In the Presence of Remarkable Women

In the autumn of 2000, as the world was adjusting to the evolving energies of a new millennium, I traveled to China with my Qi Gong teachers and fellow students to explore an ancient and mysterious part of the world, including deep in the heart of the Daoist mountains. I had the sense of taking the spirit of my mother and grandmothers with me—wrapping myself in their strength; their sense of humor and wonder; their love and appreciation of nature; and their ability to see beauty in everything great and small.  

So, it was no accident that I was greeted and embraced by remarkable women along the way. And as something shifted in me, like a calling to write down remembrances of our time together, mystical stories emerged of women's lives...and of mine.  

Two of my stories, "Mirrored Encounters" and "A Thousand Years Telling," are included in the Common Sentience series of books published by Sacred Stories this year: Goddess: Blessed Reunions with the Feminine Face of the Divine by Anodea Judith and Portals: Energetic Doorways to Mystical Experiences Between Worlds by Freddy Silva. And there are many intriguing stories by other journeyers in both books. Enjoy!

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