The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You

Dorothy Bryant, who hales from the planet Berkeley, has written several novels that are so startlingly different from each other than it makes you wonder how one person could have achieved this feat. I don't like fantasy genre books, not at all. But just because Bryant had written this, I swallowed hard and read it. Oh boy. It's wonderful. It's the tale of a wretched man who seems to have killed not only his girlfriend but also himself. But he rouses from his `swoon' in a strange world where there are no signs of ugliness or violence - and the rest of the novel plays with the question of how he will fare in such an unfamiliar environment.I strongly recommend three of her other books. The Garden of Eros (a personal favorite; I'm a midwife, and there's a fantastic description of an unattended birth in this book), Miss Giardino, and Ella Price's Journal. Dorothy Bryant created her own publishing company, Ata Books, in Berkeley because of her desire to help local writers get published and to keep their books in print and on local bookstore shelves indefinitely.

Hi There Everyone,I have just been blown away by The Kin of Ata. Another Camelot. Another Avalon. And more.I am not easily swayed by words.I am a Marine,a Harvard MBA, a CPA, a spouse of some years, a parent of four children, an awesome dude.I have ... never written a review. But this time it is different. The Kin of Ata shows us another way. A way free of sin, guilt, exclusion, boring TV, AND yet full of fun, joyful work, ways to lift ourselves up, ways to fulfill our human lives.I enjoyed "The Celestine Prophesy". That book was distributed at first in off Main Street "New Age" bookstores and leapt off the shelves. The author was amazed and went on to sell millions.The "Kin" is far more expansive, joyful, than the "Prophesy" for me. For those of you who know, what more can I say? For those who don't and are in search for a more meaningful life, buy, lease, or borrow this book.By the time you have read twenty pages, you will thank me and kiss my ring. Since I wear no ring, your buying this amazing book will be our mutual gift to one another.... I do not know how to reassure you on this point. Perhaps a little (very little in our society) trust is in order. You must decide. This is a joy filled adventure. Easy to read. Just over 200 pages in length. Very easy to read. I bet you read it more than once!!To the Misty Isles of Ata, Avalon, Camelot and Erin.On The Road to God Kows Where

You will not regret reading this excellent book. I have bought this book four times because I have given copies to friends who have in turn bought copies for friends. I am an aspiring author and an avid reader. This is the best book I have ever read. It has changed my life and continues to remind me of what is really important in life. This book has some magic in store for you. Please read it and realize your potential as a better human being.

I read THE KIN OF ATA almost twenty years ago and have given many copies away as gifts. I adore this story and have read it numerous times. It is important to note that the first two or three pages are NOT what this book is about. This book is about what is possible in each and every one of us, even the proud and arrogant. The images of Ata bring me great comfort (The Comforter was it's original title); the "holkas" for healing, the sleeping wheels, the spiraling wall with shells for collecting drinking water, the great cone shaped gathering hall, the bowls of food for feeding one another...For anyone interested in social responsibility, spiritual growth, the power of dreams or even parapsychology, I highly recommend that you buy this book, read it and pass it on to your best friend.

This is my favorite dream-inspired work of fiction, and it has been a major influence on my own approach to dreaming, as explained in my books CONSCIOUS DREAMING and DREAMGATES. Dorothy Bryant shows us that the first key to creating a dreaming culture is to open a safe space between people every day in which dreams can be shared and honored. If we can bring this about in our families, our schools, our work environments and our communities, we will take a tremendous step towards manifesting a more generous, spirited and compassionate society where we can move decisively beyond barriers of prejudice and misunderstanding. We will also bring gifts of storytelling and sponteneous healing into our everyday lives.The second aspect of Dorothy Bryant's vision of compelling interest today is that she beautifully portrays the possibility that the dreamworld is the REAL world, and that "big" dreams are real experiences in which we enter other dimensions, encounter other beings, and recollect our spiritual purpose. A sensitive movie version of this book would be a much-needed counterpoint to the film "The Matrix", where the reality behind physical appearances is depicted as nightmarish, and an antidote to the consensual hallucination that dreams are "only" dreams.