A couple of happenings in the past fortnight have brought me some sobering thoughts; sobering but worthwhile. First, two weeks ago a good friend of mine hung herself. It was an absolute shock to hear the news and…
A couple of happenings in the past fortnight have brought me some sobering thoughts; sobering but worthwhile. First, two weeks ago a good friend of mine hung herself. It was an absolute shock to hear the news and…
It’s a bit difficult to know where to start with this, as there are so many aspects and it has a bit of a historical lead in that is tricky to exactly pin down. I will start by saying there…
Passivism – a pattern or attitude of being submissive. (In the context of this post Passivism is not intended to be connected with Passive Resistance.) I was giving out this morning – a bit of a habit of mine, nothing…
“The real secret of magic is that the world is made of words, and that if you know the words that the world is madeĀ of, you can make of it whatever you wish.” ~ Terence Mc Kenna (Rob Brezsny says…)…
One of the first things I saw this morning was the black cat hurling herself at a flock of swallows who were swooping over the back yard. The cat looked delighted and did not mind that she caught nothing. The…
“If the inner mind is tamed. The outer enemy cannot harm me.” ~ Atisha (As ever, these are just passing thoughts and sharing my experiences, and I make no claim for their being anything more than that.) Anger, like any…
In passing we have heard of it, this great destruction of a vast library, but what was it, where was it, how did it happen? We can believe that ancient planetary cataclysm, of one type or another, could have thrown…