I’ve learned to have great faith in the power of dogs as magical helpers to spark and mark the passages of life. Julius and Stanley marked my life as a writer. Orson to Bedlam Farm. Rose to living here. Lenore to Love. Izzy to the human experience. Frieda to Maria and beyond. This week, I asked Frieda if she would become the spirit of our move to a New Bedlam Farm, and almost immediately things began to happen. We met the owners of the new place and liked them very much. We got a dumpster (more about that later, along with a Simon bray), and people began calling about buying this farm.
Dogs are among the magical helpers Joseph Campbell writes about on the Hero’s Journey. In their own way, they help to guide us where we need to go. Freida knows about moving. She is already at work helping us with ours.