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The book you love, completely reimagined and perfected. The original has gone out of print to make room for this definitive, updated edition.
Author’s Personal Note
Over the years, I had given considerable thought to a makeover for “Gloria Rising,” primarily because I felt my co-author Bea Hudson needed greater recognition and credit for her central role in the arc of the story and for our fans to realize and grasp that this is a true supernatural story.
The character Gloria was actually Bea Hudson, and Adam Jaxon was my alter ego. When I originally wrote Gloria Rising using Bea’s rich automatic writings, there were professional and personal reasons I chose to keep our involvement private.
As you can imagine, writing Gloria Rising was very emotional for me since Bea had died before its writing and publication. So, we never had the opportunity to celebrate its publication or for her to see the positive impact of her story on its readers.
After all these years, I felt it was the right time to be transparent and let the truth of Bea’s extraordinary hero’s journey be known by publishing a Fifteenth Anniversary revised edition. I know she would be thrilled that her name and story are a source of hope and inspiration for those who desperately need it, and an enthralling novel for our fans.
Gloria Rising
The Secret of Hope
Based on chilling true events, Gloria Rising is a psychological and supernatural masterpiece that explores the fragile line between madness and enlightenment. Her nightmares have a message. And her hand is writing it down—but the truth written by her unconscious mind defies reality itself.
No one thing curses a person to take their life. Even though sometimes it looks that way. It’s the feeling of hopelessness that is destructive. The feeling that nothing will ever change for the better. Now, I’m going to share a secret with you that I use. There’s a place in every one of us that knows things will get better. It’s a place where the real part of us hides. Whenever we’re sad or scared, we just have to keep the outside sounds away so we can hear. If you listen very well and carefully, the promise for tomorrow will come as a whisper from inside you. That place is the place of hope.
–Gloria’s Helper
Linden’s novel, Gloria Rising, is a gripping psychological and supernatural novel that reflects the real-life experience he and Bea Hudson, his co-author, shared. Linden chose that he, as protagonist Dr. Adam Jaxon, and Bea, as Gloria, would give Gloria Rising creative freedom while still capturing its emotional truth and reality.
A fascinating narrative exploring themes of hope, survival, the complexities of the human psyche, and the astonishing reality of a spirit guide who comes to help heal Gloria. Resilience, inner strength, and the transformative power of love and understanding are the novel’s major themes.
Dr. Adam Jaxon is confronted by Gloria’s baffling array of psychiatric disorders and symptoms, and dangerous sleepwalking episodes. Even more bewildering is the unexpected appearance of a divine presence during Gloria’s hypnotherapy sessions that claims to have come to help Gloria, to watch over her, and to help guide Dr. Jaxon’s hypnotherapy. An astounding turn of events that unnerves the usually unflappable Dr. Jaxon and forces him to reconsider his own metaphysical understanding and psychological grip on reality. Dr. Jaxon’s beliefs about reality and the nature of existence will be profoundly tested and later reset when the mysterious and omniscient being reveals its astonishing identity.
Legendary hypnotherapist Dr. Adam Jaxon has spent his career navigating the darkest corners of the human mind. But nothing prepares him for Gloria. Plagued by escalating madness and fracturing reality, Gloria is a patient on the absolute brink. To save her, Dr. Jaxon must use deep hypnosis to bypass her conscious defenses and pull her back from the edge. But what speaks from the depths of Gloria’s subconscious isn’t just trauma. It is something else entirely.
Under a deep trance, Gloria’s hand begins to move automatically, penning heart-wrenching letters that expose a childhood of indescribable terror. Yet, as the letters unravel the puzzle of her past, they also reveal a truth that defies the laws of modern psychiatry and modern science.
The automatic writings open a door of perception to a higher consciousness—and a supernatural mystery that helps Gloria face a terrifying truth hidden in her nightmares. Now, doctor and patient are locked in a dangerous race against time. To reclaim her life and unlock her true destiny, Gloria must confront the dark secrets buried in her nightmares. Will the truth finally set her free, or will it plunge her forever into madness?
