2024-04-17 17:50
As I’ve mentioned before, Frog and I like reading or listening to our horoscopes. Recently, mine said, “Today you’ll have a pleasant encounter if you accept looking at the… Read More
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2024-04-12 11:13
John Buchan said that “Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” This is something that I can definitely relate to. Since childhood, I was a big… Read More
2024-04-02 21:15
Frog and I watched a documentary only recently about the World Central Kitchen (WCK). Neither of us had ever heard of it before but we were in awe of this amazing organisation, headed up by… Read More
2024-03-25 16:55
When I started on this spiritual journey, I equated spiritual with becoming a ‘better’ person. Now, the definition of spiritual that seems more appropriate is: awareness of, and… Read More
2024-03-10 18:27
Experiment IV (Kate Bush)
So here we are, the final article in The Oneness Experiment series…
After having unwrapped the gifts, I consolidated them into one text. It can be thou… Read More
2024-03-10 18:20
Same Song (Digital Underground)
In this penultimate post, a few words of gratitude and a note on copyright.
Much has been written about changing a situation by changing your thoughts… Read More
2024-03-10 16:54
Children Say (Level 42)
Just prior to The Experiment itself, this article is a plea to those involved with children. Children are naturally connected and can be more sensitive to the supe… Read More
2024-03-10 16:39
Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
The last two SOUP elements are Uncertainty and Paradox.
Surrendering and letting The Will be done can be soooo difficult. Humans feel a need to control –… Read More
2024-03-10 16:20
Code Of Love (Mike Same)
Once we come to accept ourselves and our Shadow, it becomes much easier to accept other people and their Shadow. Judgement and the Law of Attraction were mentione… Read More
2024-03-10 14:25
I Am What I Am (Gloria Gaynor)
At various parts in my spiritual journey, I was batted between the higher spiritual aspirations of love and kindness and the more psychological aspects of s… Read More
2024-03-10 14:03
Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen)
I had a friend whose mother used to say to us when we went out “Be good and if you can’t be good, be careful”.
Part 15 talked about l… Read More
2024-03-10 13:45
Release Me (Engelbert Humperdinck)
The concept of forgiveness is another central theme of spirituality. Forgiveness can be problematic if it’s considered as “I’m right… Read More
2024-03-10 10:59
Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet)
Every Christmas you’ll find me watching the film “Love Actually”, wearing a t-shirt that states “Nothing says Christmas like Love… Read More
2024-03-10 10:40
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour) (Dollar)
The next eureka moment was when I read Wayne Teasdale talking about horizontal and vertical spirituality and connectedness. I loved this idea, which I s… Read More
2024-03-10 10:25
Two Tribes (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Self-development guidance invite us to ‘find our tribe’: seeking out a group or community where we have a sense of belonging is undeniab… Read More
2024-03-09 18:48
Family Affair (Sly and the Family Stone)
After having unwrapped gift n° 4, I set about thinking about Oneness and was led to a book by Louise Oswald-Beck with that very title. To put… Read More
2024-03-09 17:40
Numbers (Soft Cell)
Cognitive Biases. I’m starting with a more scientific term to try not to lose any sceptics. This term is the one my rational (who, for the record, is more spirit… Read More
2024-03-09 17:00
Supernature (Cerrone)
(Super)Nature. (Para)Normal.
The spiritual journey has taught me that we could drop the parts in parentheses. What we refer to as supernatural is merely natural… Read More
2024-03-09 14:51
Working My Way Back To You (Detroit Spinners)
Jung said that what you resist, persists and the Law of Attraction is something I’ve been resisting for a while. It has been directed t… Read More
2024-03-09 14:33
Side A: Sweet Surrender (Rod Stewart)( Well if this isn’t appropriate, my draft of this article got wiped and am starting from scratch again!)
On numerous occasions, I have read abo… Read More
2024-03-09 13:55
I Say A Little Prayer (Aretha Franklin)
No spiritual series would be complete without a word on prayer. Over the years, I’ve prayed on and off. Reciting prayer as a kid because I&rs&hell…Read More
2024-03-09 12:40
Tea For Two ChaCha (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra)
Before getting to gift n° 4, there are a few related interludes. This very short article is on faith, which comes from the Latin word &lsqu&hell…Read More
2024-03-09 10:36
Whatever Will Be Will Be (Doris Day)
If you’re still dubious on gift n° 2 that All Is Well, which is very much linked to gift n° 3, consider that music, science and spiritua… Read More
2024-03-09 09:50
Everything’s Cool (Pop Will Eat Itself)
Well, after the first gift, I hope the title of this article feels a bit more upbeat!
