Eclipse Neilson

The Magical Gold Coins Eclipse Neilson

This book is an invitation for you to join me on a quest to open to the young ones, who carry a special type of wisdom. The stories are mostly presented in chronological order, with names changed to protect their bearers. They are all true. I began my work with children over forty years ago at a learning center for kids with a wide range of emotional needs. I launched an art program called Project A. W. A R. E. that explored nature, native traditions and environmental issues using the arts. In those days I thought I would become an expressive therapist, but life led me elsewhere and I became a visionary, writer, artist, and a leader in eco-feminist spirituality. Over the last ten years, under the umbrella of A. W. A. R. E., I have developed C. O. P. E(Circles of Peace Education). It brings the arts and bullying prevention together. The two worlds I work in now - one as a visionary and the other as an art teacher - have slowly and ever so subtly begun to weave a pattern of profound interconnections for me.