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Forty Days – Paul Kingsnorth

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/articles/forty-days A counter-cultural invitation by Paul to explore the creative potential of withdrawing and of being alone, in the context of his own longings for withdrawal. As the introduction here puts it:- ‘He explains and reinterprets his childhood dreams of withdrawal … Continue reading →

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Small Talk – Life on a Farm – Luanne Armstrong

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://www.globalonenessproject.org/library/articles/small-talk-life-farm Fascinating and lovely piece by Luanne, about engagement with the natural world. Reminded us too, of this recent post featuring Charles Eisenstein, also about changing how we relate to the non-human world. https://palacegatecounsellingservice.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/charles-eisenstein-the-ecosexual-awakening/ It seems to us that the … Continue reading →

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The Longing for Belonging – Charles Eisenstein

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-eisenstein/indigeneity-and-belonging_b_8011302.html Originally written for our local Schumacher College, in the context of a course Charles was leading. Charles features regularly on this blog – the writer believes him to be one of the important thinkers and writers of our time. … Continue reading →

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Charles Eisenstein – The Ecosexual Awakening

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://ecosexbook.com/excerpt-from-the-ecosexual-awakening/ Interesting perspective from Charles, which feels like an accurate metaphor for the cultural blind alleys down which we have lost ourselves. Most of our social structures are predicated upon a parent/child relationship – hierarchical, authoritarian, external-locus based…. We are … Continue reading →

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