The aim of all souls, whether you in your human vessel know it or not, is to merge with the divine, and the purpose of your every lifetime is to inch towards achieving this momentous goal; in this, self-awareness is key.  Self-awareness means you understand yourself and you know your frailties: you do what you can to observe them when they emerge, you see them for what they are, and try to change them to be a positive rather than a negative characteristic.  The struggle can be intense and it is easy to find yourself deflated as once again you find you have fallen into the trap of hu ..read more

Esoteric philosophy and your experience tells you that the voice and energy of Leo is loud and commanding, calling you to listen and to see.  August is Leo’s time, and this month in this year he is stronger than ever, and he speaks to you with urgency. It may help you to remember that Leo’s close relationship with Sirius gives rise to a unique alignment of heart and soul that, on Earth, is epitomised in the highest principles of Love and Freedom.  Equally importantly, Leo is the light of the soul and as such he is impacting you as the disciple enormously, calling you to see the trut ..read more

So often August is a sleepy month as nature is getting ready for another change of season.  It is a time of holidays, of leaves starting to change colour and there is a hint of autumn – or spring – in the cool dawn mists.  Here in the Cambrian Mountains the house martins are on their third and probably last broods of the summer, the swifts have left and the nights are filled with bats young and adult making the most of balmy insect-laden nights.  It is a typical and traditional scenario in a rural area such as this, once perhaps wild meadow land and perhaps one day returning so ..read more

Here in the heart of the Celtic lands, July is filled with the signs of endings and beginnings as young birds fledge and their parents discard worn feathers while perhaps nesting anew or returning to their winter territory or even, if old, dying, their work in a happy life done.  The rhythm of natural planetary life is wonderful, even if sometimes it is harsh particularly when it clashes with the demands of people who have yet to understand the meaning of co-existence:  as we watch or experience severe flooding or landslides, it is good to remember that nature adjusts to these event ..read more

If you look for it, Spirit gives us a gift every day, a reminder of God’s love for us and of the blessing of being alive on our beautiful Earth. It can come in unexpected ways and often when we least expect it, and mine, yesterday, came when a large hare loped down a path in my garden in the early morning and spent some time eating long grass near my kitchen window, unafraid of my presence.  It looked healthy and happy, and it was comforting to know that many of the gentle timeless rhythms of nature continue still despite the threats posed by humanity.  Nature is strong. Mystically ..read more

We human beings can be obstinate, clinging on to familiar patterns and habits and people because of fear of change, perhaps also out of inertia and a reluctance to give up something we prize.  Letting go can be hard. We are asked to let go all the time:  it requires an acceptance of truth about ourselves and our world and an awareness that we along with our world are renewing ourselves all the time, like skin on our body, and that implicit in renewal is ceding the past to enable a new present.  Letting go can be painful, but stubborn resistance can make what is inevitable even ..read more

Many weeds are despised for being untidy and unworthy of a neat garden, just as people are judged too often by their appearance or apparent insignificance.  For some gardeners, plants that appear naturally and from nowhere are unwelcome guests that must be sprayed or pulled without consideration for what good they may bring with them, for the gardener must be in control. Dandelions are hated by controlling gardeners, who are not interested in the fact that eight of these sun-plants will provide sufficient nectar to feed one bee for all its life, and that the seed heads are loved by many ..read more

When Jesus served on Earth some 2000 years ago, as part of his teaching and example he underwent all the initiations it was possible for a man to experience, tested and tested again about the challenges of being human, and being human well.  He showed us how to be our best despite or because of the trials of life on Earth. Easter is a time when many people particularly remember him, his sacrifice and his suffering, and just as he had empathy for everyone he encountered, so you too, as you reflect upon the meaning of this Easter weekend, may feel for the man and the Master who taught us t ..read more

Long ago were there no boundaries defining countries or continents, just a seemingly endless expanse of un-named lands and seas for nomadic hunters and farmers to explore in their quest for survival and through their human curiosity.  If satellite tracking had existed then, the constant flow of people roaming around the world over thousands of years might have resembled a murmuration of starlings, swooping and swirling in shape-shifting clouds of movement that was a response to the challenges of climate and food availability.  It took a long time for settlements to begin to resist t ..read more

Russian attacks on nuclear plants in Ukraine and the serious possibility of a significant escalation in the use of battlefield weapons brings the sense of personal vulnerability much closer.  The uncertainty for we who watch is unsettling, but it is right that we share directly or indirectly in the pain of the world that is epitomised in a conflict at the heart of Europe.  It is a world war that challenges the human race, its past and present, from which we cannot be exempt. Every level of the learning that is our challenge on our soul’s long journey is being tested and displayed no ..read more