The Lady and Her Pentagon Series
Dive into my life when I worked at the Pentagon. I'm an open book...literally!
Discovering My Journey: From Ericka Reynolds to Tara Devi Ma
Would you like to learn how I transformed from a Department of Defense employee, Ericka Reynolds, into Tara Devi Ma, a Reiki Master Teacher, Author, and Speaker? Everything is revealed in my semi-autobiographical novel series, "Bewildered to Buddha," narrated through the character Ava McClure!
A Tale of Self-Discovery and Mental Freedom
"The Lady and Her Pentagon" is a transformative semi-autobiographical series that guides readers on a profound journey toward self-discovery and liberation. Through Ava McClure, our protagonist, we explore the bureaucratic world of the Pentagon, where she feels trapped in a career that only she can change.
This three-part series follows Ava as she navigates the daily challenges of her Pentagon job, deals with an unfulfilling relationship, and confronts toxic family dynamics. Ultimately, it chronicles her incredible transformation from a disillusioned Pentagon employee to a spiritually enlightened healer. Drawing from my own experiences, Ava embarks on a personal evolution, supported by weekly therapy sessions and spiritual practices. In this journey, she uncovers her many spiritual gifts, ultimately becoming a Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Counselor, and Mindfulness Coach. This transformation empowers her to embrace her soul's purpose as Lakshmi Devi Ma, writer and author.
The series explores themes of mental freedom, illustrating how Ava learns to shatter the chains of self-imposed limitations and societal expectations. By embracing faith and uncertainty, she discovers that true liberation originates from within. Ava's story stands as a testament to the power of alternative healing methods, offering hope and inspiration to those feeling trapped in various aspects of their lives.
My aim in writing this authentic and heartfelt series is to encourage you to explore the possibilities of stepping out in faith and trusting the journey, even when the way forward seems unclear. "The Lady and Her Pentagon" is more than just a narrative—it's an invitation to recognize your own potential for breaking free from mental and emotional constraints, and to live a life filled with purpose!
Enslaved: The Lady and Her Pentagon
Book One - Enslaved
Transport yourself into the daily world of the Pentagon as Ava McClure struggles to balance her bureaucratic existence with her heart's desire. This sci-fi/romance/comedy novel is Book One of a series that opens the discussion on honoring oneself and living a limitless life.
Ava is a hardworking federal employee at the Pentagon. By day she is a bulldog working Top Secret missions, by night she writes cutesy children's books in hopes of turning her writing into a full-time profession -- a polar opposite of her day job. She has become disenchanted with the "mystery building" and surmises her experiences as a cross between two movies -- "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Groundhog Day." Added to her professional dissatisfaction, she also struggles with sexual and spiritual fulfillment and spends an exorbitant amount of time on her therapist's couch and in her lover's bed.
When Ava notes to her hair stylist her inability to turn off the Pentagon chatter in the evenings and focus on her writing, she is informed of an experimental device her stylist has invented which allows one to operate in left brain or right brain mode at their control. Desperate to put all of her energy into her writing in the evenings, Ava agrees to have the device implanted. The events following this decision not only drastically change Ava's life but impact the daily operations of the Pentagon and have her friends and lover at a loss for understanding the new Ava.
Enlightened: The Lady and Her Pentagon
Bye-bye bewildered, hello Buddha!
“No one decides to become all Zen and practice meditation and all that ‘cause they did everything right.” — BOBBI “ BUDDHAKAN” BERROA (SHEILA ATI)
From the movie “Bruised”.
Accepting a prestigious fellowship and moving nearly three-thousand miles away from her lover, the Pentagon, and her therapist, Ava McClure is ready to embrace life on the West Coast! With a broken heart, broken device in her brain, and a desire to savor every moment of the California lifestyle, Ava vows to make the most of this special assignment.
Believing this will be a year of lazy days at the beach and celebrity sightings, Ava is taken off guard by an unexpected spiritual awakening. Her soul’s journey leads her to the discovery of many alternative healing modalities and unearths painful childhood memories during an unexpected hypnotherapy session. Realizing the synchronicities of the people she meets, Ava surrenders fully to the experience, and finds herself enlightened, radiating self-love and determined to free herself from the Pentagon once and for all!
Emancipated: The Lady and Her Pentagon
Freedom!
One thing I'm doing better at is recognizing BS and steering clear of it as opposed to my old M.O. of running towards it with open arms.
Having returned from a year in Santa Monica, Ava is ready to return to the Pentagon for what she believes is a short time to write her novel. Little does she know her time back in the DMV will yield a series of events that will deepen her healing journey and allow her to experience love from a place of spiritual growth and self-worth. Ava not only gains her freedom from the Pentagon but in every area of her life.
