Edwin and the Metamorph (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497572041)

When he was 14, Dean Krause read a book by Carlos Castaneda, and could find nobody to discuss it with, which confirmed what he already suspected. Krause was not like most people, and began to explore life's mystical qualities. He later studied Shamanism in Guatemala and Mexico, and with prominent teachers of the same in the United States. For gainful employment, he has worked in retail shops, photo darkrooms, auto auctions, UHF circuit repair and telecoms, and most recently his own line of specialty jewelry that includes miniature kaleidoscopes. He found that being autodidactic was a twin edged sword, being spoon-fed information at a university was no fun, so he has educated himself, which has allowed perspectives differing from those with a more conventional education. He uses this diverse technological and philosophical background to weave metaphysics, scifi, sex, humor and romance into fascinating stories of exotic characters with incredible insights in the perception of reality, and fun.