Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, authored by pilot and writer Richard Bach was first published in 1977. The story questions our views on reality portraying the premise that what we call reality is made of illusions that we create for our learning and enjoyment.

It is a mystical adventure story that revolves around two barnstorming pilots who meet in a field in midwest America. The two main characters, who are doing what each one really wants to do, take on a relationship of teacher-student about the illusions that make reality.