Blogs
I share insights from workshops, books, and life generally by writing short blogs. You can see a relevant selection below.
Spiritual purpose and community
Why we all need collective power You may wonder why I see community as important in the field of spiritual purpose. It’s a belief that has only emerged for me in the past few years of mounting turbulence. It’s now very hard for lone individuals to sustain their...
Nourishing body and soul: do we need to reinvent the monastery?
We live in a time of impending crisis, when I hear many people urging the need for sanctuary, hospicing, and a deeper sense of community. Implicit in such words, but rarely discussed, is the huge spiritual vacuum in our relentlessly materialistic society. Role models...
The Wisdom Way of Knowing, by Cynthia Bourgeault
Practical approaches to spiritual resilience This small, readable book is one of the best guides I've found to the principles and practicalities of spiritual resilience. Whilst it's based on Wisdom teachings within the Christian tradition, Cynthia points out that "no...
A Sufi way to discern reality
As material reality gets more uncertain and alarming, I have found that using spiritual practices to find my way forward is really helpful. I’ve been exploring Sufi teachings for over 20 years, and want to share a couple of processes which have helped me. So what do I...
Ever wonder about a life beyond this one?
Book blog: Journey of Souls by Michael Newton Perhaps covid-19 has made many of us reflect about our mortality, and wonder if this increasingly strange world is a preparation for something else. I have long believed that our soul lives long before and after a human...
Thomas Berry: ‘The Dream of the Earth’
How the universe story can give us hope Berry has an unusual, eloquent, and valuable view of how we humans got into the current crisis, and how to move out of it. This view is powerfully presented in the ‘Dream of the Earth’, one of his many books. Thomas Berry...
Six basic steps for soul resilience
1. Evolve and use regularly some good processes to compost difficult emotions This step is really foundational: if you are carrying unprocessed negative feelings, such as fear, anger, worry, it makes soul connection very difficult. There’s a whole chapter about...
Naming a dream: is it spiritual adaptation?
Still seeking a better response to the climate crisis In fairy stories, often the hero/ine forgets the purpose of their quest, and a chance event reminds them. This happened to me recently: I was on a Zoom call about Deep Adaptation, and suddenly an American woman...
Creation Spirituality: what, why, how
Align your own creative power within the divine The essence of creation spirituality is this idea: that the creation of our world was not a one-off event billions of years ago: it is a process continuing in every moment, and each of us can contribute. As Neil...
Helen White Wolf: Journey of the Soul
Deep exploration in her book Helen is an exceptionally wise, compassionate spiritual healer and teacher, who has learned, through her own intense personal journey, and from many outstanding guides. Thirty-five years of experience are now shared in her new book,...