I envision life as an alchemical opportunity.  We are born into a complex combination of inherited DNA, the proclivities of a culture, a time, and a place. We also have our unique “soul print,” very like our unique finger- print and eye formation. Our experiences and what we do with our inheritance offer the opportunity to create something of special beauty. It doesn’t matter whether we come from a background of privilege or deprivation, we each have the possibility to create a meaningful work of art of our lives.

My first book, Alchemy of the Heart, Chiron Publications, explores and amplifies the Greek myth of Dionysos and Ariadne, illustrating the feminine Individuation journey.  The Villa of Mysteries, in the ancient city of Pompeii, is what many believe to have been an initiation chamber for Roman women into the Dionysian Mysteries. Based on references from ancient Greece, these mysteries were paths to a greater wholeness for the women of those times.  This myth first drew me as a healing metaphor for a broken heart. The heart broken open offers a powerful possibility of an initiation into wholeness and a deeper fulfillment of the soul and the Self.

In contrast to prevailing patriarchal imperatives and strictures, Alchemy of the Heart offers men a more expansive, healthy, and ecologically honoring possibility of what it means to be a man. This is not a new view It predates the rise of patriarchy and its compulsion towards ownership and dominance. At last, its time has come again, helping us regain a healthy, life affirming relationship to the earth as well as to the feminine.

My second book, The Alchemy of Your Life, to be released in 2025, is an in-depth life review workbook, an interactive guide to gain greater understanding of the patterns and possibilities in one’s unique life story. Reviewing the chance and chosen events from pre-birth and into elderhood, The Alchemy of Your Life offers a powerful response to what seems like the vicissitudes of your journey.  Life is an enormous gift. This workbook invites you to imagine your unique story as an alchemical invitation to create an extraordinary work of art. It is for anyone who is interested in how we are where we are and how to be here moving forward in the best way, living a more conscious life. In the past, only those about to die, would be interested in life review. Things have changed. More and more of us are considering the bigger questions while we are still living a vibrant life. No outside system or savior will ultimately successfully relieve the pain and suffering of this world. It and we will only heal when we each do our part, starting with inner work, finding, and tending meaning and purpose.