Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Soul Mates - Did you meet your "Soul Mate"?

The French version of "Transmutation" has just been published. It is called:
"Le Long Voyage de l'Amour"

What is a soul mate?
It is a person who seems to fill all our needs, a person who is our perfect complement, someone who makes us feel complete.
“Complete” is the key word. Because legends say that in mythical times, human beings were “androgyne”, meaning that they were male and female in one body, complete and perfect. Due to the succession of cycles, they became separated; one became male and the other female. Since that time, we have all been longing for our totality. This is what draws men and women toward one another, to accomplish the “fusion” of the two in one, through the sexual act.

How do we recognize our “soul mate”?
First of all, we have to accept the concept of reincarnation, which teaches that after the death of our body, our soul migrates to another plane of existence, and that we continue our life experience according to our “karma”. Karma means “action”, cause and effect. Our present destiny is the result of our actions, good or bad, in past lives.
I am sure you all had the experience of meeting someone who is so familiar that you are convinced you must have met before. You are immediately attracted to this person; you discover that you have many things in common and that you perfectly complement each other. Chances are you met before, on a different plane of existence, where you had started something which you will continue in this life time.

Do we have more than one soul mate?
This feeling of familiarity when meeting a new person is not unique and it happens when we encounter people we have known in past lives. They can be friends or foes, old family members, people with whom we had dealt in past lives. But there is one and only one true love, that unique person who is our missing half. You may meet this person in this lifetime, or in another, but you will keep meeting each other, until you realize the fusion of the two in one.

How do we accomplish that?
This is the subject of my book “Transmutation”. If you have already read it, then you know how difficult it is to accomplish the “Great Work”, as it was called by alchemists who transmuted lead into gold. Transmutation of the soul is necessary to rid it of all the impurities accumulated during its multiple life experiences. When this is accomplished for both the male and the female seeking “Union”, then the fusion of the two in one becomes possible.
For most people, to meet their soul mate means that they found the love of their life, with whom they are going to be happy until death separates them. But this is not enough to restore their primordial unity. For this to happen, they must follow a spiritual path which will give them the means to attain this unity. And this might take many lifetimes and total commitment.
There are various spiritual practices whose goal is the transmutation of the soul, and the characters of my book have chosen the Hermetic Tradition. I will not go into the technicalities of these practices, but if you are interested, you may want to read the book by Julius Evola called “Hermetic Tradition”, or, by the same author, “The Metaphysics of Sex” and “Tantric Yoga”.

When the “Great Work” is accomplished, the new being, called the “Androgyne” in hermetism, is no longer subjected to ordinary human limitations, and he can perform miracles, communicate telepathically with anyone he chooses, travel in space and time, etc., because he has realized all the possibilities of the human state; to make a comparison which we can understand, let’s say that his brains are working at 1000% of their capacity (instead of 3 or 4% which is the case for most of us).
This new being has escaped the fatality of the wheel of existences, which means that he will no longer be re-incarnated.
Now, if you want to learn more about this incredible experience, read my book and follow the adventures of Rene Eagle, the main character of Transmutation, who has to go though hell before he can reunite with his missing half.

Lydia Bisanti
April 11, 2006

Transmutation Novel, by Lydia Bisanti - Book Review


A good spiritual story, January 23, 2006
Reviewer:
S V SWAMY "swamy-reviews" (Hyderabad, India) -
Transmutation is about transformation of the individual man to a Universal Man. The hero of the novel, Rene Eagle goes through a series of personal catastrophes (as seen through normal eyes) which push him over the precipice and help his ego to refine/ dissolve/ sublime. Transmutation is used in alchemy and in nuclear science. It means changing one element (a base metal like lead or iron) into another noble element (like gold). The Philosopher's Stone is a 'mythical' object which is supposed to help the alchemist to transmute a base metal like iron and lead to gold. Philosophically, it is the transmutation of an egoistic soul (which because of its limited vision is naturally selfish) into an Universal Soul (a soul which becomes the whole universe and thus has no scope for being selfish). The purpose of each soul is to transmute itself into the Universal Soul. To achieve that, the ego has to achieve a sacred union with that missing complement soul, to which it is compellingly drawn. Till then, shadows of such soul (egos that have some semblance to that real mate) will attract the individual, resulting in infatuations, addictions etc. The objectives of various prayers, meditations and other rituals is to prepare the individual ego for this sacred union, which is the real fulfilling union. Eternal Love is the natural result of such an union. Till then, the ego goes through several planes of existence. The author succeeds in bringing out these concepts well, which are not really new to eastern minds. The story is well told and grips the reader through out. Rene becomes Siva, the three-eyed God (the third eye representing true knowledge and wisdom), though the author doesn't use that specific name. The book could have been edited better, but fortunately the communication comes through. I strongly recommend this slim volume if you have any leanings towards spiritual matters. Even without the spirit, the novel is a good read.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Publication of my first fiction novel: Transmutation, A novel about Eternal Love

“Would you like to walk through walls?”

