Awakened by an alarm clock, from an enduring dream of purpose and peace, a man and his dog embark on a remarkable quest to find the source of inspiration and innovation. On their journey, they discover hidden connections to the universe and to each other, revealing a new paradigm for awareness by “tuning in†to these connections, as if to invisible frequencies on an FM radio dial.
Based on true events, the story is told in a single day, through a character named Jacques François Manuel Hernandez —known to his friends as “Jack FMâ€â€” a family man, cancer survivor, scientist, and musician, with a big kindly shepherd dog called Tux by his side. Even as Jack FM’s day tumbles and turns, he muses on lyrics and tunes, riffing on cultural references from Einstein and Thoreau to Bill Murray and the Beatles, with open-minded curiosity and warm-hearted humor.
(((Tuning Jack FM))) offers a holistic view of humanity, connecting art and science, logic and intuition, faith and reason, free will and the unconscious, and confronting profound questions about our true selves. The book shows how self-tuning, cultivated with self-education and gratitude, can help overcome life’s unavoidable struggles and anxieties, lead to understanding and growth, and stimulate our capacity for personal fulfillment and global advancement.