as a young man, dion athamas was spiritually summoned to rapture then tenured god status. he had been endowed with all the benedictions to achieve sacredness: a devout flock, the power to heal and a covet for control. he also held a deep desire and ability to influence justice and universal liberty. the setting: the fictional town of forgedmont, mississippi, in the 1950s. against great opposition he strived to become a new-age god; the earth was his oracle. he found faith-based conviction to be lacking in reason and truth. he chose to maintain an instinctive path to holiness. regrettably for him and his followers, there were a great many roadblocks. he was forced to face off against the church, community, prejudice, family and scheming dreams influenced by fallacious spirits, all set forth to hamper his ascension to divinity.