Robin Blackstone, MD

Photo by Robin Blackstone

The eternal mother and her child—she holds him tightly, her face lit by flame, her mind far away.

Around them, the river glows. Thousands of lamps drift upon the Ganges, each a promise whispered to the night.

This is Diwali—the Festival of Lights, when fire itself becomes prayer.

She wonders if the ceremony can hold back the darkness, or if the true medicine is belief itself: connection between hands, heart, and light.

In her gaze lives the oldest truth of health—that to heal is to remember we are not alone in the dark.