" what remains with me vividly to this day is my recollection of a circle of light that shone out from Rafe and enfolded us both, and the deep sense of comfort and familiarity between us, as if we had somehow always known each other and were merely resuming a conversation that had gone on from eternity. "

― Cynthia Bourgeault , Love is Stronger than Death: The Mystical Union of Two Souls