If you’ve ever carried a dream that wouldn’t die, this story is for you.
WHO IS JOSEPH SCHWARTZ?
Joseph is a 60-some-year-old paranormal and spiritual explorer, author, and public speaker who works with his wife, Katherine, and together they are known as the Crystal Skull Explorers. In the previous book (released in 2018), Joseph received an invitation from a spiritual council in Dreamland to visit their realm. In this story, he has already arrived. He meets his grandfather in Dreamland, who acts as one of his guides and offers him his most treasured dream, which fully manifests in this story.
Arrival in Dreamland (Excerpt)
Joseph: I didn’t wake up the way you wake up on Earth.
It was more like the world remembered me—and opened.
The air carried the sweetness of summer and something older than summer: a hush that felt like it had been waiting a long time. I stood still, letting it settle into my chest, and I realized I wasn’t afraid. Not because I was brave… but because this place didn’t feed fear.
Somewhere in the distance, a fieldlight glow shimmered like a promise.
Where Light Remembers You
Before this story begins, there is something you should know.
Some dreams are not imagined; they remember us.
They wait in quiet places, between waking and wonder,
until the moment our heart is ready to step across the threshold.
In such a place, a field beyond time, light takes form, stories breathe, and a child of starlight reaches for your hand as if she has always known you.
Here, a single dream can echo like a ball striking a wooden bat, clear, familiar, timeless, a reminder of who we once were
and who we still might become.
This book was born in that field. It carries resonance, memory, and a truth that unfolds gently, page by page.
If something stirs in you as you read, a warmth, a pull, a quiet recognition, it is simply Dreamland remembering your name.
Welcome. Your journey begins now.
When our story begins, Joseph has already been wandering in Dreamland for a few days, and he even has his own home built for him. Then one morning, there is a knock on his door, and there is his Grandpa accompanied by a baseball player he recognizes as “Shoeless Joe Jackson”, the great Chicago White Sox hitter, one of the purest hitters of all time.
Grandpa says, “Joseph, grandson, we have come to take you to a baseball game …”
And so this epic journey begins. And although it sounds like it is just a baseball story in Heaven (or Dreamland), there is far more going on around it. In addition, Joshua has jammed packed into this book other incredible spiritual wisdom that shares not only some of his most outstanding spiritual experiences, but he reveals the most profound spiritual truths that you have ever read, and wait, read below because you are not going to believe how this story actually came into reality!
Now, if you are a true baseball fan, you will recognize the names immediately of such players who appears within our story besides Jackson, Ruth and Banks you will also meet Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra on the Yankees side and on the Cubs side Rogers Hornsby, Hack Wilson, with of course, Shoeless Joe Jackson at the heart of it.
What Readers Will Experience
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A vivid journey through Dreamland, with its remarkable structures and fascinating residents
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A special roundtable where you’ll encounter well-known voices and extraordinary beings
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A baseball story set in Heaven that becomes a powerful emotional turning point
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The presence of Little Star (Joseph’s past-life daughter), whose heart-light inspiration is woven throughout the journey, and who may just become your favorite character… or is she more than a character?
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A story world that points toward hope, love beyond death, and the mystery of what comes next
This book blends an incredible story, heart, humor, and wonder with a larger purpose: to remind us that the soul survives, that meaning survives, and that the bonds we form can carry across worlds. The story within this book is unlike anything you’ve ever read — where destiny, joy, and redemption play out under the lights. But what is even more incredible is that there has never been a book written in this way that is known in our modern times.
The Gateway of Light
This story was created through the Gateway of Light — a trans-dimensional communication system gifted to the author, Joshua Shapiro, by the universe, which he has utilized to conduct direct “question and answer”- style sessions as part of the book’s creative fieldwork. In other words, the voices and interviews in this book weren’t written as imaginary monologues — they were received through a structured contact method and then shaped into a novel.
But wait, he also received tremendous help from a team of “Spirit Writers” that included the well-known science fiction writer Ray Bradbury and the recently passed and beloved movie producer Rob Reiner. Thus, this story becomes a beautifully woven tale of adventure, unexpected twists and turns, and great excitement.
Status Update
This book is being submitted to an established publisher, with its first editions set to be released in both eBook (EPUB, for easy reading on phones and smaller devices) and PDF formats (ideal for larger screens such as computers and tablets).
The book will be officially released to the public on Joshua’s 71st birthday, April 17, 2026. If you sign up for our mailing list (see the form on this page), you’ll be among the first to be notified.
As a thank you, Joshua is offering the book at a discounted price to those who join the mailing list. You’ll also discover beautifully crafted illustrations throughout the book, thoughtfully designed to enhance your reading experience.
Thank you for walking with us. When we have access to the final e-book version, we will offer the book for sale, directly here, via the Gateway of Light. If you wish to be contacted when the release date is announced and when direct ordering becomes available, join our mailing list.
I’m sure you will find this new book unlike any you have seen before. Dreamland is absolutely real, especially in the way that matters most. I am so excited to finally share this new journey with you. Get ready, because I guarantee that if you touch this book, you won’t come out the same.
In peace, light, and love always,
Joshua Shapiro
Author of Imagine Your Dream Comes True
