"Thoughts take time." A profound statement easily lost in the hustle of modern industrialized life. Author Bodil Jonsson urges her readers to "dare to be a hermit," and to experience the wisdom of the mundane. A continental perspective which gives optimism and new standards for measuring new ideas.

Creative people need to listen to their inner voices and respond to them. Marcia Emery outlines the principles of intuition, and has designed a personal training course on how to recognize develop and incorporate hunches into daily life.