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Did Daphne du Maurier Write “Rebecca” to Document Herself?
Rebecca (2020) I am not a fan of “Gothic” romances, or films. But this latest film version of the 1938 classic, written by Dame du Maurier, is (seemingly) quite faithful to the story line. After a whirlwind romance in Monte … Continue reading
Posted in history, reviews
Tagged astrology, books, films, good vs evil, Gothic, haunted house, haunting, old estates, parapsychology, personality disorders, psychology, United Kingdom, writing
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Initiation into Spiritual Behaviour
How To Know Higher Worlds The text for this book was written over 100 years ago. Then it was known as Knowledge of the Higher Words and Its Attainment. What Steiner discusses here is as applicable now as it was … Continue reading
Posted in reviews, spirituality
Tagged books, knowledge, right and wrong, self-knowledge, spiritual guidance, training, writing
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A Return to the Scene of the Crime
The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe Reading this book is like watching Oliver Stone’s JFK. There were just so many people with axes to grind in 1962 that it seems that MM died as a result of too many ‘irons’ in … Continue reading
Posted in paranoia, reviews, showbusiness
Tagged 60's, books, conspiracies, Conspiracy Theories, Hollywood, murder
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The Hundred Acre Wood is on Fire!
Ashdown Forest When a part of your childhood goes up in smoke, a big hole is burned in your soul. God bless us, every one…
The Crystal Maze?
Entering the Castle Caroline Myss is a renowned author, intuitive healer, “motivational teacher and popular theologian [who] has created a transcendent work of unique insight and revelation in Entering the Castle. A highly original inner path to self-knowledge, the Castle is also … Continue reading
Posted in reviews, spirituality
Tagged books, inner guidance, inner space, labyrinth, mysticism
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The Transition from This Life to the Next
Hamish Miller: A Life Divined As you may remember, I’d reviewed a wee book written by Hamish Miller previously on these pages. Hamish also co-authored three other books about energy lines: The Sun and the Serpent with Paul Broadhurst; The Dance of the … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, books, FountainInternational, life after death, Near Death Experience, spirituality
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2016 And All That
1066 + 950 Years I was reading an analysis of Donald Trump this morning and was impressed with the way the article was written. I immediately was reminded of this spoof history book published in 1930. “It’s so easy to … Continue reading
On Location with “Anne with an E”
Green Gables (but not as we remember it) These days, if you want to portray a part of Canada in the 1890’s, you need to film in Ontario. It turns out that some of the country in and around Millbrook, … Continue reading