Some belief systems are less rigid than you may expect. Their teachings loosely structured may only be transmitted orally from one generation to the next. Whether this be by family members or by shamanic or religious leaders within the community. Other religious beliefs are organized and codified, often based on the teachings and writings of [...]

I did it… A whole day without blogging or any kind of obsessive compulsive internet abuse. It felt good. There were a few moments last night when I had consumed much red wine and beer and then have a phone call that my grandmother had blacked out on her own, miles and miles away. I [...]

Been back from Iraq now nearly a week and being on the otherside from ‘that’ lifestyle allows me to assess and re-digest all i have taken in. It truly is a different world and the east/west divide somehow blurs somewhere mid Turkey. In our recent history it’s Europe’s scientific and technical achievements that have allowed [...]