Otter and Dragon

About the Book

After unsuccessfully searching for love most of her adult life, Gloria, at 60, met Ken King, and finally found the soulmate she had always yearned for. Only twenty-two months later, Ken died of cancer. This is the love story of how Gloria made sense of unexpected love and loss through a journey of metaphysical discovery and reconnection with both Ken and Spirit. Drawing on her eclectic exploration of journaling and dreams, poetry and music, numerology and Runes, sacraments and ceremony, the author reveals the transcendent power of active self-healing, faith in the unseen, and the power of love. Readers of this candid account of the ups and downs of grief will find inspiration to forgive themselves, look inward for hope, and reconnect with departed loved ones on both sides of the veil.

About the Author

Raised in a traditional middle class family with traditional Christian, religious background, Gloria broke with the church at 18 after a quiet epiphany assured her that God knew her heart and that was what was important. Later in life she reunited with a different kind of spirituality that nurtured her soul. She subsequently was part of a non-profit, body-mind-spirit educational business offering coursework, retreats, and other metaphysical offerings. During that time Gloria provided intuitive readings call "Soul Stories" intended to assist people in attending to areas where their soul needed healing. This is Gloria's first book, recounting her journey through the Dark Night after a profound spiritual experience at the passing of her husband, Ken. Gloria lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her cat, Koko, countless dragons, and other loving guides and helpers. She is now retired, finding meaning in life through writing, gardening, playing in her art room, and walking the Spirit way.