All Rise: Break the Spell: Inspiration for the book, and what it's all about

Monday, May 10, 2010

Inspiration for the book, and what it's all about

Hi there,
Thanks for visiting. I'm just getting this site (and the book) up and running, and comments are welcome. A number of friends have asked what inspired me to write this book, so I'll share my thoughts here. After 16 years in public service, it has become clear to me that our economic, social, and justice systems are deeply, inherently, irretrievably flawed and outmoded. Through my experience, research, and soul searching, it has also become clear that the root of the crisis is one of consciousness, and that if that were to evolve on an individual level (aggregating in the collective), humanity could make a quantum leap in creating a more just, humane, equitable world.

So...how to evolve? In many ways it is a simple matter of shifting our beliefs--programmed into us by society, family, and friends--which can allow us to reclaim our personal power and create a different world. In the book I illustrate how I arrived at this understanding, engaged it myself, and effected a complete transformation in my life circumstances. I would be interested in hearing how others may have experienced something similar, or in responding to inquiries regarding my personal process if that's of help. I hope to hear from you.

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Adventure MontanaJuly 10, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Julia, thank you for a great read and an inspirational outlook on the life that is unfolding in the system.
You might be interested in stopping by J Elaine's Boutique on Higgins. She has many of the same views as you do.
Denison von Maur
Missoula.
www.AltoonaRidgeLodge.com
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PhilJuly 21, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Hello Julia,
Loved your book. I should be able to make it 22 July at F&F and meet you.
Your experience struck a cord with me, but the process was different.
I'd like to talk to you about it and get your point of view, if you'd like.
See you soon
Phil
PS: I should be easy to spot, I have a strong French accent (I've been told...)
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JuliaJuly 28, 2010 at 7:27 AM
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Jodi A-BOctober 5, 2010 at 9:29 AM
You told me that you wrote a memoir, but I never asked of what! Now I know, and I'm looking forward to reading it. Thanks!
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JuliaOctober 5, 2010 at 6:21 PM
Hi Jodi - thanks - I hope you enjoy it! It's carried at Fact & Fiction, and also on Amazon.com
Again, thanks for your interest! Julia
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"Julia Horn has lived enough life in her 42 years to be twice that old—and in her latest memoir, tells us not only what she did during her time as a Chicago public defender, fund-raiser with the ultra-wealthy, religious sect member, and finally, semi-retired contented soul in the woods, but what she learned from it about the society we live in.

This brilliant, terse memoir is not for the faint of heart: If you’re looking for a fairy tale, Julia is not your storyteller. But if what you desire is an understanding of the probable cause for our current economic and social global crisis, this is the book you need to read. Julia’s candor and cut-to-the-quick insightfulness lays it on the line while providing us with the hope we need to muddle through, see the light, then walk in it.

Throughout her personal journey she goes beyond the introspective travelogue to offer us what we need to know about those in power who control our very sense of self. This is Eat, Pray, Love with a chainsaw; one of the most important messages of these troubled times.

Read it and weep—for those who suffer at the hands of injustice in our courts, for those who are manipulated by money and power, and for all who seek a better solution to humanity's woes. We have the choice, as Julia explains, and the strength to change things. Yes, we can."

-Kathleen Clary Miller is the author of 300 essays and stories that have appeared in such publications as Newsweek Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Hartford Courant, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Orange Coast Magazine, Missoula Living Magazine, Flathead Living Magazine, The Johns Hopkins Memory Bulletin, and The Christian Science Monitor. She was a regular columnist for The Missoulian—Western Montana’s Daily Newspaper for the last two years. Her current monthly column “Peaks and Valleys” appears in Montana Woman Magazine. She has contributed to National Public Radio’s On Point.

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