"The goal of life is death"- Sigmund FreudMan's capacity for evil is boundless. The destructive seed turned outward manifests in the forms of murder and wars. When turned inward man engages in risky, suicidal acts.The antithesis of these behaviours...
"You can learn more from animals than you can from a guru (religious teacher) or any (religious) book."- Jane Roberts"When you practice the animals, do not imitate the animals, become them!"- Kenneth CohenI lifted my right leg, knees high and...
DELUSIONAL!"God is nothing more than an exalted father."- Sigmund FreudThey were the cries of a troubled soul. There was panic and desperation in these deafening howls. Paramedics swarmed around the hapless middle-age woman who was strapped on the...
The immortal's breathing reaches down to the heels and the normal person's breathing to the throat."- Zhuang Zi, third century philosopherHumans can survive three weeks without food. Surviving without water proves more Herculean, no more than eight...
Christianity is losing an appreciable amount of its members to Buddhism, and while there is no hard data on the extent of this trend, Christian leaders must be concerned.Arguably, many Christians are disaffected with their faith. The fire and...
"Stretching oneself spiritually is as important as an athlete's conditioning routine"- The Society of JesuitsSt Ignatius of Loyola's spiritual exercises aim to heighten one's attentiveness to God's mercy and love. Tailored to the demands of modern...
It's an era defined by political chasms, sociopolitical acrimony and disaffection. It is a political divide like no other time in recent history.Dr Joyce C. Duncan has seen it all. She is a long-time resident of Washington Heights, New York, an...
Oftentimes we are told by metaphysicians that we create our reality.While this might prove a bitter pill to swallow, we are disingenuous if we marginalise the integral role that the mind plays in our environment, our physical and mental health and...
Astral Travel, also called astral projection, is term used in esotericism to describe a wilful out-of-body experience, but for the most part, it's an involuntary experience.It's based on the premise that attached to the physical body is the...
Bukola Shonuga is a well-known Nigerian journalist and entrepreneur. Over the last year, she has assumed the Herculean responsibility of representing His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife.She is tasked with...
Most of us have heard of The Exorcist, a 1973 horror classic that is based on a true story. It centres on possession of a girl who inadvertently contacted a malevolent spirit while playing with an Ouija Board. The film was adapted from the 1949...
One morning, Jamaica-born Melissa Salmon stood before her mirror. Her stare was revelatory. What she saw was a young woman in need of purposefulness.An epiphany, we know, has transformed many a life and Salmon was about to experience, to listen, and...
The famous poem, Howl, by Allen Ginsberg, opens with the provocative line: "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness; starving hysterical naked ..."The list is long and exhaustive. It is a list of brilliant minds - writers, poets,...
The Greek essayist and biographer, Plutarch, mentioned a sphere that houses restless spirits that prey on the affections of man.Emmanuel Swedenborg, founder of the New Jerusalem Church, wrote extensively about these wandering, mischievous spirits in...
Pastor Cornelius Heyward commands attention. With an overpowering stature and stirring vocal range, he is as authoritative as they come. He is ultraconservative, not of his own accord, but, as he says, by the command of the Holy Spirit.Some of his...
As a teenager, I marvelled at the fighting skills of the legendary Bruce Lee. His reflexes and on-screen presence captivated the attention of millions of admirers.It has been more than five decades since his untimely passing and I am still bewitched...
'Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.'Carl Jung'God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, 'Jacob, Jacob'.' Genesis 46:2Dreams are sometimes symbolic, cryptic, metaphorical, and difficult to interpret...
If thine eye is single thy whole body shall be full of light - Matthew 6: 22 Quantum physics has debunked the Newtonian theory of matter and confirmed what Socrates and the ancients have long said we are essentially composed of atom and...
From time immemorial, religion has strived on fear, despair, and hopelessness. And despite promising salvation, it has left a bloody trail that is hard to erase.Indeed, there is evidence that the authority once enjoyed by the sacerdotal class is...
"Dying has a funny way of making you see people, the living and the dead, a little differently. Maybe that's just part of grieving, or maybe the dead stand there and open our eyes a bit wider." (Susan Gress Gilmore)Most of us have lost loved ones....
Authors: Tamika Felina and Prommells Williams Streams of sorrow flow through our lives leaving shattered dreams and forlorn faces. No one is immune to the ravages of time. Tales of doom abound and we do hear many but a handful compel us to listen....
China has given the world a melange of mysteriously effective practices aimed at achieving wellness.Thai Chi and Qigong are two such modalities practised by millions of westerners. Feng shui, a 4,000-year-old practice on the other hand, has remained...
In 1999, Trinidadian Dr Jerome Teelucksingh launched International Men's Day, an ambitious undertaking that is unrestricted by gender, sexual orientation or religious creed. Observed annually on November 19 (his father's birthday), it calls for...
I have always marvelled at Hans Wilhelm’s ability to explain and simplify complex subjects. When he favourably considered my request for an interview I anticipated an afternoon of deep reflection and learning. He did not disappoint...
