Some Reflections from ChangeFest 2024
Last month I had the opportunity to attend ChangeFest in Mildura, Victoria. It was such a transformative and inspiring experience that I just had to write a blog about it. But before I get into…
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
I must acknowledge first up just how privileged I am to be able to attend the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and learn from authors and activists from all around the world. It was an…
Some Thoughts About Religion
Blessed are those who know how to relax without looking for excuses; they are on the way to becoming wise. Blessed are those who know when to be quiet and listen; they will learn a lot…
Some reflections on Afghanistan
“For too long the dominant narrative surrounding Afghanistan has been trapped in the idea of its conquest, taming and manipulation by those who seek to control it. Images of violence and catastrophe almost always prevail.…
My Plotted History of Humanity – Part 1 – The Pleistocene
By no means do I identify as a historian or a subject matter expert on the stories I am about to share but I am fascinated about where we have all come from and what…
Consciousness – the path to our new ‘ism’?
“To transform our world, we must first transform our thoughts” [1] Bruce Lipton Thank you for reading this blog, I hope you enjoy reading it as much I did putting it together. It’s taken a…
COVID-19 … The crisis we had to have?
At times I have felt I am living in a dream, it just seems so surreal the situation we have found ourselves in. This pandemic and the crisis it is creating has impacted all of…
Herbert Marcuse – A German-American Philosopher born in Berlin
Herbert Marcuse was born in Berlin in 1898 and lived until 1979. He studied at Humboldt University and then later at Freidberg University where he received his PhD. He was a German-American philosopher, sociologist and…
Jan Hus – A Czech Philosopher and Theologian
Jan Hus, born Jan Husinec, lived from 1369 to 1415, and was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a church reformer and an inspirer of Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism and was a…
An Austrian Philosopher – Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
I like the story of Wittgenstein, he lived from 1889 to 1951 and was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language.…