Laurel Erika is an absolute delight of a human being to interact with. She's the author of the book

Word Magic, and her Dharma is to go deep into the structure of words themselves. The magic that they

hold, the meaning that we might not be aware of, she's also a prolific poet, poetry just spills

from her mouth as she utilizes words to elicit emotions, ideas, thoughts, feelings. If you have an

encountered Laurel Erika, you're in for an absolute delight as I was delighted to have this conversation

with her. So enjoy this podcast with Laurel Erika. But before we get started a word from our sponsors,

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