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Emergencewith Leroy “Roy” Dingle

The Emergence Series

Two books. An unfolding journey.

Begin with the experiences that shaped a life. Continue with the questions those experiences opened.

Cover of Emergence: Journey Toward Self-Realization, a butterfly rising from roots over a marsh at sunset

Book One, the personal journey

Journey Toward Self-Realization

The first book follows one African American family across generations, and the beliefs, faith, and ways of seeing that were handed down through it. Roy tells it in the first person, from Sullivan’s Island to a career in uniform and back to the questions he could no longer leave alone.

It is a story about how people survive fractures and become whole again, and about moving past blame toward understanding.

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  • Audiobook, direct downloadMP3 and M4B, from this siteAbout the audiobook
Cover of Emergence: The Awakening of Consciousness, waves on a beach at sunset

Book Two, the practice of inquiry

The Awakening of Consciousness

The second book turns outward. What happens when a belief you have carried for years no longer fits? Roy explores memory, identity, and the beliefs any of us might inherit without choosing.

At its center is the GAP: the opening between a belief and the moment you question it, and what becomes possible there.

  • Paperback and Kindle, new editionSold and shipped by AmazonComing soon
  • Audiobook, direct downloadMP3 and M4B, from this siteAbout the audiobook

Where to begin

Book One shows where the questions came from. Book Two asks them of the reader. Read them in order, or start with whichever question is closest to you.

Finished a book? Take one belief through the reflection and keep what you find.