Erika Brincat was born on the island of Malta in
1975. She is a graduate in international law who left the beaten path
to explore other facets of life and work. The
poetry writing started at an early age as a
means of dealing with the inner processes of
life, and expanded during a Writer’s Program,
aged 21, at
the University of Iowa City, USA. Five years
later she put together her first
collection of poetry,
‘Gateway to Infinity’,
launched on June 13th 2001 at the
Royal Malta Yacht Club, and winner of an
International Biennale Literary Award.
After publishing her first
book, she received a scholarship at the Mahatma
Gandhi University in Kerala, South India, where
she studied Gandhian Philosophy and Peace
Studies for a semester. During this time she had
the opportunity to travel through the Western
and Eastern coasts of South India, and explore
several spiritual sites including Amma's
ashram in Kollam, and Sri Aurobindo and The
Mother’s ashram in
Tamil Nadu.
In 2002, she
returned to Malta and published a second book entitled: ‘The Bridge Between Heaven &
Earth’, which covers esoteric poetry about
Malta, Atlantis, Egypt and India, launched at
the Valletta Wine Vaults in November 2003.
Shortly after, she revisited India for a period
of five months to live and work at the Osho
Meditation Resort situated four hours away from
Bombay in the city of Pune. After returning to Malta once more
she completed her third collection of poetry
with an Indian theme throughout, titled:
‘Leela’s Game’,
about her inner journey inside India.
More recently
she has completed a short story for children of
all ages, inspired by a dream, and based on the
American Indian Medicine Wheel and Power Animal
Guides called
‘Sofia
and The Flying Sofa’.
Now fully illustrated with 10
detailed drawings by the artist
Debbie Cassar Wheelan, the book is on the way to
the printers soon! A manifestation that dreams
can really become reality!
She has worked as a freelance journalist on diverse topics
such as Eco-friendly businesses, Holistic
Health, Interior Decoration, the Arts, Music and
Cultural Events for a number of publications,
especially The Malta Today, one of Malta’s
leading newspapers and their monthly cultural
magazine Malta Now, and as an editor of The Gaia
Foundation's new online magazine. During this
time she also helped to publicise GAIAFEST,
The Gaia Foundation's yearly holistic festival
held in an environmentally protected part of the
Northern Coastal Area of the Maltese Islands.
Having
lived in Pune, regarded as the 'Oxford of the
East', in her beloved India for a year, working as an editor
for MOKA, Mbook publishers of leading
spiritual books from a selection of top US
Publishing Houses, whose intentions are to assist
the expansion of consciousness happening these
days, she now plans to return there soon to
continue her Indian journey. Her
work has also been published in a number of
international magazines such as ‘The Art of Healing’ (AU),
'Osho Times' (IND) and The Theosophical Journal
(UK).
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“What one may conclude with a
degree of certainty is that Erika Brincat has in
her tormented search to reveal her intent,
energetically explored the myths which have
crowded the collective psyche since time
immemorial - an exercise that can not fail to
shed light on the universal experience of
living."
Frans Sammut, 15 March 2001 Foreword to ‘Gateway to
Infinity’
60 Second Interview about Erika Brincat
by Marie Benoit, for the Malta Independent
Sometimes in life you take small detours, and
mine was a six year degree in Law and a Masters
in International Law! Although those detours do
come in handy sometimes! At the moment, I am
focused on doing what I love the most which is
to write poetry, articles and short stories, and
I am moving back to India for a while to give
working there a try. My first book of poetry
‘Gateway to Infinity’ brought unexpected
satisfaction, and the second one is now
thankfully on the way. ‘The Bridge Between
Heaven & Earth’ shall be launched at the
Castille Wine Vaults in Valletta on October the
25th, and available in a few leading
bookstores such as Sapienza’s in Valletta. I
also have an interest in all things hidden…..the
mysteries of this intricate, strange web we call
life!
How old are you? Star sign and date of
birth?
28, Gemini, 25.05.1975
What would you like to be doing in 10 years’
time?
Writing, painting, living somewhere I feel
at home and creating a safe space for my
children to grow
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
The freedom to be true to your self
What is your favourite occupation?
The Art of Doing Nothing Elegantly!
What is your greatest fear?
Stagnation in life and love
What is it that you most value in your
friends?
Their honesty, and an ability to live
spontaneously
How would you like to die?
Satisfied that my earthly mission has been
somewhat accomplished!
What is your greatest extravagance?
Probably my flights to and fro from the
island
What is your greatest regret?
Finding love and losing it
What is your most treasured possession?
A ring made of green glass given to me as a
gift symbolising ‘Serenity’
Which talent would you most like to have
apart from the ones you already have?
The talent of cooking with passion and
reckless abandon. So far I cook to survive!
What do you regard as the lowest depth of
misery?
Being trapped constantly in negative,
limiting patterns. It happens to the best of
us sometimes, but it must be real hell to
experience it all the time!
Where would you like to live?
South India or wherever my heart is
What is your most marked characteristic?
I guess a Tibetan script tattoo qualifies!
:)
Who are your heroes/heroines in real life?
Osho, Sting, Bono,
Khalil Gibran and Ben Harper come to
mind on the male side, and Erica Jong,
Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’ Keefe, Lynn
V.Andrews and
Arundhati Roy for being true women of power
What is it that you most dislike?
Invasion of privacy,
narrow-mindedness, and
noise pollution especially useless hunters’ gunshots,
and harsh swearwords
What is your motto
Try and keep a Positive Focus cos the
Universe is always listening!
Individual Inner Peace is the way to World Peace. Once
we stop waging war on our selves, only then can
actual war on the outside come to an end!
