Ray's Blog: October 2020
Covid And ‘before We Say Goodbye’
The rapid spread of a more virulent form of Covid (plus in the northern hemisphere the onset of the dark days of winter) sobers us all. Yet within every tragedy lies the seed of an opportunity. Our opportunity is to give ourselves DIY home retreats in the ‘womb...
The Hero's Journey
I watched a beautiful You Tube film about Joseph Campbell, the wise student of myths and archetypes, on the Stages of the Hero’s Journey. Gabrielle Ayerst writes: ‘This is a beautiful film/documentary about the meaning and philosophy of Joseph Campbell, which reflects in mythology, film and in our own...
Berwick Advertiser Thought For The Week - Tell Your Story Before You Die
BERWICK ADVERTISER THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK 15 October 2020
As light draws in and Northumberland’s Covid restrictions increase our thoughts turn to life and death matters.
A grave-digger told me in a pub ‘I feel sad when someone is lowered into the grave who has never told their story’.
Covid Heralds Revival Of Outdoor Worship
Community of Aidan and Hilda Advisor Ian Bradley writes an article in the London Times about whether Covid may herald a return to the Celtic practice of outdoor worship. He draws on material in my latest book Celtic Christianity and Climate Crisis. See below.
CREDO | IAN BRADLEY Outdoor worship can bring...