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IT MUST BE DONE... Women who have heretofore felt sequestered shall now reach out, sharing messages of hope, peace, and love throughout the world. They are women from all walks of life, of multitudinous ethnic backgrounds and many spiritual paths. They are the women who have been called together by the messages in The Song of an Emerald Dove. It is these women whom I wish to reach out to, to involve in the important work that is being laid before us. It is for these women -- for you and your sisters -- that Fran, Laura, and I are creating symbolic jewelry, art, and other materials to create a bond among us all. It is for you that I wrote The Song of an Emerald Dove. |
| A few years ago I found myself involved in a story that needed telling, and so I set a lot of other things aside and began gathering snippets, writing drafts, outlines and chapters. It took a couple of years, but finally The Song of an Emerald Dove was completed -- and won an award. The wonderful reviews that I have received for it are important to me because it is a very important story and, although fictionalized in the book, it is a crusade of mine. Truth be told, Emerald Dove was written to enable a covert group of women to share their actual experiences and heart-felt concerns about the advancing destructive course of our treatment of the planet and each other! The further truth is that this work — and this need — has no national boundaries. | |
| The movement to empower women is experiencing a shift in emphasis. No longer is the focus individual, personal empowerment. Now we -- as a group -- must take our rightful places to lead the world toward a more sustainable peace and a reverence for life and the future that we alone can make manifest. Please join us. | |
| I'm very excited that the messages in Dove are causing a groundswell movement among women who share my concern for the health and survival of the planet. As a result I have created a line of products that can be worn or displayed to announce to others of like mind that we share a common bond. You can see these accessories and also purchase a signed copy of Emerald Dove at the Verd'amore site. | |
I'm working with jewelry designer Fran Davis on a line of visionary pieces sure to find their way into your prized collection. Fran is the moving force behind Verd'amore. |
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NOW AVAILABLE AT VERD'AMORE Three of my herbal pentagram designs were picked up by Pyramid last year! And reordered!! Here's what their catalog had to say: Healers and herbalists will recognize the leafy centerpieces of these distinctive pendants: sage (Salvia officinalis, the herb of healing), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium, promoter of vision and prophecy), and vervain (Verbena officinalis, for love). Antiqued sterling silver. 1" long. All four are now available at Verd'amore! |
BEGIN YOUR MORNING with a meditation on the power of the Queens with one of these beautiful ceramic mugs and your favorite waker-upper. 
Click on the image above to order your set -- or individual mug -- today. These are 11-ounce ceramic mugs featuring my own oil paintings, interpretations of the Thoth queens in the Crowley tarot deck. . |
REMEMBRANCES OF THE CIRCLE OF THE EMERALD -- The farewell of Lady Raokhsha as she retires from the Craft after thirty years of service. 
This touching 20-page photobook gives voice to the experiences and emotions of a woman stepping into a new chapter of her life. Available on-line by contacting Xanna. . |
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| INTRODUCING MY FIRST GREAT-GRANDCHILD! Tazia Alexis Bennett Born March 5, 2009  |
| Before I forget, I want to give you the web site of the nursery where you, too, can obtain your very own plant of the Passiflora that you see in bloom above. It is called "Incense" and it has a marvelous fragrance -- and it's hardy up to Zone 7. Go to Logee's to learn more about it. |
| More than thirty years ago I was inspired by a life vignette that I encountered on the highway while I was traveling to work on a drizzly day. That image stuck in my mind for a very long time and I vowed to turn it into a country song in the tradition of Kris Kristofferson. In March 2009 I finally sat down day after day until I had molded it all into a lyric. My problem was that 1) I don't write music and 2) I have my very own way of "singing." That means I need a true country musician who can write a score/melody for my future CMA "Song of the Year." Through a dear friend out Arizona way, I'm in touch with a successful songwriter and we may get it all together in the very near future, but a friend of mine out in Nashville also says that, unless I pick up my pace, my body of work is really going to suffer! |
 | Meanwhile, the caricature side-line has really taken off! You can use this innovative gift idea to solve your "what can I get for the person who has everything" problem. Use this aqua-tinted link to head over to my Graphics Goddess web site and see if this is an idea you can use. |  |
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CURRENT MOON | I had to cancel my annual camping trip to the wilds of New Hampshire this past summer -- where the temperature falls to 40 º many nights!
So I didn't get to reconnect with old friends who share those things I've just written about up above. Maybe I can lure them down here to experience Jersey weather! That's all for now. Keep in touch! |
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