A Metaphysical Conversation with Rudyard Kipling

Delilah describes herself as a ‘channeler of words and energy.’ Her work between the physical and non-physical worlds began in 2013 following a profound energetic awakening and spiritual transformation. She invites us to connect with the wisdom of our soul, to live a full and awakened life, an aspiration very much reflected in this new book about writing, the afterlife and the spiritual human. Her earlier book reviewed in these pages was a connection with Plato, and the context of this one is very different as a conversation with the well-known writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) – many readers will have been brought up on his Jungle Book. The style is intimately conversational, covering a multitude of topics, but especially beauty and artistic inspiration expressed in writing; also softness and kindness as values and practices. RK comes across as a strong, clear and practical intelligence dancing at the interface between non-physical and physical. The messages are a reminder of the importance of soul and heart connection; RK writes that ‘sustained connection to one’s soul answers all questions of heart and instinct’, and this is a means of knowing oneself more deeply by opening doors into the invisible, aligning and knowing oneself as love. These inspiring conversations are best absorbed as regular contemplative reading. The only thing I found slightly jarring is the consistent use of the term ‘dearie’ by RK when communicating with Delilah, but this is a small quibble.