane with
a thorough grounding in the Anglican Church and a love
of good music. A love of words he blamed on his mother.
It was a bright summer's day when he, aged 7, got caught
with his playmates swearing like a trooper. "There
are more words in the English dictionary than having
to resort to those sort of words", she said with
eyes boring pitilessly into his own.
She lived to regret the way in which Shane took her
at her word and studied the dictionary for years to
come. By the time Shane reached 16 his mother didn't
understand a word he said!
Shane sat through yet another sermon but somehow the
ideals of the Bible did not reflect the world as Shane
perceived it. Too many people suffered. Too many wrongs
prevailed in the world for God to stand by and do nothing.
A little nagging question started to form but somehow
refused to take shape.
The origins of all religions is quite a big subject
and not without its literary bias. Few people seemed
to write about religion in a factual and historical
manner. It was during his research into religions that
Shane came across the world of the esoteric.
By all accounts the esoteric world is a dangerous place;
then again the mundane world is no different. Those
who dip their toes into the fountain of knowledge can
find themselves easily taken for a ride. Shane soon
discovered that the only way to truly understand the
esoteric is to immerse ones self into it and drink deeply.
After more than 25 years of experience, Shane can tell
a skilled and talented occultist from a charlatan at
100 paces.
Shane's first book, 'The Philosophy of the Tarot for
the 21st Century' originated from a short treatise by
a man named Keith Hudson (He was a fairly good clairvoyant,
a psychic bookshop owner and Shane's mentor for a few
years).
Shane realised that much of the writings about Tarot
taught people either how to read cards or concentrated
far too much on the spiritual aspect of our development.
The former seemed to vary far too much from book to
book, leaving the reader confused and the latter set
too high a benchmark for the average person with no
cognition of spiritual aspirations beyond the next pay
cheque.
There needed to be a book about the Tarot that was relevant
to those people who declared no interest in spiritual
development. Everyone develops spiritually whether they
know it or not but much of what they do in the course
of that development can be quantified as good deeds
in the mundane world. The Philosophy of the Tarot
for the 21st Century sought to recount the 'Book
of Life' (as the Tarot is sometimes known) in a language
and setting that related to real people in the real
world.
Numerology was much more fun. Having devoured the best
books available on the subject it was surprising how
few books dedicated chapters to the synthesising of
numbers.
Being born on November 4, Shane looked up a computer
programme that spoke of the principle of number 4. 'You
should be an organised person', it said. The next line
declared, 'On the other hand you could be very disorganised'.
Well that pretty much covered all bases. The truth of
either end of the 'organisation' scale laid undiscovered
within the accompanying numbers in the date of birth,
which was something the computer programme appeared
to be unable to grasp. The trouble was that most authors
did not appear to address the issue too comprehensively
either.
Shane's studies in the areas largely missing in other
numerology books became so voluminous that it turned
out to be a book in itself. Numerology. Making it
Work for You was the result of years of research
in number synthesis.
Shane is now studying Astrology but is unlikely to write
on this particular subject for some time. He does, however,
run a web site where it is hoped that some studies of
mundane astrology can be explored. The site is http://www.worldpredictions.co.uk
Aside from books, Shane composes music, which also appears
to lean towards the esoteric. The Magic Symphony
and Planet Suite 3rd Millennium are two works
currently available. The latter is due to be performed
live by a symphony orchestra in Central London in September
2003. Shane is currently working on a 'Tarot Suite'
and for those who enjoy the likes of Oldfield, Enigma
and Jakarta, 'Dreams' is hoped to be released in 2004.
Links to both books and music can be found on the website
address above.
Shane is married to his wife Sharon and to a temperamental
computer with names not suitable to this page. He has
four children, a mortgage and a cat. He works as a civil
servant to pay the bills. He hopes that enough people
will buy his books and music to allow him to work in
these areas full time. Shane would like to finish his
first novel but time is an enemy without remorse. Sleep
is an inconvenience but apparently necessary to avoid
appearing like a zombie over the breakfast table.
...and the question? Well, you'll
have to buy Numerology: Making it Work for You
to find out more. Or visit his website at http://freespace.virgin.net/shane.ward/index.htm
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