Author: johnbrooker

A brief history of ancient marriage Perhaps the greatest ancient love story, the myth of Eros and Psyche has lent itself to interpretation. Some have said it represents the transformative power love (Eros) has on the soul (Psyche). Or perhaps it signifies love’s ability to connect soul with the unseen divine. It could be said […]

In my book “Forgotten Connections” I pose the question. “If you could dream up the most meaningful universe possible what would you dream up?” I ask this because to ask what is meaningful we must first define meaning. The Cambridge Dictionary defines meaning as “importance or value:” So when we ask about our meaning we are asking […]

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power” Lao Tzu It’s understandable to wish other’s attitudes would change. This would certainly solve the problem. However, it’s debatable how possible this is. Often movements who push people towards acceptance end up having the opposite effect. Aldous Huxley called this the law of reversed effort. Try […]

Young children don’t feel self-conscious. Neither do wise people. Think of the wisest person you know of. Would they care so much about what you are worrying about? Probably not. So what’s the difference between you and them? You view the world through the perspective of hierarchy. Young children haven’t learnt to do this yet […]