While searching on the net for information on another book on the Kellys I stumbled across this fascinating new one on offer that none of the other Kelly sites seem to have reported on yet - Encounters with the Kellys: A Plea for Freedom from Dan and Ned Kelly - by Delta Shannon, released by Balboa Press in February of 2012.
The synopsis/blurb for it from Balboa's website:
“I first met Dan Kelly in a museum gift shop …”
So begins Delta Shannon’s journey of discovery with Dan and Ned Kelly. For five years after that first meeting with Dan, her life would be consumed by the Kellys, as she channelled their spirits. Together, they now work to share this message, as well as the truth about the Siege at Glenrowan, with the public.
Dan and Ned Kelly speak here, to and through Shannon. They want people to know that their spirits are earthbound, that they are restless and angry, and that they no longer wish to be bound to this plane. Somewhat ironically, it is the iconization of their name and legacy (not to mention the merchandising of the Kelly name) that keep them from achieving peace, and they want it to stop.
The people of Australia can release Dan and Ned and allow them to go beyond the higher realms and heal their souls. In Encounters with the Kellys, Shannon lets the men share their side of the story and shares how modern-day readers can help these two trapped souls find rest.
Their message is clear: They are lost. They are in pain. They want to be free.
Go to the link below and click on "Free Preview" for the introduction to the book. It will give you goosebumps, particularly where it says that Dan Kelly's spirit was quite upset over the recent archaeological diggings in Glenrowan and that he wanted the photo of his charred remains removed from the museum gift shop!
http://bookstore.balboapress.com/Products/SKU-000468516/Encounters-with-the-Kellys.aspx
I fully intend to get my hands on a copy of this as soon as possible!
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Just for curiosity i tried to purchase this book some time ago & was unable to.the website & people you talk to are strange & it seems they only sell the book in America,even though it has an Australian link.I gave up & will give it a miss.i don't like the way it sounds at all.
ReplyDeleteWow, you think there would be a bigger audience for a Ned Kelly book down under than just in the USA! I guess there is also the e-book option, but if I am paying I like to have something solid to hold in my hands! I ordered off Amazon.com as I had something else to get there (a long coveted Jethro Tull dvd/cd set that was 25% off) which set me up for free shipping in the USA after a certain total was reached, thus saving me nearly $3 versus ordering the book through the publisher. Waiting to get now!
ReplyDeleteThe book does sound offbeat and certainly not for everyone, that is a given, but many may find it of interest. As with all things dealing with that realm, I am sure that some of it is open to interpretation such as where it says in one of the previews (either at the publisher or amazon sites) that Dan was still alive when the fire took the inn, when we know that Rev Gibney found both him and Steve already dead before the roof caved in. It makes you wonder how long did his spirit remain with his body after death, perhaps making him think he was still alive at that time? It is all really deep and strange, but, as, Shakespeare famously put it in Hamlet "there are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
Thank you for your comments, Lisa, they are always welcome here!
Thank you Sharon.Yes I always prefer to have 'real books' too.It is very strange that there isn't a more accessable seller for the book here in Australia,it's odd.It would be an interesting read,even if just for curiosity sake.But some of it sounded like it would be an upsetting read too,so I might leave it.I don't like to read about the boys being sad. :(
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