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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez of Earth Guardians, speaking to the U.N. in Paris

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The writer finds it deeply disturbing to hear this 15 year old boy speak with passion about what affects us all, while the adults behind him disregard both him and his message…The comments on the video published on the internet tell … Continue reading →

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George Monbiot – Why I ate a roadkill squirrel

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/27/why-i-ate-a-roadkill-squirrel ‘….it seems to me that some people have confused what is customary with what is ethical.’ Challenging, thought-provoking piece from George, well worth a read. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter Counselling in Exeter since 1994

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Boyan Slat on Cleaning the Oceans – Amateo Ra

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/the-20-year-old-who-plans-to-remove-all-plastic-from-the-ocean/ This might at first glance seem an odd post for a therapy service. However, Boyan Slat’s vision and work seemed to us profoundly inspiring and empowering – an example of one person finding ways to manifest his ethics, passion … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Happiness: Sarah van Gelder

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/how-america-lost-track-of-the-good-life-and-where-to-find-it-now Thanks to Brent Dean Robbins and the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 on Facebook for the link to this interesting article in Yes Magazine, on the subject of how we have lost our way as cultures, and what … Continue reading →

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The Pale Blue Dot: The Sagan Series: Reid Gower

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the only home we have ever known…’. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter

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C Shaw ‘Depression is not a Disease but an Indication that Human Consciousness needs to Change’

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://vocesdetierra.wordpress.com/2014/08/12/depression-is-not-a-disease-but-an-indication-that-human-consciousness-needs-to-change/ Interesting article dated 12 August from C Shaw. We’re not entirely on board with all of it (for example the reference to ‘depression’ as ‘chemical and emotional imbalance of the brain’ – see Joanna Moncrieff on this subject), but … Continue reading →

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Richard Heinberg: Two Realities

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-07-22/two-realities Click on the link for this thoughtful, interesting article about political reality and physical reality. This comes from an ecological/environmental perspective – and we think similar arguments apply to our wider cultural disconnection, e.g. in psyche, feeling and spiritual … Continue reading →

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