Patricia Guy was born and raised in Ft. Worth, Texas. With a BFA in Theater/Acting from the University of Texas, training in Cherokee sacred studies and Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, Boddhisattva vows taken in the Nyingmapa and Drikung Kagyu Tibetan traditions, she spent 18 years applying what she learned in the area of community development and recreation program management at Austin Parks and Recreation Department. At the age of 53 she is reinventing herself, and emerging as a poet, artist, writer, speaker, consultant and enlightenment facilitator. She currently lives is Austin, Texas, with her husband, David, and a vivid imagination.