Realising Spirit Within

Richard Brake was born in 1936 and his earliest childhood memories were of the Second World War, a vivid one being of dogfights between British and German fighter planes over Bristol. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School where he particularly enjoyed the sporting activities but, nonetheless, still managed to pass his exams. Upon leaving school he worked for a builders' merchant before being called up for statutory National Service with the Royal Air Force. Most of this time was spent near Tripoli, Libya, and on one occasion he was called out to help fight locusts, which were threatening all the crops on the edge of the Sahara Desert. Again he enjoyed the sporting activities there and, indeed, his love of sport, mainly football, rugby and squash has been lifelong. Following retirement he turned to bowls. Most of Richard's career was spent in a commercial finance environment and involved negotiations with a wide variety of industries. He married Joan in 1958 and they had three sons. Their spiritual story began in 1983 following the tragic loss of their eldest son at the age of 21. This led to a spiritual search for the meaning of life and subsequently a quest for knowledge of ancient teachings and wisdom. They visited India several times and spent two months in the USA at an Academy for the study of A Course in Miracles. With Joan's passing in 2012 Richard gradually developed a gift of channelling which resulted in the publication of his book Light the Way in 2014. He follows this with Realising Spirit Within an account of their spiritual journey and experiences, including more channelled and inspirational words from his guides known collectively as Joyful One. Richard can be contacted at his email address: lightthewaybook@btinternet.com