Wilderness Path

As we bring the plots of settlers, Mennonites, Catholics, Lenape, and tribal leaders to a close. We hear many themes (whether fiction or fact) still ring true in the human condition. This final reading leaves the reader pondering what could be different in our regard for one another that would change the future course of history.

Home of Die Bergfrau and On the Susquehanna - these two chapters give lens into the readers maternal and paternal lineages from Oley Valley (setting of settlers in Wilderness Path) and Marysville, along the Susquehanna. And, of course, this brings up interesting topics to discuss along the way!

These chapters are read - heart wrenching stories unfold and the reader discusses, shortly, the probability of the stories having occurred - shedding real tears, blood, and sweat to mix into the power of the land.

These chapters were read - following the movement of the moons across the sky through winter and into new adventures: deep in the hearts of the settlers and far across the lands of the Lenape.

Reader reads aloud chapters 18-20 with a special guest reader, Michael Wann, who read the book aloud to her and her daughter in early 2023. The reader then shares the parallel events that occurred in alignment with the chapters as they passed. She also shares new developments of significance that weave back into MJ’s subtle novel magic!

Reader orates chapters 16 & 17 and shares her gentle heart-centered reflections on the themes emerging as the plot and characters complexity deepen.

Chapter 15 is read and reader shares her personal ties and similarities at the time she was reading the book aloud to her daughter - moon names and wood fire heat source. The most exciting story slips in when Sun Rising tells the tale of their people’s migration and the reasons why - including links to William Penn. The reader has much to share as William Penn is a significant synchronized character in her life. Here is a news clip about the tree that fell as mentioned in this episode: https://6abc.com/historic-tree-chester-county-400-years-old-william-penn/13811055/

Chapters 12, 13, and 14 are read. We follow the Lenape as they drag Thomas along with a bum leg. Hannah receives a world-class apprenticeship with Die Bergfrau, and seasons change the form of the wild path!

Chapters 9, 10, and 11 are read. The reader then shares insights on larger socio-historical topics from 2 significant lines stated by the Catholic priest. These lines drop hint to the land swindle in the Walking Treatise and the persecution of anabaptists (Mennonites) by the Catholics

Before reading chapter 8, the reader, Christi, updates listeners on a new and surprising synchronicity bleeding through from the book and into her present life. After the chapter is read, the reader shares a humorous family-centric connection to the love scene that culminates in chapter 8. She also shares a secret creek spot in the area where this book was written and where the scenes take place - a spot on Perkiomen Creek!