Although I appreciated the opportunity for the world… Read More
2024-03-07 15:20
So my spiritual journey started off with secular mindfulness, which then lead me to Buddhism. One of the first things that Buddhism explains is how the Buddha came to be and the resultant te… Read More
2024-02-29 13:39
Tomorrow, Friday 1st March 2024 (the first Friday in the month of March) is World Day of Prayer. Reason would state that I would write a standard, traditional post about prayer but…… Read More
2024-02-06 12:45
We watched a documentary on Robbie Williams not so long ago. At first sight, this cheeky English northerner lad had nothing to do with spirituality. However, as the documentary progressed, h… Read More
2024-02-06 12:30
The second part of the zodiac post considers the one with which most people in the Western world are familiar with. Astrology and spirituality have always had a strange relationship, with ce… Read More
2024-02-05 19:55
Happy New Years. No, that’s not a typo – I’m referring to two different zodiacs, the topics for the next two posts.
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese New… Read More
2024-02-05 18:37
It’s been interesting to reflect on misunderstandings recently. Frog and I had quite an amusing one recently. We had quite a laugh when we realised that we had been talking at cross-pu… Read More
2024-02-01 19:42
A recent post entitled Retaliation contained the topic of ‘Write It In The Sand’.
Following on from the previous post, I’ve been spending a good amount of time on materi… Read More
2024-02-01 19:20
I’ve been asking the Divine about my earthly issues quite a lot recently! An angel number came up of 14:41 purported to mean that the angels are communicating but I’m not listeni… Read More
2024-02-01 15:31
Today marks the 70th anniversary of French priest, Abbé Pierre’s plea to help the homeless. 1st February 1954. Fast forward 70 years to 1st February 2024. The Abbé Pierre… Read More
2024-01-30 20:40
As often happens, this post was unplanned and the universe had a priority lesson for me, to share on our blog thereafter! (the planned posts will come later)
So the other day I saw a home… Read More
2024-01-16 20:15
Recent posts have included topics such as success, wealth and oneness and so today’s publication is a timely follow-on.
(For the record, as our regular readers know, we use wisdom f… Read More
2024-01-14 13:29
Sometimes when we consider oneness, it can become extremely serious. Oneness is also about joy and lightness. I would never guessed nail varnish could have taught me a spiritual lesson
I… Read More
2024-01-14 13:25
Well it’s been a prolific start to the New Year, with various topics zooming in. One that’s been at the forefront of my mind recently is retaliation given that many of the curren… Read More
2024-01-11 16:55
Not planning on posting today but when I discovered that today was International Thank-You day, I couldn’t stop my soul wanting to post
The last post was on climate change impact a… Read More
2024-01-09 14:50
Happy New Year! 2024 has started with some major environmental events/warnings which will probably continue throughout the year. A short post of gratitude for all those people who are curren… Read More
2023-12-31 12:11
Regular readers know my love of synchronicity and so here is one for the ‘holiday season’. (Although this blog is interspiritual, you know that I celebrate Christmas. The referen… Read More
2023-11-19 09:50
Remembrance (Sun)Day was always an important event in our household. One year my Dad came home from a remembrance service fuming about people wearing white poppies, considering it a lack of… Read More
2023-10-18 12:36
Well we hope we’ve not inundated you too much with the batch of publications! Wanted to end on this one in preparation for World Oneness Day. In our changing times, our own transformat… Read More
2023-10-18 12:35
A couple of posts ago we wrote of World Peace Dy. We’d written another article for another source on the same subject but it had been rejected so it just filed it away. Little did we k… Read More
2023-10-18 11:30
…When You Die? This interesting question is a book title by Robin Sharma. One chapter title caught my eye: Take More Pictures. Despite our vanlife travels and having a myriad of oppor… Read More
2023-10-17 15:20
On our travels we came across a Spanish trio of vanifers. They were the stereotype of the ‘peace and love’ style vanlifers: baggy trousers, sandals and dreadlocks. However, when… Read More
2023-10-17 15:15
I remember being ten very well. It was one of the best periods of my life. Great friends, school relatively cool, good music, no worries. I often think of this age with enormous fondness. So… Read More
2023-10-17 12:57
I don’t know why but I always got the singers Meredith Brooks and Alanis Morissette mixed up. Maybe because they were both strong, revendicative female artists in the 1990’s… Read More
2023-10-17 12:55
A short light-hearted post just to say that all our posts are, and will remain, 100% ChatGPT free
Frog and I saw an excerpt of a concert with Buddhist monks accompanied by a robot. I was… Read More
2023-10-16 16:08
Well I had drafted up a post to explain why we’ve kept the blog open to all despite having reservations on some of the followers profiles/intentions. However, it has disappeared so I&r&hell…Read More
2023-10-15 16:18
“Wisdom also frees us to hold our thoughts about God, life and the universe with an open hand rather than clenched fist.” (Peter Enns). This quote comes from a “controversi… Read More
2023-10-14 15:15
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2023-10-05 15:39
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2023-09-25 12:34
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2023-09-12 11:50
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2023-08-02 15:26
I’ve always enjoyed the time in ‘sacred spaces’ on my travels. Whether these are churches, cathedrals, temples, abbeys, druidic dolmens and others. It’s not spiritual… Read More
2023-06-23 08:40
Bienvenue to one of our latest followers and a good weekend to all!
