Mystical space
It is 4 o’clock in the morning, dark all around and I have been awake for a while by the pain. I feel the need to draw. I go to my table and turn on the light. The markers and pencils are there. Sometimes I prefer to use markers to draw the pain as they…
Introduction to Chaga Mushrooms, Healing Properties and Preparation
Chaga protrudes from the tree trunk like some nasty gnarly demonic gnome. Absolutely not the most attractive or appealing presentation. More often than not, hikers pass it by, never noticing its presence. It looks like a charred brain tumour, with a slightly crumbly and rough exterior. What a paradox, that something so uninviting possesses such…
Celebrating Ostara and the Beginning of Spring
We will soon be celebrating the Christian festival of Easter, but at this time of year we also recognise the change of season as we move from Winter into Spring. Traditionally this was the time when country dwellers would step out of their homes and rejoice as the sunshine and warmer weather returned after a…
Individuality Rules!
We are sitting in a cafe in Cyprus, our new office. We have Derek with us, Malcolm of Running Crazy has nick named him ‘The Pink Panther’ because he loves to wear pink… He has pink shorts and a pink watch and pink sun glasses. I asked him if he has always liked pink… He…
Abundance – Myths, Meanings and Manifestation
Abundance is important. Why? Because it is one of the key ingredients of a happy life. First and foremost let’s be clear – Abundance is not just about money… In fact, too much focus on money can slow down the flow of abundance … When it is said ‘Money is the root of all evil’, from…
Your Overwhelming Priority
Feel overwhelmed and that you have too much to do? Are you often distracted by yourself or others? Are there key issues that you need to address in your life – perhaps in terms of your career, your finances or relationships? I coach many people who are in a similar situation. It may be the…
Consciousness
Consciousness could perhaps be best described as radical honesty, which is basically saying things as they are in that moment, without the interference of the social mind, or the mind that it connected to the ego – the ego that likes to plan, project, or creates ideas about what is going on and then transmit…
Big Day Today
I felt the need to draw in the morning. I still need to do it most mornings to see where I am. This is what I drew. And this is what came from Going-in-with-words. Baby, Keep the world in you Even if you are falling, falling The world is playful Even with all…
Ninon The Pony Has a Tale To Tell
How Laminitis, Arthritis and Neglect Can be Reversed In Horses. The tale of Ninon, a truly brave animal, who fought laminitis and arthritis to finally succumb to an untreatable deformation may encourage animal lovers everywhere to go the “natural remedy route”. This is a tale of determination by the pony and her saviour. My wife,…
Where is the Health in Hospitals?
I had to make a trip to the Emergency room. My housemate had an injury that was in decided need of interventionary medicine. Western medicine is great for this. It is what it is designed and intended to do. It “fixes” things when they are broken. It intervenes. I am grateful for this. Honestly. While…
The Curious Nature of Fantasy vs Reality
Recently I found time to watch the Hollywood film Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. I loved it, of course. Well, who couldn’t love a Tim Burton film? I thought it was wonderfully dark and dramatic, a faithful retelling of a classic children’s story, but still…
Independently Together
Jamie is drawing, Anadi is on his computer and I am writing… Companionable silence; all of us looking forward to our anniversary feast… Today we ran across the island to Xlendi… We even intended a dip in the sea on arrival, but the swell was huge against the rocks, the waves crashing on the beach…