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Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Eagle Poem “To pray you open your whole self To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon To one whole voice that is you. And know there is more That you can’t see, can’t hear; Can’t know except in moments … Continue reading →

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Henry Beston on our concept of animals

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions … Continue reading →

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I will have become – David Whyte

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link above to visit David’s Facebook page for these beautiful words. Here’s the link for those who have difficulty seeing Facebook links:- ‘I WILL HAVE BECOME I will have become like the madman running to see the … Continue reading →

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Spinning Straw – Tracy Cochran

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

https://parabola.org/2017/07/30/spinning-straw-by-tracy-cochran/?utm_content=buffer9bcb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Click on the link above to visit the site for Parabola Magazine for this remarkable reworking of the Brothers Grimm. It is not long since we published a piece by Tracy – but the writer stumbled upon this at … Continue reading →

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Charles Eisenstein on The Difference Between a Money Economy & a Gift Economy

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this clip of Charles Eisenstein on Sustainable Human’s Facebook page, talking about the qualities of a gift economy, and the adverse impact on us and our cultures of ascribing value primarily in monetary terms. … Continue reading →

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The Invisible World – John O’Donohue

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

John O’Donohue’s work is of importance to the writer, hence his frequent appearance on this blog. This brief passage captures the tone and quality of his writing and way of being, which may help to explain that…. Here’s the text, … Continue reading →

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John O’Donohue – Together

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to visit the Walk in Beauty Facebook page for these profoundly relevant words from John O’Donohue (for which gratitude). In the writer’s view, ideas of relationship, connection and community are central to the shifts we so … Continue reading →

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Paul Gordon on unfettered capitalism & coercive conformity

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘The past two decades have witnessed unprecedented changes in the economic and political organisation of the world. We live, we are constantly told, in the era of globalisation, a euphemism for the triumph throughout the world of the so-called free … Continue reading →

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Michael Bernard Beckwith: Are You Serving the Emerging Paradigm?

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link to visit You Tube for this brief film (under 5 minutes) in which Michael Beckwith talks about the ethic of service; serving the emerging paradigm; and the work happening worldwide to support that emergence. We see … Continue reading →

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