title: A Journey into the Heart of the Black Madonna: Self-Discovery, Spiritualism, Activism
author: Cindy M. Medina
description: Ms. Medina has devoted her life to the emergence of the Feminine in the lives of women and men. She has integrated the Feminine perspective in her psychotherapeutic practice, and through community development with a focus on environmental justice. After graduating from Colorado State University with a BS in psychology and earning a Masters degree in Counseling from Arizona State University, Ms. Medina trained in Process-oriented Psychology, with an emphasis in Jungian Psychology, in Zurich, Switzerland. As the Alamosa Riverkeeper, she received the David Getches Flowing Waters Award for improving environmental water resources and recreational values in the Alamosa River through her efforts in collaboration, innovation and inspiration. Cindy treasures solitude that is often interrupted by owls hooting from the cottonwood trees, by coyotes howling from the Alamosa River, and by irrigation water flowing through the acequia (dirt ditch).
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  My Journey to the Black Madonna
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  A Memoir
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Elaine Soto
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright ©2020 Elaine Soto
  
  
  
  
  
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  Albuquerque, NM
  
  
  
  
  
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  All Rights Reserved
  
  
  
  
  
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  ISBN: 9781791952167
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  My Journey to the Black Madonna
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A Memoir
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 5
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 6
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 9
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 10
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 11
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 12
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 13
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 14
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 15
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 16
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  About the Author
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Acknowledgements
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Center for Puerto Rican Studies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Taller Boricua, The Puerto Rican Workshop
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Marcos Dimas