“Drawing on the teachings of Buddhism, Jungian psychology, mythology and other spiritual resources, Mansfield thoughtfully crafts practices and rituals to help her and her loved ones cope with her husband’s death…”
“Deeply spiritual without being preachy, a comforting guide to mourning for readers of any stripe.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Gold Medal Winner, Independent Publisher Book Awards
in category Aging/Death & Dying
Zeus and Dionysus Protected the Forest
Awake at 7 am. November snow, wet and heavy, Dark face on the electric clock. No electric power today. Pine branches bow to Kiss the cold white earth. Graceful curving limbs break under The burden of wet snow. I cancel appointments and wait, Snow is too heavy for me to shovel. Roads are closed. A […]
Marion Woodman’s Wise Presence in a Post-Election Dream
I awaken with pale pink light flooding the eastern windows, illuminating the spruce and pine treetops in the National Forest. I pull a pillow over my head and float between waking and dreaming as I resist this post-election world. My dog Disco lies on top of the blankets pressing her black sleek body against my […]
Autumn Farewell
I cling to the calmness of nature’s autumn departure in these agitated times of elections and war. It isn’t easy, but I repeatedly bring myself back to the beauty surrounding me. We’re having an unusually dry autumn in the NY Finger Lakes, but no violent weather. The days are gentle and soft. Of course it […]
Autumn Forest Symphony
I haven’t been on this trail all summer and didn’t plan to walk so far from home today. The trail marks the border between my land and the National Forest and occasionally there are hunters here, but not this early in the season. Today I don’t hear one human sound except my own footsteps and […]
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Elaine Mansfield
Elaine’s book Leaning into Love: A Spiritual Journey through Grief won the 2015 Gold Medal IPPY award for Aging, Death, and Dying. Her TEDx talk was Good Grief! What I Learned from Loss. Her essay “Wild Nights: Grief Dreams, Mythology, and the Inner Marriage” won first place in the C.G. Jung in the Heartland writing competition.