We sometimes have very strange ways of imagining small island states and global warming, writes Dr Terry Brown, former Bishop of Malaita, Anglican Church of Melanesia (1996 to 2008) for World Environment Day. For example, we may think of the small island as a kind of oil rig, locked forever at a certain height from the bottom of the sea, being overwhelmed by the rising sea … [Read more...]
True food enlivens body and soul
I was privileged to meet the creater and owner of Organic at Heart, “a true food restaurant” in Plumstead, where we recently enjoyed a great staff meeting. If you look at the menu and notice that they cater for wheat free, sugar free, gluten free, raw, vegetarian and vegan eaters, it’s obvious that the woman behind this initiative knows her health science. But little did I … [Read more...]
Connect with yourself through nature
“There is another reality that we can personally discover....we are not alone," says Michael Harner. Last year I attended a Munay-Ki workshop in Cape Town. The Munay-Ki are the Rites of the Shamanic path of the Q'ero nation. They are descendants of the Inka, the indigenous people of the holy mountains of the Andes in Peru. Traditionally, one needs to spend many years in … [Read more...]
Trees of light meditations
Natural forests maintain the physical and spiritual balance of our planet. As conduits of universal energy, the world's forests create a network of interlinking energy that provides a harmonious environment for life on Earth. With their roots in the Earth and their crowns in the Heavens, trees act as alchemists for the Divine, connecting what is above with what is below, and … [Read more...]
