Trial by Fire: A Personal Journey of Consciousness, Power & Freedom
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award winner (Adult Nonfiction: True Crime) (Silver) (2017)
THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE MADNESS IS IN
When Kaia Anderson, twenty-three and newly married, turns to her future, she doesn't see it coming--the ruthless hunt of a deranged stalker that, spanning three decades, will shatter her life and terrorize her family. He'd been a college classmate, a casual acquaintance. But mental illness swiftly takes hold and so does his obsession.
Their lives under siege, Kaia fights fiercely for safety and justice until--consumed by fear, tormented by the insanity of the courts--she stands at a crossroads and only one thing is clear: Either she will lose herself or find herself, but she must change direction.
Desperate for answers, she embarks on a path of self-discovery, a psycho-spiritual journey unlike any she's known. Guided by a counselor, lured by clues revealed in her ongoing battle, Kaia travels to the furthest reaches of her unconscious mind: deep, shadowy places where long-buried secrets of the soul reside; forgotten places that beckon her to remember; places where she unearths hidden wisdom that, step upon step, transforms her and so, her experience.
Rife with the suspense of a legal thriller and the depth of an existential quest, Trial by Fire boldly cleaves the boundary of the true crime memoir. With stirring prose and a thread of wry humor, the author intertwines her harrowing ordeal, introspection, dreams, visions, and courtroom drama, pulling us inescapably into this gripping work. An unforgettable story of terror, heartbreak, loss, and ultimately, profound healing and hope, Trial by Fire casts a piercing light on the long dark night, illuminating the wisdom and power in each of us, begging to emerge.
Kaia's case spurred the overhaul of Colorado's stalking law. Investigation Discovery's documentary series, Stalked, featured her story.
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Become an affiliate"[Anderson] achieved nothing less than the miraculous alchemy of transmuting the basest of life's elements into pure, spiritual gold...[A] true hero's journey from the belly of darkness into the heart of light." --David Zindell, author of the Requiem books, The Ea Cycle books and The Idiot Gods
"In clean, evocative and powerfully honest prose, Trial by Fire plunges the reader not only into the depths of Anderson's horrifying, Kafkaesque ordeal and the mad labyrinth of the modern U.S. justice system, but also on her journey of self-discovery and the evolution of her power....It's a remarkably balanced blend that will keep readers turning pages late into the night."--Times-Call
"With all the riveting suspense of a true crime thriller...what sets Anderson's work apart...is her quest to understand the psychological dimensions of her experience. With the tenacity and strength of a warrior, she delves into her own darkness and emerges with the gift to the world of this memoir." --Dr. Ruth Meyer, Jungian Scholar, Dream Tender and author of Clio's Circle: Entering the Imaginal World of Historians