The Addict with a Thousand Faces is an adventurous memoir of Jacob O'Cain's heroic journey of transformation. Unbound, he travels from the safety of the suburbs to the unknown world of Peru and the Amazon Jungle in hopes to navigate the polarity of good and evil within. Along the way, he makes frequent visits to mental hospitals and rehabs, but his will to live in freedom is ever present.
Jacob gives a voice to the inner forces that help and haunt him: While That Voice attempts to coax him into a life of decadence, the Old Man stands by his side, armed to guide him toward liberation. His story of addiction, recovery, and the Hero's Journey highlights what it means to be a human struggling to get out of his own way and learn the lessons that darkness has to teach.
The Addict with a Thousand Faces captures the author's raw determination like lightning in a bottle on display for all to see. The gripping narrative will keep you enthralled and play with your emotions. Enhanced by questions for group discussion, the book also serves as a tool for healing and communication about drug addiction, recovery, spirituality and the human condition.
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Jacob O'Cain is the author of The Addict with a Thousand Faces: A Memoir and Workbook for Reflection and Group Discussion. He is the creator of the Recovery Mosaic Poster-a mosaic poster of one-thousand people in recovery dedicated to offering hope to those in active addiction by showing that recovery from drugs and alcohol is possible. He believes creativity has the power to heal and he strives to exemplify that. Jacob is from the U.S.A. and has lived in Peru and China. He holds the conviction that the Hero's Journey exists in everyone, including addicts, so long as they listen to the call.