9th August 2014 When I started on my spiritual path some fifteen or so years ago, someone shared a very special piece of wisdom with me,...

28 January 2014 This is the story I was told... When a Berber girl reaches eighteen years old, she is deemed old enough to marry. Should...

Last weekend was the Altered Consciousness conference at Queen Mary, University of London, and was beautifully organised by Dr. Katy...

Posted @ 11:42:21 on 13 July 2013 Yesterday was a scorcher! While hordes of people were heading for Hampstead Heath, I snuck away down a...

Posted @ 11:42:21 on 13 July 2013 Well, I must confess I have been a little quiet on here. I have been buried deep in the research, and...

Posted @ 10:43:38 on 20 January 2013 The best moment of my week was running into a teenager on the tube who really surprised me. I...

Posted @ 08:19:51 on 03 November 2012 Blogging these days feels like a bit of a luxury. Between working full time, researching part time,...

Posted @ 15:52:04 on 04 August 2012 I took a little naughty detour from my dissertation a couple of weeks ago, to read a really fantastic...

Posted @ 11:32:12 on 04 June 2012 It is never a good sign when I start a new post thinking "My goodness, is it really that long since I...

Posted @ 10:12:44 on 22 September 2010 Dear JJ, I felt I had to write this letter to you, after the way you gave me such a reproachful...

Posted @ 10:09:44 on 16 September 2010 A few years ago, when I was very unhappy and unsatisfied in my old life, I used to have a little...