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The Interval Between Two Worlds

The Bardo Thodol is part of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Nyingma means “ancient” in Tibetan. Bardo Thodol translated into English is “Liberation through hearing during the Intermediate Stat...

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Xenia

I am writing the sequel to Eye of the Moon and am a tenth of the way through, or maybe not. That milestone is subject to change. Writing a novel is different from any other piece of writing because a ...

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Halloween Revisited

Behind seemingly innocuous celebrations are profound concepts, peculiar histories, and perhaps disturbing ideas that seem to have a life of their own. In many cases, they are only vaguely understood b...

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Crows and Us

rows are a part of Eye of the Moon and have a role in the later novels, Shadow of the Son, and Dark of the Earth. All birds are interesting but to me, crows are the most interesting of all.

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Duality

In Eye of the Moon, Alice wrote in her diary:

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Gratitude

Gratitude is defined as the quality of being thankful; or the readiness to show appreciation for, and to return kindness.