Living with Magic: A Memoir from Bali and Beyond

Claire L. Dunphy considered herself a worldly traveler, well-versed in the customs of different countries, different people...until she experienced Balinese black magic. Although an Earthwoman at heart, Claire dwells on the positive side of the magical see-saw, singing songs to animals (who always respond positively), living with nature and not on nature, and placing wildlife-decorated rock circles all across the American West, Mexico, and other far-flung places she has visited in her travels. But her move to Bali jolted her into a brand new world. In Puakan, a small forest village, she has engaged the local children in their own traditions, ritualized dances and began a milk aid program to help them grow physically, as she gently aids them in their quest to grow artistically and spiritually. In Claire's words, "Everything is Spirit in Bali." Read more