My present transition, and all prior transitions, actually began in the early 70s with the discovery of one of two extant esoteric bookstores in the country at that time, Yes! Bookstore in D.C. Yes! became my spiritual home. Of the many precious, instrumental treasures that I found there that directed the course of my life, one was the book Radical Agriculture, which enlightened me about corporate agribusiness and inspired me to get a college degree in Social Ecology--what would now be called Sustainable Living--and then in Community Economic Development.

But the primary thing I learned from the many wise authors I discovered at Yes! was to follow my heart. Following my heart entailed quite a few giant leaps of faith. But anytime I have followed my heart--the "road less traveled," strewn with rocks and deep chasms--the reward has been immense and I have never regretted it.

It would be a long story to tell you all the evolutions that brought me to the present leap of faith. So this is a very short version of an intricate and rather miraculous path.

Because of a number of unusual experiences and abilities that I've had during the course of my life, I was triggered in 2011 to begin some focused research on what is called, "Kundalini Awakening," a form of tuning in to our higher consciousness. Kundalini is a phenomenon that can enkindle many unusual abilities, such as clairvoyance, bilocation, and healing abilities. It was when I experienced some of those abilities myself that led me to begin my research. The high point of that research was my discovery of Penny Kelly, farmer, Naturopathic Doctor, intuitive, teacher, speaker and author of five books, including, Consciousness and Energy, Volumes 1 and 2.

Penny survived the rarity of two full Kundalini awakenings. When I came across her writings, I thought, "Ah! I really want to meet this woman!" As fortune would have it, in December of 2012, she posted an online open invitation to a New Year's gathering to take place at her Michigan farm, Lily Hill Farm, at the end of 2012. I went.

Except for three years living in Vermont, I have been firmly ensconced in Takoma Park, Maryland but always with a desire to live closer to Nature, to help heal Mother Earth, and to grow my own food. I have gone on occasional excursions to find and buy some land, or to join with others to do the same. Penny's situation combined everything I was searching for, all in one already fully functioning farm/healing center location. After two visits to Lily Hill Farm, a workshop at my place facilitated by Penny on Intuition, and numerous conversations, we agreed that I would move to Lily Hill Farm.

I feel, all at the same time, very grateful and enthusiastic about the possibilities that have opened to me, deeply sad to leave my friends, clients, students, and family, and terrified of leaving a relatively stable income. The thought has crossed my mind so many times, "I must be insane!" Although I'm not on the farm yet, in my heart I have made the leap of faith, and the inexorable Future is rolling out the red carpet. I am already in the process of helping to organize a 14-day course on Permaculture Design--the science of ecological restoration--for Lily Hill Farm. There's no turning back!