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Awakening & Spirituality

• Active Hope series - explores the current world situation and the book by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone. Part 1: Spiritual Revolution: The Story of Our Time 

• Book review: The Cosmic Serpent - DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

• Book review: The Sun of Wisdom - Teachings of the Noble Nagarjuna

• The Dark Face of the Mindfulness Craze 

• Eightfold Path series - explores the essential teachings of Buddhism. Start with the introduction: The Foundational Teachings of Buddhism and the Eightfold Path

• Evolution of Consciousness series - explores how the mind evolves through the spiritual process. Part 1: How to Grow a Person 

• The Flammarion Engraving: Escaping the Crystal Sphere

• How to Meditate series - explores various practices, including benefits and instructions. Introduction: How to Meditate: A Guide to the Ultimate Healing Practice   

• Monkey Magic! or How Buddhism Came to China 

• The Origins of Christmas: Part 1 - Pagan Roots and Part 2 - Shamanic Roots 

• The Real Meaning of Mindfulness 

• Tarot and the Hero's Journey series - explores awakening through the symbolism of the Tarot. Introduction: Tarot and the Hero's Journey

• Zen Ox Herding Pictures series - explores awakening using the Ox Herding pictures and verses. Introduction: Zen Ox Herding Pictures

Dark Night of the Soul

• Dark Angel: Hecate and the Dark Night

• The Handless Maiden series - explores the descent and return of the Handless Maiden. Introduction: The Handless Maiden: Healing a Dark Night of the Soul 

• The Hidden Dangers of  Mindfulness

• How to Survive a Dark Night of the Soul

• How to Survive a Spiritual Emergency

• Love's Ordeal: The Dark Night of the Soul 

Film & Mythology

• Alien Covenant

• Assassin's Creed

• Blade Runner

• Chocolat

• Doctor Strange

• The Fisher King

• The Fountain

• Logan

• Michael Clayton

• mother!

• Pi

• Prometheus

• Stranger Than Fiction

• Wonder Woman

Psychology

• Embracing Darkness: How to Feed your Demons (doesn't mean what you think it means!)

• Going Dark: Stalking the Predator 

• How to Make Your New Year Resolutions Stick - motivation for any time of the year

• How to Stop Procrastinating - Now!

• Mind Training with the Puppy Technique 

• Shadow Companions: Types of Demons (again - not what you think...!)

• Surviving Bluebeard: How to Deal with the Predator

• Sympathy for the Devil: the Nature of Evil

• The Twin Fears that Shape our Identity

• What Kind of Procrastinator are You?

Writing & Creativity

• Alan Moore on the Magic of Fiction and the Imagination 

• American Gods - book review

• Being Creative series - explores the 15 qualities you need to be creative in a mad world. Introduction: Being Creative in a Mad World

• Books for Writers

• Characteristics of a Writer

• Colouring Books: Art Therapy of Mindless Money-Spinner?

• Creative Process series - explores the creative process from idea to finished work. Introduction: A Writer's Guide to the Creative Process

• Fantasy Fiction: a Genre Distinction Too Far

• 40 Rules for Writers 

• Getting the Most out of Morning Pages

• The Hero's Journey with Thor

• The Heroine's Journey with Jane Eyre

• How to Write series - explores writing POV, Description, Dialogue, Characters, Opening Lines, Synopses, and the Blurb.

• Musings on the Muse

• Myths About Writing

• The Only Girl: the Search for Female Sound Engineers

• The Real Cause of Writer's Block and How to Overcome it 

• 2001: A Space Odyssey - book review

• Visionary Fiction: Stories for Growing Minds

• Why Do Writers Write?

• Why Writers Are Crazy