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A Cycle of Bountiful Beauty
Seasons in the New York Finger Lakes go from frigid cold in mid winter to…
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In the Crypt of St. Francis
Italian sun glowed through stained glass windows in the upper Basilica of St. Francis of…
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Finding the Sacred Feminine: Lessons from India
The morning after Sankara’s funeral, we slowly walked the dusty road to the Sankara Mutt…
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Grieving for the Guru (Journey to India, Part 6)
Like so much else in India, Sri Sankaracharya's funeral felt dreamlike and foreign, comforting and…
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A Sacred Grief Ritual (Journey to India, Part 5)
After a late night drive from the Ramana Ashram to Kanchipuram, Vic and I slept…
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The Silent Blessing (Journey to India, Part 4)
Sri Sankaracharya had a fever and wasn’t giving audiences when we arrived in Kanchipuram, India…
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Connecting Body & Soul: What I Learned from Marion Woodman
In late August 2022, Patricia Martin of the C.G. Jung Society of Chicago interviewed me…
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Journey to India, Part 3
Blurry from jet lag, we followed the desk clerk’s vague directions and searched for the…
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Out of Control, Part 2 (Journey to India)
We grabbed our carry-ons and sprinted to the ticket counter. Our plane had just left,…
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Out of Control: Pilgrimage to India 1
I stacked energy bars and Imodium on the dining room table a month before we…