My head is full of ideas at the moment – a million ideas. Like a million stars in the sky. And that set me to thinking about the power of the metaphor. which ones shine the brightest which ones are dying which ones are new born which ones are nurturing life with their brightness which … Read more
The site layout changed again today. I have found a way to turn a photo into a cartoon. It’s a free service which can be found at BeFunky. It’s really easy to use – just upload a photo from your computer and then click to change it to a cartoon. Then you can save the … Read more
I found my way to Jung through the contemporary writings of the Archetypal Psychologists. This interest began with the work of Thomas Moore who wrote ‘Care of the Soul’, a very strange book which mixed the concerns of today’s society with an intricate knowledge of the work of renaissance writers and a deep understanding of … Read more
OK, the question is motivated by asking myself whether it is helpful to have a website that covers absolutely everything that I am interested in. When I browse the internet I am often interested in websites that are really focused on a particular issue. However, I do also like to see the variety of issues … Read more
The album I am really enjoying listening to at the moment is the new Porcupine Tree album called ‘Nil Recurring’ – it is more of an EP than a full album with just 4 tracks and a running time of 30 minutes. These are pieces that were worked on at the same time as the … Read more
MICRO REVIEW This book, written by James Redfield and Carol Adrienne builds on the original book “The Celestine Prophecy” written by Redfield. Sometimes these add-on books are just an excuse to sustain an idea, keeping sales going by selling second book to those who bought the original book. In this case though, this books adds … Read more
Two important channels of creativity – archiving and creating. The act of creating new materials is important to ensure that we continue to generate new material. Then there is the Archivist who is the editor, remastering material, remixing it, producer, director and multi-media artist. Some of this activity will be about looking after the archive … Read more
I know everyone is doing it, but here is my list of favourite albums bought in 2007 in no particular order: 1. Porcupine Tree – Fear of a Blank Planet 2. Rush – Snakes and Arrows 3. Joanna Newsom – Ys 4. David Sylvian – When loud weather buffeted Naoshima 5. Robert Wyatt – Comicopera … Read more
“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another,‘What, you too? I thought I was the only one.’ “ – C S Lewis
MICRO REVIEW This is a beautiful book about Mahayana Buddhism. Like all of the books I have read by Thich Nhat Hanh, it is written in a stunningly clear and lucid prose. He deals with very complex issues in a deceptively simple way. As a Vietnamese monk living in the South of France, he captures … Read more