i once did a course in transpersonal art therapy and although i never stuck around for an exam or completion, i did feel as though i got the stuff down. i've never been one for diplomas, certificates and examinations, i seek knowledge not paper.
some of the content was weak, i think it was two years and the teachers were okay but not one of them had actually done anything vaguely shamanic apart from drumming, and maybe dance. there was no talk about shamanic medicines therefore it was all one dimensional but i did get a lot from some of the exercises. during the course i met a woman whom i recall as being one of the most beautiful women i had ever seen. it didn't hit me like a bolt of lightning, it was slow and easy like a good friendship developing i guess.
things i remember. her ritual was very powerful, possibly the only one that really stood out as authentic to me, plenty of theatre, filled with intent. i saw the energy and release. it stayed with me.  even now i hear the tone of her voice and the look in her eyes. i had no idea what it was about or for and that makes it very powerful because i picked up it as energy.
the first time i really noticed her we were all in a circle drawing and i saw her draw something abstract but quite amazing, her art was possibly the best in the room. she knew how to create, she made it look easy as well. i watched her secretly admiring her otherworldly energy and skill but i was cautious as i knew she was in some sort of relationship and didn't want to mess with anything so i kinda kept a safe distance. 
unbeknown to me she was unhappy and sad. 
when she told me this years later i felt terrible. i really did. i almost wept. it's unimaginable such a beautiful person could be in this situation for so long.
anyway, after the course i only saw her a few times but every time i saw her i was under the impression she was in some sort of perfect world with her partner, so again i never really felt like it could be anything else but friendship. and i guess i was frightened as she is so easy to fall in love with.
so when she turns up again i am strangely affected by her journey. that i could have done something, some sort of intervention, said something, been a better friend. 
anyway, i think i'm going to make her an agent. whenever i think about her it's always good things. she's got the perfect mix for an excellent agent, slightly kooky, beautiful inside and out, has great creative and healing powers and is a good friend.