Esoteric Essays

Amid the turmoil of our current world and the increasing humanitarian crises unfolding through the seemingly intractable dynamic of conflict, where does our thinking lead? Are we using our capacity for thought in a consciously constructive and purposeful way? We are thinkers first and foremost and yet thinking is so inherent in us that we can be unaware of its …

How quickly the year seems to have passed! And how much has changed. The pace of events and time seems to be speeding like an arrow towards a target in the future which we can barely glimpse amid the turbulence of these chaotic times of transition. Yet within each fast-disappearing moment there is a point of infinite stillness, silence, and …

In a world where dark clouds seem to be evaporating all too slowly, let us remember the eternal light that pervades the universe. Drawing on that inexhaustible source, let us work to dispel the darkness and open into the new era of Light that will bring to an end the pain and suffering of these times.  In so doing we …

In the comfort of our own homes and daily life patterns, it can be easy to forget the plight of other members of our human family. But the global family of nations is now realising the need. As the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations draws to a close, it is now apparent that leaders of the majority of …

As people share opinions, register complaints, sign petitions, and rally in public demonstrations and protests around the world, we can begin to discern the voice of humanity speaking up directly and en masse. Though it may seem discordant at first like the initial tuning up of a great orchestra, we are now beginning to hear discernible melodies and harmonies rising …

As we watch the horrors unfolding in Gaza, Ukraine, and in all too many parts of our world, we might draw much needed hope and inspiration from those who are risking their own lives to bring aid and advocate solutions to these conflicts and to other critical situations where lives are in danger. These aid workers are the beating heart …

Like many familiar truisms, the saying, “home is where the heart is”, contains the truth of an underlying principle. The more we contemplate its words, the more we penetrate the world of meaning and thence into the vaster dimensions of the world of significances. Individually and collectively our home is where our heart is, and critical world events are serving …

The tide is turning towards a new consciousness that will be the foundation of the coming new age with its more enlightened civilisation and culture – one that is inclusive, compassionate and aligned with the divine purpose embracing all God’s creation and nurturing it towards its sacred destiny. As outrage mounts at the atrocities inflicted on innocent children, vulnerable people, …

Our living world is so familiar that we may take it for granted without thinking of the magical power that enables a tiny seed to grow up through the earth towards the sun, unfurling all its hidden beauty and beneficence as it reaches into the light. And just as the plant is drawn to the sun, so all are drawn …

Have you ever sensed a mighty Presence, a purposeful beingness, behind the visible appearance of things? Perhaps looking at the expanse of the ocean or a breathtaking view of a landscape vista, or a view of a great city as the poet, Wordsworth, described: “Ne’er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! … And all that mighty heart is …