An aesthetically stunning and spiritually profound book of paintings and poetry. The author takes us through a mythical journey from loss to the possibility of total freedom. Her sources of inspiration range from Divine Mother Lineages, Buddhism, Shambhala, I Ching, Chinese Five Element Medicine, Ancient and Shamanic wisdom, and ordinary and extraordinary experiences of birth, death, relationships, and betrayal. This book is a source of support and illumination for anyone who longs to find "the way through" life's fierce challenges to greater truth, magic, and wholeness. MARLOW BROOKS is a calligrapher, painter, and Five Element healer. She teaches at Naropa University. Her artwork is shown in exhibitions in China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and NYC, and with Kobun Otogawa Roshi and Shibata Sensei, the late Imperial Bowmaker of Japan. She is a featured artist in the documentary ÒChinese Calligraphy in 5000 years,Ó which aired on CCTV in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. View more art at: www.marlowbrooks.com