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Saturday, December 20, 2014

THE BRIDGE of DEATHS by M.C.V. Egan

 
 
 
 
Format:Paperback
Book Review For “The Bridge Of Deaths” – by M. C. V. Egan 
 
 
 


M.C.V. Egan’s book ‘The Bridge Of Deaths’ is unique because the author is driven by childhood memories, family stories and perhaps the spirit of her grandfather who died when an English aircraft (carrying 5) crashed on August 15, 1939. Her exhaustive research, passion for details and networking abilities brings this fiction (based on real events) to life from archives buried during the chaos of World War ll.

Characters like Bill, Maggie and Catalina draw us into their world with conversations and settings that bring the reader to the table, quenches the thirst for love at first sight romance and delves into a quest for knowledge that reaches into the paranormal realm that few of us would dare venture into.

If you like historical fiction (eliminating dry facts) the time frame and mystery behind this historical plane crash and family tragedy will keep you turning the page. The use of Skype conversations was creative and the historical documentation such as the use of actual Western Union Telegrams validates the truth behind the fiction.

I personally would have loved to read more about the author’s family and especially her grandfather’s life and see more photos. Understandably this book is mystery based on a tragic historical event and is not a biography. After reading this well thought out, painstakingly researched fictional accounting of a historical event that few of us even know about, I only have one question. Where will M.C.V. Egan take us in a sequel and what nugget of information might be unearthed by the publication of this book?

The blending of facts with mysticism to arrive at the truth is a payoff even for a reader who holds a skeptical view of the paranormal, use of hypnosis and past-life regression. Cold Coffee Press endorses M.C.V. Egan’s book ‘The Bridge Of Deaths’ for the author’s nearly two decades of research, thirst for the truth and family bonds. http://www.coldcoffeepress.com
 
 
 
***** 5.0 out of 5 stars History's Mysteries Through Past-Life Explorations, January 15, 2012
The author, M. C. V. Egan, is very forthright in explaining that she is not any expert on world history of the period she relates; in fact, she says that when she began her quest to discover events she knew very little of that era. So as readers we are reassured that the author is not spouting regurgitated history texts, but fictionalizing her own experiences and discoveries. She has no hidden agenda here, no goals except discovery. Instead she is forthright, sharing her explorations and their results with us, her readers. I enjoyed the manner in which she made of herself a character, sharing her actual quests and discoveries and setbacks, just as the fictional characters express their lives throughout the story.

I fell in love with the characters each from their first introduction. Although Ms. Egan uses quite a bit of narrative in introducing them, it's neither boring nor unsubstantiated, for within the narrative she includes dialogue (running in the background, as it were) and a substantial amount of action. She draws her characters in such a way that they are immediately understandable, and the reader easily relates and empathises. The author also has a very clever mode of relating her characters and their events to a background of actual world history in their particular era, which makes the book seem down-to-earth even in the midst of a metaphysical discussion.

She mentions in one spot "the most extraordinary feeling of comfort in simply being with her," and this is the experience I have of "The Bridge of Deaths." I am reminded of all those wonderful books I've read in which I feel as if I have just settled into a comfy armchair beside a roaring fireplace-I can relax, enjoy, and relate to the adventures in the novel as an "Armchair Traveler." This novel made me feel safe and warm, even while exploring the question of past lives, hypnotic regression, and the effects past life events and encounters have on our present and future.

This novel is fascinating: it has intrigue, romance, love that bridges lifetimes, soul mates, history, mystery, the thrills of the unexpected, philosophy, Spirituality, and metaphysics. It is a warm, cozy, comforting story, with the conviction running throughout that there is an Answer-and answers-if we can just persevere to find out. I eagerly await further novels from this special author. I know in the meantime I will be rereading "The Bridge of Deaths" just for the sheer pleasure it brings me.
 
 

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

In regards to “The Bridge of Deaths” An Astrological perspective by JOAN PORTE

On August 15, 1939, weeks before England and France officially declared war on Nazi Germany, a tragic albeit seemingly routine airplane crash happened over Denmark and a bridge that would see so much horror in the coming years it would receive the moniker “The Bridge of Deaths.” Onboard the doomed flight were two Standard Oil of New Jersey employees, A German Corporate Lawyer, an English Member of Parliament and a crewmember for British Airways LTD. The fast-approaching war hindered any investigation into the crash.

