‘Totalitarian systems have always been maintained primarily by systematic indoctrination and propaganda, injected into the population on a daily basis via mass media (without mass media, it is not possible to generate such long-lasting mass formation as that which gave rise to Stalinism and Nazism). This way, the population is…

‘Avian language may well be the language of the psyche, of the soul and mind.’ Alan Powers Connecting or reconnecting with nature, pausing and engaging with the sights and sounds around us when we’re outdoors, can help us find meaning and significance in the world and enable us to feel…

Four hundred years ago this spring, in a dim, grimy and smelly — yet still prestigious — printing shop in London’s bustling Barbican, a major project was more than half-way completed. Begun early the previous year at William Jaggard’s premises, at the sign of the Half-Eagle and Key, it was…

‘Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.’ Attributed to James Dewar (1842–1923), Scottish physicist. What is really going on here? Last autumn I signed a petition calling on the UK government to investigate excess deaths not related to covid. The petition, which is still open and…

‘The cosmos is nothing other than an interacting collection of minds’. So writes the author of a new book which champions a radical metaphysical theory of mind. Deep thinker Peter Ells presents an alternative idealist solution, integrating quantum physics and affirming human free will and agency, to the perennial mind-body…

‘The unconscious use of social media and digital devices is diminishing our intelligence’. Jason Gregory Well, would you ditch your smartphone, if it meant saving your health and sanity? This is the question that Australian self-help writer Jason Gregory wants you to consider as a reader of his Spiritual Freedom…

UPDATE JANUARY 27, 2023: Figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) show an increase in excess deaths of 20.4% in the week ending January 13, 2023, compared to pre-covid averages, representing 3,377 people, most of these deaths being unattributable to covid-19. Excess deaths are being reported from 30…

In a new survey, the WHO has come out on top as the most trusted multinational organisation. But that might change. Ironically, just as the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer shows that trust in the World Health Organisation increased in 15 of 28 countries surveyed in 2022, fears grow over behind-the-scenes…

I’ve published about 70 book reviews here at Medium in the last four years or so and it’s been rare for an author to contact me afterwards — not that I would expect authors to do so, of course. …