Jose Gabriel Hernandez Cortes

Nidra's Blessing Jose Gabriel Hernandez Cortes

The vagueness of reality is explored through the elusive nature of dreams. Searching if the limits of experience are based on what is real, the Qiashi monks left civilization to experiment with a prehistoric organism that grants the ability to lucid dream. Seen as gurus, those unable to cope with the insatisfactions of waking life are attracted to the legendary gifts of the Qiashi, not knowing the existential effects involved. Nidra's Blessing is a narrative that reflects on the nature and experience of dreams by using a non-linear narrative and different points of view. Inspired by eastern beliefs and metaphysical paradigms such as Serialism and Discordianism, it tackles the enigmatic questions surrounding sleep and what comes after it. This book is for fans of movies like Inception, Paprika, Vanilla Sky, The Holy Mountain, and Waking Life; and of tales like Alice in Wonderland. The story is a collection of fast-paced event surreal events meant to inspire diverse interpretations on the beholder. The narration occurs in a cloud of suggestions to simulate the simoultaneous presence of clarity and confusion in the act of dreaming,