Character

How can one obtain strength of character when the world is filled with trickery and darkness?
Derek's hustler soul is reincarnated into the infant, Arel, in Axum, Ethiopia, close to the Ark of the Covenant, wherein lies the Ten Commandments. Arel is driven by his incarnation to make deals, to hustle, to steal the Ark's power, but instead he is taken on a different path to see what he truly is. He marries Sanvi who worships Shakti, the power of the divine feminine that destroys evil, and together they are tested in their beliefs and morality, where they have no other choice but to find strength of character.
This is the final novel of a trilogy exploring the challenges and the goal of psychological growth. The first, The Journey of Adam Kadmon (Arcade), concerns guilt and shame; the second, The Psychoanalysis of Dr. Seele (Arcade), the inflated ego that stands in opposition to compassion and feeling. This third novel is the final stage where wholeness and peace can finally be achieved.

"Leslie Stein's book, Caracter, is a captivating read. Like other great books, it contains many layers in its portrayal of a man's challenging journey towards wholeness; a journey fraught with obstacles - not least because of our main characters' persistent pursuit of paths that unleash violent, destructive forces. The book is a true page-turner with a fast-paced and surprising plot. At the same time, it delves into profound and mystical realms, and most of all it tells a story of a man who gets caught in his strive for power and money and how the meeting with his inner guide opens up new deep and transformative aspects in both of them. This truly thought-provoking book gives us a highly valuable understanding of how innate predispositions can be used and abused and how the search for the Self often goes astray. And so, gradually, new paths open up which cannot be followed without danger and exposure to violent threats and attacks, but in the end leads to complete psychological stability and wholeness."
Misser Berg, Denmark, Jungian analyst and past president of the International Association of Analytical Psychology.

"Can we ever transform, even across lives? Stein shows himself here to be part of the great chain of philosophical novelists, probing identity, fate, and other timeworn issues. Yet his ability to interweave his deep psychoanalytical knowledge with a knowledge of mysticism and spiritual and religious ideas fills these philosophical ideas with new life, and this hung on a genuinely compelling, and often gripping, plot."
Professor Dean Rickles, author of Life is Short (Princeton University Press (2022).