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My Extreme Out-of-Body Experience
As a child, I sometimes found myself outside my body. At first, it wasn’t frightening, just strange. But one evening, things went wrong. This phenomenon is known as an OBE (Out-of-Body Experience), and science has yet to explain it. In my case, it was possibly a result of a problematic…
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Finding My Own Story
I now work with my husband, Eldar, on proofreading, line editing, and publishing. As I read his writing, a tiny thought sneaks in: Could I do this? Could I write something just as good? His talent is undeniable, and it stirs within me a long-buried dream of writing a novel.…
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Latest Troll News from Norway: Meet a Real Troll
Norway has several hidden valleys where it is still possible to encounter both Trolls and Goblins. They are remnants of a mythological kingdom that once covered Northern Europe. These valleys are as visionary and spiritual as they are physical and geographical, making them difficult to find. But it’s not impossible.…
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Death Poems: A Unique Tradition
In Zen Buddhism, there is a tradition where monks write a short poem in the last minutes before they die, summarizing their life’s wisdom in just a few lines. It’s thought-provoking reading. The Norwegian poet and author Erling Kittelsen reminded me of a book called Diamantfjellene – dikt ved døden…
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Back to Blogging + Self-Publishing Journey
I am back to blogging after almost three years of absence. It was a tough time during the pandemic, but it has faded into a distant memory, and I hope it will stay there forever. My husband and I went through a tragic experience over those years, which made us…
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Mission Madness: LSD Trip with a Religious Twist
How easy is it to start a new religion? This topic is discussed in Mission Madness, where I tell Bai Hu and Cou Rong about a revelation influenced by LSD, which I got from my psychiatrist to get in better touch with myself (this is no longer a medical practice,…
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Mission Madness: Buddha’s White Cat
There are several stories about Buddha’s white cat, and the Kung Fu master Cou Rong, who plays a vital role in Mission Madness, shared a version with me that is written down for the first time here. A fine little story from the book: When Buddhism came to China, it…
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Mission Madness: A Chinese Femme Fatale
In the Prologue, I mention that liquor is often served in large quantities during business dealings in China. However, this also happens privately, as I discovered when I accidentally encountered the tiger woman, Bai Hu. Here is an excerpt from the book about our first meeting: Bai Hu was an…
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Mission Madness: The Beginning of It All
Several Norwegian initiatives encountered problems in China when a Chinese dissident was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. This also affected me, as I had optimistically traveled to the Middle Kingdom to help establish a film company there. Mission Madness is about what this led to for me, and…
