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    Dr. Judith Wermuth-Atkinson is a celebrated author and scholar whose work spans poetry, essays, and creative non-fiction. Drawing on her extensive academic background, including a PhD from Columbia University and teaching experience across Europe and the Middle East, she crafts narratives that delve into philosophy, aesthetics, and spirituality. Her writing uniquely blends personal experience with intellectual exploration, offering readers profound insights into the human condition and the nature of existence. She invites readers on a journey through diverse landscapes, both external and internal, reflecting a deep engagement with world literature and spiritual inquiry.

    When Someday Is Today
    Blue Poppies

    • Blue Poppies

      A Spiritual Travelogue from the Himalaya

      • 148 stránek
      • 6 hodin čtení
      5,0(2)Ohodnotit

      The narrative explores the author's transformative journey through the spiritual landscape of the Indian Himalaya, where she immersed herself in the teachings of a Hindu monk and Vedic scholar. Through rich portrayals of spiritual communities, Wermuth-Atkinson delves into themes of devotion, tradition versus change, and societal views on marriage and caste. Her experiences highlight the profound impact of this ancient yet evolving world, emphasizing the importance of mindfulness and the limitless potential of the human mind.

      Blue Poppies

    • When Someday Is Today

      This is a deeply moving personal testimony of a woman with a mixed ethnic and religious background, who grew up as an outcast dissident thinker under an authoritarian regime and took the risk of a dangerous illegal escape, together with her little son. After confronting rejection by a conservative Israeli society and xenophobia in reunified Germany, the author settled in the U.S. and has been exploring questions of identity in the experience of immigrants and contemplating the continuous struggles of people striving for a better life and the refugee and migrant crises in the world.Dr. Judith Wermuth-Atkinson is an author, a literary scholar, and a translator living in New York, USA.

      When Someday Is Today