  C. M. MAYOMetaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual |
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WINNER, NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR HISTORY
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In a blend
of biography, personal essay, and a rendition of deeply researched
metaphysical and Mexican history that reads like a novel, award-winning
writer and noted literary translator C.M. Mayo provides a rich
introduction and the first translation of the secret book by
Francisco I. Madero, leader of Mexico's 1910 Revolution and President
of Mexico from 1911 to 1913. "In my fifteen years of researching the life of President Francisco I. Madero, I have never read a more complete book as the one just written by C.M. Mayo. It will simply surprise any reader. The research is impeccable and the narrative well-rounded." Manuel Guerra de Luna, author of Los Madero: La Saga Liberal "C.M. Mayo offers another dazzling work in her own fluid, poetic and highly visual prose... By the time I finished I wished for a Don Francisco Madero to guide us today, a politican who is also a mystic and intellect. Sophy Burnham, author of A Book of Angels and The President's Angel "Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution paints a complex picture of a curious crossroads in history, where the rise and fall of a regime coincided with a spiritual and social awakening with the potential to rewrite a country's future. Kudos to Mayo for introducing us to both the man and his message." San Francisco Book Review "Mayo... provides not only an English translation of Madero's Spiritist Manual, but also a lively introduction... The author argues effectively that Madero's manual is essential to understanding his revolutionary zeal." Kirkus Reviews "Mayo is a profoundly creative and insightful artist who is able to bring her own perspective into the frame while enhancing our understanding of her subjects. This is a masterful introduction to a topic that hasn’t been explored in this accessible way before, and may never be again. If you enjoy esotericism, history, politics, and the way that they sometimes intersect, I highly recommend you read C.M. Mayo’s Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution." Greg Kaminsky, host of Occult of Personality "In this delightfully engaging book, C.M. Mayo brings to vivid light an aspect of Mexican history astonishingly neglected by most historians: the Spiritist beliefs and practices of Francisco Madero, instigator and first leader of the world-historical event that was the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Fruit of considerable research, this volume includes the first translation into English of Madero's Spiritist Manual, itself an invaluable contribution to the historical record." José Skinner, University of Texas-Pan American "Mayo does brilliant job combining the known facts of the Mexican Revolution and Madero's role within it, and creates an intellectual bridge to the president's spiritist belief structure...With her translation of the Spiritist Manual, C.M. Mayo opened this incredible window into the metaphysical side of the Mexican Revolution" Heribert von Feilitzsch, author of In Plain Sight: Felix Sommerfeld, Spymaster in Mexico "What a great book. I’ve read a lot on Madero, but this book gives the reader such a different view of the man. It fleshes out his true personality and sheds light on the forces that truly drove him. Since Spiritism was such an important part of his life, one couldn’t really know the man without examining that aspect of his personality. Moreover, Madero was writing his book on Spiritism at the same time that he was running for the presidency showing how important that belief was in his life. I especially appreciated the rich detail the author provided regarding Madero’s last days before he was assassinated that matched the solid research that the remainder of this book demonstrates." Raymond Caballero, author of Lynching Pascual Orozco "Ever astonishing are the greats whose inner tracks wholly diverge from their renown. Such a case is Francisco I. Madero, first president of Mexico after the 1910 revolution, whose political genius was immersed in mysticism, and equally extraordinary is C. M. Mayo's account of this paradox in Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution. Threading the tortuous path of Madero from birth to assassination, and culminating in the first translation into English of the little-known Spiritist Manual of this master of statecraft, Mayo's account brings to life the duality of the singular founder of Mexican democracy." Bruce Berger, author of The Telling Distance: Conversations with the American Desert "Absolutely fascinating... the well-crafted outcome of a sharp mind and meticulous research, combined with serendipity." Tony Burton, author of West Mexico and Geo-Mexico |
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