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Note: Bea Gonzalez beyond being a prolific author across various forms social media always present high quality presentation on a wide variety of subject matter and is well worth following. ~Lewis

Sophia Cycles addresses the missing link in the world—feminine wisdom. This wisdom is holistic versus reductionist. It values connection.  It brings ideas together through the vehicles of storytelling, poetry, and myth.  We are the stories we tell, both personally and collectively. 

Bea Gonzalez as an Author

​Béa Gonzalez is a writer, lecturer and educator. Her first two novels were published in Canada by HarperCollins and in seven other countries [the UK, USA, Spain, Germany, Holland and Serbia]. Her second novel, The Mapmaker’s Opera, was adapted into a musical by Kevin Purcell which was featured at the 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival. She is also the founder of SophiaCycles, a project aimed at teaching metaphorical thinking through an examination of classical works, fairy tales and myths and can be found on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram @sophiacycles. Invocation is her third novel.

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Invocation features two warring academics in a debate that starts on the wrong foot, then quickly goes viral. Through a series of podcasts, Jungian oriented literature professor Carolina and Spanish cognitive scientist Alberto face off on the nature of dreams, the utility of romantic love, whether a frog must be kissed or flung, and other eclectic topics that ultimately pose the question: Can an open and honest dialogue between two people with very different perspectives lead to not only mutual understanding but love?
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Listen as Béa Gonzalez discusses some of the things that influenced the writing of The Mapmaker’s Opera in this series of exclusive videos.

IN A TOWN IN THE HEART OF LA MANCHA, home to Don Quijote and his windmills, to long afternoons and silent, silent nights, the Clemente family lived for centuries, their fortunes tied to those of a plant…

So begins the grand bulería that is The Mapmaker’s Opera. Born in Seville, Spain, to a dishonoured governess, a young Diego Clemente finds solace in the world of books, in particular John James Audubon’s Birds of America. Aided by this magnificent volume, he nurtures the artistic talent that will transform his life.

Presented with the tremendous opportunity to assist the renowned American naturalist Edward Nelson, Diego moves to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to help the master complete the first guide to the region’s birds. Arriving on the eve of the Mexican Revolution, Diego finds himself in a world that is as precarious as it is beautiful, where opulent henequen plantations are built on the backs of slave labour and the social order is on the brink of imploding. There, Diego falls for the young Sofia, a woman who longs to be as free as the birds she also loves.

In this mesmerizing tale of star-crossed passions, a pair of mysterious birds and a young man’s quest to honour both his mentor and his father, The Mapmaker’s Opera transports its audience in a tour de force of magical storytelling.

The Mapmaker’s Opera by Bea Gonzalez on Amazon

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Spanning from 1920 to 1997, Gonzalez’s second novel follows five generations of a wealthy family in a small Galician town as their fortunes rise and fall with Spain’s changing political climate. The six Encarna women, ruled by the harsh and beautiful María, run a successful hotel in Canteira, a picturesque town long forgotten by the central powers of Spain. As one of the town’s wealthiest families whose men either die young or otherwise leave quickly, the Encarnas are the object of much gossip in the community. From jovial Cecilia to austere Carmen, kind Matilde, withdrawn Asunción and ambitious Gloria, the women change little as the country around them is engulfed in war and political upheaval, and the novel lacks a central narrative as the family bounces from one crisis to another. While Gonzalez’s descriptions of Canteira’s locals and the town’s slow slide into modernity can be charming and whimsical, the novel’s engaging beginning peters out as the minidramas that follow fail to break out of a repetitive cycle of poor choices in men and family squabbling. (Oct.)
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GATHERINGS 

Two artists sit down to talk about a subject they are both passionate about—books and music. They also share their love of depth psychology and explore how it applies to the artistic process. From episode 9 on, Béa and Jay will be focusing on books you should read and why, music you should listen to and why, and the personal connections they have to the works mentioned. Join us if you love books, music, depth psychology and intriguing digressions!

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Archetypes and the Planets with Bea Gonzalez: