Awakening

How I became a madman…

10/07/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

“You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all my masks were stolen, —the seven masks I have fashioned and worn in seven lives, —I ran maskless through the crowded streets shouting, “Thieves, thieves, the cursed… Continue reading How I became a madman…

Dark Night of the Soul

Songs of the Soul

14/06/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

On a dark night, Inflamed by love-longing- O exquisite risk! Undetected I slipped away. My house, at last, grown still. Secure in the darkness, I climbed the secret ladder in disguise- O exquisite risk! Concealed by the darkness. My house, at last, grown still. That sweet night: a secret. Nobody saw me; I did not… Continue reading Songs of the Soul

Creativity

Being Creative in a Mad World: Committing

25/04/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson1 Comment

Committing to living creatively means you care. It’s an investment in yourself, in your future, in the process of creating, and in others. You are entangled with your inspiration and passions, like two quarks linked across time and space, pulsing with the dance of life. Failure to commit is a refusal to live consciously or… Continue reading Being Creative in a Mad World: Committing

Creativity

Being Creative in a Mad World: Dreaming

14/04/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

If you want to be creative you will have to create the right environment to allow your imagination freedom to roam. Imagination is the essence of creativity. When we create we inspire and enchant ourselves, and hopefully others. Dreaming means opening to experience; expanding your sense of self to include possibilities you may never have… Continue reading Being Creative in a Mad World: Dreaming

Addled

Another review for Addled: a great read which fizzes along

18/03/201426/06/2020 Jessica DavidsonAside2 Comments

If you’re looking for an inspiring novel about spiritual awakening and Zen, then look no further: Addled is the book for you. But don’t take my word for it! A fresh review has just landed on Amazon from Reuben:

“Addled is an absolutely great read, a story written with a great sense of pace and wit which just fizzes along. Zoe Popper, the main character, is a fascinating creation. Her adventures in the esoteric world of Zen and other forms of spirituality are so cleverly told. I find l have come to understand quite a lot about mindfulness without realizing that was happening!

Zoe is a tough-minded, down to earth young woman struggling to make sense of the emotional turmoil that threatens to overwhelm her. Following her as she sets out to find an explanation to her problems and perhaps a solution, her relationship with her musician boyfriend and the truth behind a mysterious guru – is he for real or a figment of her troubled imagination? – all make for an un-put-down-able story. Buy it now. You will be hugely entertained and you might even learn something really interesting about how the human mind works.”

Find out more about Addled: Adventures of a Reluctant Mystic and get your copy today!

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If you enjoy the book, or even if you don’t, I’d love to hear from you. Happy reading :)

Awakening

The Art of Doing Nothing

29/01/201426/06/2020 Jessica Davidson2 Comments

‘Where are we going?’ said Pooh, hurrying after him, and wondering whether it was to be an Explore or a What-shall-I-do-about-you-know-what. ‘Nowhere,’ said Christopher Robin. So they began going there, and after they had walked a little way Christopher Robin said: ‘What do you like doing best in the world, Pooh?’ ‘Well, said Pooh, ‘what… Continue reading The Art of Doing Nothing

Spirituality

Interspecies Love

08/01/201426/06/2020 Jessica DavidsonImage2 Comments

This is one of my favourite photographs. I love the way the horse looks totally blissed out by the music. It reminds me of our old family dog, a Jack Russell called Fudge. He was a music fan too. Everyday, when I practised the piano or the flute, Fudge would come in, throw himself down… Continue reading Interspecies Love

Awakening

Pooh Does Positive Thinking

20/12/201326/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

On my desk I have one of my favourite quotes from the great philosopher Winnie the Pooh. It reminds me there are many ways to see things and to focus on the positive: The wind was against them now, and Piglet’s ears streamed behind him like banners as he fought his way along, and it… Continue reading Pooh Does Positive Thinking

Book Reviews · Dark Night of the Soul

Out of the Darkness: Book Review

17/12/201326/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

Out of the Darkness by Steve Taylor is an inspiring collection of stories about people who have undergone the ultimate transformation – spiritual rebirth. This often occurs after intense trauma or turmoil, and Taylor expertly reveals what can happen if an individual is willing to surrender at the point of greatest darkness. Most of the… Continue reading Out of the Darkness: Book Review

Buddhism · Spirituality

Spiritual Glossary: the Five Remembrances

01/11/201326/06/2020 Jessica Davidson

The Five Remembrances come from the Upajjhatthana Sutra, which means ‘Subjects for Contemplation.’ The Buddha recommended reciting these verses every day to help you remember that life is precious and time is short. The Five Remembrances are simple statements of the facts of life and death. So meditating on them is about accepting reality as… Continue reading Spiritual Glossary: the Five Remembrances

Publishing · Writing

Myths About Writing

28/10/201326/06/2020 Jessica Davidson9 Comments

People have strange ideas about writing. Some of those people are writers. You can understand non-writers being baffled by the whole writing thing: the alchemy of transforming words into a world that transports the reader. From the outside it seems like magic. You open a book and begin to read: the ordinary world fades and into your… Continue reading Myths About Writing