Adytum

Quote: “Somehow my thoughts seemed to gather in corners like the snow; my mind was clogged and frozen over with multidirectional fluff....

"My father would have said to my mother, “Mama, look what we started!” Their lives were always complete when their family gathered around...

My memoir about my dad’s life philosophies sometimes helped me in my life. But the most important thing he taught me is included in...

I wrote my memoir, not because I am famous or important in any way. I wrote it because I grew up amidst much secondary trauma which...

My mother . . . “I am glad she was there for us. She was the leaven in all of Dad’s bread—I know she lightened my burden when listening...

Adytum 's story is a part of me. It is made up of many parts: my stories, my father’s stories and my mother’s stories. My mother’s...

By Mary Cools    This description of Adytum  was solicited by another client, and they requested 300 words. While the content in my...

A description of Adytum   By Mary Cools:    Recently, I was asked to write a 500-word description of my memoir,  Adytum . You cannot...

He Touched My Adytum   “My father’s silences were bits of him that I could absorb, feel. Even as a child, I sensed where he went, why he...

Adytum  (ad-it-um): the most sacred place within a sacred place; the inner shrine of the heart, the place inside you where you feel a...

Definition: Adytum (ad-it-um): the most sacred place within a sacred place; the inner shrine of the heart, the place inside you where...

Adytum   Adytum  (ad-it-um): the most sacred place within a sacred place; the inner shrine of the heart, the place inside you where you...