Research Freedom: A heuristic inquiry inspired by the pandemic restrictions Freedom is a controversial topic for today, and as you read this post, ask yourself: Are you free? Do you think about freedom? What does it mean to you? This current research explored the questions: What are people’s personal experience of freedom and what meaning does it hold for them? How do people’s views differ […] Deborah Gray June 22, 2022July 8, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Eye of the Heart, by Cynthia Bourgeault Cynthia Bourgeault is a mystic (my dictation system insisted on mistake!), Episcopal priest, theologian and retreat leader who is one of the leading contemporary advocates of centring prayer and the rediscovery of the Wisdom and Mary Magdalene as wisdom teachers on the basis of the Gnostic Gospels. I reviewed her book on Mary Magdalene in […] David Lorimer June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner A Quest for Wisdom – Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life, by David Lorimer At the age of 24, I pressed the “Eject” button from my conventional career path in City merchant banking and set off on my quest for wisdom and deeper understanding of life. I arrived at Champagne Moet & Chandon in Epernay in the autumn of 1976 with four boxes of books, combining reading with guiding […] David Lorimer April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corona & Beyond: Dialogues Corona & Beyond: The alchemy of acceptance Yesterday Alef Trust held the first of our summer dialogues, “Corona & Beyond”. Dr. Steve Taylor introduced “The Alchemy of Acceptance”, in conversation with Dr. Jessica Bockler and Prof. Les Lancaster. Acceptance is an essential spiritual quality. Resisting the present reality of our lives – and resisting the reality of our predicament as human beings […] Steve Taylor July 20, 2020June 30, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
