Erin Sharaf, Author at Mindfulness + Magic https://erinsharaf.com/author/erinsharafgmail-com/ Transform ourselves, Transform the world Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:05:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://erinsharaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-dahliaPixaby-32x32.jpg Erin Sharaf, Author at Mindfulness + Magic https://erinsharaf.com/author/erinsharafgmail-com/ 32 32 Befriending the Dark https://erinsharaf.com/befriending-the-dark/ https://erinsharaf.com/befriending-the-dark/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:04:32 +0000 https://erinsharaf.com/?p=5556 Until relatively recently, homo sapiens lived more in sync with the rhythms of nature. We had no other choice but to befriend the dark. Sure, we had fires and candles to offer some light at night, but nothing compared with the artificially illuminated world we have now. I recently read a surprisingly powerful book called: […]

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