Film & TV

Assassin’s Creed: a film confused by its Gnostic roots

16/01/201724/02/2022 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

Part of my occasional series on mystical and gnostic themes in Film & TV. The film adaptation of the Ubisoft game Assassin’s Creed had some intriguing possibilities in its mythology so I checked it out. There’s a lot of hoo-ha around the problem of video games making bad movies and many people were optimistic about this… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: a film confused by its Gnostic roots

Astro Journal

Astrological Cycles and the Collective: 2017 – 2024

09/01/201707/06/2021 Jessica Davidson4 Comments

To get our heads around current events we need to understand how the collective mass of humanity changes over time. And that means plunging into the depths of the collective unconscious. The collective unconscious is the atmosphere in which we move. But like fish swimming in the ocean who don’t understand the nature of water,… Continue reading Astrological Cycles and the Collective: 2017 – 2024

Astro Journal

The Astrology of 2017

05/01/201730/01/2021 Jessica Davidson5 Comments

We have an interesting year ahead of us – it could feel highly energising and positive, but we’ll have to remember to keep our feet on the ground. The upheavals we’ve seen in the last few years will continue so we need to get our heads around what’s going on – archetypally speaking – then… Continue reading The Astrology of 2017

Awakening

2017: The Year of Writing Better Stories

02/01/201707/02/2018 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

I kept trying to write this post but didn’t know what to say. How do you follow a year like 2016? What a mess! This upheaval has been a long time coming – there’s nothing strange or unexpected about it. If you understand how reality works, it all makes perfect sense. (Honest!) People are freaking… Continue reading 2017: The Year of Writing Better Stories

Dark Night of the Soul

Resources for Surviving a Dark Night of the Soul

13/12/201613/08/2025 Jessica Davidson12 Comments

Welcome to the resources page for surviving the dark night of the soul and spiritual emergency. You’ll find links to advice, articles and inspiration to help you cope when spiritual crisis threatens to overwhelm you. Bookmark this page! Spiritual Emergency Resources ACISTE – American Centre for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences for articles, support… Continue reading Resources for Surviving a Dark Night of the Soul

Astrology

Resources for Astrologers

12/12/201605/03/2026 Jessica Davidson24 Comments

Welcome to the resources page for astrologers where you’ll find links to useful sites, astrologers, and blogs to help you on your astrological journey. These are some of the places I’ve found most helpful. Bookmark this page! Resources Astro Databank – birth data and horoscopes of thousands of public figures Astrodienst – one of the best sites for… Continue reading Resources for Astrologers

Writing

Resources and Advice for Writers

05/12/201627/02/2021 Jessica DavidsonLink9 Comments

This is a collection of links to some of the sites I’ve found most useful in my writing over the years. You’ll find helpful articles, advice and inspiration to help you write and publish your work. This post has now moved to my writing blog: https://jesdavidson.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/resources-and-advice-for-writers/

Awakening

The Pressure to Break Free

28/11/201626/06/2020 Jessica Davidson2 Comments

From a certain perspective it looks like the world is going mad, but perhaps there’s something else going on. This is what happens when our true nature is subverted. We’re socialised into being less than who we really are, but deep in the shadows, the soul fights to break free, and when it finally does,… Continue reading The Pressure to Break Free

Astro Journal

A Brief History of Astrology

21/11/201606/02/2025 Jessica Davidson2 Comments

Nobody knows when astrology first started, although the study of the stars and cycles of time goes back into prehistory. The first lunar calendar, which was etched into a bone, dates to 32,000 BCE. And there are cave paintings at Lascaux that date to around 17,000 BCE which some say depict the earliest constellations, although… Continue reading A Brief History of Astrology

Writing

Scriptwriting Competitions for Screenplays & Stage Plays

18/11/201602/01/2021 Jessica DavidsonLink10 Comments

Scriptwriting Competition List. Includes International and UK competitions for screenwriters and playwrights. This post has now moved to my writing blog Free Your Pen here: https://jesdavidson.wordpress.com/2021/01/02/screenwriting-competitions-scripts-stage-plays/

Writing

Novel Writing Competitions List for 2021

14/11/201630/01/2021 Jessica DavidsonLink14 Comments

Novel Writing Competition List. Includes international and UK competitions for unpublished and self-published novels and novellas. This post has now moved to my writing blog here: https://jesdavidson.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/novel-writing-competitions-list/

Awakening

You are the sky

31/10/201626/06/2020 Jessica DavidsonQuote3 Comments

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“You are the sky. Everything else, it’s just the weather.”

This is my favourite quote from Pema Chodron. No matter what I’m going through, remembering this simple truth can clear my mind and bring me back to my centre faster than almost anything else. Even during the worst storms, the sky is clear behind the clouds…