A Dialogue with Andrea van de Loo

Name: A Dialogue with Andrea van de Loo
Start: 2025-09-13T18:00:00-06:00
Location: 232 Walnut St, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Colorado 80524

Schedule

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

232 Walnut St, Fort Collins, CO, United States, Colorado 80524 | Fort Collins, CO

Old Firehouse is delighted to welcome visiting author Andrea van de Loo for her latest novel release, The Pressing Stones! Andrea will be in store on September 13th from 6-7pm, where she will discuss her journey through recovering from her father's war crimes before opening the floor for dialogue. If you'd like your copy personalized, we ask that you wait until the end of the event where we will have time for signing. Books are also available to purchase online, but we do not ship internationally. See you there!
On the day of the event, books will be available for $25!
About The Pressing Stones:
Andrea van de Loo, born in WWII Netherlands, grew up under the shadow of her father’s Nazi SS past. Despite a traumatic childhood, she embarked on a global journey of healing and self-discovery. The Pressing Stones chronicles eighty years of her life, touching on family, relationships, sexuality, spirituality, motherhood, psychedelic therapy, addiction recovery, and the generational impacts of war. It offers a personal view of Auroville, the spiritual community inspired by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. This poignant memoir highlights Andrea’s courage and determination to overcome her trauma, inspiring readers to pursue their own paths to healing, peace, and fulfillment, even in the face of life’s darkest challenges.
About Andrea van de Loo:
Andrea van de Loo, born in WWII Netherlands in 1942, studied psychology at the University of Amsterdam. She moved to India in 1971, meeting The Mother at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and living in Auroville until 1978, where her two daughters were born. Since 1979, she has resided in Santa Cruz, CA, running a healing practice until retiring in 2007. Now, she dedicates herself to family, friends, and sharing her memoir, hoping to contribute to a more peaceful world.