It’s not easy to grow spiritually in this world, when everything around us is based upon physicality—appearance, having a nice home, money, status, material goods. We’ve been programmed to some extent by the culture that we have grown up around. It formed in us some good values, but maturity gives us the opportunity to rise… Continue reading
Our upcoming tour to Ireland in September will no doubt be full of ‘endless supplies of ale’ (whether we find it at Newgrange or at a local pub!). But what goes better with a pint of Guinness than a good jig or two? Irish traditional music has its roots in many kinds of songs–drinking songs,… Continue reading
A recent overcast day and the overcast mood it brought with it started me thinking about how much easier it is to feel happy on a beautiful, sunny day. Why is this? Am I really so easily affected by some temporary weather pattern? Well, in truth, no wonder I am. We are really very interconnected… Continue reading
A great round tomb with intriguing spiraled rock carvings, Newgrange was built around 3100 to 2900 BCE; it is Ireland’s very own wonder for the world–centuries older than the Great Pyramids of Egypt and a thousand years older than Stonehenge. It has been said that Newgrange “cannot be regarded as other than the expression of… Continue reading
Pyramids even more ancient than ‘the pyramids’? Allow our sacred journey to Egypt this October to introduce you, not only to the iconic ‘Great Pyramid’, but also to a few more of these amazing Egyptian feats of architecture. The ‘Red Pyramid’ is found at Dashur, and is so-named because of the high iron content of… Continue reading