The first book in a Trilogy, The Priestess and the Magus, The Gift, speaks to the power of grassroots activism, the importance of truth-speaking no matter how controversial, and the longing coming from the depths of our souls to gift from the heart, guiding conscious creativity into manifestation. With laughter and tears of recognition, Leah and Chris, along with the entire New Avalon community, provide us with mirrors of self, a good many options to enliven relationship, and, most importantly, the path of the ego's ascent from cultural bondage to liberation in service. A long-awaited follow-up to Ayani's The Lineage of the Codes of Light and The Brotherhood of the Magi, this book, its sequel, Book Two: We the People, and the third to follow (Book Three: Main Street USA), gift us a love story on many levels — from the cosmic love of Chris and Leah to the outreaching hands of a heart-centered community growing into selfless service to human evolution and Mother Earth.