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The Journey of Initiation for 33 Chilean Miners

It was extraordinary, yesterday, to switch between television channels in many different parts of the world and to find  the same pictures on every one - the rescue of the Chilean miners. And deservedly so. It was a tale of bravery, character, technical brilliance, human determination and of miracles. It was an event that was […]
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Linda Norgrove, an example to us all

Linda Norgrove, the aid worker who was killed in Afghanistan at the weekend, was the epitome of community consciousness. From what we know of her now, she was a woman of courage and conviction, driven by a desire to help people in the remotest and most difficult parts of the world out of love for […]
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The future of the Planet: a lesson in indolence, impotence and action

It has gone largely unnoticed that a major conference on climate change has been taking place in China, and that it has ended in acrimony between the Chinese and American representatives and with little progress being made. The next conference in Mexico in November does not look hopeful for achieving major change either. As we […]
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The new moon, and balm to the soul

The new moon on Thursday has initiated a cycle of calm, and there is a sense of relief in the energies around me that this has come at last, following an extended period of jumbled tension, pressure and confusion. It has been a testing time for many people, for some the hardest of their lives. […]
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Mr Cameron and his Big Society

The British Prime Minister in his party conference address yesterday focused on altruism and shared community responsibility. It is a theme which forms the heart of the New Consciousness philosophy (and detailed in my website). It is the essence of modern spirituality also as epitomised and practised by human beings - moving away from the […]
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A sad day for Hungary

Please spare a thought for Hungary today. Devastating and lethal toxic waste from an aluminium plant has broken through a restraining dam and is pouring through land and villages now, entering water tributories to the Danube and threatening the Danube itself. Wherever the red sludge goes, serious contamination follows, and already homes and land are […]
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Lessons from the Country Life

I have witnessed a number of events in the last few days which have caused me to reflect on the nature of rural life in the context of the new spiritual cycle under way now. There is a wisely held belief that the greatest opportunities for spiritual growth lie through living within a remote rural […]
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The lessons of Ireland..and Greece...and Iceland...and....

Because I believe so profoundly that everything happens for a good reason, I try to see what is happening around me with equanimity and understanding and in a spirit of optimism. For this reason I am careful in how I express my views on apparent crises and disasters in the world (current or to come) […]
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Cosmic discoveries, and Life on Earth

As new planets and cosmic secrets are discovered on an increasingly regular basis, astronomical revelations are to come which will make the recent discovery of Gliese 581, a planet which has conditions which could support life, look minor. Still, scientists talk of Planet Earth as being the only place in the known universe to be […]
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Questions on the Five Elements

Always, always I write from the heart and often, when I begin my blog, I do not know what I will say. Sometimes the outcome is quite a surprise to me. So it was yesterday when I wrote some words about the significance of working with and honouring the five Elements.  It is a subject […]
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