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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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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Are you an empath? by Judith Orloff MD (Extract)
Iām so passionate about this topic both professionally and personally because Iāve had to develop specific strategies to manage the challenges of being an empath myself. These allow me to protect my sensitivities so I can maximize their benefitsāand there are so many! I want to share with you how...
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Letter from the Editor: Lessons from Glastonbury
I am lucky and have been to the Glastonbury Festival many times over recent years. Itās one of the greatest events in the whole world. No exaggeration. Most people have the time of their lives. They get angry sometimes but not that often. I have never seen a fight there....
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Letter from the Editor: Tools for Bringing Love into the World
Itās a privilege to be editing this magazine. It gives me this little soapbox and I want to use it as to make a positive difference. The world has become a more demanding and anxiety-provoking place for most people over the past year or so. I believe, though, that all...
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Mind to Matter by Dawson Church (Extract)
Thoughts become things. This is manifestly true. I am sitting on a chair right now. It began as a thought in someoneās mind ā every detail of it. The frame, the fabric, the curves, the color. Thoughts become things. This is manifestly untrue. I will never be a quarterback for...
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