Macrobiotics Research Project
A 2-year grant sponsored by Centers of Disease Control; October 2000 to September 2002 University of South Carolina, Prevention Research Center-Special Interest Project, School of Public Health 15 Medical Park, Suite # 301, Columbia, SC 29203

Artist's Comment: Even when we must deal with a "trial by fire or ice (stressful events such as illness)," we have choice. The gate is always open to a better way, to knowledge, to wisdom, to balance, to whatever constitutes wholeness in our unique human perception. There is no lock on the door. Whether we choose to enter into that better place is largely up to each of us. Passing through the door requires us to leave fear at the threshold so that we can step "into the light." The crow, or raven, has been a cosmic symbol for many cultures, being associated with creative power, spiritual strength, solitude, primordial beginnings, and mystic powers. It is known to those who have observed it closely as a highly intelligent and alert creature. Email Virginia @ straz@usit.net with feedback on "Gateway"

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This work was supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number U48/CCU409664-09 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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