He takes off without Don, leaving him behind. Later, Richard asks how he made a difficult landing in a field and Don gets angry and tells him that knowing the world as they see it is an illusion will help them perform miracles.ĭon has the power to cure people, and Richard panics when he sees a mob on the field. Richard thinks this is magic, but Don says it’s a trick one can do with any book. Don explains that this book can open to any page. Richard is amazed when Don shows him the Messiah’s Handbook, which has no pages. He explains that people saw miracles only for their entertainment value rather than their spiritual meaning. Richard believes a Messiah shouldn’t be able to quit and live like a normal man, but Don maintains that he is free to do whatever he wants with his life. The next day, the two chat about what Don’s job as a Messiah means as Don uses his power to float tools in Richard’s direction. When he awakens, Don tells him that he is the one called the Mechanic Messiah, who famously once disappeared in front of a huge crowd. Richard has a dream about a man who disappears into the ocean and reappears as a pilot. She says that she wants to be a pilot when she grows up because she’s no longer afraid of heights. The girl is terrified of flying in a plane, but her grandfather convinces her to fly with him anyway. Don said there were some things Richard didn’t know, but Richard shared his theory that humans could fly if they just figured it out.Ī man and his granddaughter are at the airport. The two men bonded over their knowledge of planes and tractors, but Richard was surprised that Don’s plane was so clean despite him claiming he had only been flying for a few weeks. He decided to land and meet his fellow pilot, Don Shimoda. Finally, tired of trying to convince them otherwise, the master prays for guidance from God and hears a voice telling him not to worry about other people’s problems-to just focus on himself first and foremost.īach then narrates the story of a man who was flying over Illinois and spotted another plane. The master later tells them to let go of their fears and worries because it’s all an illusion anyway, but they still don’t listen. While working as a mechanic, he preaches that people can be free, but they don’t believe him.

He remembers his past lives and decides to teach what he has learned to the world.

The book is about a master who was born in Indiana. It is described as a story with an allegorical message that teaches us how to see reality for what it really is. His first book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, was popular and he wrote Illusions to share his wisdom and truth through the story of one man’s journey.

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah is a novel by Richard Bach. 1-Page Summary of Illusions Overall Summary

Tales of a reluctant messiah