The Zen of Oz

Does The Wizard of Oz touch a spiritual chord in each one of us because it has a certain Zen to it? Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, is clearly a Zen Master. She sets Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road to spiritual enlightenment. When Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion let go of their conscious yearning and free their minds to function spontaneously and inharmony with the cosmos, brains, heart, and courage flow easily and effortlessly. Ultimately, Dorothy attains satori, the Zen experience of "awakening." She finds her true Self, her higher consciousness, her ultimate Oneness with the cosmos—and her home.

Joey Green is the best-selling author of many books, including Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose and Wash Your Hair With Whipped Cream. He has made guest appearances on The Rosie O'Donnell Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has been profiled in People magazine He Lives in Woodland Hills, California, with his wife, Debbie, and their daughters, Ashley and Julia.