Michael Joseph Roads (14 April 1937 – 28 April 2024) was a UK-born resident of Australia and an author of essays, articles and books including Talking with Nature – Journey Into Nature, Journey Into Oneness and Into a Timeless Realm.- His more recent books include the award-winning novel Getting There, Through the Eyes of Love, Journeying with Pan (Books One, Two and Three), Insights of a Modern Mystic, Stepping Between Realities, From Illusion to Enlightenment and Entering the Secret World of Nature.
Biography Michael J. Roads was born in Cambridgeshire, England, and grew up as a farmer's son. He left school as early as he could and worked for his father. At the age of 21, he married his first wife, Treenie (née Barker), with whom he emigrated to Australia in 1964. Together, they had a beef and dairy farm and raised four children. During this time, he became one of the key members that initiated the Australian organic movement and he wrote his first book, on organic gardening, which became a bestseller. After selling the farm in the mid-70s, he and his late wife co-founded a spiritual community, which they left after four years, eventually moving to the Belligen Valley on the east coast of Australia. In 2007 he remarried Carolyn (née Silver). They resided on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
In 1986 he experienced what he described as "a profound leap into a higher state of consciousness" and began writing his books and giving public talks. For over thirty years, Roads has been a writer and spiritual teacher in many countries around the world.
Teachings In his writings, he focused on spiritual growth, conscious living, and a profound connection with nature and all life.
As well as in his own publications, Roads and his work have appeared in the publications and videos of a number of other writers, including Healthy-Living magazine,"Road's way: A common man's tale of enlightenment". Healthy-Living. Nexus. Wake-up World magazine,"Michael Roads: Contributing Writer". Wake-up World Polly Darling,"Pollyanna's interview with Michael Roads" GaiamTV's, Lilou Mace,"Awakening true abundance & communicating with nature" Rick Archer, Buddha at the Gas Pump,"Michael Roads: An ordinary man on an extraordinary journey"
Publications
A guide to organic living in Australia, , M. Fisher Bookshop, 1977 Talking with Nature: Sharing the Energies and Spirit of Trees, Plants, Birds, and Earth, , H.J. Kramer; 1987 The natural magic of mulch: organic gardening Australian style, , Greenhouse Publications, 1989 Journey into Nature: A Spiritual Adventure, , H.J. Kramer; 1990 Simple Is Powerful: Anecdotes for a Complex World, , H J Kramer, 1991 Journey into Oneness: A Spiritual Odyssey, , H.J. Kramer,1994 Into a Timeless Realm: A Metaphysical Adventure, , H.J. Kramer, 1996 Getting There, , Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 1998 The Magic Formula, , Silverroads Pub, June 2003 Talking with Nature, Journey into Nature, , H.J. Kramer, 16 July 2003 More Than Money, True Prosperity: A Wholistic Guide to Having It All, , Silverroads Pub, 2004"Reviewer's Bookwatch Volume 5, Number 1,". Midwest Book Review Judine Slaughter, January 2005. The Oracle, , Roadslight, 2005 The Boy with No Shadow, , Pineal Press, 2010 Conscious Gardening: Practical and Metaphysical Expert Advice to Grow Your Garden Organically, , Quintessence, 2011 A Glimpse of Something Greater, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2011 Sago, the Caterpillar Who Wanted to Fly: The Teachings of Buzz-Buzz, the Enlightened Bumble Bee, , CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013 Through the Eyes of Love, Book One, Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2013 Through the Eyes of Love, Book Two, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2013 Through the Eyes of Love, Book Three, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2013 Stepping Between Realities, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2014 Insights of a Modern Mystic, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2015 From Illusion to Enlightenment, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2017 Entering the Secret World of Nature, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2018 Pan...and Me: Metaphysical Adventures with the Spirit of Nature, , Six Degrees Publishing Group, 2023
Video
Michael Roads Videos, YouTube
DVD
Choose Love, Wähle Liebe, Choisir L'Amour, New World View
References
External links Michael J. Roads International website WorldCat results for Michael J. Roads