Philippa woke me this morning to tell me about a dream. What did I think it meant? This is what she told me: “A woman has disappeared...

Good Friday, and a sudden insight comes to me that at the heart of different forms of spiritual practice is a re-enactment of a pivotal...

I just keep realising how important the very first things we learn about mindfulness are and how over and over again these lessons are...

It’s strange how an idea for a blog pings into existence. This one is made up of three elements: a rather strict Buddhist teaching I...

This morning I decided to really notice what my mind did when I sat to practice meditation. I talk a lot about the importance of really...

Along time ago I asked someone I knew what sort of meditation they were doing. They, like me, were interested in Tibetan Buddhism so the...

Once again our small group has struck gold. In the book we are reading - Henry Shukman’s Original Love - he throws in a section on the...

Yesterday was a dark day, a narcissistic monster took the reigns of one of the most powerful countries in the world and immediately...

Yesterday we had lunch with two friends - one of whom is soon to become a Jungian Analyst. Chatting, an idea came up which I said during...

A member of our group - I’m sure she won’t mind me saying her name, Suzanne - very kindly gave me a book for Christmas. It’s called Into...

For many years I was persecuted - yes, I know it’s a strong word - by something that the Archetypal Psychologist, James Hillman had...

I have noticed since the disaster of the American election that my fear levels have gone up. It’s as if I am subliminally walking around...

There is an American drama called Berlin Station that is about the CIA machinations in Europe. The opening song is a powerful riff that...

This blog comes from two sources - let’s see if I can bring them together. The first was a trip to Avebury that Philippa and I made a...

I woke this morning not knowing quite what I was feeling but not happy. Then when I sat I realised that there was something disturbing...

I think I’ve been bullied. It’s an unfamiliar feeling and it took me a while to recognise it. The context was a conversation. I felt...

There are a lot of emotions around at the moment about the horror of the Middle East. Why wouldn’t there be, emotions tell us what...

Yesterday I was talking with a friend about the similarities between the first nation Americans and the Tibetans, both have a very...

There’s a saying: you never know what goes on in other peoples relationships. I guess it means the weird stuff. Well, one of the weird...

A new friend recently told us how hard being at a retreat had been for her. Her mind had just gone on and on. She then told us about a...