Author: Frances Billinghurst

International writer, lecturer and workshop presenter on a range of topics from metaphysics through to Goddess lore, from mythology through to the occult arts.

The Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Mantra

Tomorrow evening, as part of Monday Night Meditations, we will be chanting the above Lokah peace mantra. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu means “May everyone, in the whole world, be happy.” It can be chanted, sung or meditated upon to offer as a prayer for the whole world. It is said that this mantra is thousands … Continue reading The Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Mantra

When U R not Okay

As I manage three blogs, I have spent a good part of today considering where to put this. While this is primarily my writer's blog, the topic aligns with my forthcoming book, Encountering the Dark Goddess: A Journey into the Shadow Realms, with respect to our shadow. Today is ”R U OK” day here in Australia, … Continue reading When U R not Okay

To the Fallen, the Broken and the Shattered

Here’s to the fallen, the broken and the shattered. To the warriors who know that to be cracked is to let the light in deeper. Who know that the best fruit is on the very tip of the branch and the brightest jewels are hidden within the roughest of surfaces. Here’s to the ones intoxicated … Continue reading To the Fallen, the Broken and the Shattered

Real Magic v Ego Illusionary Magic (Dr P.L. Masters)

Real Magic is the power and the will that created life and sustains it, and which alone can materialize anything and everything in a human’s life. What this means is that praying, affirming, meditating, and visualizing can only be productive if the personal ego and its will are set aside, and the will of the … Continue reading Real Magic v Ego Illusionary Magic (Dr P.L. Masters)

Working with the Dark Goddess

When it comes to talking about deity, in truth there really is no such thing as a specifically “dark” or even a “light” goddess or otherwise.  What we refer to as “dark” or “light” are aspects to their nature that we are either comfortable with or not.  The Dark Goddesses that I have written about … Continue reading Working with the Dark Goddess

The Effectiveness and Non-Effectiveness of Spiritual Practices (Dr Paul Masters)

Do prayers, visualizations, affirmations or other spiritual practices really work, or if they only work sometimes, why? This question is repeatedly asked by many—by those who ask for prayer, and by those who pray or use some other spiritual practice for themselves or others.  With the progression in spiritual awakening, the answers change. As an … Continue reading The Effectiveness and Non-Effectiveness of Spiritual Practices (Dr Paul Masters)

Reboot Your Life Sessions

As we start July, we wrap up the third and final eclipse of the season and as we move move through the month, things may feel like they are settling down and the energy may shift to a calmer place.  However, behind the scenes things are being planted for the next chapter of 2020, one … Continue reading Reboot Your Life Sessions

Yin and Yang: Its Mystical Power and Presence in and beyond Physical Life (Dr P.L. Masters)

Yin and yang is you — it’s me — it’s everyone.  It is one of the most profound communication symbols of mystical reality upon which the whole of existence exists: it can demonstrate a healing goal sought after in oriental medicine, a philosophical concept to be contemplated, or a mystical symbol on which to meditate. … Continue reading Yin and Yang: Its Mystical Power and Presence in and beyond Physical Life (Dr P.L. Masters)

Cosmic Happenings in June 2020

We are already two weeks into the month of June so the timing of this article may appear somewhat irrelevant. According to many astrologers, however, there are still more pertinent cosmic activity to come, so the following incorporates a reminder of this journey that many of us are undergoing, starting at the lunar eclipse that … Continue reading Cosmic Happenings in June 2020