Amazing things – Revealing higher reality?

amazing things

By Stephen Russell-Lacy. There are numerous examples of well recorded amazing things that we do not understand. These include spontaneous healing, incredible visions, and so-called poltergeist activity. One study in the British Medical Journal December 1983 on ‘inexplicable spontaneous healing’ found staggering examples of unexpected improvement or cure in patients suffering disease. Dr Rex Gardner … Continue reading Amazing things – Revealing higher reality?

Preventing disease

beholding art

Nature, art and spirituality can reduce disease. It has been long established that a healthy diet, sufficient sleep and physical exercise bolster the body’s defences against physical and mental illness. However, research is now showing the benefits of certain other activities. Psychologists at University of California, Berkeley have been studying a direct influence on health … Continue reading Preventing disease

Depressed mood – Does spiritual awareness help?

depressed

Your pet cannot tell you when it feels depressed – at least not in so many words. Perhaps there is a clue in the noises it makes and what it does. More and more vets are prescribing tablets because of behaviour problems; and so huge numbers of dogs in America for example are on antidepressants. … Continue reading Depressed mood – Does spiritual awareness help?

Nature — How should we value it?

nature

People need to economically make use of the world of nature by hunting for fish, growing crops, felling trees, and quarrying and mining for minerals etc. Humanity cannot survive unless food is eaten and shelter is built. Yet, in recent decades we have come to realise the insidious damage to ecosystems due to industrialisation, extraction … Continue reading Nature — How should we value it?

What can I learn from nature?

nature

Nature is a wonderful thing. Individuals and governments are committed to showing more respect for the environment rather than carelessly destroying it. Concern about the sustainability of the planet and its protection is a contemporary attitude that is becoming quite common. I feel it reflects a spiritual sensitivity to the goodness of the unspoilt natural … Continue reading What can I learn from nature?

The cycle of life

winter season

Only when we get a ‘proper winter’ do we realise how harsh life can be and the news reporters delight in searching out the rural, remote and particularly exposed places where people have no choice but to get on with it and break the ice in animal drinking troughs or walk miles to fetch necessary … Continue reading The cycle of life

What can plants teach us?

Spiritual lessons in plants

The closer we look at the structure of even ‘simple’ plants the more we can begin to see of the way each petal or leaf is formed in a particular shape, has colours, layers and textures which suit it perfectly. Florists work with this variety to create their arrangements; a garden designer applies their knowledge … Continue reading What can plants teach us?

Mystics – Can we learn from them?

mystics

I recently started reading Hymn of the Universe by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin whose words are said to be part of the treasury of mystical literature. I sensed here a heavenly perception of the warmth and light of the creative Spirit
“Over there, on the horizon, the sun has just touched with light, the outermost fringe of the eastern sky. Once again,
beneath this moving sheet of fire, the living surface of the earth wakes and trembles”

Healing through Symbols and Bodywork

Workshop Purley Chase Centre Tuesday 18 October 2011 – 10:00 and  Wednesday 19 October 2011 – 16:00 Come for one or two days of talks, sharing in groups, one to one sessions of Reiki healing, spiritual counselling, life symbols, space to reflect and enjoy nature in the lovely grounds, walk a labyrinth, dance and movement.  Come for one of … Continue reading Healing through Symbols and Bodywork