Cold Comfort for Change
Cold Comfort for Change Recent circumstances have led me down the path of trying to understand the nature of change. Not just because some dear old lady has died up in London but on a much more real, personal and experiential level. One minute our family was settled nicely in a four bedroomed …
Blood, Blood, Glorious Blood !
Blood, Blood, Glorious Blood Of all the deep esoteric concepts and ancient Chinese philosophies that I discuss with people on a daily basis, by far the most controversial and often the most upsetting is the notion of eating meat. It’s probably safe to say that Glastonbury has more than its fair share of vegans …
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi Fortunately it is not just acid casualties and religious nut-jobs who have come to the conclusion that the cosmos is conscious. Increasingly modern science and in particular the discipline of quantum physics, have begun to posit the theory that consciousness is an integral part of matter and the creation of the universe. …
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind – Part 3
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind – Part 3 ‘The Windows to Heaven’ A strong psychedelic encounter can be a mind-shattering and life-changing affair but it is ultimately a fleeting experience. An experience that is so-far removed from normal reality that it is almost impossible to retain any clear memories and even more difficult …
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind – Part Two
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind – Part 2 When you’ve had an extreme experience on a strong psychedelic such as LSD, then it’s very difficult to see the world in the same way again. When the boundaries of your own little pocket of consciousness have been swept away, it’s possible to come to …
Psychic Attacks
Psychic Attack Have you ever felt like you are under psychic attack? Do you feel that someone may be able to remotely effect your life in a negative way? Have you yourself ever unwittingly or even wittingly unleashed a psychic force? If you have answered yes to any of these question then you are clearly …
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind
LSD and the Breaking of the Mind Part one The black microdots were kicking in hard. We had done acid many times before but this was something else altogether. A threshold had been breached. Normal reality was disintegrating and the concept of ‘me’ as a separate form of consciousness was rapidly disappearing. In short, …
MDMA and the Quest for Connection
MDMA and the Quest for Connection All drugs start off life as a form of medicine and MDMA is no different. It was first synthesised in 1912 by German scientists at Merck who were researching chemicals to stop bleeding. They discovered that 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA had unique psychoactive properties and it was patented …
Follow. The. Science.
Follow. The. Science. As the government seems to think us incapable of thinking beyond three word slogans, this little mantra has been devised and projected on to our collective psyche. And why not? Shouldn’t we, the general public do just that and follow the science? After all, not many of us are experts in …
Welcome Fragrance
Welcome Fragrance So, back in October I finally managed to catch covid, or at least something very similar. I took my own advice and dosed myself up heavily with vitamin C, vitamin D and Chinese herbs and luckily after a week or and some serious amounts of sweating, I managed to get myself back to …