“The Sea or Ocean often is connected with the “primal waters,” amniotic fluid, and the origins of life.”
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Broadening the Voice of the World | Interview with Polly Barton
“I wanted to be involved in making people feel like there was lots to discover…”
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Feminist Retellings of Japanese Folktales | Interview with Aoko Matsuda
“My impression is that foxes are a kind of existence that stands somewhere in between the human and non-human, binding reality and fantasy together.”
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The Souls of Spirit Animals | Interview with Ona Christie Martin
“Every single culture identifies with spirit animals at some level. And I think every indigenous culture that I’m aware of honours and respects the spirit animal world. But you can also work with them personally.”
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The Terrain of Taiwan | Interview with Author Jessica J. Lee
Taiwan is an island of extremes: towering mountains, lush forests, and barren escarpment. Between shifting tectonic plates and a history rife with tension, the geographical and political landscape is forever evolving.
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Kodo Sawaki and The Art of Zen Meditation | Author Interview with Arthur Braverman
“Thanks to Sawaki, Antaiji is truly devoted to the ways of the ancients. And thanks to his main disciple Uchiyama, it is one of the few Zen temples in Japan that is quite open to foreigners practicing together with the Japanese monks.”
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The Torch of Our Ancestors | Interview with Author Dipa Sanatani
“Eastern beliefs, in particular, view ancestors as a ‘bridge’ between human existence and God. They have the power to aid us and help us in times of trouble as well as bless us as we go forth on our journey. In The Merchant of Stories, I touched on how the bonds we have with those who have passed on does not end with their death.”
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The Ageless Wisdom of Jyotisha | Interview with Vedic Astrologer Prakash Sundra
“Jyotisa is not mere psychological assessment, but an invaluable reference of human evolution which spans six thousand years.”
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The Multiple Avatars of an Artist | An Interview with Author Dipa Sanatani
“I can’t say that I planned to write this book. I don’t believe the story told itself—as it is neither fiction nor a memoir in a conventional sense. I did not have the privilege of hindsight as I wrote in my diary. I’ve narrated the creative process and entrepreneurial journey in real-time as it unfolded in my life.”
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What Editors Do | Interview with Peter Ginna
“It’s really important to love a book when you acquire it. If you don’t have that kind of emotional commitment to something, you wind up second-guessing yourself…”
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