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."