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Jun 18 2011

Responses re the right to die: from Margie McCallum and others . . .

Tag: Guest Posts,Human Condition,Responses to the right to diePersephone Arbour @ 5:39 pm

Hello Persephone I didn’t see the programme with Terry Patchet, but I do have a possible contribution to a discussion. It’s a poem that arose as I was in the process of preparing a funeral for a man who had, with great dignity, thought and caring, or so it seemed to me, ended his own [...]

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Jun 18 2011

Video: The Puppetry behind War Horse

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 3:28 pm

This is a wonderful fusion of puppet and puppeteers . . .

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Jun 17 2011

Healing Relationships by Persephone

Tag: Articles,Human Condition,Persephone's UpdatesPersephone Arbour @ 5:51 pm

David Spangler’s lovely article on healing in our April issue brought a couple of interesting comments. Both writers asked if I had any suggestions about healing relationships, which was the main thrust of David’s article. To be honest, I had not thought about the subject very much – although absolutely aware of its importance. I [...]

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Jun 17 2011

Guest post: Apocalypse Porn by David Spangler

I loved this article. It is rather long, but keep at it – happily some sacred cows get the chop! A friend of mine who is a high school counselor told me recently that some of the children she worked with were worried about or even terrified by the prophecies surrounding December 21, 2012; the [...]

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Jun 15 2011

Video: The Misguided Monk

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:24 am

A charming, beautifully made little video that I found in the Osho News. You will read into it what you may! Click here to watch The Misguided Monk.

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Jun 11 2011

Poem: For a New Beginning by John O’Donohue

Tag: Human Condition,Persephone's Updates,PoemsPersephone Arbour @ 1:22 pm

When this poem appeared in my ‘in’ box, I laughed out loud and said ‘Yes’! As most of you already know, at the age of 78, I have taken a huge leap into a new, and deepening, love affair. When I read John O’ Donohue’s words – they explained exactly what both Jack and I [...]

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