Ptolemy Tompkins

PTOLEMY TOMPKINS is the author of four critically praised books, including Paradise Fever: Growing Up in the Shadow of the New Age and The Beaten Path: Field Notes on Getting Wise in a Wisdom-Crazy World. His writings have appeared in three editions of The Best Spiritual Writing, as well as in Harper’s and the New York Times Magazine. He currently writes a monthly column, “The Winged Life,” for Beliefnet.com and is a regular contributor to Guideposts and Angels on Earth.