Universal Nexus - The Book

The book will open your eyes and help you transcend to a higher level. Learn about Universal connection and energy, the danger of discrediting religion and how the creator is really one Universal power with many faces. This new book will teach you about the force and spiritual power of right positive thought, the importance of celebrating life with laughter and humor, and using the three steps to happiness. You’ll learn about the magic of love and gratitude, what to think, say and feel, and how to put a spiritual plan into action. Find out how these steps will lead to good health and wellness, wealth and prosperity, beauty and strength, peace and love, and true happiness.

CW Johnson-Miles earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Humanities from the University of the State of New York’s Regents College (now Excelsior College) in 1996. The degree includes two required depth fields. One is in Journalism and the other is in Religion and Philosophy. While Journalism has been his career for more than 30 years, Religion and Philosophy have been among his passions.

The author spent the first years of his life in Texas where he was baptized in the Methodist Church. At the age of six, his family moved to a small town on the southern Oregon coast, where they attended an Open Bible Church. Following the author's 12th birthday, his family moved to the Portland area, where Johnson-Miles attended a Presbyterian Church every once in a while with friends during his high school years.

While attending Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, the author met many people with different cultures, religions and faiths, and from different parts of the world. Besides courses in journalism, television, communications and public relations, Johnson-Miles also completed classes in philosophy and comparative religions. These along with courses in history and archaeology started to unveil the truth. While attending college, the author worked on the university radio station and student newspaper, eventually becoming it’s co-editor.

To obtain enough funds to finish his education, Johnson-Miles joined the military and served for 20 years as a Navy Journalist, earning many honors as a writer, editor and video story producer, including the Thomas Jefferson award, the highest communication award in the Department of Defense. He also earned the 2002 International Mercury Excellence “Grand Winner” award for Best Feature Article.

Deployments and tours of duty during his military career took him around the world with stops in 17 different countries. In Singapore he toured a Buddhist temple. In Bahrain he was invited to visit a mosque. In Hungary he invited himself to a religious wedding celebration. In Salzburg, Austria, the author experienced the Maximushöhle caves, also know as the Catacombs of Salzburg, a secret place of worship dating back to the third century. Cathedrals throughout Europe were a favorite attraction for the author, who also spent some time in Rome visiting the Forum and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City.

He found the different cultures, faiths and people all fascinating and has learned much about the sacred planet and global village during his Navy travels. The Navy also helped to pay for college classes during the journey and Johnson-Miles earned his BS degree in 1996, one year after marrying the love of his life. He retired from the Navy in 2003, worked for three years in public affairs for a small city in the Los Angeles area, and is currently editing a magazine for the Marine Corps in Northern Virginia.

The author’s two younger brothers still live in the Portland area and one is the pastor of a small church in Gresham, Oregon.