Welcome to Wisdom of the 8 Bowls: a modern myth for women at midlife and beyond.



Several years ago, I gathered with 52 women from 3 countries to learn from Master Teacher Jean Houston.



Our quest?



To review and understand the many moments of our lives: the happy moments, the sorrowful moments, and the defining ones.



So that at the end of the journey through our life so far, we would have all that we needed to move forward into the next phase.



With wisdom and peace and a new sense of enthusiasm.



This book holds the 8 Secrets to Wisdom. It offers all that you need to move from here to there. And make no mistake, while this book is dedicated to the women in my life, the tale is a human and universal one for sure.



The bowls are representative of the spaces within ourselves that are needing to be filled. With whatever it is that is missing. With whatever it is that is holding us back or keeping us stuck.



When the journey is complete, the bowls will have been filled with all 8 qualities needed to be wise and peaceful in our second phase of life.



The phase that cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson calls The Age of Active Wisdom.



Please enjoy previewing the first 15 pages of the book and the very important Back Cover. I hope it will give you a taste for the journey that lies ahead.



With love enough for all the world,



Flo Schell