Compelled
There are many different types of artists: calligraphers, crafters of fine jewelry, conceptual artists, digital artists, goldsmiths, graphic designers, illustrators, landscape artists, multi-media artists, musicians, performance artists (actors, actresses, dancers, singers), painters, photographers, print makers, poets, potters, portrait painters, print artists, sculptures, sketch artists, tattoo artists, textile artists; in fact, there are so many that this list simply falls short of what is possible. The products that I put forth (my books, my Portals of Spirit website, this blog) are what constitute my art. That being said, each individual project has to be up to my personal standard (which is saying a great deal). I am, after all, quite the perfectionist...
Book 20: A Metaphysics Primer: Changing From The Inside Out
SYNOPSIS In this well-written back-to-basics look at the spiritual makeup, and purpose, of man, Michele Doucette deals, heads-on, with the great philosophical questions that have continued to plague humanity from the beginning of their existence on this planet. After laying out the basics, she takes each question and explores it with genuine care for her readers; her stated purpose being to empower, motivate and inspire others to live happier (more fulfilled) lives. There exists a secret in this vast universe of ours: if you can change the way you perceive any given situation, then each context, thereafter, will have changed. In essence, if you can change the way you look at things, the things you look at will change. In reminding us that thought is all...
Book 19: Men and Women of Renown: The Companion Volume
SYNOPSIS Men and Women of Renown: The Companion Volume is the second maternal genealogy tome from this author. The early Acadian settlers were mostly farmers. Farms were located along the banks of rivers that flowed into the Baie Française (Bay of Fundy) with Grand-Pré being the great agricultural area of the colony. Rather than clear the uplands, the Acadians drained the marshes along bays and rivers by building dykes (large, tall mounds of earth covered with grass) and aboiteaux (drainage systems with trap doors that let water out, but not back in) to keep sea water out. An amazing people, the Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project is serving to paint a picture of the wondrous mtDNA diversity amongst the French Acadian women. Filles du Roi was a term that meant...
Book 18: Men and Women of Renown: My Maternal Ancestry
SYNOPSIS Men and Women of Renown: My Maternal Ancestry is the first maternal genealogy tome from this author. Genevieve Massignon, author of Les Parlers Français d’Acadie, sought to establish the origins of the French Acadian people based on linguistics, making the argument, in 1961, that many Acadians came from the Poitou region, south of Loudun, mainly because they were still speaking the old language, one rich and thick of Rabelais and Montaigne. She was also able to locate a number of records from the Poitou area that bore many of the same surnames found in early Acadie. Some of the villages in this area include Martaize, Aulnay, and La Chaussée. As a young man, Vincent Breau had been recruited as an agricultural worker for the fledging French colony of...
Book 17: Germain Doucet (Sieur de LaVerdure): My Paternal Genealogy
SYNOPSIS Germain Doucet (Sieur de LaVerdure): My Paternal Ancestry Following the St. Germain-en-Laye Treaty of March 29, 1632, it was by order of Cardinal Richelieu (Minister of State to King Louis XIII), that Commander Isaac de Razilly came to re-occupy the colony; so, too, did Germain Doucet (Sieur de La Verdure), the progenitor of this author’s family, accompany him. Sailing from France on July 4, 1632, they arrived with a variety of livestock, seeds, tools, implements, arms, munitions, and other supplies, at La Have (LaHève), located at the mouth of the La Have River in present day Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, on September 8. In keeping with the forced Deportation of the French Acadian people, the family of Joseph Doucet and Anne Surette were exiled from...
Special Message From Nick Bunick
As I work on updating my Portals of Spirit website to a new and improved format, there are some things that I do not want to loose; this message being one of them. SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM NICK BUNICK AUTHOR OF THE NEWLY RELEASED THE COMMITMENT AS WELL AS BOTH IN GOD’S TRUTH AND TIME FOR TRUTH: A NEW BEGINNING SUBJECT OF THE MESSENGERS AS WELL AS CO-AUTHOR OF THE MESSENGERS: FOURTEEN YEARS LATER AUGUST 13, 2008 To my brothers and sisters who share the common quest of seeking truth and enlightenment. I have just finished reading several of Michele’s outstanding manuscripts; namely, The Ultimate Enlightenment For 2012: All We Need Is Ourselves, The Cosmos of The Soul: A Spiritual Biography, and Turn Off The TV: Turn On Your Mind. It was quite an experience. I...
Genealogy: My Favorite Past Time Activity
Reflecting back on my Junior High days, history was my favorite subject. By the time I entered High School, I was lucky enough to come across a teacher who made the subject area come alive for me; so much so, that upon entering University I was working on a BA while majoring in History. Interestingly, my son began his University career in the exact same manner. My paternal grandmother, Beatrice Muise, transitioned on May 20, 1954. I so wish that I had known her, but I was not born until August 13, 1962. I have no idea what she looked like; there is no individual in the family who seems to have any pictures. My paternal grandfather, Jean-Avite Doucet, know affectionately to everyone he knew as Harvey, transitioned on October 23, 1965. I was just three years old,...