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Our Shadow Selves Make Bad Decisions Have you ever been in a position where you made a decision because you felt at the time that you had to, even though your mind was woolly and the world was unreal? I am sure you lived to not only regret that decision, but also to ask yourself... ( added 6 days 18 hours ago.)

A Warning About Blackmailing Mediums The internet is an amazing tool for breaking down artificial boundaries such as time and space. Instant communication with a person on the other side of the world is a marvel that has brought home to us how small the world really is and how... ( added 13 days 3 hours ago.)

Facebook and Ministerial Expenses - Our Common Enemy I have found a way to do exactly as I please and get away with it. It is so simple that I cannot believe I have never used it before. All I have to do is point to someone who may be remotely associated with me, and say "They made me do it". I have... ( added 21 days 2 hours ago.)

Tarot and the Flat Earth Society Imagine this: It is the year 1492. You are Christopher Columbus and you have just discovered that when you stand on the beach, you can see waves, but when you stand on a cliff you can see the ocean but no waves. Did the waves disappear? No, of... ( added 29 days 20 hours ago.)

My Friend is Shattered by Widowhood There are few life events that are as life-shattering as suddenly becoming widowed - especially if you are not yet at the right age (whatever that may be) to become widowed. Dealing with the practical arrangements of a funeral or cremation and... ( added 36 days 21 hours ago.)

Am I my brother's keeper? I recently read a very interesting book The Bookseller of Kabul written by sne Seierstad. The book provides a snapshot of an Afghan family and their daily lives. From a Western point of view the patriarchal society and the oppression of both women... ( added 40 days ago.)

I Need a Divorce - and Quickly What do you do when you let your heart run free, knowing even as it happens that you have made the worst possible decision? We often hear about celebrities that get married on a whim, and within a matter of days, or sometimes weeks, they head for... ( added 51 days 12 hours ago.)

Yes, You Are Going Out of Your Mind Are you one of the increasing numbers of people that see things and especially people that are not there when you look again? Do you hear things that nobody else hears, including voices in your head that sound like your thoughts but you know that... ( added 51 days 18 hours ago.)

Erasing the Recession I was listening to the news on the radio recently and again realised how the media is used for mass hypnosis. The broadcaster announced quite convincingly that "the economy has shrunk with another 1.9%" and then went on to embroider on the... ( added 68 days 6 hours ago.)

Do It My Way Or Not At All - Is That Religious Tolerance? There are times when I feel like laughing about the growing religious intolerance in the UK, but this is too serious a matter to laugh about. If you think that there is no religious intolerance in this part of the world, just read the... ( added 73 days ago.)

I Have Lost my Job. What Do I Do? Step 1: Breathe deeply and relax. Count your blessings. Step 2: Do not take it personally, but take it very personally. Step 3: Celebrate the next cycle of your life I can hear you saying "There are bills to be paid. There is an ego... ( added 80 days ago.)

Are people allowed to pray for others in the UK? As you are reading this, I can hear three different answers to my question. Some people are thinking yes, why not? Others are thinking rather not, I do not want to get involved in praying for people. And a third group is saying: why is the... ( added 84 days 20 hours ago.)

Is Meditation for Dummies or for Wise People? There was a time when meditation or no meditation was a serious question for me. I come from a Protestant background where in my view (which is admittedly biased) prayer was a practice of reciting important-sounding words. I struggled for years... ( added 101 days 19 hours ago.)

Can Crystals Really Convey Information and Heal People? Those of you that are familiar with the pet rock craze of the 1970's will probably need glasses to read this article. At the time an advertising executive named Gary Dahl bought ordinary gray stones at a builders' supply store and marketed them as... ( added 110 days 9 hours ago.)

Will the world end on 21st December 2012? Will the world end on 21st December 2012? If not, what will happen? My intuition has always told me that date is the end of time, but not the end of the world. I did not have much more knowledge, but then read a very informative book called... ( added 114 days 20 hours ago.)

We Really DO Live a Dream Sometimes I am astonished at the information that has been available to us for years and years, and how we have to first struggle with our lives before we find the information and things suddenly fall into place . . . I have been wondering for a... ( added 120 days 19 hours ago.)

I Lift My Eyes Up To . . . What? Life is a rollercoaster at the best of times. When times are good, we feel the elation and fun of being here, and we want to share our joy with the world. When times are bad, either we do not want to face anyone, or nobody wants to face our... ( added 125 days 22 hours ago.)

The Curse (or Blessing) of the Green Car Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you knew you were doing a stupid thing, but somehow you could not stop yourself? Then you would also know how it feels to be unable to kick your own backside, and you are too embarrassed to tell... ( added 142 days 22 hours ago.)

Where Is the Happiest Place On Earth? I found some interesting research on the happiest places in the United Kingdom. A team of researchers representing the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester did a study of personal well-being based on geographical areas. They found that the... ( added 150 days 9 hours ago.)

Pointing To the Moon I recently heard an interesting little tale on the radio. A Chinese sage called Ee Tu lived high on a hilltop in ancient China. The sage was known far and wide, and many people flocked to him to hear his wisdom. There was a large army that marched... ( added 152 days 20 hours ago.)

On Mistresses and Morals I recently shared a meal with some acquaintances. The conversation turned to how relationships start. Someone explained, to much laughter from the group, how she tried everything to get away, but eventually realised that someone was Mr Right and... ( added 157 days ago.)

I Always Get the Perfect Parking Space I want to talk today about something that we tend to take for granted when it suits us, but we disbelieve when we are made aware of us. I am referring to the amazing ability we have to know what will happen to us before it happens. Sometimes we... ( added 163 days 17 hours ago.)

Returning To the Fold I am fascinated by how the mind and brain works and how our thought processes are shaped. How do we grow new habits? How do we change our thought processes? I read an analogy the other day that made a lot of sense to me. The author compared our... ( added 166 days 22 hours ago.)

Chinese Whispers and American Foreign Policy Sometimes I am astonished at real things that happen - even if you dream up the most absurd scenario, you can always find something that actually happened that is more absurd. What I have found most amusing is the foreign policy credentials of... ( added 247 days 21 hours ago.)

The Light Is Worth the Candle In the "good" old days coal miners in England and Wales were dirt poor - too poor to even afford candles to light their houses. In a British winter that is a serious problem, because in mid-winter we are lucky to have eight hours of daylight. And... ( added 253 days 11 hours ago.)