One Hand Clapping

As Mauris Wangler of One Hand Clapping discovers, nobody knows reality. When it comes to finding the meaning of life, everyone ultimately creates their own. Not all realities are created equal, however. Sometimes things go horribly wrong. But if we have the courage to examine the underlying assumptions of our belief system, then we have the power to change them, thereby changing the world. One Hand Clapping is the tale of an escaped mental patient who fights for his sanity by exposing the madness he sees all around him. In this Zen-flavored parable about freeing our minds from the illusions that imprison us, sex serves as a metaphor for self-knowledge. Echoing the famous words of William Blake, Mauris Wangler persists in his folly, thereby becoming wise.

M. William Wythe holds a doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology from Summit University of Louisiana and a professional degree in gemology from the Gemological Institute of America. He authored an article in the August-September, 1998 issue of The Futurist magazine, entitled "The Future of Reality." He lives in Grand Junction, Colorado and on the World Wide Web where he writes songs for an mp3.com rock band called The Trap.