-- Joanna Macy, Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work That Reconnects
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Books by Sandy
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She Appears: Encounters with Kwan Yin, Goddess of Compassion This gorgeous full color book features over 30 works of original art accompanied by memoir and stories lovingly compiled by Sandy Boucher. Pre-order through the publisher and save 25%! Orders will ship February 2015. Want to give this book as a gift? And have it gift wrapped? Goddess Ink will send a postcard to the recipient to let them know the book will ship February 2015. Order the gift package. |
At the book launch on Sunday, February 1, 2015, Sandy celebrated with contributors and friends at the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club in Oakland, California. |
Art by Willow Norris |
Referred to as the “Celestial Bodhisattva of Compassion,” the Asian Goddess Kwan Yin manifests herself to those in need around the world in myriad forms. Sometimes encountered in the peacefulness of nature, other times seen as a benevolent caregiver, Kwan Yin is vast, yet readily accessible to each and every one of us whether we are experiencing our darkest moment or realizing a rare twinkling of transcendence. Throughout this book, powerful encounters with Kwan Yin are described in essays, poems, stories, and art work. With each page turned, you will find yourself recognizing how Kwan Yin’s wise, compassionate energy has been impacting you all along…and you will be inspired to further look for her in places you have previously discounted, including your own nature. (Las Vegas, NV: Goddess Ink, 2015. hardcover) |
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On retreat with my mother, she awoke early on the morning she was due to receive the initiation to find White Tara standing beside her holding a lotus which she gave to my mother as she dissolved into light. Later a Lama remarked “Well, everyone gets to see Tara.” One can speak of psychological projections, but the fact is that she appears! As Tara, Kwan Yin or the Virgin Mary, the divine feminine is very close to us and ready help whenever possible. Her compassionate assistance is tangible like a mother with her child. Appearing in many forms and guises, the divine feminine is there for all of us if we would only reach out to her. This book of personal accounts, poems and artwork devoted to Kwan Yin by a variety of practitioners, exemplifies the wide range of Kwan Yin's activities and will hopefully introduce this great Bodhisattva to a wider audience. We are grateful to Sandy Boucher for compiling this collection of inspiring anecdotes and paintings. Tenzin Palmo, Reflections on a Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism Art by Lorraine Capparell. |
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She Appears! is a beautiful book created by Sandy Boucher that tells first-hand experiences of women to whom Kwan Yin appeared. Kwan Yin came in many forms: as deep compassion, healing energy, unconditional mother love, usually at times of crisis. She is often a felt presence and is also seen as an image. She is an archetype (that I described in Goddesses in Older Women), an Asian goddess, and a bodhisattva in Buddhism. In words, paintings, drawings, and sculpture, contributors tell their experience of She-who-hears-the-cries-of –the-world. To all who ask, Kwan Yin pours out mercy and gives comfort. No one has to be somehow deserving. The great value of this book is that it serves as an introduction to a source that anyone can call upon. Jean Shinoda Bolen, Artemis: the Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman Art by Lucy Keoni. |
This is the kind of book you can open to any page and, in just a few moments, feel its supportive gifts. In this book Sandy has gathered and shared the beauty, richness and power of Kwan Yin's influence in the West. Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation Art by Max Dashu. |
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