Edger Allen Poe’s “Raven” symbolized darkness and death, with it’s repeated answer, “Nevermore,” but I bet Poe also selected the raven for his poem because birds of the crow family are the most intelligent of the bird kingdom. Even Alfred Hitchcock discovered while filming “The Birds” that crows remember faces and have minds of their own.
Margaret Duarte
A Next Big Thing Blog: Ten Questions About My Book
Blog Hop: easier agreed to than done A Next Big Thing blog hop is a giant game of tag to help readers discoverauthors who are new to them. I said yes, of course, but it has taken me until now to actually answer the 10 questions involved. Believe me, this project is easier agreed to […]
Janet Conner’s The Soul-Directed Life
I happened to be sitting in my hotel room on an overnight trip out of town when I discovered Janet Conner’s radio show. I listened to a podcast of her conversation with someone I greatly admire: Matthew Fox, the author of 27 books on spirituality and culture and its reinvention. Two of my favorites: THE A.W.E. PROJECT, Reinventing Education; Reinventing the Human, and The Physics of Angels.
Building Bridges through Spiritual Networking
I’m all for moving from the pyramid, top-down power structure that protects the self-interest of a limited few to horizontal-linking, with individuals at its center.
Our Shadow Selves Have Much to Teach Us
On the next sunny day, bust past any blocks you’re experiencing and check out your shadow. It’s fun. I tried it. And since no one else was listening, we had a little chat.
Writing, Publishing, and Marketing tips from Shawn Hansen
Sometimes, out of the blue, someone comes along at the perfect moment to point you in the right direction when you come to a fork in the road. For me, that someone was Shawn Hansen. A friend told me about Shawn’s weekly Teleseminar Tuesday, and after only one session, I was hooked. Eleven one-hour, information packed classes later, I […]
