Battlecoat

Pushing Through

Reflections and Dreaming

As I look back, through fallen leaves of fear and ego, gently picking my way through decomposing beliefs, I can see how far I've come on this journey of transformation through the process of radical enquiry.

Never Give Up!

I recently presented to a local anxiety group and what a wonderful experience it was. They were warm, welcoming and interested in pushing their boundaries into a new landscape. A few have stayed in touch and one lady stands out who had such a great question for me.

Systems of Control - Education

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” 

 ...William Butler Yeats

It’s been an interesting week of civil disobedience around the education, or SAT testing, of our children. A beautifully written article by a friend of mine in the States who used to be a teacher has inspired me to write. It was one quote in particular that made me smile, thank you Mike DePung.

The Mantis and the Crab

Yesterday I read the sexiest article I’ve read in a very long time. I think it will change the course of my winter experience this year. The article, written by Jeanette Winterson, talks about her experience of the dark and how resistance to winters heartbeat can upset the body’s natural rhythms. I’m not going to go into it here because it’s such a fantastically gorgeous piece of writing that to paraphrase it will serve only to numb its unctuous intimacy.

The Tao of Potter

Some say that our addiction to media (and technology) is divisive or designed to maintain a comatic state; it is what prevents us from living a 'whole' life, balanced and in harmony with ourselves and our surroundings. I would agree to some extent. However, when life (and media) is viewed through the lens of metaphor, it becomes a really useful healing tool.

Part Three - Resurrecting the Crone

The Mirror of Mortality?

Part One here | Part Two here

Why does ‘beauty’ even have to relate to age or be in the same sentence as it? Why would someone who successfully defies age, be hailed a star or be amazing and fabulous? If Mirren lived a ‘face-naked’ life, would she still be the new face of L'Oreal?