The Journey — David Whyte
Once again David Whyte is speaking to me as I juggle possible pathways.— Garry From ‘The Journey’ in ‘River Flow’, New and Selected Poems’ by David Whyte
The Empty Nest Syndrome
I’m a man, but don’t let that throw you. I work full-time, write in my spare time, and I’ve raised three strapping young things to the verge of adulthood. I’ve been chief cook and bottle-washer, chauffeur, lawn-mower and friend-keeper. That’s… Read more
The Shifting Morass of Morals
It is interesting to follow the current polarisation in society around moral issues. During political campaigns, moral issues are often revived as leverage for garnering votes. Gay marriage seems to come up lately as a wedge to define who is… Read more
An Esoteric View of the 1960s and ’70s
Firstly, I want to make the claim that the evolution of consciousness is central to humanity’s task, which, by the way, is the development of freedom — refer to our creation myth with its starting point of eating from “the… Read more