Daniel Barenboim’s East West Divan Orchestra: This is an orchestra formed of young Arabs and Israelis based in Sevilla, Spain, once a centre of Islamic/Jewish harmony. After the concert in Ramallah in 2005: Finally, an emotional Barenboim stepped onto the platform. “It is our belief that the destinies of these two peoples, Israel and Palestine,…
The Journey of the Universe “The Journey of the Universe” is a book by Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (Yale, 2011). It is also a DVD based on the book and presented by Brian Swimme. See for further information: http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org I will also put a link below to a presentation given by Brian…
I worry about the way Cosmology and its acompanying hidden Theological agenda at best distract us from a spiritual union with the planet, our home, and at worst alienate us from such a connection. More to follow: watch this space! 3 men go into a TV shop, where they buy a TV for £30 and…
HOLY SATURDAY We always try to follow the tradition of making new fire on this night and bring it into the darkened house. The pictures are from that event yesterday. The red streaks are of course sparks in time not some kind of Quantum String. We brought the fire in and lit the candles we use…
Holy Thursday When I was a Christian this used to be my favourite spiritual day of the Easter Festival. Jesus celebrating Passover with his disciples, the washing of the feet and the New Commandment: “that you love one another”. In London in the Catholic tradition it was one of the rare times one could receive…
To E. B.
Meditation at Athenry
I have been investigating the geology of East Galway and the so called boring part of Ireland’s landscape, the central lowlands. Some 300 to 340 million years ago this area was a shallow tropical sea, i.e. it was located in the tropics and only much later drifted north. The carboniferous limestone that forms its…
Jenny, my niece, has been an active participant in “Discovery Quest” for 2 years; she is now part of their client mentor programme. Towards the end of her first year, as a client on Discovery Quest, Jenny was leading walks she had planned and showed great interest in pursuing this further. During her second year…
The Hug of Gaia 