Ancient Rights, a Woman's Journey, is written as a novel because Author Sandi Badash has used the freedom of the genre to facilitate the reader's own discovery of their motivational and metaphysical wisdom. Merrill Darwin, the main character, embarks on a personal journey to find answers to her immediate situation of a faltering relationship and a chink in the success of her art career. Her journey takes her far from her daily life in The Florida Keys to Abiquiu, New Mexico, whose topography and philosophy of life by its ancient inhabitants infuses her with a new outlook. An unexpected...

The Journey Continues, begins where Ancient Rights - a Woman's Journey leaves off. Merrill Darwin, a professional artist, has made a decision that will ultimately change the course of her life. She has had to decide between returning to The Florida Keys and her faltering relationship with her live-in boyfriend, Neal, hoping things will improve, or going back to New Mexico, called The Land of Enchantment where she spent three weeks painting the high desert and stark mountains at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu. At the time, Merrill felt connected to this retreat with the metaphysical surroundings and...