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Authentic Reality

What is really real?

Our reality is shaped and manifested by what we are being within. Typically many people tend to identify with the conditioned thinking and behaviours inherent in our society. This creates a matrix of collective thought forms which many then conform to. In short we create the false reality which society expects of us.

This reality only tends to offer a wafer thin slice of the multi dimensional, profoundly magical universe available to us. If we can let go of our conditioned beliefs and behaviours, then this new absolute authentic reality gradually unfolds into our awareness.

It begins by challenging the conditioned thinking that imprisons us. That is the purpose of the articles below...

Index of articles on Authentic Reality:


Divine synchronicity


What is 'Synchronicity' and how does it work?
To me acts of synchronicity are circumstances of apparent chance coincidence that are in fact orchestrations by the universe designed to reveal a message or guidance...

"Denial is not a river in Egypt"


How do we overcome our addictions?
Decided to give up tea, alcohol or chocolate or to let go of that relationship that is no longer working? Are you applying a method to your endeavours or are you just hoping that your resolve will be strong enough? In my experience, mind lead resolutions simply deny what we are truly feeling and only a deeply honest confrontation and unravelling of our emotions can yield lasting change...

The dangers of hypnotherapy

Can hypnotherapy be harmful?
I once overheard a lady expressing how powerful hypnotherapy can be. In recent years she had been grinding her teeth and so her doctor had taught her a self hypnosis technique to prevent it. I couldn’t help but ask “so why were you grinding your teeth in the first place?” to which she replied “because I hate my job and it stresses me out”!...

"Better rhythm than discipline"

Has your discipline descended into drudgery?
Traditional thinking would have us believe that discipline is a good thing. Whether it be in sports, business or our private lives, commitment to a cause is mostly the only way to yield a positive result and so discipline is considered a powerful quality to ensure we manifest those things we are meant to. But does discipline lead to dogma? Does it not confine us to a particular set of actions and thoughts? Is there another way of looking at discipline that does not restrict us but empowers us?

"It's good not to talk"

Are your words better than your silence would have been?
There is a BT advert that says "it's good to talk" - well they would say that wouldn't they? Conversely a great indian Swami once told me it's much better to listen, “God gave us two eyes, two ears, two nostrils and only one mouth! If we would only keep it closed more, then we would be more aware of what is truly going on around us"...

The Soul

What exactly is the Soul?
The 'soul' is frequently referred to both in spiritual texts and also in our general every day vocabulary. So exactly what is the soul? Is it tangible and if so, where is it? This article addresses those questions...

In my truth there is only one life in the universe which is expressed through multiplicity of form. Some call it the 'absolute', 'supreme being' or 'the void'. It can be considered as infinite potential from which all experience arises....

"Mind over matter or matter over mind?"

I recently overheard a conversation where a lady had been taught self hypnosis by a doctor. The lady had spent many years grinding her teeth to the point where she risked loosing them...

The doctor taught her a self hypnosis technique to stop her doing it. It was 'successful' and she was positively buzzing that she (or rather her ego) had the power of 'mind over matter'.

Forgive and forget?

It is often considered ‘the done thing’ to forgive others for so called 'trespasses against us' but not necessarily to forget them. So for example we are encouraged to forgive the perpetrators of the Holocaust but not forget what happened - the idea is to remember it as a lesson to all of mankind.

But is this true wisdom? Is forgiveness a judgement on the action in the first place? and would it not be more in our interests to forget 'trespasses against us’?...

CruciFACT or CruciFICTION?

Many people doubt the biblical story of the man called ‘Jesus’ and that he was crucified to ‘take our sins away’. To me, it doesn’t matter whether the story is fact or fiction. What matters is the story itself. What matters is how that story is interpreted or rather in my opinion, how it is misinterpreted...

Abundant resourcefulness

Many spiritual and motivational teachings today talk of the abundance of God. I often find their message misleading. They appear to say that because God is abundant in her creation, if we muster enough spiritual energy, we can manifest the material things and outcomes we (think we) desire...

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