Friday, March 27, 2020

Making the most of these Changing Times

Come gather ’round people, wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon you’ll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth saving
Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sun like a stone
For the times they are a-changin’ 

So sung Bob Dylan in 1964.  Today times are certainly changing, and as more is learnt about the COVID-19 virus, the speed of this change can be extremely confusing.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Updates after a Long Absence

Any personal vision I may have had at the beginning of this year to make regular postings on this blog site to keep it up to date with my happens appear to have fallen by the wayside. However it has not totally been due to an extended stay of the Four Horsemen of Procrastination and Distraction, but rather the opposite.

In January I took a deep breath and sent off my manuscript for Encountering the Dark Goddess to a publisher.  As I nervously waited, the feedback started to be recorded:

"... intelligent/informative in it's [sic] historical/mythological aspect but with a practical and instructional element with a devotional element interwoven.  It's well written and strikes a good balance... "

"... taps into an existing market [ie dark goddess titles] but the shadow work and trauma healing … offers something other books haven't …"