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