“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

January Morning Moon after a Frigid Night

“That night, you turn in your bed to watch the moon rise, and once more see what a small coin it is against the darkness, and how everything else is a mystery, and you know nothing at all except the moonlight is beautiful – white rivers running together along the bare boughs of the trees […]

Deities with Wings

I honor the winged Goddess Psyche, Greek Goddess of Soul and Butterflies, and all other  Deities with wings who visited my land in 2024. Beloved Monarch Butterflies were scarce last season. May they get help and thrive again. Monarchs were just put on the Endangered Species List, so I hope this will help save their […]

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. Electric poles and trees […]

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 […]

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Elaine Mansfield

Elaine MansfieldElaine’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.