When I was a child I dreamt of being a hero – in my dreams I was Captain Courtenay – a deep red and blue clad super hero flying through the air under the power of his special jet books with a utility belt full of miraculous medicines that could instantly cure any fallen hero enabling them to join the…
November the 5th is Bonfire Night – a time for fireworks, bonfires, baked potatoes, bonfire toffee and – if you are northern – Parkin (a form of sticky ginger cake). This year more than ever there has been a push for fireworks to be banned from commercial purchase by the public as concern of the trauma that is causes animals…
Remembrance Day will soon be upon us and as always it remains a contentious affair – particularly amongst the spiritually minded. On one hand honouring our ancestors, those who have gone before us is something dear to the spiritual communities heart and very much entered into in ritual and ceremonies across the spiritual board. Acknowledging those who have – in…
What seems like a long, long time ago Halloween was a very different affair, in South Yorkshire – where I was raised – it largely consisted of a turnip lantern in the window sill and a VERY occasional fancy dress party. Trick or treaters not reaching South Yorkshire for another good 5 years or so! Aged 16 I was just…
So its the 1st of November and (energetically speaking) the first day of a brand new year! Granted the full energy of the new year won’t flood into our world until the 1st of January – when the collective consciousness – accepting that this is the “true” new year will make it so but still … from this date on…
So … we have a general election scheduled for the 12th of December … the 12th of December!!! the 12th of the 12th on a 12 year – 2+0+1+9 = 12!!!! Interesting! This year has been has been a special year – one in which we were guided not to reduce the 12 to a three (1+2=3) as we might…
In truth we are all becoming … transforming from that which we have been led to believe we are to that which in truth we are – in essence. Emerging from the cocoon of assumptions and accepted projections absorbed and taken from our parents, siblings and peers, our society and history into the self realised, individuated truth of our spiritual…
Our world is in need of healing – this much surely is clear – whether you believe in climate change (and in my opinion who with a brain wouldn’t) or whether your concern lies more with pollution – energetic (Wifi, 5G etc) or pharmaceutical (pesticides and toxic waste) – our world is in need! Add to this spiritual pollution –…
October the 27th is National Black Cat Day … who knew! The Black Cat is a creature which – throughout history, culture and country – has been a divisive figure, sometimes seen as an omen of good luck, sometimes of bad! In America it is still considered bad luck for a Black Cat to cross your path – a superstition…
The Phoenix is considered to be a mythical bird that holds the power of perpetual renewal. It lives and ages eventually combusting in to fire and ash from which it is reborn a new! Used as a symbol by Alchemists for the transformational power of fire – an essential ingredient in the alchemical process (so much so that the alchemists…