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Iraq and Afghanistan: the western legacy

The last American combat troops leave Iraq today. The legacy of the invasion, over and above a demoralised people and a broken society, is a newly but well-established Al Quaeda presence there. It is ironic that this is the outcome of a botched act of aggression which George Bush justified at the time as being […]
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Building mosques near Ground Zero

Barack Obama has been criticised heavily for comments he made recently about Muslims' right to build a mosque near New York's Ground Zero. Facing an outcry from Americans within his own political party, Republicans and the majority of commentators he has since tempered what he said, which has isolated him further and made him appear […]
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Mercury retrograde: time to prepare

Mercury goes retrograde on Friday and will be so for three weeks until 12th September. Unless you were born when Mercury was retrograde, it may be a challenging time. The influence of this particular cycle will be strong and is beginning to be felt already as, for me certainly, the technology around me is starting […]
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Piper Alpha and BP: contrasting studies in political will

In our human world there is a fine balance between seeing what is occurring around us with a sense of equanimity and understanding, and taking responsibility for it where it is appropriate. Sometimes we get it wrong - and that is alright, too because this how we learn. It helps to remember that we are […]
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The certainty of change

There are only a few certainties in our human world, but those of which we know are inspirational. They include: the permanence of life and yet also its temporariness; the inevitability of death but which then leads to greater life; the stately processions and rhythms of the universe; and the working out of the Plan […]
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Reaping what we sow

Whenever we speak a word or take an action even think a thought, if the intent behind it is not pure, then a learning will follow which will be appropriate and may even be painful. I am talking of Karma. Karma, the Universal Law of Cause and Effect, is clearly having its impact in the […]
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The real meaning of ascension

The greatest challenge for each of us is to reconcile the separation we have created between the spiritual and the human aspect within us. Ever since the seeds of human life were planted on this planet far, far further back in time than our historians believe,we have struggled between the pull of the world of […]
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The new moon and the aftermath

So, it is done. All is in place now for the next phase of our collective journey, and we can put behind us finally and forever all that has gone before in our personal life school. The slate is wiped clean and what is left is the present, only the present. What about the future? […]
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The Grand Cross and the New Moon

The intense energies of recent days and weeks are beginning to soften as the impact of Saturday's Cardinal Grand Cross begins to be realised. You may be feeling the change already. In the build up to the Grand Cross I encouraged you to consider creating your template for your future, setting intents without limitation which […]
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The Grand Cross: life will never be the same again

The Cardinal Grand Cross is upon us. Right now, as I write,  Pluto, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars have come into alignment at the beginning degrees of the cardinal signs, and it is one of the most significant periods in our human history. This major astronomical alignment - in which the moon also has a […]
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