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Renée Eli, Ph.D.'s avatar

Mariah,

Each month’s creative contemplation is a treasure of riches. Thank you for this. I was especially drawn to:

“Visit a cemetery and write down epitaphs that inspire or call to you.”

My mother over visiting old cemeteries. The prompt reminded me of her. I, too, love old cemeteries and will enjoy this prompt forevermore.

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Mariah Friend's avatar

Thank you. I’m so glad you enjoy the letters!

I’ve always found a lot of comfort in cemeteries, to me they are peaceful spaces for contemplation, reflection and honoring the cycle of life and death. There are so few times we get a chance to do that in our culture.

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Renée Eli, Ph.D.'s avatar

I echo your every word here, Mariah. 🙏

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Jenna Newell Hiott's avatar

Wow! There's so much goodness here. Thank you!

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Mariah Friend's avatar

Thank you for reading! I’d love to hear what resonated with you the most!

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Emma Campbell's avatar

So amazing to read this just as I'm reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I felt an instinctual pull to start reading the books a few weeks ago and haven't put them down since, so it was really interesting to read what you wrote about the books and how collectively in-tune we are when listening to our intuition! Thanks Mariah, always love your New Moon articles 😊

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Mariah Friend's avatar

Oh wow! Yes, it seems the perfect season to dive into the archetypes in the Harry Potter series. I think what I appreciate about the stories are how it teaches us to handle loss and fear and dark forces with courage, loyalty, and even a sense of adventure!

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Emma Campbell's avatar

and chocolate for the dementors 😉

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