Discover Inspirational Books on Spiritual Topics!
Discover Inspirational Books on Spiritual Topics!
Welcome to Ascent Publishers!
Please download a copy below, of our first of a few books:
ONE GREAT WHOLE works to piece together a puzzle of truth in Scientific and Religious understanding, using evidence of the Human Energy Field, and evidences contained in Near Death Experiences (NDEs). The author uses these evidences to make a new argument for proof of the human soul, and post-mortal existence. The book explores the natural capacities of this energetic body, as well as its relationship to human health and happiness. One Great Whole urges medical and psychiatric fields to evolve conventional practice toward understanding the human being as a whole, including its energetic and spiritual aspects.
Also available at this link on Amazon.
Building off of premises established in 'One Great Whole', THE SPIRIT OF GOD gives analogy of spiritual progression to the ascent of a mountain, with paths leading in various directions. The book considers the nature of this mountain, and opposition and obstacles that are encountered along the way. This sequel considers this journey of the human soul, and the sources of life and light through which it can approach the summit. THE SPIRIT OF GOD attempts to dissolve theological discord through undertaking a new metaphysical exploration which grounds scriptural understanding in Scientific, Historic, Geographic, Linguistic, and Near Death Evidence.
The file has some imperfect formatting, as I revised the 2010 version within the pdf. A cleaner file will be added in the upcoming months, and the revised book will be added again to Amazon.
The author gives exception to the copyright, to store or share the pdfs.
And something new..
A picture book for all ages giving a story of a seed growing into a tree, as an analogy of spiritual progression toward divine potential.. Illustrated by the incredibly talented Luis Peres!
Download a copy below: The Illustrations are spreads, so to see side by side choose two page view in your PDF reader and select 'show cover separately' and they'll line up.. Physical copies of the book will be available on Amazon by mid-April.
* 'The Parable of the Seed' was adapted from a section of 'The Spirit of God'.
Update- Projects for 2026
The following is a list with brief descriptions of items we are working on in 2026:
1. Refreshing the PDF file with the revisions recently made to the text of the second book in the initial series, ‘The Spirit of God’. Jonathan Gullery, who Ryan has worked with since 2008 is updating the file, and as some fonts are no longer available, he is updating the main interior decorative font to the one shown in this pic.
2. The new book summary is being added to the back cover, and the book will again be added to Amazon through Ingram Spark.
3. Sabart is going to clean up the text on a few pages of the Parable of the Seed, so the text is consistently sharp throughout. Jonathan is checking bleed, trim and other file specs, and the book will then be uploaded to Ingram Spark to make available on Amazon. The updated timeline will be before April15.
4. The third book will go through a similar revision process and file update this year. It will stay very close to the original text, but many places will have tone softened. Also, our 'editor in residence', Sarah has cleaned up the typos and grammatical errors from the original book. The 2026 revised version will be much cleaner and have a softer tone.
5. The next project that Ryan is working on is an expanded version of the college thesis on Wittgenstein, and it’s inquiry into human language and investigation of whether the content and imagery of dreams can be considered the signs of language. This treatise “On Dreams..” will have an expansive and inclusive perspective, and go beyond Wittgenstein’s distinctions of meaning, understanding and rule following in language. The book will also contain a small section of dreams submitted by the author. Much of this book will be completed this year.
6. The final project of 2026 will be to continue to build out the structure and timeline of the reflective memoir ‘Chess in the Desert’, continuing the process of writing short parts of the story as memories resurface, and then stringing together an outline of the book by the end of the year. This is a difficult project and writing challenge, but an exciting one, and tells the story of the practical and spiritual history of Ryan’s life, including the effort behind publication of the three book series, and opposition and challenges encountered along the way. The timeline for completion is 3-5 years, but the goal for this year is to have a detailed outline complete.
These are projects that we feel strong purpose in completing this year, in an effort to give evidence of important spiritual truths, and also build a stronger foundation for this independent publishing company. Ryan has a strong passion for writing, so works on the projects in spare time amidst a busy work and family life.