Try as I may, to conjure up an image of the original man, I would invariably see my self running from a chapel, struggling to hold back the tremendous upwelling of emotion that had besieged me with tears. And I recall having the experience on more than one occasion, always after the reading of the [...]
Our next stop was the Buddhist temple frequented by our cab driver and his family. This surprisingly small but simply styled structure, which would otherwise never have struck me as a temple, was not, according to our cabby, a place of worship like a church. This hallowed space, with its larger-than-life, gold-leafed statues of the [...]
“Remember, my son,” admonished the old Indian, “when darkness descends upon you, seek out the fire that burns within your heart, for it is written that nothing, neither the Magician nor his Wraiths, can separate you from my love.” Instead of finding the fire that burned within, I somehow ignited a small brush fire at [...]
