{"product_id":"the-key-a-true-encounter-9781585428694","title":"The Key: A True Encounter","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCommunion\u003c\/i\u003e comes the mysterious true story of how an unknown visitor barged into Streiber's hotel room late one night--and imparted extraordinary lessons in personal development and man's fate that challenge us to rethink every assumption about the meaning of life. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At two-thirty in the morning of June 6, 1998, Whitley Streiber was awakened by somebody knocking on his hotel room door. A man came in, and everything he said was life-altering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the unsettling and ultimately enlightening narrative of what happened that night. Strieber was never really sure who this strange and knowing visitor was--a \"Master of Wisdom\"? A figure from a different realm of consciousness? A preternaturally intelligent being? He called him the Master of the Key. The one thing of which Strieber was certain is that both the man and the encounter were real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The main concern of the Master of the Key is to save each of us from self-imprisonment. \"Mankind is trapped,\" the stranger tells Strieber. \"I want to help you spring the trap.\" In a sweeping exchange between Strieber and the stranger--which takes the form of a classical student- teacher dialogue in pursuit of inner understanding--the unknown man presents a lesson in human potential, esoteric psychology, and man's fate. He illuminates why man has been caught in a cycle of repeat violence and self-destruction--and the slender, but very real, possibility for release. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In its breadth and intimacy, \u003ci\u003eThe Key\u003c\/i\u003e is on par with contemporary metaphysical traditions, such as \u003ci\u003eA Course in Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e, or even with the dialogues of modern wisdom teachers, such as D.T. Suzuki and Carl Jung.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcherperigee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585428694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Whitley Strieber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096221057205,"sku":"9781585428694","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_37f20c47-7a12-46bb-9844-57cf730f714d.jpg?v=1692803849","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-key-a-true-encounter-9781585428694","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}