ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There are too many people to name individually, who either by direct contact or indirect influence assisted in what went into this book. Ah, this way I don’t risk leaving out someone truly important in this endeavor. Whether leading me to a new site, providing a site report or map to aid in discovering a new site, or spending time discussing and pondering site features or aspects that play into the bigger picture, this has been entirely a collaborative effort. This has also been an adventure, an outdoor adventure at that, and I am thankful for the companionship of close friends and family on those adventurous treks into the woods. Some of you may appear in this book, and others are included in spirit. You know who you are.

Additional to my writings in this volume are included contributed essays from Ros Strong, David Johnson, and Dave Gutkowski, each bringing a voice, perspective, and unique experience and expertise that allow us to share in a special gift and insight. Ros’s translation and commentary on the work of French researcher Pierre Mereaux introduces us to important research translated into English for the first time. David’s groundbreaking research is leading the way for Native American tribal nations to rediscover lost links to the watery underworld, and Dave’s personal story of the discovery and documentation of an archaeoastronomy site in the Northeast provides hope and assurance that barriers are being broken when it comes to academic acceptance of landscape archaeology. Together these researchers bring something special to this project I simply could not, and I thank them. Additionally, I would like to thank my sister, Shari Kreisberg Therrien, for the additional translation work she provided on previously untranslated work and writings of Pierre Mereaux.

Last, but not at all least, I want to thank Jon Graham, Patricia Rydle, and all the kind folks at Inner Traditions for their eternal patience and steadfast confidence and guidance in seeing this project through. The work they do bringing cutting-edge thinking and spiritual research to the eye of the public is truly appreciated and revered in my mind.