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Love’s Longing Update

I have made a major update to Love’s Longing, one of my earlier books, first published in 2016. It has been carefully re-edited and given a fresh presentation, with beautiful new images throughout and a cleaner, easier-to-read format.

Love’s Longing is special in that it holds many stories from my own life—from childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, as well as from family life and the years that followed.

Most of the stories are not particularly dramatic. They are the sorts of things that make up all our lives: something funny a child did, something unexpectedly wise someone said, a fear that had to be faced, a change of direction no one saw coming, a relationship that taught something, or a difficult experience that eventually revealed a different way forward.

The stories create an energy field through which the larger spiritual ideas can be felt rather than just known in the mind. We all have these stories. The details may differ, but beneath them lie profound archetypal human experiences that lead to even more profound spiritual experiences.

Love’s Longing
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Two-Way Street

In close relationships, there is a balance between standing on our own two feet and recognising what the other person actually brings into our life. We want to contribute rather than become a burden, but the relationship also needs to offer something meaningful to us. It is not selfish to acknowledge that. A relationship needs enough mutual value, care, and connection to remain alive.

Relationships often grow us through their difficult parts, not only their happy ones. That requires honesty about what we need, what is not working, and what each person is willing or able to give. Love asks us to care deeply about the other person, but a relationship is not a charity. It is a two-way street, requiring compassion, self-respect, vulnerability, and respect for the other person.

—Consciousness Continuing COMING 2027

Consciousness Series
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Cake and Courage

When I left my first marriage at thirty-three, I had two young children, no work outside the home, and very little understanding of what a property settlement would mean. After my first meeting with a lawyer, I went downstairs to an expensive city cafe and ordered tea and cake. I remember thinking, This could be the last time I ever sit somewhere like this and order something without worrying about the cost. Then another thought came just as clearly: Nevertheless, this is still the right decision. This is still worth it.

That small moment stayed with me because courage rarely comes with certainty. Sometimes it means choosing what feels true without knowing what it will cost or how things will turn out. The tea and cake became a quiet acknowledgement of that choice: I am willing to pay whatever this costs, because not choosing it would cost me more.

Consciousness Continuing COMING 2027

Consciousness Series
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Your Tag Is Not Who You Are

Who is this “I” that navigates the path? What part of me is real, and what part is a costume I wear so the world can recognise me? The further we travel along our path, the less interest we have in being defined by roles. 

You’re not here to be understood by everyone. You’re here to stand where your energy belongs, where it comes alive. That is what a frequency holder does. And when you do, you create a space where others can feel at home in themselves and rise into their own expression.

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Master of Me: Meditations

Master of Me: Meditations is for spiritual seekers, seers, and teachers. We are all all of them. We are all seekers, though we may not know what we seek. We are all seers, though we may be looking through a murky window. And we are all teachers to someone. Naturally, the quality of our seeking, seeing, and teaching improves with our growth, but that is simply a matter of time (although, in actuality, the soul knows neither time nor space). Once you become acquainted with the meditative state of mind, it will tend to stick around. After a while, you become inseparable from and deeply in love with the consciousness of love, which underlies all authentic meditative practices. You become a walking, talking meditation yourself. 

Playlist of Meditations on YouTube

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Prana (Book 6 of Waldmeer): Inspection

After six months of living in Store Creek with the cold weather, it was good to finally arrive at spring’s doorstep. Merlyn wondered if that was why Ben had decided to visit today. He said it was a rental inspection. But that was just a joke. At least, Merlyn hoped it was a joke. Although it was two years since their separation, they had been married for three years. Nothing needed inspecting. Merlyn’s mind was put at ease once he arrived. He appeared to have no interest in checking on anything. He chatted for an hour or two before saying that it was time to return to the city and that he had a big week ahead of him at the State Ballet.

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Not As It Seems

If we can’t see people clearly, we can end up trusting people and situations that are not in our best interest and dismissing people and situations that would make our life better and happier. It is not just in regards to little things, but if we understand the far-reaching and powerful effect of thought, we realise that it can even be a life-and-death matter. Thought is very powerful, and the underlying intention is everything.

What is This For?

To get to the underlying intention of anything, it helps to ask ourselves, What is this for? We can ask it about everything. Eventually, it is not necessary to ask it so often as experience and wisdom lead the way with little effort. Once asked, we must listen for the answer. Don’t listen to the ego’s answer. Its answer will usually be the opposite of the truth. Ask with an open mind. If we discover that we are deceiving ourselves about some matter or that we have been deceived by someone else (intentionally or not), then that is a good discovery. Once we know what a particular venture or relationship is based on, we will also know its outcome. To those inexperienced in such thought processes, this may seem like magic or foolishness. It is not magic. It is simply understanding the human mind. And it is not foolish. Those who do not understand their own minds can never be fulfilled or happy.