strokes, mine extends from a Bronx childhood to an early and

intense involvement in science that led to six years as a senior

research oceanographer in my 20s.

        Subsequent careers involved 11 years as a psychological and

spiritual counselor (Pathwork helper, Core Energetics practitioner

and a general therapy practice based on continuing study

in many approaches), as well as 30 years as a technology-oriented

publicist for companies in fields as diverse as high-performance

plastics, energy, telecommunications, and engineering and

construction. I ran my own public relations company for 14 years.

        Then there is my marriage to Raechel and being father to

Stephanie and Ann Julia, my abiding connection to building

stone walls, clearing trail and other things of the earth, and a

hunger to express in artistic form. I also spent decades exploring

my inner world psychologically and spiritually.

        I’m at a loss to know exactly how my path over the years

opened wisdom, but the desire to express my synthesis of truth

as profoundly as possible emerged in my early 50s. The constancy

of this place informed all I’ve done since then and blossomed

into this book.