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The Flowering of America?

Something devastating happened in my garden this spring that reminds me of what is busy playing on American soils. For years I’ve watched one particular tall poppy plant in my garden with awe and delight as tight furry buds burst forth, unfold their delicate petals and bloom. This year, however,…

Is God mad? On seeing the flaw in the mirror

Is God mad? On seeing the flaw in the mirror

The flaw in all mirrors is that everything gets reversed. There’s only one of us here and lots of very wonky mirrors to keep things interesting. How to see beyond the floor/flaw? Reverse engineering? Byron Katie is the master teacher of this technique. Great eye-opening example here: He won’t forgive…

I of storm – a new, more fluid, model of the psyche?

Perhaps it is time for a new more fluid model of the human psyche based on the work of medical doctors turned mystics. Could it be that the human psyche is structured much like the eye of a hurricane/ tropical storm? The following model is arrived at by overlaying several…

Goodbye old “furry-self identity”

“Who you are is a movement” – Thomas Huebl These poppies that grow and bloom outside my kitchen window every spring have been my teacher and mirror for many years. Whatever happens to them I take personally, as shared delight and also reflection or guidance. This sequence is such visual…

How to interpret dreams that make you feel bad or sad or angry or stressed..

Here’s some really valuable advice about dream interpretation from Richard Moss view this 5 minute video on his website Richard says, whenever you have a dream simply ask yourself: “If I hadn’t had this dream what would I not be conscious of? .. Consciousness isn’t just thinking. Also ask, ‘If…

Pain in the world – how can you help?

Pain in the world – how can you help?

This article was written after the Paris Massacre of November 2015 The German word for compassion is Mitgefefühl (to feel with) or Mitleid (to suffer with) but this could be a catastrophe for us or the world in general unless we do it consciously. Read more about this in Living…