Bed Bosh & Beyond

H.T. Manogue presents, in his latest work Bed Bosh & Beyond,  the late George Carlin as the voice of Robert William McGann's  after-life consciousness. George is summoned, so to speak, to help  replay the scenes of Rob's life and help learn from his experiences so  that his soul can move to its next phase of existence. For me, this  concept is hard to explain, but Manogue does a perfect job explaining  once the reader begins digging into the meat and potatoes of this  literary piece. I picked up right from the beginning and was able to  fully understand the message that Manogue laid out.

Manogue  has spent over a decade studying and writing about consciousness.  Throughout the book I found a cast of characters that were not only  colorful but actually quite comical. As Rob watches the plays of his  life, he relives the encounters of many different people and how they  directly affected his life, George Carlin often pops in and explains a  particular lesson that Rob needs to be aware of, such as a certain  judgment Rob may have passed on another person's role in Rob's life  affected his personal growth. Evidence of how the choices we make in our  life directly affect our realities.

Rob's  character is very conservative with strong, open-mouthed opinions on  politics and religion. Rob and his wife ran a bed & breakfast for  over twenty years and during that time were subjected to many different  kinds of crazy people: hippies, pot heads, polygamists, politicians and  even the lovely free loving slut of sister-in-law who sleeps with the  guests. Each character plays an important part of Rob's journey and  understanding.

While the story is fictional,  there are tons of amazing quotes from many different famous people that  fit perfectly into the story to further prove whatever point Manogue is  trying to make the reader understand. I found many parts of this book so  funny I had to read aloud parts to my mother so she too could get a  good laugh.

Funny business aside, Manogue brings to  the table a subject that I feel coud be controviersial when it comes to  the religiously sensitve. It truly takes a mond wide open to be able to  absorb the message. my personal take away is this: when the body dies  there is no pearly whte gate in front of heaven that you must stand in  front of, be judged, and either allowed in or cast into hell. What  happens to your soul is what you make of it. Whether you want to be hand  in ahnd with Jesus or any other tacher, your soul will unite with that  person and they will help you through to your next pahse.

While  reading this book, I was reminded of a converstaion that I had with a  wise elder when I asked him what he thought about the Bible. His  response was something to the effect of it being a book of fairy tales  to give people something to grasp. My review is not to challenge the  beliefs of others, but to point out the fact that manogue made  throughout this book. Each of us possesses a God consciousness within  us. i read another book with the same message and personally enjoy  entertaining the idea of a God consciousness rather than hell, fire and  brimstone.

To each his own, in their own right and  to summarize without going on forever, this book is not for the  religious guru but for the one who seeks something more than organized  religious beliefs. I could seriously write a thousand more words about  this book but would rather end this review by inviting the open minded  to experience this "true enough" story for themselves as their own  consciousness will take what they like and lveave the rest. Four Stars!