The Kingdom of Shivas Irons

Michael Murphy

The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is the long awaited sequel to the classic tale of sport and mysticism, Golf in the Kingdom. Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom has been hailed as "a golf classic if any exists in our day," by John Updike.

The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is the enchanting story of Murphy's return to Scotland to investigate reports of further visitations by Shivas Irons (the golf pro and philosopher with whom Murphy played a round with in Golf in the Kingdom) and to answer any questions about him and Seamus MacDuff (his elusive mentor). Questions which have haunted Murphy since his original trip to Burningbush some thirty-one years before.

Murphy and his companion, Buck Hannigan, a skeptical physicist, embark on a magical quest for Irons and MacDuff - and their wisdom about golf and human potential.

From the mystical golf courses surrounding MacDuff's estate in Scotland, across the world to the first Russian Open Golf Championship, and finally to Pebble Beach, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is a delightful exploration of the deep truths about the game of golf and a provocative inquiry into our remarkable possibilities for growth and transformation.

George Leonard, author of Mastery and The Ultimate Athlete:
"Michael Murphy takes us on a magical mystery tour in search of a mythic golf pro who may or may not have entered a realm beyond both life and death as we now know them. If you liked Golf in the Kingdom you'll love this high-spirited metaphysical adventure story. And if you look past the mystery, the merriment, and the golf, you just might get a glimpse of the next step in human evolution."

James Redfield, author of The Celestine Prophecy:
"Michael Murphy has achieved a rare feat; he has penned a sequel that not only amplifies and extends his earlier masterpiece but creates a new vision of future possibility. The Kingdom of Shivas Irons describes a new place of mystical golf and unfolding spiritual adventure, and it could be our kingdom ... if we have the courage to enter it."

Ken Wilber, author of Grace and Grit, The Eye of Spirit, and A Brief History of Everything:
"A brilliant and beautiful narrative of human possibilities. Murphy has written a spell-binding tale - provocative, compelling, immensely enjoyable - of the search for a deeper order, a more profound meaning, lying just within, and just beyond our grasp. It's about golf, yes, but its really about human being, struggling to grow into its own frightening greatness."

Excerpt from The Kingdom of Shivas Irons

The Shivas Irons Society

Don Dowell is the Editor/Publisher of Golf in the SouthWest
(Sept 15, 1997)©