freedom / n. 1 the condition of being free or unrestricted 2 personal or civic liberty; absence of slave status 3 the power of self-determination; the quality of not being controlled by fate or necessity 4 the state of being free to act. Humans have a tendency to define freedom by their circumstances. If you are imprisoned - you are not free (you're restricted by walls). If you are in relationship with others - you are not free (you're restricted by obligation, responsibility and duty of care). If you are sick - you're not free (you're restricted by the limitations of the disease) and so on. It is an absolute truth of human nature that we can experience life from two perspectives - that of our perception, and that of our expanded inf...

Magic is a wonderful thing. For years I have been bamboozled by the mystic genius of thelikes of Houdini, David Copperfield, David Blaine, Derren Brown and Tommy Cooper. The escapism to our imagination is a most wonderful thing.  This weekend, through a most serendipitous chain of events, I landed myself in the garden of Darren Eden. The venue may have been a hotel room but all sorts were blossoming within those who attended.  Darren has nurtured a community of magicians, showing them how to tap into their intuition.  The simplicity of his message is the power of it – focus on what you love and take all obvious steps towards it.  When you spend time with magicians, synergistic wonder occurs. When you look for love from extern...