ByGiora Carmi
A late night drawing: The morning words: If you have A soft dark secret That’s how high you can get Before it starts Bleeding Then you start Coming close together Out of fear And even though We provide a sky for you You feel that it is limited And pressured And of course you…
ByRobyn Harris
In this section I will mention some other complementary therapies that can be a very effective support for anyone who is grieving. One is Homeopathy. There are several possible grief remedies. The most appropriate will depend on the person / animal, their symptoms and the situation. Some options are listed below: Ignatia – This is the…
ByGiora Carmi
Woken up around 3:30 at night, with the whole body trembling. I feel as if a different energy than my usual is entering my body. Maybe it is a dream and I am only half awake. I want to stay with it and allow the process to happen. After a while it is so uncomfortable…
ByCaroline Nettle
My website is the culmination of many years of seeking answers about my own health and well-being, and studying the human condition. I write articles, am a healer and give talks about subjects relating to spiritual growth and personal development. I am passionate about healing, recovery, and assisting others to grow.
ByJohn Osborne
This hasn’t been written by John Osborne, but he wanted it published for educational purposes. This Extract is taken with permission, from: CURCUMIN – BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICINAL PROPERTIES, Bharat B. Aggarwal, Indra D.Bhatt, Haruyo Ichikawa, Kwang Seok Ahn, Gautham Sethi, Santosh K. Sandur, Chitra Natarajan, Navindra Seeram and Shishir Shishodia. July 2006. CURCUMIN…
ByCatherine Green
October is a very special month for those of us that work with magic and healing energies. It is believed that the veil between living and dead people is thinner during the month of October, since this is the time when day and night flip the balance. We go from the long, bright days of…
ByRobyn Harris
In this section I will explore some of the ways that people can be supported through their grief. GPs have traditionally often prescribed medication such as antidepressants though they are now more aware of the benefits of providing the person with the opportunity to talk to someone who understands. They might therefore prescribe a course…
ByGiora Carmi
There is a lot of habitual readiness to continue living with pain, when your pain has been with you for years. There is even fear. How can I live without pain? What will my life be like? What was the protection that the pain gave me that now I will be without? There are many…
ByRobyn Harris
In this section I will explore each stage of Dr Kübler-Ross’s ‘Grief Cycle’ in a little more depth. Denial – Denial is a conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information, reality, etc., relating to the situation concerned. It’s a defence mechanism and perfectly natural. Some people can become locked in this stage when dealing with…
ByGiora Carmi
I am going through changes and for some time I felt as if I was floating in space in some way, not feeling like doing anything, because it was not clear to me why to act at all. A whole old paradigm, so to speak, became obsolete and the new paradigm is unfolding still. I…
ByRobyn Harris
In this section I will look at how the work of Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross changed how we look at the grieving process. Dr Kübler-Ross, who pioneered methods in the support and counselling of personal trauma, grief and grieving, proposed a model of the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance). This is actually…
ByGiora Carmi
The red sun is painting the foliage at dusk Intensifying play reality The green that overgrows In the village of my youth Is the shadow Of the villagers’ lives Look! Look! The truck that you hear Struggling up the little hill Will soon appear Among the burning casuarinas. You may ask yourself: What does…