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α' Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. β' ἡ δὲ πόλις ἦν ἀόρατος καὶ ἀκατασκεύαστος, καὶ φόβος ἐπάνω τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ πνεῦμα Θεοῦ ἐπεφέρετο ἐπάνω της πόλεως. γ' καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός
let it be
in this hour of darkness
let it be
there will be an answer
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

The Caique from Lavra, by Michael Nikoletseas - a review

This is the story of Mikail, his journey to Athonite monasticism. If you are looking for a book on sermons, admonition and miracles, look elsewhere. If you have read "The Bear" by William Falkner and found it boring, if you have been wondering why such a big fuss about it, you will feel the same reading The Caique.

Michail visits Athos and for unexplained reasons he feels anxiety or fear overcoming him. This triggers a flight around Athos and a desperate attempt to leave Athos instantly. An experience with the police at the airport of Thessaloniki has such a profound effect on him that he cancels his flight and returns to Athos.

He spends the summer at the monastery of Megisti Lavra. As fall approaches he decides to leave. He goes down the hill to the little port of the monastery to catch the caique. The events that follow are such that the reader becomes aware of the universality of this story. This story is about dark paths man's soul traverses in life and death.

Here I have confined myself to the manifest content of the story. The real story is in the realm of the spiritual. That is for later.
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You can now read the book at Harvard, also in English and Greek here
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Michael_Nikoletseas_THE_CAIQ...

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