Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel is about a travelling Shakespearean theatre company set in post-apocalyptic America. You could call it speculative fiction or literary sci-fi, although Mandel herself calls it “literary fiction that’s set partly in the future.” Whatever the category, it’s an extraordinary book; compelling and spellbinding. I couldn’t stop reading, and… Continue reading Fantasy Reading List: Station Eleven
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 9th house you achieve happiness and success through discovering and sharing the truth. Your greatest joy will come through having adventures, broadening your horizons and expanding your education. You want to… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 9th House
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 8th house you achieve happiness and success through transformation guided by the values of others. Your relationships and what other people value will have a profound impact on your life. Those… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 8th House
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 7th house you achieve happiness and success through conscious partnership with others. With your Part of Fortune in this house you were born around the time of the Full Moon when… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 7th House
There’s a Buddhist story I like about overcoming the fear of death: a Zen monastery was under attack by an infamous warlord and his army. All the monks fled, except for the abbot who sat peacefully in front of the shrine. The warlord entered the courtyard and approached, pulling out his sword. He shouted at… Continue reading Fearlessness in the face of a hot spoon
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 6th house you achieve happiness and success through meaningful work and good health. You’re interested in self-improvement and self-discipline because you’re happiest when you feel healthy and busy. Joy comes from… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 6th House
This week I’m reading What Makes you Not a Buddhist, a brilliant and lucid book from a Tibetan Buddhist master who doesn’t pull his punches. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse gives it to us straight: so you think you’re a Buddhist? Think again! This book challenges common misconceptions about Buddhism, particularly those held by practitioners, and demonstrates… Continue reading Review: What makes you Not a Buddhist
Earlier this week we looked at the process of feeding your demons, which is a way to make friends with your shadow. In this post we’ll dig deeper into the various types of demon you might find skulking in the darkness of your worst fears. But first, what is a demon? In this practice, demons… Continue reading Shadow Companions: Types of Demons
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 5th house you achieve happiness and success through creative self-expression. You have an abundance of creative energy that you need to express and will feel the greatest joy when you’re creating… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 5th House
Lama Tsultrim Allione gives us a bit of background on the practice of feeding your demons and how it works, a little on the founder, Machig Labdron, and how she made friends with the naga demons. But most useful of all, she then takes us through the five steps of the process of meeting and feeding a demon. Worth taking the time out to do this meditation. Enjoy!
The Part of Fortune in the houses shows the areas of life experience where you can find joy. With the Part of Fortune in 4th house you achieve happiness and success through family and putting down strong roots. Your greatest joy will come through nurturing the growth of life, whether that’s growing a family by… Continue reading Part of Fortune in 4th House
Recently I realised that I’d spent my whole life fighting against the darkness. But my demons won’t die, no matter how many times I bash them over the head. It’s exhausting. So I was open to trying anything that might help when I came across the practice of Feeding Your Demons in the book of… Continue reading Embracing Darkness: how to feed your demons
Jessica Davidson 