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Of Witches and Wise-Women
🎃🎃🎃 When I was asked to illustrate Mouse Tales several years ago, I didn’t expect the witch in Hansel and Gretel to challenge me so much. It’s hard to illustrate a witch without falling into old stereotypes. In the illustrations that follow, I explain my thoughts behind the drawings -see for yourself if you think I succeeded! 😱 Dear Friends, Walking through the Halloween aisle recently, this really hit home. Surrounded by life-sized witch figures, I suddenly realized what

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Oct 313 min read
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Inner Peace Within the Chaos: 10 Ways to Stay Grounded in 2025
Dear Friends, I have several new projects on the go and will take my practitioner’s exam in Eden Energy Medicine in under two weeks. I will share more on my projects (and the results of my exam!) later, but in this newsletter I want to address the struggles with mental health I see happening in the world. I’ve made no secret that I’ve had to work hard for my mental health, but what’s new is that so many people are struggling with it now, too . With the current, chaotic state

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Mar 305 min read
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The World News Reads like a Scary Novel. Hope for the world is in Unity in Diversity.
Dear Friends, The other day I was reminded of how important it is that each one of us give our all. I don’t know about you but sometimes...

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Sep 1, 20232 min read
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And We Will Light Up This World
Why does the change of a number, 2018 to 2019, feel like a chance to take another try at things that have eluded us in the past? After...

Andrea Torrey Balsara
Jan 1, 20192 min read
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