Fortunately, the grandchild of one of the men who died that day, M.C.V Egan, did the research that had been so sorely lacking in the years after the crash. Combining old-fashioned gumshoe work and fascinating metaphysical techniques she learned of conspiracies behind what on the surface was an innocuous crash. She has detailed her work in a gripping book, “The Bridge of Deaths.” 
 

What is the astrology of the crash and why was Egan lead to utilizing metaphysics for the answer? Let us look first at the astrology of the crash (see BOD insert 1). At the time of the crash, there was a stellium (more than 5 bodies in one house) in the ninth house, the house of international affairs. We have there the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Pluto and Ceres all in the sign of Leo. This is a very powerful placement. All of the personal planets (the inner) except Mars and powerful Pluto, the change agent, and Ceres the nurturer all in the fire, fixed sign of Leo indicates and intense activity in the arena of international and intercultural affairs. This is energy rife with an intensity that contradicts the idea that these people were on a pleasure trip. Informational exchange is dominant in the Sun, Mercury interplay and emotions were involved (the Moon). A change, a big change is seen in the form Pluto the harbinger of death and transformation – a big change to life and caring (Ceres.)

My eye goes to two other placements in this chart. The first is Pallas Athena, the warrior goddess asteroid, the asteroid that indicates where we take up a cause – where we do what we have to do to win the battle is in the house of Pluto (8th) – the house of death. That coupled with secretive Scorpio the sign ruled by Pluto is on the ascendant. Death, intrigue, war, and fire is everywhere over the Bridge of Death at the moment of this crash.

There is no question that the energies where set to allow a situation of espionage to occur at the Bridge of Deaths that day. No one should classify a person looking for a war conspiracy as some off-the-wall theorist. What was that conspiracy – who was involved? Well for that, you have to buy the book! M.C.V.Egan @ Amazon

What do the charts of the victims tell us? A note here: it was not possible to get the birth times of each person but we do have the dates and places of birth. Drawing a composite chart (see Composite BOD insert 2) by combining all charts, gave me the actual chills. Yes, there is another stellium but this time it is the eighth house – the house of death. Pluto again played a key role with a conjunction to the Sun (life force), and the North Node, Juno and Neptune.
 

 

The North Node is an indicator of our current life soul’s desire – what lessons do we need to learn – where do we want to be when our sand runs out. The victim’s collective Node was in Cancer, the sign of motherhood, roots, home and country in the 8th house. Did they have a collective soul’s need to die for their countries?

Juno, the consort, the goddess of loyalty conjuncting Neptune, our most spiritual planet, the one that connects us to universal energies. This is an intense combination of spiritual devotion, spiritual energy as well as a large amount of victim energy. Victim? Yes, strong Neptunian influences intensify the victim emotion. People born with a great deal of Neptune energy in their charts often take on strong burdens in this lifetime. They often set themselves up to pay a great deal of karmic debt to people.

While each person on the plane had a different path, they all come together over that Bridge at a highly energized time to fulfil a soul’s lesson – to give themselves for their countries and for the right cause.

If you need more evidence of espionage and conspiracy then look at the biwheel of the moment of the crash and their composite charts. (See insert 3 BOD biwheel.) Remember when I said Mercury, the trickster and the communicator, was not in the ninth house stellium on the BOD wheel? Well, not any more. In the biwheel, Mercury and the Midheaven, the indicator of career, are together right on the chart of the event. The victims were carrying information and it was someone’s job to make sure that information disappeared.
 

The victims Pluto is right on Pallas Athena in Gemini, ruled by Mercury, further proves the point that this was all about death that “needed” to happen to prevent information from reaching its endpoint. It was a matter of war. Finally, Mars and Saturn conjuncting in the sixth house, the house of health and the body, gives no doubt that violence was premeditated. There are no more a dangerous planetary placement that Saturn and Mars together. It is a bright arrow pointing to violence, as Mars is the god of war and Saturn the taskmaster. In addition, Saturn vibrates to the 10th house – which is the traditional house of government and authority.

What may never know all that lead to the crash over the Bridge of Deaths that day. However, astrology confirms that it was no accident. 

 
 

Joan Porte is an evolutionary astrologer and author of “Signs of the Tines: The UltimateAstrological Cookbook.”

To learn about the astrology of your past lives and get a current life Astrological Birth Chart profile, visit her website joanporte.com.  Let Joan be your soul’s Astrological GPS – you should always know where you are going in life!

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