Goodreads asked Dianne Ebertt Beeaff:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Dianne Ebertt Beeaff My most recent book, Spirit Stones, Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries of Western Europe's Prehistoric Monuments, came about as the culmination of personal experiences in visiting may of the Neolithic and Bronze Age sites discussed in the book, beginning with my first trip to the British Isles in the late 1980s.

There is something moving and magical about these places for me. A closeness to the people who built them; their individual artistry; and their timeless beauty. I looked on Spirit Stones as a way of honoring the stones by telling their story, by focusing on the power of the stones themselves, and by uncovering contemporary ways in which they might capture our spiritual imagination. The aesthetics and the often stunning natural settings of these stones bring to mind an appreciation of life's bounty, a recognition of the oneness of life, and the continuity of the human experience.

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