Seen Dancing: Essays from the Heart

by Beth Mitchum

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” --Friedrich Nietzsche

Seen Dancing is a collection of essays and stories as they occurred to a spiritual being having a human experience. When you walk a spiritual path, you may encounter people who do not understand you. That is their short-sightedness rather than your shortcoming. Their lack of spiritual experience in no way nullifies the bounty of yours. There are people engaged in spiritual discussions who have opinions and beliefs based in dogma, and then are there are people engaged in spiritual discussions who have experiences. Just because those experiences vary, it doesn't mean that they are contradictory. When beliefs are built upon dogma, conflict arises. When beliefs are built upon experiences, community arises. It is the author's hope that these stories and essays will build community.

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2013

About the author

I am a Renaissance woman, if ever there was one. I have six novels and a memoir published and have more in the works. I have a music CD and two collections of my poetry available now. I also paint and draw in my spare time. I'm a professional editor, who leads writer workshops to help other writers get closer to getting published. I am also a photographer and have used several of my photographs on my book covers.

I was born in Indiana but raised in Florida. I moved to western NC in 1985 then to the Seattle area in 1993. Although I have lived all around the Seattle area, I'm happiest living on the Kitsap Peninsula across Puget Sound from Seattle.

I enjoy watching and photographing wildlife and natural settings. I live with my adorable cats, Anjolie, Bootsy, and Li'l Grey.