Beautiful. Sacred. Oh my it makes my soul dance and sing, stand still in chaos. Dearest Clarissa, to listen to your mellifluous embodied voice imbued with the soul of our Lady with sacredness, grit, fun, with the wisdom of your aunt Edna (I know her as well from your other works, she’s a cracker) is …… tears well up….. no words suffice….. home. You invite my whole being to relax to move forward in grace. I love love love ‘ girl gang leader in heaven’, ‘compassionate heart with a knife in my boot that I’m not afraid to use’. May all the light of the sun and the moon which shines from the metal aura of Our Lady of Guadalupe fill you every moment as you give to all of across the world. Thank you for blessing my life. Thank you Tami Simon and all you at ST for going with your dream years ago for consistently day in day out digging planting creating for being a conduit for all that sounds true to me to us today.

It really does feel like she's telling stories by the fireside. I'm writing this as I'm listening to part two, in which CPE manages to convey how her people took in the religion of their conquerors and poured their own meaning into it. She's such a natural, spontaneous storyteller, full of love and life. Why read her books when you can hear her talk instead?

if you get the chance, to untie the strong woman, don't hesitate. do it!

5 stars

i have so enjoyed hearing Dr CPE's voice with so much warmth and wisdom and her wonderful stories - they are like a beacon of light in the darkness.