She told me, this feminist Jewish follower of Ramakrishna in the animal rights movement.. that she had been Jefferson in a previous life... she said that Jefferson had been an animal abuser, a woman abuser, an abuser of the poor.
I maintained an open mind.. without sufficient data to say either way who she had been.
At her request I drove her to Charlottesville to see Monticello..
down a 4 lane highway.. with a median grass strip
Suddenly .. an eagle swooped down.. to the median.. 100 yards
in front.. and stood at attention on one foot... as she passed