“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world” -CS Lewis “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature – trees, [...]
Kia ora tatou: I received this email from Mary Jo, who was on the second workshop at Martinborough this year. Mary Jo’s journey is an interesting one (she will tell you if you ask)and in some ways mirrors my own. The clarity of this letter is such that I felt (and she agreed) it should [...]
Nā te kune te pupuke Nā te pupuke te hihiri Nā te hihiri te mahara Nā te mahara te hinengaro Nā te hinengaro te manako Ka hua te wānanga. From the conception the increase From the increase the thought From the thought the remembrance From the remembrance the consciousness From the consciousness the desire. Knowledge [...]
Ko Te Kore (the void, energy, nothingness, potential) Te Kore-te-whiwhia (the void in which nothing is possessed) Te Kore-te-rawea (the void in which nothing is felt) Te Kore-i-ai (the void with nothing in union) Te Kore-te-wiwia (the space without boundaries)Na Te Kore Te Po (from the void the night)Te Po-nui (the great night) Te Po-roa [...]
Kia ora tatou: Not the usual stuff I publish here, but I thought you might find it interesting. I subscribe to a blog called How to Save the World, published by a Canadian scientist, Dave Pollard. It’s often depressing, but never boring. This is a recent post( I hope you have a thing for maths!) [...]
Kia ora tatou: The Sitka workshop is now a reality. The dates will be July 6-13. You can read about it on the University of South-East Alaska’s website. Because I will be working under the umbrella of the Art department, the workshop will take a creative focus. It is described as: What is the effect [...]
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I [...]
