In the sixteenth century, Antinous Bellori, a boy of eleven, is lost in a dark forest and stumbles upon two glowing beings, one carrying a spear, the other a flaming torch. This event is decisive in Bellori's life, and he thereafter devotes himself to the pursuit and study of an…
In a Carmelite monastery outside present-day Los Angeles, Sister John of the Cross experiences visions of such dazzling power and insight that she is considered a spiritual master. But they are accompanied by powerful headaches, and when a doctor reveals they may be dangerous, s…
"--It begins with a man and a woman on a train. She is there to interview him about the memories and impressions and half-remembered dreams of his lifetime in the arms and company of women. He has been interviewed before and thus, is ready for her questions. But she pushes for m…