Eric G Müller

Why Parzival? endeavors to explore and uncover the overarching cultural, educational, and spiritual significance of Parzival from an anthroposophical perspective. The growing call of the elusive Grail in the age of the consciousness soul-in which we find ourselves irrevocably embedded-speaks directly to the evident needs of our fast-changing times and to the evolving future. Wolfram von Eschenbach's Grail saga addresses the challenges of the contemporary individual, while awakening and reconnecting those inner destiny forces to the respective local and global communities through a series of grand imaginations. Studying this step-by-step journey of initiation has been a staple in Waldorf High Schools from the very beginning, and periodically it makes sense to remember why it was chosen and what it has to offer to the young person and our increasingly complex contemporary global society.

Swannie's life is changed forever when she saves a beached dolphin. In gratitude, Matmaka, the thankful dolphin, drops hints about her unique heritage. How does he know? Swannie is holding out hope that her father who went missing during a raging storm might still be alive. Could the dolphin be helpful in locating her father? Before returning to the ocean, Matmaka sends her on a quest to find the way to the Golden Secret, which ultimately leads her to Amarvin Island, where mermaids once frolicked before they fled from Nairamba, the monster serpent that feeds off greed and lies. What will it take to free the island of its many troubles so that the mermaids may safely return to Amarvin? The people, animals, and nature spirits Swannie meets on the way are willing to help, including Feliciana, her new friend from school. Will it be enough?

Swannie's life is changed forever when she saves a beached dolphin. In gratitude, Matmaka, the thankful dolphin, drops hints about her unique heritage. How does he know? Swannie is holding out hope that her father who went missing during a raging storm might still be alive. Could the dolphin be helpful in locating her father? Before returning to the ocean, Matmaka sends her on a quest to find the way to the Golden Secret, which ultimately leads her to Amarvin Island, where mermaids once frolicked before they fled from Nairamba, the monster serpent that feeds off greed and lies. What will it take to free the island of its many troubles so that the mermaids may safely return to Amarvin? The people, animals, and nature spirits Swannie meets on the way are willing to help, including Feliciana, her new friend from school. Will it be enough?

STORIES HEARD, LIVED, IMAGINED.Fringe Locations is a collection of 17 distinctly diverse tales from three continents and decidedly contrasting settings, which bring to life a wide variety of characters from all walks of life: from a girl caught in a sand storm in South Africa's interior, a boy who shot his girlfriend, an environmentalist who refused to be silenced, a lawyer who flew to the Yucatan to find peace of mind, to stories from M ller's life: meeting the poet Allen Ginsburg, befriending a concentration camp survivor, going on a pilgrimage to the active volcano Stromboli in Italy, and his multifarious hitchhiking adventures over a ten year period. Though fictional, many of the stories in Part One are based on true events. The autobiographical accounts in Part Two are all true, save for some slight creative deviations. Together the stories traverse frontiers and probe the deeper levels of what it means to be human in this wonderfully variegated world of ours. Each story reflects, on some level, the indomitable striving of the human spirit, in both grand and small ways. They are astute vignettes of the human condition, encompassing loneliness, socio-political injustices, sickness, sorrow, death, love, companionship, redemption, succumbing, and overcoming.Stories include: 1) The Red Wind 12) Hotel Pischa 113) Sundial 124) Pool Cleaner in the Yucatan 155) Up in Smoke 236) Optimistic Freshman 277) Yeah, I Killed my Girlfriend 298) 4' 33" 329) Fringe Locations 3410) Draft Dodger 5711) A Walk-through Time and Snow 5512) Allen Ginsberg at the Atlantis 5813) Stromboli 6614) 7 Trains, 7 Planes: A Blessing 7315) Water 8116) We Met at the Met 8117) Thumbing Down the Road 93

Gracie loves to visit her grandfather on his farm. She helps him with chores, like putting coal into the stove. One day she makes friends with an elf who shows her a secret in the old barn. There she meets the dwarf Keynotteroom who makes her aware of a task that only she can fulfill. When Gracie finds out what is stored away in the barn, and why, she is determined to take action.

Gracie loves to visit her grandfather on his farm. She helps him with chores, like putting coal into the stove. One day she makes friends with an elf who shows her a secret in the old barn. There she meets the dwarf Keynotteroom who makes her aware of a task that only she can fulfill. She is led to the loft where she discovers hundreds of instruments that have been stored away. The dwarf and elf tell her that they all belong to her grandfather who does not play music anymore because his children have moved out and his wife has passed away. Music has died on the farm and the grandfather never laughs anymore. Gracie is determined to make Grandpa laugh again. Her birthday is coming up and she asks her grandfather to bring out all his instruments. At the party he plays his instruments and is happy once more. Music has been restored on the farm and Grandpa laughs again.

Pilgrim Poet Roaming Rebel is a collection of secular and sacred poems written at various historic and holy sites, or while musing in museums, embedded in nature or enjoying a restorative respite in a caf