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.

Persephone and the Pomegranate

In the Homeric Hymn of Demeter the story is told of how the Grain Goddess (Demeter) fell into mourning when her daughter (Kore, meaning "maiden" or "girl") was abducted while out picking early spring flowers with her friends.  It was when she reached out to pick a narcissus, that Hades, the God of the Underworld, … Continue reading Persephone and the Pomegranate

Reincarnation and You (Dr P.L. Masters)

Have you lived previous lives?  Two-thirds of the world’s population believes they have, based on their own belief in the concept of reincarnation.  Through hypnotic past life recollection, many people claim that they have had remembrances of past lives through such regression.  Students of deeper forms of meditation have also claimed to experience visions of … Continue reading Reincarnation and You (Dr P.L. Masters)

Self-Awareness: 11 Ways to Increase It in an Unconscious World (Mateo Sol)

Self-awareness is the ability to introspect and be aware of your own thoughts, feelings, impulses, physical sensations, and behaviors. At a basic level, self-awareness is the ability to pay attention to who you are and what makes you tick. At more complex levels, self-awareness involves developing an understanding of your deeper beliefs, inner wounds, mental … Continue reading Self-Awareness: 11 Ways to Increase It in an Unconscious World (Mateo Sol)

Discovering and Enhancing Your Psychic and Intuitive Abilities

We are all born psychic … or at least with the ability to become psychic.  For some of us, this ability activates naturally, usually when we undertake certain spiritual practices.  However, for others, this ability it remains latent within until a conscious decision is made to focus on activity it.  There are certain techniques are … Continue reading Discovering and Enhancing Your Psychic and Intuitive Abilities

Breaking Family Cycles (Madisyn Taylor)

Breaking your family patterns may be the most important work you do and the most challenging. It is easy to believe that in leaving our childhood homes and embarking upon the journey of adulthood, we have effectively removed ourselves from harmful and self-perpetuating familial patterns. In looking closely at ourselves, however, we may discover that … Continue reading Breaking Family Cycles (Madisyn Taylor)

Decision Making: Who Makes the Decisions? (Dr Paul Masters)

How life turns out, or how it is going for anyone, is based on what decisions one has made, to one’s betterment or detriment.  When a soul is born into this physical earthly dimension, with but few exceptions, he or she incarnates with a false sense of identity, the personal ego. As they grow to … Continue reading Decision Making: Who Makes the Decisions? (Dr Paul Masters)

June Full Moon Meditation and Ceremony

As the date for the June Full Moon will coincide with the Monday Night Meditation and Mantra Circle on Monday, 17 June 2019, it has been decided to combine these two and host a special FULL MOON MEDITATION AND CEREMONY. Marina from DarkStar Astrology advises that "This is an extremely sensitive zone of the zodiac … Continue reading June Full Moon Meditation and Ceremony

Becoming the Person You want to Become

How attached are you to the person you are or have been compared to the person you wish to become? Is this attachment to the past what is holding you back? You need to completely trust and surrender to the transformation process in order for it to be successful. You need to be 100% willing … Continue reading Becoming the Person You want to Become

Being Spiritually Tested (Dr P.L. Masters)

Have you ever felt that you were being spiritually tested? It is not uncommon for a person to sense that they are being put to the test spiritually by a divine power, or your higher self. As in blaming one’s karma for making something happen, so too, for many, being spiritually tested seems to offer … Continue reading Being Spiritually Tested (Dr P.L. Masters)