It’s good to make contact, isn’t it? By contact I mean the whole array of human contact, be it friendship, intimate relationships, acquaintance or nodding hello to someone you pass. Of course it’s a good thing, or so I assume. But is withdrawal and solitude also a good thing? It seems so, as when not … Read more
A depth without flesh resting in my chest, bleak Without desire. Cheerless yet comforting, Open to sorrow, accepting shadow, quiet. An ebony man uncurls, unfurls and stares with cobalt eyes Right into me. No genteel sheet hides his skin No gauze shades his eyes. Blue black he gleams, A twisted smile twitching his mouth’s corner. … Read more
I have limitations. They teach me. When I was young, I didn’t really think about limitations. You may remember the feeling of being immortal and indestructible – then along comes something and ‘bang!’ – you’re more Clarke Kent than Superman. As I get older I have more aches and pains, can’t drink as much, can’t … Read more
Today I reflected on how much I like to be home. I wonder what ties us to places, lets us feel comfortable there, soothes us and gives us our ground? I don’t think this is a parochial ‘mine is better than yours’ feeling, but rather one of familiarity, as if we vibrated at the same … Read more
I spent today reflecting through two self-assessments. Sounds dull, and the formal one was; an academic self-assessment based upon learning criteria and… yes, I soon lost the will to continue. That’s why I’m blogging, because I’m avoiding! The other I did enthusiastically and unprompted earlier today. After some gardening in the crisp Wiltshire air, and … Read more
It’s almost Christmas! And my Christmas present is a guided meditation for your inner child – or if you are a parent, for your inner child and your external child to do together! Read this through first, or better record it so you can play it back to yourself. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to … Read more
If you decorate your home for Christmas, chances are you’ve something green, perhaps including some holly. Holly has a long tradition of use at this time of year as a decoration with its deep green leaves and lovely red berries, but holly represents more than just decoration. Like the Christmas tree, with Holly you bring … Read more
Some time around the 17th century, the old Gods and Spirits were sent into exile by the science of Newton and the philosophy of Descartes. It’s taken longer to exile Christianity in Western countries, but the mechanistic world view prevails. New Gods have risen: Science and Rationality. Most of us pay them lip service, using … Read more
