Autobiographical Excerpts

“You will give birth to a black crow.”–17th Karmapa in a dream in Sarnath, India

This page is for autobiographical notes and writing.  For some draft sample chapters of a forthcoming Autobiography book provisionally titled, Indestructible Devotion: A Lone Woman’s Journey of Courage, Loss, Bliss and Liberation in Tantric Buddhism.  See here:

YOU WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A BLACK CROW”: Chakrasamvara Empowerment and Unions under the Bodhi Tree, Visionary Dreams of Black Crows, “Too Young and Too Beautiful”and a Lifetime Vegetarian vow with 17th Karmapa under the Bodhi Tree (Autobiographical Excerpts) (2026)

For other autobiographical writings, in particular on being a survivor of sexual misconduct, deception and betrayal and the six year bullying and online smear campaign that followed it that led to blacklisting, bans, funding losses and more, see here:

A SURVIVOR’S TESTIMONY: New website section (2026)