Anger Versus Grief

Our world is suffering. As a country we are losing our rights. The planet is crying out for healing. I have been so angry I could barely contain it...

My newest book is riddled with these themes, every day bringing more fodder to bear. But within these dystopian pages I'm being ground down by the crucible of truth. I've been shattered like my protagonist, realizing that my anger has covered over what is really important. It is sadness, and grief that underlie the fury and the screaming and the shouting. Anger is like an all consuming fire, burning us up until we are ash. But if we allow ourselves to feel the grief, our hearts open. Tears are the way to the truth, not anger.

Anger is easy. It pulls at us--righteous indignation. And righteous it is. But in the end it does nothing but fan the flames and make it burn hotter. There is no end to it. Flames consume everything in their path. But tears...tears water the earth, they make things grow, they release the pent-up pressure we carry during these chaotic and disturbing times. When we cry we feel cleansed, purged. We can see again.

Here is an idea for a possible cover for my newest book. Dystopian with, of course, a love story woven through it:

Themes are: racism, rich versus poor, survival, love and what it means, rage and grief...a future world riddled with troubles...just like the one we live in.

Thanks for reading. I will let you know once this book is released--should be coming out in the fall! Working title: Lucifer and the Dark Goddess

Happy Earth Day!!!

Ozone layer heals as the Earth is able to take a breather from humans.

So this is an unexpected gift--who would have considered that the waters of Venice could clear, and the skies could be free of smog (even in L.A.!) in such a short time! It is truly miraculous! And from what I'm hearing, many of the people infected with Covid19 got it because of the toxins and pollution where they live. So what does this tell us? That answer is obvious, but does it matter to the people in charge? It will in many countries who already take climate change seriously, but here? Trump will never admit to climate change, nor does he give a rat's ass for our environment. Money is king in the great U.S. of A. and we will do whatever is necessary to get it, including destroying our beautiful Earth.

I hope fervently that what we've seen through the eyes of this pandemic will wake us up to the truth. In order to save future generations we have to look out for our home. Because without our home we will die out as a species. Make no mistake. So please spread the word, pass the information out to anyone and everyone you know. Take this moment, this beautiful Earth Day and run with it...take the terrible tragedy and peer underneath to what it is trying to tell us. Once this is all over don't let it all fade into oblivion. Getting on with our lives means being conscious about everything we do and how we do it.

The Dark Goddess

I am the dark goddess, the one who wants to destroy everything and start anew. I am rageful, furious, murderous and seductive, my energy is power, the power to bring it all down, the power to stop the wind before it starts, the power to bring storms, to make the oceans rise up and cover the earth, the power to take down all the old paradigms, the patriarchal, the masculine, everything that does not serve. What I want is change.

The powers that be do not like me. They don't like the feminine energy, they say that females should know their place. They have no business leading or even being angry. They are shrill, not equipped to lead.

But there was once a time in the distant past when the feminine ruled, when women led the way. It was a prosperous time when everyone had what they needed, when money and absolute power took a back seat to life lived with love. But because they were fair, they decided to let the men rule for a while. That's when the wars began, when civilizations began to take over the land and twist what was important. Nature became a stepping stone as the men destroyed it to find riches and to make the world over in their image. Dominion turned from caretakers to utter disregard. Instead of the divine they sought wealth and ways to find more wealth. Nothing could stand in their way.

Change is inevitable. Old ways must be destroyed to usher in the new. But the old ways are entrenched and the male energy that runs things does not want what they have to disappear. It will take a summoning to bring it down--a summoning of those who want a different world. They will burn down the greed and usher in the light of consciousness. The dark goddess will lead the way with the burning flame of truth held high. The feminine will once again rule the world.