When a client commissions a reading in Watkins Books, my first question is āWhat brings you here and how would you like to feel when you leave?ā In their answers I notice a common theme: they are caught in the In-Between and seeking insight or reassurance. In the In-Between they...
Continue reading...Letter from the Editor: Miracles and the Joy of Being Human
The spiritual path never goes as expected. At one moment I think I am āthereā and in the next I make myself promise never to say that I am āthereā again. Something happens which I canāt explain and I punch the air and say āyes thatās proof ā and one...
Continue reading...Consciousness and Earth Energy by Cilla Conway
I first encountered earth energy communication years ago, walking on Box Hill. Itās a wonderful place ā the land just falls away down to the plains below. The big sky with rolling clouds absorbs your full awareness. There was a little breeze, I remember, and I said something out loud...
Continue reading...Letter from the Editor: Approaching Life as Something Enchanting…
With past reviews, I would sometimes ask before going to sleep for inspiration regarding what I should write in this letter, as if I could expect divine intervention in some dramatic form. I hoped that a dream might tell me something or that I would wake up with a phrase...
Continue reading...Small Openings and Amazing Results by Tony Chrstie
In life, you experience a series of doorways, gateways and openings to love, light and wisdom; that if taken will bring you to a higher state of existence. You are at a gate, a doorway, an opening. Perhaps like me you got here via a circuitous route – the labyrinth...
Continue reading...Letter from the Editor: Beacons of Light
The light might be slowly dwindling, but it always comes back in a bright blaze at the turn of the year. Hope is always there and things will always get better. Itās been a demanding year. Personally, I have found that a lot of certainty, solidity even, has fallen away....
Continue reading...The Book You Were Born to Write by Kelly Notaras (Extract)
There are a lot of obvious reasons why Iām happy to devote many hours of labor to writing this book. I want to share what Iāve learned over two decades in books, first and foremost… But thereās another, less obvious reason Iām writing a book about how to write a...
Continue reading...Lifeshocks- And How to Love Them by Sophie Sabbage
Down the ages it has been a staple of popular wisdom that challenges are sent to help us live better lives and become better human beings. So much so that it has become cheesy, even annoying. When ābadā things happen, well-meaning friends often fish it out of a river of...
Continue reading...Shame by Dr Joseph Burgo (Extract)
Imagine yourself at a social gathering with people you recently met and whose company you enjoy. Conversation is lively; everybody appears to be having a good time. When another guest makes a comment that reminds you of a funny story you once heard, you take advantage of the natural opening...
Continue reading...Letter from the Editor: 21st Century Hero’s Journey
I live in the city. However, I long for the countryside. I love being on the grass, amongst the trees and in places where the sky is big. Then itāll start to get dark, and I pine for the security of the city where a solitary toad laboriously crossing the...
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