I am pleased to introduce today’s guest post by an author, colleague, and friend whose books I love and recommend — Jodine Turner, author of the Goddess of the Stars and the Sea series of award-winning novels (read more about them in her bio section)
Visionary Fiction speaks the language of the soul. It contains all the elements of modern storytelling yet there is a deeper layer, an archetypal level. This level invites a reader to personally undergo the mystical inner initiations that the book’s character experiences. Visionary Fiction not only entertains, it embeds esoteric wisdom and pa
ranormal experiences in story. It is an ancient art of storytelling – but a fairly new genre in the publishing world.
Often relegated to the genre of Fantasy, Paranormal, Metaphysical, or Spirituality, Visionary Fiction contains elements of all four. But the story line is more concerned with how the character’s internal experiences of paranormal events – such as visions, dreams, psychic phenomena, past life remembrances, or forays into uncharted planes of existence – are the unique catalysts for transformation. These types of non-linear occurrences run parallel to our everyday conditioned reality. Visionary Fiction allows the reader to glimpse a doorway into these alternate realities.
Our Current Reality
We live in a world that operates under an imbalanced way of thinking. I am referring to the attitude that produces greed, war, violence, domination, authority outside ourselves, and rational/linear thought to the exclusion of intuition and feelings. In general, society demeans the principle of nurturance, receptivity, cooperation, emotions, our ‘sixth sense’ and intuition. The first of these principles has been viewed as an imbalance of the masculine and the second, a healthy feminine. However, I am not talking about gender when I speak about the masculine and feminine principles, but rather, about ways of being and behaving. Both principles can act healthy or unhealthy; helpful or hurtful. In other words, you could say there’s an excess of unhealthy Yang, and a suppressed/restricted Yin. You need only examine the degeneration of our cultural institutions – the banks, church, the politics – to see that societal structures are crumbling under the effects of this imbalance.
I find it interesting that many ancient spiritual systems, such as the Hopi, Mayan, and Hindu, foretold a golden age. They predicted our current era in history as the transition point into this evolution of consciousness. As with all change, there is chaos and destruction before there is regeneration. This is simply the way our world works. If these ancient spiritual predictions are true, this explains the depth of turbulence we see and feel around us.
Visionary Fiction in today’s world
Humankind longs for a new story. A regenerative and hope-filled rebirth. A world that joins the best that both the masculine and feminine principles have to offer. In the union of heart and head, and with wisdom, guardianship, and power that are infused with love, that golden age the ancients predicted can arrive.
One time-honored way to open up to this alchemical change and explore humanity’s potential is through the vital act of storytelling. Visionary Fiction can rouse humanity’s new story – through story. The mystical encounters, paranormal abilities, and spiritual awakenings woven into Visionary Fiction provide the raw material for the transformation of not only the novel’s characters, but for readers as well. The invitation is to apply the embedded wisdom of the book into our own lives.
Yes, Visionary Fiction speaks the language of the soul. It offers a vision of humanity as we dream it could be. At a time where our world is going through so much tumultuous change, we need more Visionary Fiction.
Jodine Turner is an author of visionary fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. While living in Glastonbury, England, the ancient Isle of Avalon, Jodine began writing her award-winning, Kindle best-seller novels for the Goddess of the Stars and the Sea series about priestesses who have lived in Glastonbury down through the ages to today. The Awakening: Rebirth of Atlantis, The Keys to Remember, Carry on the Flame: Destiny’s Call, and Carry on the Flame: Ultimate Magic are all stand alone reads. Jodine is also an Adorata practitioner in the spiritual path of embodying divine love and balancing the feminine and masculine within, as well as a therapist, consecrated priestess, and deacon in the Gnostic Church of Mary Magdalene. www.jodineturner.com Blog Facebook Twitter Linkedin Goodreads
What do you think about visionary fiction? We would love to hear from you. Please leave your comments below.
Thank you Alissa for Jodine’s wonderful article.I do think that the words “Visionary Fiction” are helpful and appropriate. This fiction may often bleed over into other categories–which is also appropriate. People may sometimes disagree as to what is visionary, so the more categories, the better.
Jonah
You’re welcome, Jonah. I know Jodine will appreciate your comment about the article. And I love having a category of fiction that emphasizes the transformational journey and many dimensions of reality and what’s possible.
Yes, Visionary Fiction speaks the language of the soul. – what a great line! And thank you for this very informative article about visionary fiction. I know it’s quite a new genre so it’s hard for me to find many book recommendations in this category! guess I have to let go and allow them to show me my proper path
I was lucky enough to come across a fantastic visionary fiction novel that I want to share with everyone called “Harry Pond Looks Homeward” (http://harrypondadventures.com/) by author Jay Allan Luboff. This is the story of the Light that exists beyond the light and darkness on Earth. The story revolves around the farmstead where Harry and his sister grew up. Harry has just come back from Vietnam to find hometown invaded by sinister forces, his parents dead in a mysterious car accident, and his farm threatened. He teams with spiritual forces of Light, Ascended Masters and Angels to save the land against those who would destroy it — bringing Harry, his sister Becky and friends to an epic confrontation in the forest of Light and darkness. This book truly spoke to me because throughout it all Harry had a little voice that came to him when he needed it most. His guardian angel plays a large part in the story giving him the wisdom and courage he needs. This book really is for those with inquiring minds and open hearts 
Hope you will give it a read!
Thanks, Leslie, for your thoughtful comment and book recommendation. I’ll pass it on to Jodine and check it out myself. Meanwhile, Jodine and other visionary fiction authors have created the Visionary Fiction Alliance, http://visionaryfictionalliance.wordpress.com/, where you can find further recommendations of visionary fiction books to read.