50 not out

I celebrated my 50th birthday last year, and am currently experiencing another important milestone, my Chiron Return. This occurs when the planet (that isn’t a planet) Chiron returns to the position it occupied at birth, bringing with it the opportunity for deep, inner transformation and healing. It takes fifty years to travel round the entire chart, so I probably won’t see another one, and that’s what makes it special. Of course, being aware of this sometime in advance I set things up so that I could max out this magical portal, and I am happy to report that so far it’s been a very rich and beneficial, though occasionally challenging, experience.

The Forces of Life

In this conversation Socrates explains that the world is made from triangles, which piece together with other triangles to make the solid objects we see today. Of course, he didn’t mean this literally (although mathematics confirms that it is actually kind of true). He meant that triangles – and the number 3 – are where things become visible and solid. Incidentally, after he finishes explaining about triangles, he goes on to tell his friends about Atlantis. But that is a story for another day…

The Lessons of Rona. Part 9: The Great Awakening?

People are already talking about the kind of world we will inhabit A.C. (After Corona). I think this is premature, not least because we are very likely to get Corona 2: The Sequel and Corona 3: Attack of the Zombies.

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 8: Health and Strength

I am not interested in why the Rona testing target has not been reached.

I am not interested in the NHS funding model.

And I am definitely not interested in mass vaccination!

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 7: Free Your Mind.

While most of us retain a thinking mind we are faced everyday with propaganda so insidious that it invades our consciousness before we even have a chance to think. It frames the argument before we have realised it and blocks off trackways of thought without us even knowing. This is a big problem but fortunately we now have a test for the presence of propaganda….

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 6: Fear

False Evidence Appearing Real, that’s what some people call fear. But the evidence isn’t false if there really is something to be worried about.

Wearing a seat belt in your car isn’t fear, it’s safety.

Checking that your dinner is cooked before you eat it isn’t fear, it’s common sense.

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The Lessons of Rona: A recap...

Many thanks to all those who have been reading and replying to my recent emails. I’ve had a bumper postbag as they used to say on Blue Peter so before we tackle the final lesson, the biggie, FEAR, let's do a short recap of some of the points people have raised. I’ll try to explain myself differently than I did before...

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 4: Memento Mori

Memento Mori, roughly translated from Latin as 'remember that you must die', is a motto containing great hope. It reminds us that if you can come to terms with death you can deal with anything.

Alas, this is not where our society is. Instead we are simultaneously in both fear and denial of the one thing which none of us can avoid – death.

The Lessons of Rona. Part 3: What is Love? (Baby don't hurt me...)

About 2400 years ago the wisest man in the world went to a dinner party. His name was Socrates and he was wise, according to the mystical voice of the Oracle of Delphi, because he knew that he knew nothing. The Oracle was supposedly impressed because after being inundated with idiots who claimed to know everything, she recognised that it takes wisdom to admit to ignorance

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 2: Uniqueness

One of the most precious things is life is that we are all different. Imagine how boring it would be if we were all the same.

Do you remember the internet craze about The Dress a few years ago? You know, what colour is the dress in the picture? Some people thought it was black and blue, others thought it white and gold. Why the disagreement? Because people are different.

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The Lessons of Rona. Part 1: Gratitude

There seem to be two ways of approaching our current situation. One is just to get through it, the other is to get something out of it. I am focused on those who want to get something out of this, those who want to learn the lessons.

And there are many lessons to learn! Some people are already talking in positive terms about life After-Corona, certain about how this experience will change life for the better.

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Thoughts:

HOW DO THE MYSTIC ARTS INTERSECT WITH THE MATERIAL WORLD?