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2023-06-17 13:03
Today’s featured quote from one of the greatest recent spiritual spokespeople refers to the fear of annihilation. I’m fairly sure that Thich Nhat Hanh had touched his true nature… Read More
2023-06-17 12:50
A quote in one of our recent new followers’ posts caught my eye (we got to you eventually!) and inspired today’s post: “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hat… Read More
2023-06-15 11:11
After the recent learning from mystics about All Is Well and our desire for Divine Union, this brought me to the next two questions. First of all: OK, all is well but now what? Secondly: are… Read More
2023-06-15 11:08
If you’re wondering about the strange post title, today’s featured quote comes from the poem Peace by Dorothy Hunt. It starts “Do you think peace requires an end to war. Or… Read More
2023-06-15 10:55
This post was not drafted up for the series but I’m slotting this in because of the time factor. Like I said, Mysticism has been coming at me from all directions over the past few days… Read More
2023-06-14 13:48
Synchronicity lead me to the work of Anthony de Mello and what drew me to the book “Stop Fixing Yourself” was the subtitle “Wake Up, All is Well” and in the editor&rs&hell…Read More
2023-06-14 10:12
The other day, I heard a news story that stopped me in my tracks. Kenzo, an 8 year old boy had been attacked at a football match by supporters of the other team. This seems bad enough but th… Read More
2023-06-14 09:29
I’d watched a fascinating Netflix documentary about the community that Osho founded. It was a prime example of what became a religious Us versus Them mentality. Not wanting to single o… Read More
2023-06-14 09:03
Today’s featured quote is from the book “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost Everything)”. I’ve decided to feature today because the previous and next posts are more heavy an… Read More
2023-06-14 08:41
I’ve been lucky to have some ‘numinous’ dreams over the past few years. The most stunning one was a figure standing in front of me and as I approached, I had this feeling o… Read More
2023-06-12 15:05
The last post was on redemption and a trail of events (maybe material for another post one day) lead me to today’s featured quote which ties in to today’s publication. Just to wa… Read More
2023-06-05 08:23
Spoiler for the next series…
Happy Monday
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2023-05-31 11:08
First of all, I’m not sure if we’ve already used this quote previously so please forgive us if we’re repeating! Secondly, welcome to new followers – we’ve not b… Read More
2023-05-23 12:22
About a month ago, I had an unusual dream. Well, it was actually in two parts. The first part was clearly based on my earthly worries and ruminations. Then I woke up and fell back asleep. Th… Read More
2023-04-21 09:39
When I was on my travels, I kept seeing ambulances. For me, they symbolise bringing assistance to people. What struck me was the company names (privately owned ambulance services). The first… Read More
2023-04-20 12:29
The Shadow series has gone on for longer than expected but it’s opened up a whole new perspective on the spiritual journey. My synchronicities at the moment heavily involve rainbows (a… Read More
2023-04-15 13:50
The Shadow series has caused the biggest internal questioning so far on this spiritual journey. I’ve discovered that I must have understood, albeit subconsciously, the notion of Shadow… Read More
2023-04-06 09:30
Today’s post is an interlude in the Shadow series but given a future post also mentions angel signs, we decided to include it now.
