Posted by Here is an article that tells a big piece of the story behind the motives of the present Iran/USA/Israel:
Dispelling The Lies About US Aggression In The Persian Gulf
I also wish to engage in a simple mathematical exercise here:
Jewish population of Israel: 5.7 million
Population of New York City: 8.2 million
Population of London: 8 million +
Population of World: 7 billion
Key allies of Iran: China & Russia
Conclusions:
1) The total population of Jews in Israel is smaller than the populations of typical large SINGLE Western cities like London and New York! We are not talking about the entire country here, just single large cities.
2) As a percentage of the total world population, the entire population of Jews living in Israel constitutes 0.08%. In simple terms, this is not 1/100th, this is not 1/1000th, this is only 8/10,000th of the entire world population, i.e. 1/2500.
And yet, the USA and the Western allies are potentially preparing themselves to enter a war in support of this minuscule population’s strategic objectives; one that could very easily escalate into World War 3. Iran is not alone, despite the USA’s best efforts to neutralize their key local supporter in the area, Syria, using the same tired old formula that worked in Iraq and Libya. China and Russia are also allies of Iran and will not be able to stand idly by while the West basically takes over the Middle East for its own strategic economic purposes.
In other words, in order to support the objectives of a mere 5.7 million people, we are potentially willing to put the entire population of ever 7 BILLION people at risk (and that does not include countless innocent animals, plus the devastation of the planet’s ecosystem).
I try very hard not to say much about the Israel issue. However, I ask you: what kind of insanity is this?….
It was alliances between the major powers that turned what should have been a regional war in the Balkans into World War 1. It began with the shooting of a single man and his wife. Nobody expected Word War 1 to result. Yet, almost precisely 100 years later, we are preparing to do the same insane thing.
Even Hitler had specific and limited strategic intentions when he invaded Poland, contrary to what most people think. He never envisaged nor expected a war with Britain, whom he envisaged as a potential future ally. He repeatedly stated that a 2-front war for Germany could not be won, and that this has been the key mistake of World War 1.
In other words, both world wars began without any intention of them actually BECOMING world wars! It was strategic alliances and pacts between countries that led to both. And what do we have here? The exact same thing.
Hence, it is clear that nobody ever learns anything from history. The numbers shown above demonstrate that beyond any doubt.
It is about time that the USA finally understands that Israel is a completely FOREIGN country, not the 51st State of the USA. The Jewish population of the USA is a mere 2%, and yet via the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, this 2% seems to have hijacked the foreign policy of the entire country, certainly as far as the Middle East is involved. Apart from that, only a few years ago, senior US military figures advised the American government that its stance on Israel was putting troops’ lives at risk across the world.
And the rest of the Western world needs to understand that it is perilous stupidity to ever “make war so that peace shall come of it” i.e. the pre-emptive war. That is a uniquely late 20th/early 21st century folly that nobody in previous history ever engaged in, at least as far as I am aware. it is bred from the fact that the allegedly peace-loving nations have far more firepower at their disposal than the so-called terror nations they are facing.
People should be justifiably concerned, even infuriated, that the lives of everyone on the planet, the entire history of civilization to date, everything we have striven to achieve, is potentially being put at risk of being snuffed out forever.
And for what? For the agenda of 5.7 million people. All of whom are perfectly capable of living anywhere else in the world they wish, but who choose to remain right where they are.
Less than the population of either New York or London. Just 8/10,000 of the entire world population!
Am I the only one who sees this? Surely not.
Well, maybe not just for 5.7 million people. When we couple this together with what the REAL motives of all these strategic moves in the Middle East have always been about, as suggested above in this article… people should be coming out in the street against their own governments.
Subject: Aspire To Wisdom, still finding readers a decade later, deserves a voice as eclectic as the one behind it
Asoka,
I want to open with something specific rather than a generic pitch.
Your own bio describes a spiritual path that moved from atheism to evangelical Christianity to New Age to Buddhism, alongside eleven years forecasting financial markets for firms like Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns. That’s an unusual combination to bring into one book, and it’s exactly why Aspire To Wisdom can promise something like “why financial wealth is actually good for your spiritual growth” and mean it with real authority rather than as a marketing hook. You didn’t arrive at that idea from a workshop, you arrived at it from genuinely inhabiting both worlds, the trading desk and the mystic path, for years each.
I’ve spent the last four years helping authors bring books like yours into audio, and in that time I’ve worked with more than 50 authors, including several in spiritual development and personal growth content that blends practical and esoteric material. I don’t send this message broadly. I read something, see a genuine fit, and reach out because of that fit specifically, and that’s the case here.
