In this author presentation, Rodger Kamenetz invites us on an exhilarating journey that weaves together poetry, personal experience, and spiritual exploration. Drawing from his new work Seeing into the Life of Things, Kamenetz reveals how imagination itself can be a natural spiritual path. From the rhythms of his native New Orleans to his friendship with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, visionary founder of Jewish Renewal, Kamenetz connects everyday life with the deepest spiritual longings. In his talk Rodger will teach a simple but powerful blessing visualization practice from his new book that he integrates with the morning Jewish gratitude prayer modeh/modah ani, a way to cultivate resilience in difficult times.