John Zacharias, the typical engineer, became more and more provoked by his wife's growing interest in New Age, which he regarded as anti-scientific brainwashing. When she one day asked him to read a pamphlet about a book that was alleged to have been "channeled" to the author from Jesus Christ, who had given it the title "A Course in Miracles," his patience hit a limit. But, instead of trying again to persuade his wife into realizing why all this just was superstition and naive wishful thinking, he strangely enough decided to read the book, in order to prove to her that it was all humbug. This improbable decision changed John's life completely. Reading the book made John re evaluate his view on reality, it made him change his profession into becoming a psychotherapist, and it ultimately made him learn to listen to the divine inner guidance that exists in the silent bottom of the mind of everyone. John's inner guidance led him onto a life long path towards enlightenment. On his way there, he discovered and refined the ability to transport himself through space and time. This ability was registered by the global security system TSS that by 2040 had become refined to a level of sophistication where it could maintain constant surveillance of every individual on Earth. When John, after having disappeared without a trace on his hundredth birthday in 2046, returned after three hundred years, many authorities saw John's return as a grave security risk that eventually could jeopardize political control. The space-time jump ability had from 2144 slowly spread to others. Fearing a more rapid increase of this ability due to John's return, a special office within the NSA was now formed and was assigned the task of investigating, containing and eliminating this risk. But, darkness can never dispel Light. The book Stairway is about John's spiritual path to enlightenment, and about what will happen to mankind when more and more of us let our Inner Light shine, and how this ultimately will dispel all darkness. *** "The book Stairway by Lars Gimstedt is an imaginative and thrilling vision about how mankind's development on Earth can be changed into something better. It is also a thoroughly documented description of how another book, A Course in Miracles (ACIM), can lead to a personal and spiritual growth against all odds. Those who have worked with ACIM themselves will probably recognize things from their own experiences. But also for those that are beginners to ACIM, the book will convey ideas about how the Course influences, in ways that are both easy to understand and that are educating. The book differs from an ordinary novel in its format. The different steps in Stairway are identified with the rainbow colors. The narrative consists of letters and reports in different formats and fonts, and it also includes images and symbols. The resulting variation makes the book beautiful, as well as more interesting and easier to read. For myself, I found Lars' book very engaging and I recommend it for everyone that have worked with A Course in Miracles and for everyone wanting to learn more about the Course. His book reflects his deep knowledge and experience of ACIM in different situations and contexts. It describes an emerging vision where something deeper in us than the hunt for money and social status, and it is therefore a book for inspiration. Albert Harloff, Stjarnsund, Sweden, April 27 2014." (ACIM translator to Norwegian, chairman Swedish ACIM Network.) "Imagine a world dedicated to living the happy dream promised by 'A Course in Miracles'. All it would require is people experiencing the Holy Instant and living peacefully together. Lars Gimstedt gives us a peek into the future. Fast forward 300 hundred years and the transformation is happening, but not without the group ego's last stand. For many people in future world, paranoia runs deep. Read this book to find out what happens " (Dr. Sam Menahem, spiritual psycholo"