Nancy’s Publications

The Karma of Cats

Spiritual Wisdom From Our Feline Friends

The Karma of Cats is published! I’m honored to have my essay, “Guru Cat” – the story of how my formerly-feral cat, Freddie became one of my greatest spiritual teachers and guides – included in this beautiful and inspiring book.

Aspen Ways of Knowing

Published in Dark Matter: Women Witnessing – Issue #10

From the time I was a small child, one of the guiding questions of my life has been “How do other beings know, understand, and perceive the world?” In particular, I have been fascinated by trying to understand how beings of non-human species feel and know, and what these perceptions and ways of knowing and being can teach others.

Life is Love: The St. Lawrence Estuary Beluga Whales

Published in Dark Matter: Women Witnessing – Issue #8

In this issue, I write about my time with the endangered population of beluga whales who live in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Saguenay Fjord, Quebec, Canada. I share the wisdom, teaching, and experience offered by the belugas for our species and the Earth in this time of great change and loss, responding to the question of the journal for this issue: What Does It Mean to Heal?

Saved By Whales

Published in Dark Matter: Women Witnessing – Issue #4

This issue of the online journal, Dark Matter: Women Witnessing is titled “Making Kin”, and includes my essay “Saved by Whales” about my journey with non-human beings as my greatest spiritual teachers.

Other writers include Cynthia Travis, Jennifer Finley, Karen Mutter, Melissa Kwasny, Deena Metzger, Kyce Bello, Dominique Mazeaud, Kim Chernin, Susan Richardson, Patricia Reis, Grace Grafton, Cynthia Anderson, Sudie Rakusin, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Camille Norton, Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Tricia Knoll, Andrea Mathieson, Kristin Flyntz, and Lise Weil.