Yesterday,I sent out a two-year-old post about the book, House on the Cerulean Sea. This was done because today I finished its sequel, Somewhere Beyond the Sea. This is, indeed, a book for our troubled times. On the fictional island, Marsylas, Arthur Parnassus has set up an environment to shelter magical children. Their talents range from being able to grow trees and gardens in the blink of an eye, to other less delightful but nevertheless charming characteristics. They are being targeted by a controlling government, as being a threat to society. We are shown the power of a loving community to heal the wounds of exclusion and various forms of childhood abuse. There is much to be considered while reading this book, and its story gives me hope for the healing of our society through the power of Love. As Arthur Parnassus tells the children: “I believe the greatest weapon we have at our disposal is our voices. And I am going to use my voice for you, and for me. Hate is loud. We are louder.”
“The truth of what we are is not for words to speak of nor describe. Yet we can realize our function here, and words can speak of this and teach it, too, if we exemplify the words in us.”
A Course in Miracles W-pII.14.2:4-5
“Include moral as well as physical belief in your efforts to destroy error. Cast out all manner of evil. ‘Preach the gospel to every creature.’ Speak the truth to every form of error.”
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 418:26-29
