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Apsley Street, Glasgow, 2008 – Kei Miller

I know you do not like the way I write moments, how they grow into some kind of magic you do not always recognise. I know you think things are simpler and it is enough to simply say how things … Continue reading

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The Bright Field – R. Thomas

‘I have seen the sun break through to illuminate a small field for a while, and gone my way and forgotten it. But that was the pearl of great price, the one field that had treasure in it. I realise … Continue reading

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Be An Island – Tracy Cochran

Be an Island Click on the above link to visit Tracy’s own site for this helpful piece, which we found through Parabola Magazine on Facebook. Some of the fundamentals around mindfulness practice, presence and gratitude. Palace Gate Counselling Service, Exeter … Continue reading

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Twice Blessed – David Whyte

Here’s the text, for those who cannot readily read Facebook links:- ‘TWICE BLESSED So that  I stopped  there and looked  into the sun, seeing not only my reflected face but the great sky that framed  my lonely figure and after … Continue reading

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

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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‘5 Signs You’re on the Hero’s Journey’ Alison Nappi

http://www.writewithspirit.com/blog/5-signs-youre-on-the-heros-journey Yesterday’s post included a Joseph Campbell reference, and today we remain with the themes of the hero’s journey, and the importance of mythology in our quest for meaning.  Laurie Penny and Alison Nappi have written very different pieces around these themes … Continue reading

Posted in acceptance, actualizing tendency, awakening, compassion, conditions of worth, consciousness, creativity, cultural questions, Disconnection, embodiment, empowerment, encounter, fear, flow, generational trauma, good, grief, growth, healing, human condition, identity, immanence, interconnection & belonging, internal locus of evaluation, love, meaning, metaphor & dream, non-conforming, organismic experiencing, paradigm shift, perception, power and powerlessness, presence, reality, resilience, rewilding, risk, sadness & pain, self, self concept, spirituality, surrender, therapeutic growth, transformation, trauma, trust, vulnerability, wonder | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

James Hillman on his book, ‘The Soul’s Code’

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Souls-Code-Search-Character-Calling/dp/055350634X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430473279&sr=8-1&keywords=soul%27s+code+hillman   ‘We need to make clear that today’s main paradigm for understanding a human life, the interplay of genetics and environment, omits something essential – the particularity you feel to be you. By accepting the idea that I am … Continue reading

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John Bramblitt’s paintings, from the Daily Share

  Beautiful, heart-swelling story….and the paintings are glorious….Inner vision, expressed through touch – tenderness, joy, aliveness, connection, love, energy, the natural and human worlds. Just remarkable. Thank you to Shawn Rubin on Facebook for drawing our attention to this. Palace … Continue reading

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A ‘Tempest’ grows in Arizona’s Vermilion Cliffs – Catie Leary

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/a-tempest-grows-in-arizonas-vermilion-cliffs#ixzz3TlYaW3FS Click on the link for this piece by Catie Leary for MNN on “Tempest Vermilion”, an impressive time-lapse piece shot in Arizona, by filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović in conjunction with BBC Earth. For the writer, this film … Continue reading

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Hafiz on how we open our hearts

‘How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being, otherwise we all remain too frightened’ Hafiz Version by Daniel Ladinsky: Love Poems from … Continue reading

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