Psychology and Mythology

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…

Elaine & Vic in temple alley in morning light
Spirituality

Journey to India, Part 3

Blurry from jet lag, we followed the desk clerk’s  vague directions and searched for the…

Spirituality

Out of Control, Part 2 (Journey to India)

We grabbed our carry-ons and sprinted to the ticket counter. Our plane had just left,…

India
Psychology and Mythology Spirituality

Out of Control: Pilgrimage to India 1

I stacked energy bars and Imodium on the dining room table a month before we…

Psychology and Mythology

Soul Animals

Orange fritillary butterflies flutter beside the trail, dining on coneflower nectar and dew. The dogs…

Psychology and Mythology

Butterflies, Dreams, and Marion Woodman

In late June, I receive encouraging editorial feedback about the first draft of my book…

Family and Friends My Land and Home

Saving the Farm

In July 1972, they moved with their baby boy to a crumbling farmhouse on a…

My Land and Home Nature

What Bluebirds Teach Me About Not Giving Up

Dear Bluebird Mama, Earlier this week, I saw you carrying dried grasses inside a nesting…

Nature Spirituality

The Tree Swallow’s Sacred Nest

Yesterday evening, after another wild thunderstorm, I look in the nesting box closest to my…

Bereavement and End of Life Nature

Green Gladness in Days of Grief

I sit on my back porch on a May evening and watch the hazy Moon…