From Goddess Temples to the Knights of the Temple

Freddy Silva — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:04:52 +0100

with Freddy Silva

Seen from the air, the island of Malta, together with its bijou neighbour, Gozo, resemble two miniscule limestone leaves floating on the wide, blue Mediterranean Sea, and yet they contain more sacred places per square mile than perhaps anywhere in Europe.

Malta is also unusual in another respect. Its ancient temple culture is like no other: the temples often come in pairs, each representing the divine feminine and masculine, and each accompanied by unde...

Radio Interview with Diego Mulligan KSFR FM

Allan G. Hunter — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:54 +0100

On Monday I had a truly lovely time with Diego Mulligan of Santa Fe Radio, who interviewed me about The Path of Synchronicity.

Now, the thing that made this very special is that Diego had recently undergone surgery, but was in his hospital bed, hosting the show despite everything. That is truly professional dedication at its best. And yet it is also far more than this. Every listener would have noticed that Diego was dedicated to his show, dedicated enough to disregard...

Antwerp, a flying visit

Allan G. Hunter — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:47:00 +0100

I'm just back from Antwerp in Belgium, where I did some interviews for "The Wisdom of the Heart" documentary, due out in early 2012. I'll be in good company. Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu, Marianne Williamson, Gary Zukav and others are already in this wonderful movie. I didn't get to hang out with them, but I was blessed in a different way, because I got to spend time with Baptist de Pape, Mattijs van Moorsel and Arnoud Fioole, the three inspired friends who are making it happen.

Radio Broadcasts

Allan G. Hunter — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:19:07 +0100

This past week has been rather busy - between Dr Pat’s radio show (more interviews to come on Sept 29th) and Summer McStavrick on VoiceAmerica.com I’ve found myself delightfully in demand.

The thing that I enjoy most is that in this age of video everything, with extra effects and music, there seems to be a robust call for interesting conversations on the radio. The media may like us to think it’s all zippy effects and explosions, with rock music attached at brai...

3 Keys to Activating Your Life Purpose

Dr. Jean Houston — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:11:18 +0100

As I travel around the globe speaking and training, I have consistently found that most people ask me the same question, ‘how do I discover my purpose in life?’ In the past, who you became was determined by your family and circumstances. You didn't have much choice. But now there is an open moment in history where you have the chance to tap into the soul of your purpose.

Millions of people right now ar...

9/11, Love and Forgiveness

Allan G. Hunter — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:28:57 +0100

Today, Saturday, at 3:30 EST I'll be speaking on the Dr Pat show as she participates in a three day event to Memorialize 9/11. The idea is not to dwell on the grief but to acknowledge how the fear and sadness can be transformed, if we choose, into love and forgiveness. Love and forgiveness are not soft options. On the contrary, they are far stronger than the evil that terrorists can bring to us.

We can remove that darkness by bringing the light of love to dispel it.

I...

The Rhinoceros Party

Allan G. Hunter — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:16:33 +0100

Some of you may remember this fine political body as the joke party of Quebec, some years ago. It derived its name from Eugene Ionesco's famous play "Rhinoceros", which was, as I recall, about how to deal with something that wouldn't go away.

Perhaps it's time to revivify this ancient and venerable party. After all, we have Republicans as elephants, and Democrats as mules, and nothing can get done in Congress right now. A rhinoceros might be the creature to push throu...

Education, anyone?

Allan G. Hunter — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:21:16 +0100

Thousands of young people will be heading, or already have headed, to college this September. About 30% of them in the USA will drop out by the end of their first year, for various reasons. Even those that remain are sometimes tortured with feelings of stress that they do not measure up, either academically or socially.

Luckily, many colleges are sensitive to this and extend helping hands. And many students do find themselves empowered, excited at their new potential, and happy t...

Storms and Stuff

Allan G. Hunter — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:12:42 +0100

Hurricane Irene is headed our way and the media have told us to prepare for this emergency. Many people are piling up food and water and flashlights. Others are rushing around trying to find safe places to put their lawn furniture. Still others have headed for the hills.

Which asks the question: what actually is worth worrying about? And to what extent do we worry about the wrong things? I recently read Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky - all about the exodus from Paris in 1940,...

Circling

Allan G. Hunter — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:58:26 +0100

As a small child my parents would read to me from A.A. Milne’s stories. One of the stories I remember best is when Pooh and Piglet decided to go hunting for Woozles. As they walk through the snow to where the think the Woozles are hiding they see, just ahead, a pair of tracks, side by side, and decide that these are the marks left by two Woozles, a big one and a small one. Going a little further they see that there are now four sets of tracks, and they begin to fe...

