Tag: Consciousness
Today can be a happy day!
After a rough night and too many nightmares to count, I dragged myself downstairs to find the kettle and get some caffeine pulsing through my system, but instead found this – and it changed my outlook in a snap! So I wanted to share it with you… From Happiness is a State of Mind by… Continue reading Today can be a happy day!
Responding to Crisis: the Spiral of Transformation
Read the updated version of this post: Active Hope and the Spiral of Transformation
Two Wolves: How to embrace your Dark Side
No doubt you’ve heard the story of the two wolves and the importance of feeding the right one. The idea is you’re meant to feed the ‘good wolf’ and the ‘bad wolf’ will wither away from neglect. But this isn’t how the story actually goes. Somehow, our way of telling this tale has become distorted,… Continue reading Two Wolves: How to embrace your Dark Side
Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Hanged Man
The next step on our journey to awakening is The Hanged Man. A young man hangs upside down from a T-shaped tree. His hands are tied behind his back but he is serene and his head is surrounded by a halo of light. This is one of the few images in the Tarot that is… Continue reading Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Hanged Man
Agenda: Awakening! and the Quest for a Life Worth Living
The 21st century will see the end of civilisation as we know it. There was a time when I would have hedged a sentence like that and used words like perhaps or maybe, but not now. Climate change, depletion of essential resources, economic meltdown, and mass extinctions are combining to create a global emergency of epic… Continue reading Agenda: Awakening! and the Quest for a Life Worth Living
Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Lovers
The next step on our journey to awakening is The Lovers. In some card packs the image shows a young man flanked by two women while Cupid prepares to fire an arrow into his heart. In this version (the Rider Waite pack) we see two figures who appear to be Adam and Eve in the… Continue reading Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Lovers
What is Agenda: Awakening?
Agenda: Awakening! is part of my quest to find a meaningful response to the destructive insanity being unleashed upon our world. Like many people, I have experienced a lot of disruption over the last few years. I lost my job and my health, and was plunged into a dark night of the soul. I’d been there… Continue reading What is Agenda: Awakening?
Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Magician
The next step on our journey to awakening is The Magician. He stands alone and confident, his magic wand held aloft, the symbols of the Tarot arrayed before him. This is card number 1, which stands for positive action, individuality and creativity. The Magician represents the archetype of the Trickster, one of the earliest figures… Continue reading Tarot Hero’s Journey: The Magician
What Is Enlightenment?
After busting some enlightenment myths, I thought I should look at what enlightenment actually is, with the rather obvious disclaimer: I’m not enlightened, although I am working on it… maybe in the next life! The first thing to say is that it isn’t possible to say what enlightenment reveals. The true nature of reality is… Continue reading What Is Enlightenment?
Myths About Enlightenment
What comes to mind when you think of enlightenment? Saints glowing with divine radiance? Gurus with unfeasibly long beards chanting incomprehensible mantras? Endless do-gooding and lots of smiling? Floating on a cloud of bliss while dispensing otherworldly wisdom? Enlightenment is often seen as a one-off event that changes your life forever. Darkness is banished and… Continue reading Myths About Enlightenment
Being Creative in a Mad World: Existing
Do you know you’re alive? It seems like an obvious question. Descartes summed it up in his famous statement, ‘I think, therefore I am.’ There is no way you can doubt your existence because the very fact of your doubt proves it. Do you appreciate the fact that you are alive, or do you subsist?… Continue reading Being Creative in a Mad World: Existing
Jessica Davidson 