When I started on my spiritual journey, I’ve… Read More
2023-04-03 14:35
* translated from French source by ourselves
It’s getting close to Full Moon time, a time when many have disturbed sleep or powerful dreams. I woke up at 5:05 with the most magnifi… Read More
2023-03-31 09:55
A while back, I had a conversation with an “official” spiritual spokesperson. They were telling me about one of their children who was going through a romantic breakup and they q… Read More
2023-03-28 18:48
Lighthouses : symbolically being a guide or showing a person’s need to be alone to write, meditate, be creative…
Had earmarked today’s featured quote for use one day bu… Read More
2023-03-26 12:38
Today’s featured quote could be the mission statement of this blog.
My God is Your (lack of) God(s).
If your God, gods or lack of God advocates love to all beings – includi… Read More
2023-03-25 10:50
When I was looking for today’s featured quote, I came across a few funny karma images. Today’s post title is taken from one of them: “I saw that. Signed Karma”. Anoth… Read More
2023-03-21 19:55
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2023-03-17 12:35
After the last post, a lovely episode took place. For blog regulars, you’ll know that I’m in a great period of doubt and turmoil – including whether to continue with our bl… Read More
2023-03-14 19:44
One of my favourite quotes is from the late Carrie Fisher who said “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
A few evenings ago, I did what… Read More
2023-03-11 13:55
Today’s featured quote is from the preface to the book “Angels Whisper In My Ear”. So not very far into the book but the sentence stopped me directly. I reckon I’ve b… Read More
2023-03-03 10:06
* Or author unknown according to certain sources
An uplifting positive energy quote. This could sum up what gratitude means and help us when we’re feeling like sending out an SOS w… Read More
2023-03-01 10:15
I heard a radio interview and call-in with the author of a book about a spiritual leader who travelled around in private jets, funded by his followers. I was only half listening as the radio… Read More
2023-02-25 16:36
If I had to guess Biblical characters known to many people regardless of their beliefs, one of them would be Job. The renowned Tribulations of Job.
Only the other evening, I was reading p… Read More
2023-02-07 07:19
I wrote in a previous post that I’ve been seeing angel numbers talking about endings and new beginnings. Over the last few days, I’ve been bombarded with signs of rainbows. I&rsq&hell…Read More
2023-02-03 16:15
Today’s featured quote is taken from a Netflix series, God’s Favourite Idiot (we always said Divine wisdom comes from a wide range of places!). The synopsis is that God chooses a… Read More
2023-01-25 18:50
‘Ange’ is ‘Angel’ in French if you’re wondering about the capital letters in the title…
A small follow-on quote from the previous post – appeari… Read More
2023-01-23 20:59
Every now and then, I take a complete break from world news. I started this many years ago before it became socially acceptable (and proven beneficial) to do so and when most people thought… Read More
2023-01-20 12:33
A few days ago, I published a post inspired by Jacinda Arden, New Zealand’s empathic Prime Minister. So I was sad to hear of her resignation due to her burnout just a few days later. P… Read More
2023-01-19 22:45
{Featured quote translated from French source by ourselves}
One of the songs on our playlist for when we’re travelling in the van is Aquarius- Let The Sunshine In by The Fifth Dimen… Read More
2023-01-19 18:39
#Blessed. The catchphrase on social media that has been parodied as it generally involves a beautiful person looking radiantly happy with some material comfort. I’m sure you can pictur… Read More
2023-01-19 12:59
(Our home countries are experiencing strikes at the moment but personally we’re feeling an increased energy and post material proliferating. So today it’s our blog’s specia… Read More
2023-01-18 19:32
Frog is a social animal and has a long telephone contact list. The other day I was thinking about some of our mutual friends and acquaintances. Every single one I thought about has gone thro… Read More
2023-01-16 11:40
I hadn’t planned on publishing today but when I heard it was Blue Monday…I’ve posted on the realms of spirituality and mental health before because it interests (and somet… Read More
2023-01-11 11:10
No, the title isn’t a new football team but I couldn’t decide on Empathy or United so I used both. Frog and I came across a documentary about Jacinda Arden, New Zealand’s P… Read More
2023-01-11 10:55
I’m obviously a bit hyperactive today so publishing two posts since they go hand in hand. I’m not sure if readers/followers have the same impression as I do (and this probably so… Read More
2023-01-09 20:07
* Today’s featured quote is based on a cartoon. Translated from French source.
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2023-01-05 22:11
There’s no denying that we’re going through tough and troubled times, globally and individually. These are the times we seek comfort and guidance. Although today’s featured… Read More
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