Episode Details

In this powerful episode of Angelic Footprints, I welcome internationally acclaimed author Sophy Burnham, whose works include the bestselling Book of Angels along with 16 other novels, essays, and literary works.

Sophy shares her breathtaking story of being saved by an angel while skiing in France, when she slid out of control down a mountain. She also recounts other remarkable experiences—including an unexpected moment in a CVS pharmacy and the divine hand behind the publication of her Book of Angels.

Our conversation goes beyond personal experiences, diving into the profound question:

👉 Why are some people rescued while others are not?

This is a heartfelt and thought-provoking dialogue about the presence of angels, the mysteries of divine intervention, and the way these experiences shape our understanding of life and faith.

Whether you’re a believer, a seeker, or simply curious, this episode will inspire you to reflect on your own connection with the angelic realm.

About Sophy Burnham

Author of 17 books, Sophy Burnham has published novels, nonfiction, short stories, children’s books, poetry and scores of essays and magazine articles and written award-winning plays, Penelope (the story of the Odyssey from Penelope’s point of view) has been staged many times. Her works are translated into 25 languages. Three of her books were New York Times bestsellers, and most have received literary Book Club recognition. Her essays are reprinted in many anthologies, and excerpts from her books in many magazines.

She is best known for exploring the spiritual dimension and mysticism, including in A Book of Angels; The Ecstatic Journey, and in novels such as Revelations, and The Treasure of Montségur, Her favorite award is “Daughter of Mark Twain,” from the Mark Twain Society given for The Art Crowd. Her work, A Book of Angels, published in 1990, spawned bookshelves of angel books a year, as well as films, tv shows t-shirts and angel stores. This book has been translated most recently into Chinese.

Her 2018 article for “Modern Love,” printed in the New York Times in 2018 (“At What Age is Love Enthralling? 82”), was the bought for a series of six TV films about “Modern Love” in India.

Working closely in the 1990s with famed Broadway producer, Roger Stevens, she served for five years as Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Fund for New American Plays, giving money to theaters to produce new plays and to playwrights to write them.

Her award-winning play, most recently at American University. Her play Snowstorms or The Study, won the Virginia Mann award from the Charlotte Rep Theater. Prometheus, (nominated for a Helen Hayes award), commissioned and staged by the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC., included the famous Eagle speech by Aeschylus (not spoken on stage for 2500 years).

Burnham has been the subject of many interviews and chapters by other authors. A frequent public speaker, she has appeared on scores of TV and radio shows, both in the United States and abroad, including Larry King Live, Oprah (twice), The Today Show, Good Morning America, and CBS Morning News. She has led workshops both at home and in Europe. Her books are available in audio, often voiced by her.

She lives in Northampton MA, near her children and grandchildren, loves laughing,    

is an avid horseback rider and chess player and is a member of the Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C., where she plays on the Cosmos chess team.

Contact Sophy

Website www.Sophyburnham.com and her blog, www.Sophywisdom.com

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