Dreams of Darkness and Light

In an effort to escape from their daily routine, four friends plan a trip to a little known village in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. According to an old travel book discovered in a trunk, the town of Teotenaca is known for its natural beauty and its art. But because of a booking snafu, Michelle Hardtke finds herself traveling to Mexico alone, with her friends Maggie, Angel and Max following a couple days later. At first she explores the normal tourist haunts around the colonial city of Oaxaca, including the ancient ruins of Monte Albán. Later, after a winding ride through the mountains, she arrives in the town of Teotenaca. It has beauty and artists as predicted. But she senses there are hidden mysteries that no one will reveal. Only after a fateful hike does she fully understand what the “draw of the mountain” will mean for her. While her friends wait for her safe return, Michelle begins a vision quest, a dream journey that takes her to the darkest realms of our history and prepares her to “shed” her old self. As she returns home, her transformation becomes more apparent to her co-workers and friends. She has been given a great gift, an ability to undermine the darkness in the world with the light of her powerful imagination.

Dreams of Darkness and Light is an inspiring visionary novel about one woman’s odyssey toward personal and spiritual transformation.