There’s a plane that can be seen in the sky near where I live every few weeks. It belongs to Airbus and is used to fly aircraft wings from one of its factories near Preston to another in North Wales. The first time I saw this plane I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The … Read more
In Tibetan Buddhism, it is the heart that is seen as the place where the mind resides. This struck me as odd when I was first talking to a Tibetan person and they talked about knowing something in their mind – and pointed at their chest as they spoke. I was mystified… why point there, … Read more
The photo at the head of this blog post was taken a while ago on a visit to Northumbria. The coastline is peppered with castles. This one, Dunstanburgh Castle is a ruin and has a powerful presence. The day we saw it there was a storm brewing and it was a freezing cold day. The … Read more
Time for another guest post from June Angela. Yes, it’s the Tyke in Exile again. Hope you enjoy this post. More on the core values in work in the next post, later in the week: This week I had developed the urge to dig out old silver jewellery that had taken a back seat since … Read more
A guest post from June Angela, a Tyke in Exile: The betrayal of a friend is always very hard to swallow but when it is a spiritual friend who we have trusted and invested in for many years it seems to cut right to the foundation and core of our being. We try and analyse, … Read more
Sometimes beauty is all about light and the fleeting moment. Photo taken across the River Mersey towards Cammell Laird Ship Yard.
Another guest post from June Angela, a Tyke in Exile: An old man stood in the shop doorway sheltering from the thunderstorm and downpour of the heavens. His back was bent forward and his stick supported his weight of seventy years. He hadn’t come to buy, just to shelter from the rain. I joined his … Read more
The following are some notes I wrote 12 years ago when I was studying the work of Thomas Moore and James Hillman. Thomas Moore wrote the book ‘Care of the Soul’ which had an enormous influence on my thinking. He is a Psychotherapist, who spent time in monastic orders in a Catholic Monastery and had … Read more
I first became interested in Jung when a friend at university, Helen Scholes (now Chatterton – a textile maker living in Liverpool), bought me “Memories, Dreams and Reflections” for my birthday. This was Jung’s memoir written towards the end of his life. I was instantly captivated by the things he wrote about. Many years later … Read more
… another guest post from June Angela, a Tyke in Exile (see previous post here): May 2013 was an incredible month for ticking the bucket list and one of them was a fast and furious excursion day in a very wet New York City taking in the famous and awesome sights of Manhattan. Having had … Read more