I had such a weird dream the other night. It felt significant but I don’t know why. It was very vivid. In the dream my partner and I were walking somewhere. We walked past a large church and I suggested we pop in. The church looked like one of those onion-domed Russian churches but it […]
Breath in Breath out
The Holistic Sage What a wondrous thing breathing is. We do it all the time so maybe some of us forget, or take for granted the immense joy breathing is. I have had sleep apnoea since I was a teenager. I’m not sure but it may be genetic. What happens in sleep apnoea is you […]
The gates of Hell or Heaven – A new perspective
It has been a very challenging time since I last posted a blog. Before I get into it I want to start by saying with new understanding about the nature of the way of the Cosmos this will be the last blog where I right about all the challenges I encounter. With a fresh mindset […]
Advice to the young me
I am reminded of a beautiful piece written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. From his book Reveries of a Solitary Walker: … it is a melancholy science which I have acquired in twenty year’s experience, even ignorance is preferable to it. Adversity is, doubtless, a great master, but a master whose lessons are dearly purchased, and sometimes […]
Internal vs External conflict
How do you not let external circumstances effect your inner being? Especially when those you love are suffering? I understand that by feeling their suffering you are adding fuel to the fire. You are feeding their own suffering. There is a part in the Mahabharata where Arjuna is about to launch a war that will […]
The day after … the Journey continues
Just a day after my Dark Night of the Soul post I feel relieved. The previous week was cathartic. I am grateful that I have more control over what I choose to focus on. I am grateful that I can call on my inner peace and love and sit there for a while. A great […]
The Dark Night of the Soul
At the risk of confirming and deepening my current situation I offer this as a chronicle more than anything, of my journey. Wow! After spending most of my youth living what I thought was a spiritual life: pure wholesome food, celibacy (which almost drove me insane), meditation, yoga, practicing compassion and unconditional love I thought […]
The Law of Attraction – Results
Well, it’s been a few months now since I re-discovered the Law of Attraction and started applying it. And I have learned a lot, but my circumstances have not changed, and maybe even seem to be worse. I have been using affirmations. I have written down my goals and dreams. I have listed the things […]
The Law of Attraction
I have recently re-discovered the Law of Attraction as discussed in the book The Secret. I have mixed feeling talking about this in public. I take great pride in being a somewhat well-educated, intelligent person – trained in science and rationality and being self-aware. I don’t like to be fooled. Yet there are lots of […]
A funny, but cruel Halloween prank
Halloween is not really a “thing’ in Australia. Most of what we know of Halloween comes through watching a lot of American TV and movies. We know, correctly or otherwise, that its a time for the darker and more mystical side of life. So one day my friends and I sat down and planned an […]
The Spiritual Journey 