Once a year, I have a psychic reading. As it would happen, Alice Springs has a psychic fair come to town annually - and it’s here this weekend (the Moscow Circus is also in town – some cosmic synchronicity there!).
I went and was immediately drawn to one lady. She began to read for me [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 26, 2009
Parting Prayers
July 25, 2009
I’m no Boddhisattva
Fear: I’m not good enough, not smart enough, don’t have enough time, haven’t done enough to finish my PhD.
Me: I’ve written it all (bar the conclusion). But it’s still not good enough. It’s never going to be good enough and I don’t even know why I’m doing it. It really doesn’t mean that much to [...]
July 24, 2009
Yoga Bitchin’
I can’t help but comment on what’s been happening over at Linda Sama’s blog. If you haven’t seen it, check out this post.
That’s Mr Anthroyogini bitchin about custard!
Linda has announced her intention to put her blog to sleep soon. I’m sad about this, as it’s one of a handful of yoga [...]
July 20, 2009
Vairagya: Some Lessons
The point of spiritual development is not to work on YOUR STUFF. That just happens as a side effect. The real point of spiritual development is to deal things as they arise … Ken McLeod
I wasn’t going to write another post before I left for Canberra (next Monday), but here I am, [...]
July 12, 2009
The Mouth of Sauron *grin*
Looking into the Messenger’s eyes they read his thoughts. He was to be lieutenant, and all that remained of the West under his sway; he would be their tyrant and they his slaves. Tolkein (1999: 194), The Return of the King.
For anyone who hasn’t seen the extended version of Lord of the Rings (on DVD), [...]
July 5, 2009
The Yoga of Place
I’m at Watarrka, in thesis isolation mode, uploading this post via a very slow satellite internet connection. I know that most people who read this blog (Jammiegirl excepted) won’t comprehend the remoteness of where I am or the reasons why I can’t post easily. In the rest of Australia and certainly in the US, there’s [...]
July 1, 2009
Wednesday Whiteboard #11
Dotpoint 1: Last weekend was the Beanie Festival in Alice Springs. I can hear you saying: WTF?!? I shall explain.
In winter in Alice Springs it gets COLD compared to coastal Australia. How cold? Well, minus 6 (centigrade) is the coldest I’ve ever experienced, but most of the time the nights are down around 0. And [...]
