White Poppies – new Remembrance Day ceremony highlights the true costs of war
by Teresa Gagné The white poppy was first introduced in Britain in 1933, only 12 years after the red poppy. Alarmed by the rising tide of post-war militarism, British women,…
On love and forgiveness
by Scott Stabile I forgive the man who killed my parents completely and without reservation. I forgave him a long time ago, but not until years after he took their…
StarWise – October 2017
STARWISE by Mac McLaughlin The Sun passes through Libra from September 22 to October 22. Libra’s pictograph is a blindfolded goddess with a sword in one hand and scales in…
What a Life! Bob Turner
by Joseph Roberts The phone rang early in the morning. On the floor, between it and me, lay a brightly coloured business card with “ALL ONE!” written in large capital…
Remembering Gwen Barlee
Activist, ally, mentor, leader, friend The Wilderness Committee is deeply saddened by the passing of Gwen Barlee on June 21, 2017. As one of Canada’s leading environmental advocates, Barlee worked…
How spirit inspired an ecology centre
by Arran Stephens Whenever a new person walks through the gates of the Science of Spirituality Meditation and Ecology Centre in Richmond, one often hears the words, “I never knew…
Honouring Athena, embracing Aphrodite
by Marianne Williamson Many people complain these days that romance hasn’t come their way. Often, however, we see that if romance were to be likened to a visitor, it hasn’t…
Visionary artists Alex and Allyson Grey
An interview by Jacob Steele Jacob Steele: What do you see as the visionary artist’s role, and what do you seek to communicate about life in relation to the polarities…
StarWise March 2017
STARWISE by Mac McLaughlin Let’s fantasize for a few minutes and see where we get to. How about this? Three hundred thousand years have gone by and now we’re in…
StarWise – February 2017
STARWISE by Mac McLaughlin We are living in very interesting times and it is highly likely things are going to get a whole lot more interesting as we move through…