Carolyn North
A huge pig in Putney creates community
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and spirit."...
Root cellars, sacred stones, and timeless connection
‘Edges, bits of walls — all were piled helter-skelter on the ground, and there in the center was something reminiscent of a capstone, and above it a rock lintel. Where had I seen this before? Felt this before?’
Carolyn North is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and spirit." She submits this piece in memory of Pamela Mayer, the founder of the Manitou Project in Williamsville. North's book Voices Out of Stone covers her experience with the stones in Kercado in more detail...
Nourishing the soul
Who would have imagined worlds coming together in music that set our hearts beating in new ways, mixing and matching our beauty and brilliances to make us weep, rejoice, and get up and dance?
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and spirit." PUTNEY-Growing up in New York in the 1940s, going to Radio City Music Hall was the most special treat a kid could imagine, so for my fifth birthday my parents took me there...
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Finding home
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and spirit." Yesterday, I forgot - and not for the first time - that I had a soup boiling on the stove, and then I forgot that it was my turn to take out the trash. I also almost forgot that the Yellow Barn Music Festival, right across the road from where I live, was having a concert of chamber music that evening, showcasing advanced students...
Changing seasons, changing lives
Autumn has come and gone here in Vermont, red and yellow leaves raining into the air, covering the brown ground with a carpet of color. Oh, it was gorgeous! I was sorry to see the green of summer go, but the process of change is its own magical performance. For me, after so many years in California with its subtle shifting of seasons, I love the Northeast's slam-bang seasonal dramas that change colors and vistas almost overnight, opening long views...
Changing seasons, changing lives
Carolyn North, a Putney resident for a little over a year, regularly writes on her website a brief piece, "like a prose poem, about the state of the world through the lens of her daily life," she says. "My purpose has been to help reassure folks that we can get through these hard times if we remember to do it together." Autumn has come and gone here in Vermont, red and yellow leaves raining into the air, covering the brown...