'Aluah* - Keeper of the Vine'
This book is a collection of my personal writings
about how we live and think in relating to Nature, others, and ourselves.
about how we live and think in relating to Nature, others, and ourselves.
The book has seven sections: Aluah Nature, Soldier, Stories, Essays, Light, Others, Self
Book is 288 pages with 270 writings -- 6 x 9 paperback with glossy cover.
See drop-down pages under 'Book Tab' above for selected writings and more information about the book,
including testimonials, title derivation, contents, prefaces, and preludes to each section.
Book is 288 pages with 270 writings -- 6 x 9 paperback with glossy cover.
See drop-down pages under 'Book Tab' above for selected writings and more information about the book,
including testimonials, title derivation, contents, prefaces, and preludes to each section.
* According to ancient Tibetan manuscripts, the culture of Lemuria existed in the South Pacific Ocean in a region of Polynesia called Mu. The Lemurian word for love was Aluah.
Overview of Book 'Aluah - Keeper of the Vine'
‘Aluah -- Keeper of the Vine’ is a collection of my personal writings about how we relate to Nature, others, and ourselves.
My writings are not meant to provide answers -- rather to impart some type of ponderance about how we live and think.
My writings are presented in seven sections (Aluah Nature, Soldier, Stories, Essays, Light, Others, and Self). You can read any section or any writing in any order. None are meant to be related; but in some way, all are related.
‘Aluah -- Keeper of the Vine’ is a person like you and me. Like Aluah, we struggle throughout our lifetime to better understand who we are. Aluah is always searching for meaning and fulfillment and desperately defends her being; yet, she is outward looking and more sensitive to the soul of others than her own.
Nature is always with Aluah; and Aluah only wants others to appreciate Nature, as much as she relies on Her. Aluah’s hope is for all to live with archetypal wildness.
Aluah tenaciously fights her own inner battles. She loves her family and friends; and she courageously struggles to be herself, while living in the midst of dominance and formational battles. Aluah finds relief and comfort in Nature, archetypal man, and a Spiritual realm. Aluah acknowledges her frailties and strengths, takes ownership of what she is and does, and seeks to improve her skills and knowledge. In her own way, Aluah helps others do the same.
ISBN 978-0-578-11169-8
Inspirations for Book
#1: When I was a senior at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 1972; I attended a Robert Bly poetry reading. He was dressed in a colorful poncho and a straw hat. He and his poetry stirred my wildness to the bone. I later (circa 1990) read his book ‘Iron John’ (basically, how boys become men theme). Also, I didn’t know it when I first met him, but I later learned that he lived in the Madison/Montevideo, Minnesota area, where I was born and still hunt there in the fall. I also enjoyed ‘Letters from the Country’ written by his wife at the time Carol Bly.
#2: Joseph Ross, Vietnam Veteran. I met Joe in 2010 at the Golden Valley, Minnesota, VFW. I read two of his books about his personal and family war experiences, and his personal battle with and triumph over post traumatic stress disorder. His sharing and publishing his story motivated me to compile and publish my writings.
My writings are not meant to provide answers -- rather to impart some type of ponderance about how we live and think.
My writings are presented in seven sections (Aluah Nature, Soldier, Stories, Essays, Light, Others, and Self). You can read any section or any writing in any order. None are meant to be related; but in some way, all are related.
‘Aluah -- Keeper of the Vine’ is a person like you and me. Like Aluah, we struggle throughout our lifetime to better understand who we are. Aluah is always searching for meaning and fulfillment and desperately defends her being; yet, she is outward looking and more sensitive to the soul of others than her own.
Nature is always with Aluah; and Aluah only wants others to appreciate Nature, as much as she relies on Her. Aluah’s hope is for all to live with archetypal wildness.
Aluah tenaciously fights her own inner battles. She loves her family and friends; and she courageously struggles to be herself, while living in the midst of dominance and formational battles. Aluah finds relief and comfort in Nature, archetypal man, and a Spiritual realm. Aluah acknowledges her frailties and strengths, takes ownership of what she is and does, and seeks to improve her skills and knowledge. In her own way, Aluah helps others do the same.
ISBN 978-0-578-11169-8
Inspirations for Book
#1: When I was a senior at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 1972; I attended a Robert Bly poetry reading. He was dressed in a colorful poncho and a straw hat. He and his poetry stirred my wildness to the bone. I later (circa 1990) read his book ‘Iron John’ (basically, how boys become men theme). Also, I didn’t know it when I first met him, but I later learned that he lived in the Madison/Montevideo, Minnesota area, where I was born and still hunt there in the fall. I also enjoyed ‘Letters from the Country’ written by his wife at the time Carol Bly.
#2: Joseph Ross, Vietnam Veteran. I met Joe in 2010 at the Golden Valley, Minnesota, VFW. I read two of his books about his personal and family war experiences, and his personal battle with and triumph over post traumatic stress disorder. His sharing and publishing his story motivated me to compile and publish my writings.