These poems have been collated to act as guides and prompts for those times in our lives when we need to know that others have stood in the same place we stand now. Whether used in sacred or retreat spaces or just under a tree in your own solitude, they are designed to comfort, delight, inspire, encourage, and console. They are organised under the perennial human themes of:
◦ Mother Earth and The Cosmos
◦ Journeys and Destinations
◦ Transition and Change
◦ Grief and Wounds
◦ Joy and Hope
I hope that as you contemplate the poems, you are drawn to explore your own creative source, which is the shared universal well from which these poems were given life.

Julia Cartwright - A Pilgrim in Portugal