In the Shadow of the Wolf

Book excerpt: Carl is a man haunted by an indefinable presence he's always felt. One day, in his search for answers he goes on a trip out of town. He finds the stillness of nature around him and realises that the wild points to some truth about his life which he cannot find in his work. One day in an ancient wood near to home and discovers a wolf which mesmerises him, but he retreats. In following weeks, Carl begins to feel at one with the wild no longer just an observer. But he is afflicted with visions and his dreams lead him to seek the wolf again. On his way to where he first encountered the animal he falls and blacks out. He wakes to find his awareness has fused with the wolf's. Now his guide, the wolf takes him through its realm of existence. The wolf talks to him and draw out understanding he never knew he possessed changing his life forever...