The Cosmic Compass

The new Zodiac year has just begun with the Autumn (Southern Hemisphere) / Spring (Norther Hemisphere) Equinox. The entry of the Sun into the sign of Aries is designated as the beginning of the new cycle. This was on March 21 – the Equinox. Intriguingly, the New Moon was the

We all know that the physical Universe consists of atoms and molecules which all came from the heart of stars. So, from that perspective we’re all made of star dust. On the physical level the Universe is orderly and reasonably predictable – if you drop on object when you’re standing

Some time ago I wrote a post about how prayer can work retroactively (see Praying For Yesterday). In this post I’d like to discuss how prayer actually works. The Jewish view is that during the period from Rosh Hashana (New Year) to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) the fortunes of

In 2007, Kevin Rudd, as the newly elected Prime Minister, issued a formal apology to the so-called “Stolen Generations”. These were part aboriginal children who’d been forcibly removed from their families. In conjunction with that a number of events occurred around Australia. It was a great time and a proud

Why is it that Israel, which should be lauded and held as an example of how to live in this world, is singled out and vilified by exactly the people who should be praising it? Israel is the ONLY country in the Middle East where: women have equal rights gays

You’ve written your eBook and it’s time to get it into the world. But you need a cover. Undoubtedly, you’ve seen eBook images which look like a real book. Just in case you haven’t here’s mine. BTW you can download a copy of this book by clicking on the image 🙂

This week Danita and I attended the funeral of the sister of a close friend. A comment was made which got me thinking – so here’s the result. We’re used to Jewish funerals. This wasn’t one of those. A Jewish funeral is rather formulaic: there’s a specific structure to the

The Universe talks to us in many ways. Sometimes we need to listen differently so we can hear the message. Here are some stories about special interactions with animals. A recent Thought For The Week (in my Weekly Soul newsletter*) was “Your time as a caterpillar has expired. Your wings

Talking openly and honestly about ourselves is challenging at the best of times. When it comes to having to market yourself things get decidedly mind numbing. How often have you been in a situation where someone has asked you what you do and instead of being your normal loquacious and

This week (today is the 14th September 2014) was the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on New York. September 11 is also R U OK? day. (These events are related but that’s not the discussion here.) There’s a great deal of superstition and fear associated with the number 13