“Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.” D.T. Suzuki, author of “An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” So …. emptiness. Creating space, and creating an emptiness in your life … Read More
Have you ever had the experience of meeting ‘spiritual’ people who do NOT act like ‘spiritual’ people? I have, and I have done so many times. I wondered what was the problem, whether it was them, acting in a non-spiritual … Read More
This Double Helix represents the DNA that is in ALL living things, so feels like a fitting symbol for a left wing equalising spirituality. During the 2004 Greek Olympics the double helix stood high and proud at the end where … Read More
This recent painting shows the many layers and dimensions in which Equalia dances. I ‘channelled’ the name Equalia when in deep meditation a couple of years ago. Then of course I Googled it and found that it was the name … Read More
I made this painting at a silent retreat in Wales. The Tymawr Convent is in the background, in front of the primeval Trelech ridge above the Wye Valley. In the middle is the path we walked each day past fields … Read More
The word GOD is not one I associate with the Leftish New Statesman. A friend passed an old copy onto me. And there to my surprise and even shock there was this word on the cover in enormous letters…GOD. The … Read More
How come the right often do so much better at ‘spiritual’ inspiration’? In France they have Joan of Arc, in Greece ‘The Golden Dawn.’ Isn’t it time that the left developed a spirituality of its own. Many progressives are often … Read More
This was the title of a recent discussion at St. James’s Piccadilly between Revd. Lucy Winkett and Malcolm Stern, Founder of Alternatives. Lucy talked of her own very uplifting ‘spiritual’ experiences within Christianity while acknowledging that a lot of religion … Read More
I am so grateful to be part of Sue Ellam’s Soulfully Connecting project. Spirituality is the thread that joins the world together once we remember that this is so. It is a daily part of my life as I live … Read More
