Acknowledgments

A number of colleagues and friends provided support and inspiration during the writing of this book. Two colleagues in particular supported my no doubt overly ambitious ideas and research when I began this project many years ago: Professor Robert Hodge and Associate Professor Jane Goodall.

This new edition would not have come about if it were not for two brilliant stars who appeared unexpectedly in the firmament, or at least in my little cosmos: Ronnie Pontiac of Newtopia magazine (and other singular accomplishments) and Jon Graham of Inner Traditions, both of whom saw to it that the lamp was not extinguished. My thanks to both of you.

Finally, the six most important people in my life—Susan, Buster, and Lucy, and Yolande, Miranda, and Bram—provided inestimable support and love during the writing and research of this book. Their contribution to its fruition can never be adequately acknowledged.