The Wizard Within: A Novel of Ideas Regarding the Final Coming of the Human Spirit

The main character in The Wizard Within is Jay Wiles, a successful advertising executive living the American Dream. By day Jay works as a hot-shot executive for the Mindbenders Advertising Agency, yet by night his very core is challenged by a comical yet wise Wizard who takes him on the rollercoaster ride of his life. Headed up by a charismatic leader, Thadeus Rebelstar, Mindbenders advertising agency is the place to work for any dynamic adman. As a subplot, Jay s ad work entertains the reader with various drive slogans, ads, and ad campaigns throughout the novel and provides a light-hearted break from some of the darker and heavier chapters. In a series of comic, ironic, and emotionally charged dramatic scenes, The Wizard Within explores a vast range of human experience such as human relationships, morality, sexuality, Western religion, science, psychiatry, our relationship to the Natural World, and the future of the human species. What furthers the attraction and makes such a profound exploration of life and living possible is the complexity and realness of the characters.

Albert Thor is the Director of the Reaction Management Center on Vancouver Island. He is the author of two books, The Wizard Within and Flight Manual for the Soul, a practical guide to peace of mind. His new book, The Man who became a Woman who became God and Saved the World is due out in December 2009. Thor is also a poet and singer/songwriter. He performs locally in much the style of Beat Poets and musicians of Greenwich Village of the early 60's.