This is what René Eagle heard the “Master” ask him after he awoke from a mysterious four-week long sleep. But René Eagle does not believe in such things. His Cartesian approach to life has not prepared him for what is about to happen to him.

René Eagle is a financial wizard who, at age 39, has become chairman of a powerful financial institution.
He is a very aggressive and ambitious young man who does whatever it takes to control people around him, requiring them all to do his bidding. He is married to Barbara, a well-bred woman whom he married when she was 18 years old; he totally controls her, demanding that she accept his infidelities and unconventional ways. They have a five-year old child.Everything seems to be perfect in his well-ordered life when a mysterious woman, Lucia, whose appearance is a perfect female replica of his, appears and disrupts his well-planned existence. Strange things begin to happen to him, and his reality is no longer real...

I was told by those who read my book that it is a “page turner” and this is the way I wrote it. I intentionally eliminated any detail that could distract from the action, and every page contains a surprise that will keep you wanting to know more. There is suspense and mystery, yet this is the story of a love that transcends life and death.

“I usually don’t like to read novels” says Anna Mancini, a writer of books about Law, “but when I started to read “Transmutation”, I could not put it down. It is fascinating, almost hypnotizing”.

To read excerpts of Transmutation, you may go to http://print.google.com/ , type the book title and this will bring you to a page listing “Transmutation”. Click on the name and the “Transmutation” page will open. There you may type any word in the “search within this book” and it will open a page of the novel.


Lydia Bisanti
Lydia@transmutation-novel.com
http://www.transmutation-novel.com

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Morbid jealousy

I just had a long conversation with a friend whose wife makes his life miserable because of her insane jealousy. I researched the topic because I know a number of people who are the victims of jealous partners, and I found this article by Vijai P. Sharma, Ph.D
Conjugal Paranoia Is A Disease
Morbid jealousy is not always caused by partner's act of infidelity. Morbidly jealous people find grounds for suspicion and accusations in unintentional, unavoidable and everyday behaviors of their partners. Accused partners can't figure out how to escape situations which might provoke accusation by their morbidly jealous partner.
Momentary lapse of attention or being distracted by something in the environment can enrage morbidly jealous partners for not paying total and undivided attention to them. An exchange of greeting or perfunctory conversation may be viewed as an act of enticing the members of opposite sex.
Victims of morbid jealousy reach a point when they don't want to get out of the house at all. Why go anywhere if it would always end up in a horrible fight! Forget about going to a beach or a mall. There are lots of potential "landmines." In spite of training their eyes to always look down and not wanting to meet the eyes of a member of opposite sex, they can't find a fool proof method.
Meeting past acquaintances can be a problem and might require a full historical report on that relationship. As a result, victims of morbid jealousy turn their head and try to look in the opposite direction to avoid an encounter with an old friend of opposite sex. They have to be careful what they say about the content of past relationships lest it should invite accusations of indiscreet amorous involvement.
Telephones invite their own share of grief. Even a genuine "wrong number" in voice of the opposite sex might be viewed as an attempt to arrange a secret rendezvous.
Going out with morbidly jealous partners provides them enough "fuel" for more accusations and fights. Going out without them requires a detailed and complete account of what one did and who one met. It's a "do-it-or-don't-do-it-you-are-damned!" situation.
Other times, the jealous person can be most gentle and loving people. This can be a real confusing situation for victim partners. They don't know which one is real. Is it the one who is so caring and loving or the one who is demeaning, hurtful and accusatory? Morbidly jealous change (or "snap" one should say) in a blink of eye.
If you are currently in a relationship with a morbidly jealous, don't get married. Marital vows won't make it better. On the contrary, it might get even worse. Don't blame yourself. It's not your fault that your partner has a disease. Remember your partner has a disease, you don't. Of course, you can't treat it by more vocal assurances, evidence of your innocence or more convincing demonstration of your love.
Upon realization of the threat of the break up of relationship, morbidly jealous partners are enraged. They don't understand why their partners instead of correcting their own misbehavior desert them. When forced in a corner, they might agree to marital counseling.
Marital counseling can be educational for you but it won't treat morbid jealousy. Morbidly jealous person needs individual counseling and in some cases medication for other mental disorders. Victim partners should consult professionals in absence of their partners so they can freely ask questions and understand the extent of the problem or the progress in treatment.

Monday, July 25, 2005



I called this image "Solar Flare". I am posting it here because it represents my scorpionic personality. Right now, this is the way I feel because I just quit smoking and it's tough!! but I'll make it. It's been three weeks already, and I am very proud of this accomplishment!! I never thought it would be possible. To all hard core smokers I say: it is possible!! don't let cigarettes control your life anymore!