Book Signing for “Mother of God, Similar to Fire” at Starr Interiors — Taos, New Mexico

On Fri­day, Sep­tem­ber 24^th 2010 from 5:30–7:30 PM, there will be a book sign­ing of Moth­er of God, Sim­i­lar to Fire. This is a stun­ning col­lab­o­ra­tion of artis­tic expres­sion of Icons by Father William Hart McNi­chols with Reflec­tions by Mirabai Starr. The book sign­ing and cel­e­bra­tion will be held at Starr Inte­ri­ors* at 117–119 Paseo del Pueblo Norte (2 doors south of the Taos Inn).

Singer, song­writer Jen­ny Bird will grace the event with a song.

This exquis­ite book has been cre­at­ed by two of Taos’ beloved artis­tic, lit­er­ary and spir­i­tu­al fig­ures. They each have con­tributed and con­tin­ue to con­tribute to their com­mu­ni­ty with an open and lov­ing heart. Their work in pro­duc­ing this beau­ti­ful book is a com­ing togeth­er of their con­cept of Mary as the endur­ing sym­bol of peace and com­pas­sion as the embody­ing Fem­i­nine Spir­it. Mirabai’s deep and poet­ic reflec­tions accom­pa­ny Father Bill’s amaz­ing icons and the result is a book to be trea­sured and revered.

Father William Hart NcNi­chols (known and beloved as Father Bill) is a priest at St. Fran­cis of Assisi church in Ran­chos de Taos and lives in Taos, New Mex­i­co. He has been described by Time Mag­a­zine as being “among the most famous cre­ators of Chris­t­ian icon­ic images in the world.”

Mirabai Starr is the author of crit­i­cal­ly acclaimed new trans­la­tions of the Span­ish mys­tics, St. John of the Cross and St. Tere­sa of Avi­la. She has been adjunct pro­fes­sor Phi­los­o­phy and World Reli­gions at the Uni­ver­si­ty of New Mex­i­co since 1993 and also lives in Taos, New Mexico.

Mirabai is also a cer­ti­fied bereave­ment coun­selor, speak­ing and teach­ing nation­al­ly and inter­na­tion­al­ly. Father Bill is revered for his pas­toral work as well as his iconog­ra­phy. Both have ded­i­cat­ed them­selves to pro­mot­ing peace and justice.

This should be an out­stand­ing event and will offer many devot­ed friends as well as new ones the oppor­tu­ni­ty to be to be with both Mirabai & Father Bill and cel­e­brate the launch­ing of this very spe­cial book.
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Moth­er of God, Sim­i­lar to Fire

A new col­lab­o­ra­tion with icono­g­ra­ph­er-priest, William Hart McNi­chols, includ­ing Father Bil­l’s stun­ning images of Moth­er Mary with lyri­cal prayers by Mirabai Starr in hon­or of the many faces of the Sacred Feminine.

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*Starr Inte­ri­ors is the source for the finest Zapotec Indi­an 100% wool, hand loomed con­tem­po­rary, trib­al and south­west rugs, wall hang­ings and pillows.