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Building the New World Within (11) – It’s All Theatre

November 4, 2016 6 Comments

This essay continues the discussion from: What is Progress?  Introduction Tabloid press, reality TV, TV talk shows, social networking and, perhaps, increasingly also, modern-day politics have all got something in common – they contain similar ingredients to those found in soap operas. A trademark of…

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In Conflict Resolution

The Yin and Yang of Spirituality and the Future of Humanity

July 17, 2016 5 Comments

The Yin and Yang of Spirituality Carl Jung is famous for having brought the concept of working on shadow elements within the psyche into Western psychotherapy, although the process of self-therapy, self-transformation and psychic self-evaluation with subsequent spiritual elevation is indeed a very ancient practice.…

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Building the New World Within (10) – What is Enlightenment?

June 21, 2016 No Comments

Introduction In this series we are exploring reasons for humanity going in repetitive negative loops and we are looking at ways in which we can spiral upwards out of our unhealthy and destructive patterns, onwards into a more balanced future. Theatre Theatre has many objectives.…

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In Consciousness

Stage Shifting (The Shift of the Stages)

June 15, 2016 5 Comments

“All the world’s a stage” – Shakespeare We are all actors in the theatre of life and we all play our parts, consciously or unconsciously At this moment in time – in space and time – we find ourselves in a shifting paradigm In the…

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In Technology

Building The New World Within (9) – What is Progress?

May 28, 2016 15 Comments

What is Progress? In the 1993 film, Groundhog Day, we saw Bill Murray’s character calling the weather bureau from a pay phone at a filling station during a blizzard. He needed urgent weather information, but could not access the internet via his Smartphone. At the…

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In Landscapes

Peruvian Selection – People, Landscapes, Churches & Ruins

April 3, 2016 4 Comments

Peru planning: I patched together an itinerary by working out a route which would connect the main places I was going to visit (Arequipa & Colca Canyon, Puno & Lake Titicaca, Cusco & Inca Trail) with coach journeys in-between, which would include stopping at various…

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In Trekking

Inca Trail Views (2/2)

February 29, 2016 10 Comments

The Classic Inca Trail Peru, South America Part 2 Things we learned on the Inca Trail: It is not a competition. It is not about fitness, but endurance. It is not so much about endurance of the body, but of the mind. The speed of…

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Inca Trail Views (1/2)

February 26, 2016 10 Comments

The Classic Inca Trail Peru, South America Part 1 (January 7 – 10, 2016) The Inca Trail is not what you think it is. Or rather, it was not what I thought it would be. I had no expectations. In fact I was slightly apprehensive…

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In Ancient Civilizations

Peru – Ancient Inca Design and Architecture

February 6, 2016 10 Comments

Inca Design, Architecture and Technology Machu Picchu & Ollantaytambo Peru, South America While in Peru in January I found myself at two sites where examples of Inca architecture and design could be observed in its finest form. Here below follows a visual tour. [click to…

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Peru – Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca

January 26, 2016 6 Comments

Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Peru Uros islands are floating reed islands found on Lake Titicaca, the largest fresh water lake in South America, situated between Peru and Bolivia. At 3800 metres above sea level Lake Titicaca is considered to be the highest navigable lake…

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Tikal – Maya Sites Discovery 2015 – Site 2

December 2, 2015 6 Comments

Tikal National Park, Petén, Guatemala, Central America Tikal is the largest excavated Maya site in the Americas and once was one of the greatest and most prominent cities in all of the Maya world. Besides general sightseeing, of interest to me during my recent visit…

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Copán – Maya Sites Discovery 2015 – Site 1

November 1, 2015 6 Comments

Copán Maya Ruins, Honduras, Central America “Archaeologists believe that the Maya culture in Copán collapsed because the land could no longer support it. As the valley of the population grew, so did the need for wood, cooking and construction. Deforestation caused the valley to heat…

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The Maya World Tree [Updated]

October 12, 2015 12 Comments

In Mesoamerican theology, the sacred World Tree stands in the centre of the world, vertically connecting three horizontal levels – namely, the heavens above, the earth in the middle and the underworld below. It has its roots embedded deep in the underworld, with its trunk…

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Exploring Easter Island – Days 5, 6 and 7

August 21, 2015 1 Comment

Travelogue: Rapa Nui – Highlights of Day 5 (continued) + Days 6 & 7 Te Pito Kura the magnetic stone, Manavai plant enclosures, Hare Moa stone chicken coops and Anakena Beach. Right next to Paro (the toppled moai) I found a stone enclosure with a…

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In Ancient Civilizations

Exploring Easter Island – Day 5 – Part 1

August 21, 2015 6 Comments

Travelogue – Highlights of Day 5 – Rapa Nui: Rano Raraku Crater and Lake, Papa Vaka Petroglyphs and Garden and Paro the fallen Moai at Te Pito Kura Day 5 (Part 1) I woke up at about 3am and something was amiss. It was quiet…

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