August
22nd, 1985
Dear
Mr Tilley,
I
could not resist writing to you. I have just read your
book called MISSION and it gave me much pleasure. I
felt I knew Leo and Miriam personally and I liked them
both very much.
You
obviously believe in reincarnation, so do I, it makes
more sense than all the other theories. The book was
so cleverly worked out. You must have researched the
"Book" with great care. Parts of MISSION brought tears
to me eyes, especially the passage on Page 383 which
begins with The Man saying: "Look upon my world through
the window of your soul..." and the rest of that wonderful
passage.
Our
lovely daughter died some time ago and when I feel sad
I read that passage in your book. It comforts me.
So
thank you, for the beauty of the prose, for the thoughts
I so agreed with. It was like the hand of a friend stretched
out to me. I truly believe you have genius and hope
that you will write many more books like this one.
Yours
very sincerely,
L.K.
Frankston, Vic. Australia.
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December
12th, 1981
Dear
Mr Tilley,
Bravo!
You, in my opinion, have written the kind of book that
should have been written hundreds of years ago and made
part of the human fabric. Hoorah for you and the ongoing
revolution. More of this can never be too much. Thank
you.
You
must be new to America and ever since MISSION I've been
searching for your previous book FADE-OUT. Please advise
where I may obtain a copy - I have become a "Tilley"
fan if you will. Your response will be most appreciated.
I
again send my thanks for your wonderful talent and look
forward to your next work.
May
you and yours have a blessed Christmas and a Joyous
New Year.
Sincerely,
L.G.
Dorchester, MASS.
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May
18th, 1982
Dear
Mr Tilley,
I
have just, this moment, finished reading Mission. I
absolutely loved it. It picked me up from page one and
did not set me down until the end. It's been a while
since I've read something I just could not put down.
It
was so good in fact, that I am about to ask you what
might be, depending on the answer, an embarrassingly
silly question. Is this a fictional story you just made
up in your head, or did you really make the acquaintance,
in the physical sense, of "The Man"?
If
the answer is no, I hope you are deservedly flattered.
If the answer is yes, I hope you will let me know in
a word.
I
look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
L.H.
Los Angeles, CA.
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February
23rd, 1982
Dear
Sir,
I
would like to thank you for the gift of MISSION to us
the readers and recipients of this marvelous entertainment
and compendium of Gnostic information.
I
am a college professor and New Age teacher of two courses:
Dead Sea Scrolls and Gnostic (New Age) Christianity.
A student in the former course loaned me a copy of your
"novel" last November. I was amazed that the information
contained therein paralleled many aspects of the Gnostic
Christianity course.
As
a result: (A) I ordered 12 copies and distributed them
to my friends at Christmas. All were delighted and each
person has loaned the book to about four other people;
(B) I ordered a further 12 copies of The Work for my
Gnostic Christianity course and have used it as one
of the three texts. We all enjoyed story and ideas!
Peace
Be With You (as the Essenes said)
P.A.B
North Shore Community College, Boston, MASS
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May
24th, 1982
Dear
Mr Tilley,
I
have just finished reading MISSION and felt I must write
to you. I have been totally moved by this book. Unfortunately
I am not, like you, able to express myself in words
very well and find it difficult to express the emotion
I feel but I want you to know it must be the best book
I have ever read.
Even
if it is just a novel as the cover states your research
into the subject does you credit. However, Mission is
such a tremendous story I would like to ask if there
is any truth in it at all.
For
instance, if it is fiction, then the letters in the
book must also be fictitious which leads me to ask -
did you have some experience so great, so unusual, that
made you write this incredible story?
I
almost feel that you have been used by someone or something
to write what you did. If everyone was made to read
your book I think the world would be a better place
to live in because of the "love" the book radiates.
I
hope you can understand the overall meaning of this
letter. Once again, thank you for a superb book,
Yours
very sincerely,
C.C.
Southwell,
Nottinghamshire.
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December
6th, 1982
Dear
Mr Tilley,
When
I first bought MISSION I thought I was going to be reading
an interesting (fictional) book. As I read it I was
impressed by the logic of your story but when I reached
the end I couldn't believe what I was reading.
Is
this story really true? If so, it makes me feel a whole
lot better about my future and the world's future.
Please
- if possible - tell me how you came to write this story
and where I can learn more - and why doesn't everyone
know about these things that have been written [about]
in your book.
I
await your reply with great anticipation. Thank you.
Sincerely,
J.F. Braintree, MASS.
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June
24th, 1982
Dear
Mr Tilley,
Mission...I
loved it - loved it.
It
was so well written, hilarious, thought-provoking -
if indeed it is a novel (and I've had a hard time convincing
myself that it is) then you surely did your homework
well. To pull so many disparate schools of thought into
a fantastic whole was the work of a real researching
author although I must confess I'm having trouble with
the "simultaneity of time". The concept rather escapes
me like solid geometry or calculus.
I
am writing to the editor of the N.Y. Times Book Section
to ask if MISSION has ever been reviewed, and if not,
why not? I'd like to see it in everyone's hands.
Best
of luck to you Patrick Tilley - or should I say "Leo"...?
Sincerely.
K.C. Stratford, CONN.
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November
17th, 1982
What
a fabulous, fabulous book! I was absolutely intrigued
reading MISSION and am quite amazed at your insight
and knowledge. It has put a lot of things in Divine
Right Order for me and I found it very comforting because
it smacks of The Truth and underneath all the jokes
it comes across very strongly that you are a man who
has had a profound personal experience with the life
of Jesus.
The
reason I know this is that the same has happened in
my life and I keep being led from one thing to another
and based on my own spiritual awakening the "church"
just doesn't seem quite clean enough. I just cannot
get the thought out of my head that it [the church]
has very little to do with what Jesus was about.
A
few months ago God led me to read "The Gnostic Gospels"
by Elaine Pagels. It was my first introduction to the
Gnostics and, quite frankly, it blew my mind. If I had
not had this introduction your book would not have been
so rich for me. I have taken the liberty of enclosing
a copy in case you haven't read it. I an due to meet
Miss Pagels next week and plan to give her a copy of
your book.
Thank
you so much for allowing yourself to be used as such
a wonderful instrument to carry the Message.
L.K.
New York City, NY.
