Tag Archives: Feather

Prayers for Japan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

As the devastating news and images of the earthquake, tsunami and now nuclear threat circulate the globe, raising panic and fear throughout the world, I think about the important messages contained in my novel, The Gossamer Thread. In the following … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

unus mundus

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

Yesterday on my way home from driving my son to Sunday school, I was thinking about the character Feather in my novel The Gossamer Thread. As I turned the corner and pulled onto my street I saw the above image … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, Jung, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

empty space

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

A baby cries. Her busy mother is unable to pick her up – right away. The cry intensifies. It fills the empty space around the infant with a pressing urgency. The mother rushes to finish her chores. The baby whales … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, Psychology, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Race of Innocence

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

The other day my five year old asked why different people have different colored skin. Ready to give my best answer to this innocent question, she followed by asking, “Why aren’t people’s skin blue, green, purple or red?” Her comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, Psychology, The Gossamer Thread, The Race of Innocence | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Race of Innocence

What memories will you leave behind?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

Many years ago I had a next door neighbor who lived in the apartment next to mine in Beverly Hills. She was an elderly woman (a.k.a Rosie) who never had any visitors. She had no children, no pets and as … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on What memories will you leave behind?

Life flashes before our eyes

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dr. Jenni

Recently, a client of mine had a scare that she could possibly have cancer. Her diagnosis turned out to be benign however the moments of not knowing whether or not she would be diagnosed with the disease shifted her whole … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, Psychology, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Life flashes before our eyes

In what way do you need to be renewed?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Dr. Jenni

12/18/10 In my novel, The Gossamer Thread the character Feather feels incredibly sad and despondent about what is happening on planet Earth. Initially, she lands in Auschwitz into the hands of a rabbi that is about to be executed. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Feather does not judge, she listens…

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Dr. Jenni

The character Feather in my novel The Gossamer Thread materializes for those who desperately need her.  She does not judge based on religion.  If a person is in need she hears their prayers and appears to help them. Her mother, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Dr. Jenni, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Feather does not judge, she listens…

Dr. Jenni’s novel “The Gossamer Thread” Links the Earthly Realm to the Spiritual.

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Dr. Jenni

In my novel, The Gossamer Thread, the anthropomorphic character Feather becomes the magical element, the divine component, the depth psychologist linking the earthly realm to the spiritual, the secular to the godly. Through her journey and poetic voice, I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. Jenni, The Gossamer Thread | Tagged , , | 9 Comments