Writing

New Stuff has Come to Light!

10/06/201926/06/2020 Jessica Davidson4 Comments

Exciting news! There’s a whole load of new stuff to explore on this site – recently arrived from my neglected (and soon to be comatose) other blogs. More on the details in a moment, but first, some context: Regular visitors to this site will have noticed that I recently upgraded to get rid of the… Continue reading New Stuff has Come to Light!

Book Reviews

Review: Writing as a Sacred Path – Jill Jepson

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Writing as a Sacred Path by Jill Jepson is a practical guide to discovering the deeper purpose behind your writing. She describes writing as a vocation or calling; not just a job you do, but something you feel compelled to do regardless of the outcome. Writing becomes a central part of your life and you… Continue reading Review: Writing as a Sacred Path – Jill Jepson

Book Reviews

Review: Feel the Fear & Do it Anyway

12/02/201929/01/2020 Jessica DavidsonLeave a comment

This week I’m re-reading Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers, the self-help classic published way back in 1987. I read it many years ago and it inspired me to turn my life around and create a more positive approach. But recently, Pluto entered my 12th house and all sorts of old… Continue reading Review: Feel the Fear & Do it Anyway

Apocalypse

Is it too late to start being good to each other?

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Came across this little comic by Nate Swinehart a couple of years ago and thought now would be the perfect time to share. As the man says, “Being good to each other is so important, guys.” It’s even more true now. Enjoy! Posted from Nate Swinehart’s tumblr with gratitude

Apocalypse · Buddhism

A Prophecy for Our Time: Shambhala Warrior Prophecy

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This prophecy is about the rise of the Bodhisattva, or Spiritual Warrior – a person of great courage who fights with compassion and insight. All of us are potential spiritual warriors. Joanna Macy tells the tale beautifully in this inspiring video and shows what it takes to be a Bodhisattva today…

“There comes a time when all life on earth is in danger. At that time, great powers have arisen – barbarian powers. And although they waste their wealth in preparation to annihilate each other, they have much in common…”

Spirituality

Everybody Worships

26/01/201726/06/2020 Jessica Davidson14 Comments

“In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for choosing some sort of God or spiritual-type thing to worship — be it J.C. or Allah,… Continue reading Everybody Worships

Awakening

You are the sky

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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…

Dark Night of the Soul

Dying to Live: Dancing in the Flames

28/10/201626/06/2020 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

I recently watched a fascinating film about the life of Jungian analyst Marion Woodman, known for her work on feminine psychology and addiction. The film features interviews with Marion by the mystic Andrew Harvey, covering the mysteries of death and rebirth, and how the soul grows through surrender, as illustrated by Marion’s life and her… Continue reading Dying to Live: Dancing in the Flames

Apocalypse

Hold Your Own – Kate Tempest – a bodhisattva in action

03/10/201626/06/2020 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

I don’t know if Kate Tempest would describe herself as a bodhisattva, but to me she’s the perfect embodiment of what that would look like in the form of a performance poet. Here she is at Glastonbury in 2015, more than holding her own (full set here): “Know the wolves that hunt you, in time,… Continue reading Hold Your Own – Kate Tempest – a bodhisattva in action

Creativity

Musings on the Muse

05/09/201609/06/2019 Jessica Davidson2 Comments

My muse is a shapeshifter. She’s indiscriminate: a divine whore and angelic trickster up to her knees in mulch and butterfly cocoons. She’s in sunshine and dogs and fleeting thoughts and pain. She isn’t something other than me, but I can’t control her. She is my daemon, my guide. She would also like me to… Continue reading Musings on the Muse

Spirituality

Music opens a secret door in time to eternity

18/08/201626/06/2020 Jessica Davidson8 Comments

Music plays an important role in my novel Addled because the heroine, Zoe Popper, learns so much about how to be present and in the moment from her musician boyfriend, Jonah and his band Dionysus Wept. She first hears Jonah sing in Chapter 5 and is transported, amazed by the way the individual band members… Continue reading Music opens a secret door in time to eternity

Spirituality

On the Journey of Life Be Everywhere You Are

29/07/201626/06/2020 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

This is a beautiful passage from Divine Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by Irish poet John O’Donohue on the importance of taking the time to slow down and smell the roses. Life can’t be swallowed in one big gulp… you must sip and savour… “Often we approach things with greed and urgency. We do not like to… Continue reading On the Journey of Life Be Everywhere You Are