In 2009, Ben Neil came face to face with his own "Dark Night of the Soul," enduring grief and guilt associated with the loss of his business and loved ones, and the mental anguish that comes from these life experiences he wondered if life was worth living. To pick himself up, Ben became an avid student, spending nearly a decade reading more than 1,000 books on various subjects all related to the mind. His learning and experiences led him to do something he had never considered before; writing a novel. That in itself was a journey, and Ben will get into some of that in the episode, but when it's all said and done, Ben Neil wrote his first novel, The Initiate, which correlates to Ben's journey in a very metaphorical sense.

A very good listen for lovers of Philosophy.

Website for The Initiate: https://theinitiate.net/

The Initiate is available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Initiate-Ben-Neil/dp/1954968515