Wind Cloud, Martha Glessing(Authorhouse) ISBN 403332207
Once there were two women who were executives working in the glamorous world of American public television. Both women loved mountains and the natural world, and they shared a deep love of the Himalayas, Oriental philosophy, art, music and journeying.
On being introduced in a television production studio, they recognize each other instinctively, and later they come to realize that they have been friends and journeying companions through many lifetimes - they remember meeting for the first time in a remote bardo high in the mountains called Wind Cloud. Although their career paths will diverge widely over the years, and they often find themselves living in opposite corners of the country, they remain close friends, for their bond of friendship is karmic, and it transcends time, distance and life itself.
Marisa loses her job and moves to California to live a quiet life far from the madding crowd. Jen makes a career change and moves to Colorado where she falls in love and is diagnosed with cancer a short time later - she dies after undergoing surgery and prolonged chemotherapy. In sharing their memories before Jen's death, the two friends find their way back to their mountain bardo again, and they derive comfort in knowing that they will meet in another life and continue on their journey together.
The late Martha Glessing of Inverness, California, was a journalist, television producer, writer and activist working in areas related to ecology, sustainability and human rights. This beautiful book relates the story of her deep and enduring friendship with Jeanne Mulcahy who passed away from cancer some years ago. Martha died in late 2003 after her own long battle with cancer. Wind Cloud was her first book, published not long before she died.
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