Murdoch and the London Riots

Allan G. Hunter — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:13:28 +0100

Perhaps it's a stretch, but think about this: The News of The World spent 40 years denigrating and begriming every celebrity and public figure - especially the Royals. Now it comes out that they illegally hacked into phones, and were aided and abetted by the Metropolitan Police, quietly sanctioned by ministers and Prime Ministers, including this one. The Metropolitan Police, notice. The same people who fired the shots that sparked off the riots.

Corruption at every level, a...

What Does it Mean to Raise Consciousness?

Philip Mereton — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:49:28 +0100

Everyone, it seems, would like to have their consciousness raised because it sounds like a more positive way to experience the world. But what does the concept of consciousness raising really mean?

The standard answer to this question, from the early Indian philosophers to Ken Wilber, is that the individual consciousness rises to the realization that it is part of a unified consciousness. According to the 19th century German philosopher, G.W.F. Hegel, "wo...

Satying Positive: A Practical Hint

Allan G. Hunter — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:21:04 +0100

It's easy to stay positive when things go well. But when things don't go well it can be a dismally hard grind. Of course, we're supposed to say, "Oh, good. Here's an opportunity to deepen my awareness and stay positive". Those words don't always work, though. I can't always get there in one bound. I'm supposed to be able to access that feeling right away, yes?

So, what are we to do to stay positive?

I find only one thing works: slow down. Breathe, look around, a...

Deserving: and Getting What You Want

Allan G. Hunter — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:01:46 +0100

Most of us pine for good things and good people in our lives. We wonder why we don't have them, and envy those who seem to be better placed than we are. Yet the problem is that although we want these things most of us don't believe we deserve them.

That's like pressing your nose up against the baker's window, salivating at the breads and pastries, and yet refusing to walk in and open our wallets, even though you have the money.

You can get what you want and need. But...

Kierkegaard and Us

Allan G. Hunter — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:15:35 +0100

In 1834 Soren Kierkegaard looked at all the wonderful labor saving devices of his age, and saw that life was becoming easy for most people. Nearly 200 years later we may feel that he was a little optimistic, but he had a point. And yet, Kierkegaard's response was that we need some things to be difficult so that we can stay in touch with the important issues of our lives. If we expect everything to be easy we'll lose sight of some important truths.

And what are these truths? First...

Norway

Allan G. Hunter — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:45:29 +0100

Thinking about the shootings and bombing in Norway I couldn't help noticing that 150,000 people took part in the quiet, respectful, sad "Rose March" yesterday. No rioting. No burning of cars or foreign flags. No political posturing or calls for reprisals.

Then a friend of mine posted this on Facebook:

Aina Bjornstad

G.W. Bush after 9/11: "We're gonna hunt you down." Stoltenberg after 22/7: "We will retaliate with more democracy and humanity".

We can learn a grea...

Get It Right: Charge Murdoch With Murder

David Swanson — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:03:50 +0100

Nailing Rupert Murdoch for his employees' phone tapping or bribery would be a little like bringing down Al Capone for tax fraud, or George W. Bush for torture. I'd be glad to see it happen but there'd still be something perverse about it.

I remember how outraged Americans were in 2005 learning about our government's warrantless spying, or for that matter how furious some of my compatriots become when a census form expects them to reveal how many bathrooms are in their home.

...

Murdoch, The News of the World, and Crime

Allan G. Hunter — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:28:25 +0100

The News of the Screws, as it used to be referred to because of its prurient interest in alleged celebrity sexual exploits, has gone too far. Hacking into phones from everyone to the Royal Family, the Head of Scotland Yard, at least one Prime Minister and 4000 other people, some of whom happen to be the bereaved families of servicemen killed in Afghanistan.... How much more do you want?

I'm off to my bookmaker to lay a sizable bet that Murdoch never does a day of priso...

Out of the Ashes

Lynne McTaggart — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:30:49 +0100

Recently I was in Vermont, speaking at the annual American Society of Dowsers annual conference — a delightful experience – where I learned of the burgeoning Transition Town of Montpelier, one of 90 official Transition Town initiatives in the US.

As you may know, the Transition Town movement, which has now captured the imagination of citizens in 34 countries and half of the US’s fifty states, started life in an unlikely spot — the tiny town of Totnes ...

Postive World Radio Network : Interview

Allan G. Hunter — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:58:29 +0100

This link will take you to the interview in which Miriam Knight discusses with me the phenomenon of synchronicity, and what it means, and what we can do to get more synchronicity into our lives. You'll find it worth the listening!

New Consciousness Review (Recording)

Or cut and paste:

http://pwrnradio.net/Podcasts/ncr/synchronicity-and-aligning-yourself-with-lifes-flow-ncr11.mp3

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