Book II of my past-life memoir, titled Past the Past, is completed and in the process of production! I set the date of December 1st, but it will likely be ready by mid-November… fingers crossed.

I’ve been working steadily on it since the publication of About Time, including two trips to France to draw on the energy of that time and place, and I’m very pleased about how the continued story has come together. Past the Past takes up Etienne’s story where About Time left off, as he returns to the Chateau from Brittany.

 

A teaser from the back cover blurb:

What if your soul remembers more than your mind dares to imagine?

In Past the Past, James I. Kepner continues the luminous spiritual memoir begun in About Time, following the soul’s journey through love, transformation, and awakening across centuries.

In fifteenth-century France, Étienne returns home transformed by Druidic teachings, only to face danger, devotion, and the awakening of a love that becomes alchemy itself. Centuries later, a mysterious painting in the author’s life reopens the door to that past—revealing how memory, energy, and destiny intertwine beyond the reach of time.

A meditation on the continuity of consciousness and the power of remembrance, Past the Past invites readers to explore their own more profound knowing—to trust that what feels ancient within us is not fantasy, but the soul’s long conversation with itself.

“A breathtaking memoir of mystery and transformation—of love that transcends lifetimes, and of the deep alchemy through which the soul awakens to itself.”