Dual-Aspect Monism or Idealism? Follow-Up, part 2 Gerald R. Baron has kindly responded to my recent article on his series on dual aspect monism, a philosophy that he is advocating. Since our ongoing conversation has attracted the interest of some other Medium readers, I thought that I would publish it…

Dual-Aspect Monism or Idealism? Follow-Up I recently published an article in response to Gerald R. Baron’s 12th in a series on the subject of dual aspect monism, defined as “the idea that mind and matter are two aspects or manifestations of a unitary foundation which is psychophysically neutral”. He has…

Is the Sun a Living Organism? A Return to Animism The purpose of this article is to draw readers’ attention to a paper by biologist Rupert Sheldrake entitled ‘Is the Sun Conscious?’¹. As it is available online, and is relatively short, I don’t intend to discuss it in detail, but…

The Journey into the Unconscious — Part 5, Joseph Campbell This is the latest in a series exploring the inner journey into the underworld of the psyche. My inspiration is a fascination with Carl Jung’s so-called ‘confrontation with the unconscious’ as described in his Red Book, and also in a…

Secret Bible Messages and Timothy James Lambert I feel as though I should respond publicly to a recent article by Timothy James Lambert. In it he complains or laments that he is looking for a debating partner, an opponent who “tries to poke holes in my theory as I struggle…

Dual-Aspect Monism or Idealism? These are a few random thoughts on the current long series of articles by Gerald R. Baron on the subject of the philosophy of dual aspect monism, specifically the 12th, ‘Dual aspect monism as the convergence of science and spirituality’. Baron is an excellent writer, who…

Christianity’s Next Reformation — Part 3, John Shelby Spong’s Ideas, part 1 This is the next article in a series, originally inspired by an article by Keith Michael. The general theme is what needs to be done to achieve a further Reformation of Christianity. In the previous article I introduced…

The Journey into the Unconscious — Part 4, Stanislav and Christina Grof This is the latest in a series exploring the inner journey into the Underworld. My inspiration is my fascination with Carl Jung’s so-called ‘confrontation with the unconscious’ as described in his Red Book, and also in a summarised…

The Journey into the Unconscious — Part 3, Carl Jung and Esoteric Sufism This is the latest in a series exploring the journey into the underworld of the psyche. My inspiration is my fascination with Carl Jung’s so-called ‘confrontation with the unconscious’ as described in his Red Book, and also…