Photo Illustration GLORIA AND THE GUARDIAN IN A DREAM
What you sense in your heart and feel in your conscience must be the greatest part of your training. You must have confidence in your experience. If people only were not so afraid, such abundant unconscious resources could be put to use for progress. People are still groping in the ‘Dark Ages’ where limited conscious beliefs trap them in a microscopic box of awareness—unaware of what lies beyond, what is possible.
-Guardian
ABOUT THE GUARDIAN
The Guardian is an otherworldly presence that serves as a spiritual guide and protector for Gloria throughout her therapy and healing journey. The Guardian provides profound insights, encouragement, and omniscient understanding of Gloria’s emotional struggles, helping her and Dr. Adam Jaxon navigate the complexities of her traumatic past. He emphasizes love, forgiveness, and the importance of faith, and his messages often challenge conventional psychological approaches, advocating for open-mindedness and belief in deeper resources. The Guardian also interacts with Dr. Jaxon, offering guidance and support in his therapeutic work with Gloria.
Photo Illustration GLORIA AND THE PYRAMID LADY IN A DREAM
I can’t consider you a thief or a likely candidate for prison or a nervous breakdown, Gloria. I sense a real strength in you, more strength than you know is there – you’ve got internal reserves that ability to cope and to keep coping. Now remember, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I’ll help.
-Pyramid Lady
ABOUT THE PYRAMID LADY
The Pyramid Lady is a pivotal mystical figure in Gloria Rising, symbolizing guidance, wisdom, and healing. She appears frequently in Gloria’s dreams and serves as a spiritual mentor, helping Gloria and Gloria’s Helper navigate the traumatic memories of her past. With her three eyes, including one shaped like a pyramid, she represents heightened perception and the ability to see beyond the physical world into deeper truths.
Her role is multifaceted: she provides comfort during Gloria’s most terrifying nightmares, offers tools like a bell or an amulet for protection, and delivers profound lessons about love, forgiveness, and self-worth. The Pyramid Lady also helps Gloria confront her fears, such as her dread of the forest and her memories of abuse, by reframing these experiences and encouraging her to find strength and hope.
Ultimately, the Pyramid Lady embodies the spiritual and emotional support Gloria needs to heal. She bridges the gap between Gloria’s unconscious mind and her conscious self, guiding her toward self-acceptance, forgiveness, and a renewed sense of purpose. Her presence underscores the novel’s themes of resilience, inner strength, and the transformative power of love and understanding.
A HEROINE’S JOURNEY INTO MADNESS AND BEYOND
Excerpt from Prologue pp. xv
Throughout this story, I have tried to stick to the facts, even when the
facts have been very strange and unsettling. Regrettably, many years
have passed since the conclusion of Gloria B’s therapy; and I am afraid
my memory fails me; so I have been forced to rely on Gloria’s daily case
notes, my observations, and mostly her automatic writings to do justice to her
story of the unspeakable evil and terrifying violence she survived. I take full
responsibility for what I have written.
I have prudently documented her ambitious hypnotherapy while minimizing
my analyses, insights, and commentary about Gloria’s automatic
letters and dream symbolism, thus allowing the reader’s inquisitive mind a more
absorbing and intriguing experience without my unwanted intrusion.
That would give you a greater appreciation and understanding of the deep
undercurrents and subtleties of Gloria’s multidimensional mind and the
remarkable healing she underwent. Simply put, this book is about Gloria.
I encourage you to study Gloria’s dream symbols to discern their
deeper meaning and for clues about her demonic perpetrator. Feel free to
imagine what it was like sitting in my tufted executive chair gazing hypnotically
into Gloria’s eyes while reading her automatic letters, and thinking,
how in the hell am I going to get her out of this mess?
I utilized deep trance states to help Gloria gain access to her unconscious
mind’s healing resources and, quite by accident or perhaps by divine
design, I made contact with an otherworldly being that helped protect
and heal Gloria and mysteriously guided me. I have included illuminating
excerpts of those strange encounters and recorded messages with the voice from beyond that Gloria unconsciously channeled during our hypnotic sessions.