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Divination Without Divinity

I was recently listening to the BBC podcast, Witch. It was all about the history of witches right up to the modern day. One episode talked about divination, in particular about tarot readings. Hearing the readers talk about how they use the tarot it sounded like many of them were using them as a typeContinue reading “Divination Without Divinity”

Keeping Death in Mind

Each time I work with someone going through bereavement certain perspectives become clear. One of the most positive insights that can be gained from the loss of death is what is really important to us. Usually it is other people that are most important to us, and having memorable experiences. It is amazing how easyContinue reading “Keeping Death in Mind”

A version of Buddhist Metta Practice

This is a quick post after an inspiring week with my clients. Say these words and see how they affect you. Allow your response to be what it is, without expectations. Pause between each line for a breath or two. Like dropping a stone into a pond and seeing the result. May I be happy.Continue reading “A version of Buddhist Metta Practice”

Sleeping with Anxiety: and a bit of neuroscience, and a computer game.

So, it’s been a while since I last wrote, thankfully because work has been busier. Here is a little anecdote from my life that might be helpful if you’re ruminating instead of sleeping. I speak with my clients all the time about staying up all night worrying about life. While the root cause of this anxietyContinue reading “Sleeping with Anxiety: and a bit of neuroscience, and a computer game.”

Pain and Suffering

Recently, at work I have been helping clients to see the difference between pain and suffering with the following formula. Pain x Resistance = Suffering This idea can be so helpful that I am even going to frame it and put it on my wall. I first came across this idea in a Dharma talkContinue reading “Pain and Suffering”

A Cushion For Your Head

“Just sit there right nowDon’t do a thingJust rest. For your separation from God,From love, Is the hardest workIn thisWorld Let me bring you trays of foodAnd somethingThat you like toDrink. You can use my soft wordsAs a cushionFor yourHead.” This poem is by the 14th century Persian sufi mystic, Xāja Shams-ud-Dīn Moḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī,Continue reading “A Cushion For Your Head”