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Joanna Macy on Separation, Connection & the 3 Movements

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“In the first movement, our infancy as a species, we felt no separation from the natural world around us. Trees, rocks, and plants surrounded us with a living presence as intimate and pulsing as our own bodies. In that primal … Continue reading →

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Morning in a New Land – Mary Oliver

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link above to visit Mary’s Facebook page for this beautiful poem, as we embark on 2018. Here’s the text, for those who have difficulty following Facebook links:- ‘Morning In A New Land In trees still dripping night … Continue reading →

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Sometimes – David Whyte

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Depth and beauty from David. Here’s the text, for those who have trouble seeing Facebook links. SOMETIMES Sometimes if you move carefully through the forest, breathing like the ones in the old stories, who could cross a shimmering bed of … Continue reading →

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The Election: Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story – Charles Eisenstein

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The Election: Of Hate, Grief, and a New Story Click on the link to visit Charles’ website and read this essay. In the writer’s view, Charles is one of the visionaries and big thinkers of our time, because he speaks … Continue reading →

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Jason Hine on the true essence of the masculine

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Lovely piece from Jason Hine about masculinity in our existing cultures, and in potentia. Try clicking on the title, but the link here has been problematic so, in case you cannot see it, here is a cut-and-paste! ‘I feel it … Continue reading →

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Orly Faya on relationship with Gaia

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer thought this was a really interesting short film: about creativity; about our relationships with ourselves, each other, our landscapes and the planet that supports us. She likes Orly’s description of her creative process, and how this is … Continue reading →

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Hans Meir Buijtendorp – Natural World

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this remarkable and beautiful film of our beautiful world…. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

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