Why I think you personally wrote this book, and why that matters here
You left the financial industry and the UK in 1998 to found Mystic Visions and spend your time researching, writing, and teaching about personal development and spiritual growth. That’s not a small pivot, it’s a full reconstruction of a life, from technical chart analysis to Sacred Geometry and Ancient Mystery School teachings. A book that can move between Chaos Theory and how to break free of a job you hate, between quantum leaps and sacred geometry, without either side undercutting the other, could only come from someone who’s actually lived in both registers rather than borrowed from one to decorate the other.
That range is also, I think, exactly why the book is structured the way it is: short, distilled “shining jewels” rather than one long argument. You call it a kaleidoscope, and that’s an apt word for teachings pulled from a genuinely wide-traveled life, China, Peru, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Israel, Egypt, Kenya. If your purpose was to hand someone something they could pick up, absorb in a few minutes, and apply immediately, that’s precisely the shape that works best read aloud. A listener doesn’t need to sit down and track an extended argument, they can drop into any single “jewel” during a walk or a commute and get the full unit of insight in one sitting.
Why an audiobook specifically helps a book like this
Personal development and spiritual growth listeners are one of the most consistently loyal audiences in audio, precisely because this kind of content gets revisited, not read once. A short-form, jewel-by-jewel structure like yours is especially suited to that return-listening pattern, someone can replay a single section on a hard morning without needing to relocate it in 222 pages of print.
I’ll also mention, honestly and without pressure: this book has been out since 2016, which means it’s had years to find readers quietly rather than through a launch push, and its current review count is still very small. That’s not unusual for a backlist title, and it doesn’t diminish the fit. If anything, a fresh audio edition can give a nearly decade-old book a genuine second life and introduce it to an entirely different audience that never encountered the print edition.
What I will not do
I’m not going to hand you a made-up revenue number. I don’t know your current audience size, and with a book this far past its original release, I especially wouldn’t guess. What I can tell you, from four years specifically in spiritual and personal development audio, is that eclectic, practitioner-voiced books like this one, distinct from the more homogenized self-help content flooding the category, tend to find real audiences in audio once they’re actually available to be found there.
How I actually work
I don’t treat this as a single transaction. I stay involved through the process and after, because delivering a finished file isn’t the goal, giving someone a jewel to carry through a hard day is.
Production. This book needs a narrator who can hold genuine range, grounded enough for the financial and practical material, expansive enough for the Sacred Geometry and Mystery School sections, without either side sounding like a costume. Given how personal your own journey through multiple traditions is, narrating it yourself is worth real consideration, since your own voice already carries that range naturally.
Distribution. I place audiobooks across Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Libro.fm, Chirp, Scribd, OverDrive, and library systems through Hoopla.
Positioning. Metadata and categories matter enormously in personal development, a crowded space. I work to make sure the book is discoverable to listeners specifically searching for the blend you offer, spiritual wisdom paired with practical, financial, and confidence-building content, rather than getting lost in either purely New Age or purely tactical self-help categories.
Staying with you. I don’t disappear after delivery. I stay engaged through launch and after, and with Mystic Visions already an established platform, I want the audiobook to genuinely support that body of work.
A 30-day roadmap, so you know exactly what this would look like
Days 1–5, Foundation and agreement. We talk through your vision for the audiobook, whether narrating it yourself feels right, and how this fits with Mystic Visions and any other work you’re doing now. We finalize scope.
Days 6–10, Narrator casting and preparation. If narrating yourself, studio scheduling begins. If casting, I bring you two to three candidates who can hold both the grounded and expansive registers this book moves between.
Days 11–18, Recording. Full sessions for a 222-page book structured in short, distinct sections, well suited to a steady, unhurried recording pace.
Days 19–23, Editing and production. Audio editing, mastering, and quality review, with attention to clear chapter breaks so listeners can navigate to individual “jewels.”
Days 24–27, Metadata and distribution setup. Keywords and categories built around spiritual growth, personal transformation, and practical wisdom specifically, then submission prep across platforms.
Days 28–30, Launch. The audiobook goes live, positioned to reach both anyone already familiar with Mystic Visions and new listeners discovering this work for the first time, nearly a decade after it was first written.
This is a realistic timeline based on how these projects typically move, not a guarantee, and it can flex around your schedule.
What I am proposing
Nothing more than a conversation to start. I’d welcome the chance to talk through what an audio edition of Aspire To Wisdom could look like, and I’m also genuinely curious what else you might need right now, whether that’s a newer project, tying this into Mystic Visions, or anything else on your plate. I’d rather understand your actual goals than assume them.
There’s no rush I’m putting on you, and no ultimatum in this message. If the timing isn’t right, I appreciate you reading this regardless.
Warmly,
Elizabeth Margaret
Literary Book Marketing & Audiobook Strategist, Trevinobooksteam
P.S. Happy to share examples of past spiritual and personal development audiobook projects and how they performed, if useful context.