When we stop to think today about how we are spending our lives, it is the far-away glimmer that we reach for -- the possibility that we can live the Good Life, a life of meaning. This book is about the search for that ideal -- the going in and the coming back, the spirit of adventure, the meteor shower that plunges us past the edge of what is known.

This volume is part of the Chrysalis Reader series, which explores themes of spiritual development and growth through poetry, essays, short fiction, and artwork.