- Lena Phoenix
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name = Lena Phoenix
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caption = Lena Phoenix, 2006.
birthdate = Born 1968 -
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occupation = Author
nationality = American
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influences =Hermann Hesse ,David James Duncan ,Barbara Kingsolver ,Pico Iyer
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website = http://theheartofacult.com/Lena Phoenix (born 1968) is the American author of the award-winning novel, "
The Heart of a Cult ". She graduated from the Naropa University Inter-Arts Program in 1998. She is married toSteven Sashen and a resident of Boulder, CO. [ [http://theheartofacult.com/about.htm? Lena Phoenix: About the Author.] ]List of works
* "
The Heart of a Cult ", (2006 Garuda, Inc. Trade Paperback). Phoenix's first novel was inspired by the her personal experiences in the alternative spiritual realm. The book is written in the style of a personal diary. It chronicles thirty year old Michelle Thomson, who during a period of unemployment goes to a spiritual seminar. The seminar experience leads her into the depths of a cult, from which she must win her freedom. The cult experience is not all bad, nor all good, for Michelle, with her entrapment she learns and grows.Set adrift by sudden unemployment, web designer Michelle Thomson is at an impasse in her life when she is introduced to a charismatic spiritual teacher known only as Ma. Though initially skeptical, Michelle is soon captivated by Ma’s energy and insight and begins to find new meaning both in Ma’s teachings and as a member of her insular community. While at first she blossoms under Ma’s guidance, when Michelle uncovers deception at the heart of all she has come to believe in, she is forced to face the ultimate test any spiritual teacher can give. ["The Heart of a Cult", back cover.]
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The Heart of a Cult " won Independent Publisher's 2007 Visionary Fiction Silver Medal. [ [http://independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=1157&urltitle=Announcing%202007%20Independent%20Publisher%20Book%20Awards%20Results, 2007 IPPY Award List.] ]Critical Reaction
* [http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/mar/02/no-headline-04xcul/ Review - The Daily Camera.]
* [http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_bookreviews/bkrev_heartofacult.htm Review - Cultic Studies Review.]
* [http://midwestbookreview.com/rbw/jan_07.htm#richard/ Review - Midwest Book Review.]
* [http://www.enfusemagazine.com/culture/content.cfm?article_id=555 Review - Enfuse Magazine.]
* [http://www.cclapcenter.com/2008/09/book_review_the_heart_of_a_cul.html Review - Chicago Center for Literature and Photography.]References
ee also
* Bibliography section in Cult
Bibliography
Book by Lena Phoenix
* "The Heart of a Cult". Garuda, Inc.; 2006. ISBN 978-0978548308.
External links
* [http://theheartofacult.com/ Lena Phoenix's home page.]
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