Column 24 - Philippe Diamant Demontagne (Philippe)
Did Jamie and Andre tempt fate when they named Philippe after the child who was lost in the French Revolution? It seems they did or was it just that a crisis was inevitable because the mother of the first Philippe cannot rest.

Jamie is deeply distressed as she watches her son fall into a crisis which is unfathomable. His problems are beyond understanding. Where can she seek an answer? In modern medicine or in the understanding of people who are closer to the mysticism of the islands?

And what of Philippe? Any child must face the inevitable crises which are a part of childhood. How can he attend to the developmental work of a child when he is being drawn into things which are inexplicable? All he can know is that he may be living his own life one moment and then is drawn into what seems to be another world and another life.

As we move through A Circle of Dreams with this family we can only wonder what effects these experiences will have on him. Perhaps the effects will be more than just memories. After all, Philippe must almost surely have some of the unusual abilities to which these children are heir. Having experienced openings to the past, what will he retain?

In A Circle of Dreams we can only sight the beginning of things for Philippe. Our focus is stronger on Yvie and Lissa. His story will play out much later.
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