IN 2022 I began journaling. My first entry, dated Wednesday, May 18, began: 'It's been suggested to me that I begin journaling as a means of gaining a degree of 'inner knowing,' and as an aid in navigating the difficult times we're living through.' I found this to be true. By November of that year …
Why Master & Commander Still Rules the Screens THERE ARE SOME movies you watch once, enjoy, and then forget. And then there are movies like Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)—films that stick with you. Films that quietly work their way into your imagination and refuse to leave. HMS Surprise Directed …
Ever since I discovered the joy of novels at an early age, my bookshelves have been a sort of gentleman’s club. Not through sexism or prejudice — I just figured men wrote in a style I was most comfortable with. One glance at my book collection will show that I like a literary diet of …
Yesterday, I published the post 'The Pandemic Playbook,' in which I presented a post-mortem of what we were told was a catastrophic pandemic. Here, I draw a line under that subject by adding a brief footnote. It is one dedicated to all those who courageously resisted unprecedented levels of State Tyranny and remained autonomous. IN …
A Post COVID-19 Autopsy 'Fill them with news that they can’t breathe.They will feel like they are drowning in information, but they will think they are intelligent.' - Ray Bradbury IN EARLY 2020, the word pandemic became an everyday term — repeated in headlines, political speeches, and on endless, real-time news feeds. The world was …
'The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.' Philip K Dick A Novel Idea While reading the novel 'Shake Loose the Border' by Robert Low, I came across a passage that set …
OVER THE PAST several months, I’ve spent dozens of hours litter-picking in and around my local community. However, what began as a simple effort to improve our immediate environment has uncovered a troubling trend—one that speaks to a wider, largely unaddressed public health issue. Among the crisp packets, takeaway wrappers, and plastic bottles, one type …
Get Lost A few evenings ago, during one of my frequent card readings, Spirit presented me with what it no doubt considered to be a timely message. In short, I was advised to 'Get Lost.' The card was from the 'Inner Child Oracle,' a lovely deck by Amanda Lynn Aisling. It began with the following …
In my July 19 post - 'Two Paths-One Message' - I discussed one optional divination tool for those seeking guidance from spirit - Oracle cards. Here I showcase my own personal favourite. A Portal to the Mythic Heart of Albion ROSE INSERRA'S The Mists of Avalon Oracle is far more than a deck of divination …
MY INTEREST IN The Battle of the Atlantic runs deep. You see, both my grandfather and my father served in the Royal Navy during wartime. During WW1, my grandfather, then a Chief Petty Officer, was a master gunner aboard the iconic battleship, HMS Dreadnought. HMS Dreadnought A couple of decades later, in WW2, my father …
RAVEN MOON 