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After years of stimulating Barbara to wake up to the reality of the elemental beings that are the life force within the natural world of earth, air, fire, and water, Mano first introduced himself to her when she moved to the heart of a redwood forest. As she was
walking through the forest he appeared within her imagination walking beside her. He spoke to her by putting his thoughts into her mind.

Over the years this developed into Barbara’s recording of their conversations into the computer as they occurred. Now, many years and hundreds of pages later, he is able to communicate with the larger world through “HIS” blog.

Mano asked Barbara to invite Mary Jane to collaborate on his blog. Mary Jane has been exploring her own process of learning to trust and relate, incorporating Mano’s teaching in the process.

The Woman on the Mountain by Mary Jane Di Piero

Mary Jane Di Piero June 4, 2013 December 11, 2020

How does one become “The Woman on the Mountain”? I think the important thing to know is that it is a “becoming”—a learning and growing that has brought Barbara over her 85 years to this clear and culminating time in her life. A couple of years ago she broke her leg, and last year she had three operations and pneumonia. These apparent misfortunes had a result that turned out to be beneficial: they kept her tied more closely to home as she recuperated. The other day she was…

A Collaboration Begins by Mary Jane Di Piero

Mary Jane Di Piero April 22, 2013 January 10, 2022

A few months ago, Barbara Thomas asked me if I would help her write a blog about the gnomes she has been communicating with for many years on her property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I have been visiting her redwood amphitheater, studio and home for quite some time and have been fascinated by her stories and continually inspired by the place.