Martin Shaw is one of the country’s best-loved storytellers and a leading teacher of myth. In troubled times it can be easy to fall into either despair or numbness, and it was a traditional role of the storyteller to rouse both beauty and vocation in such moments. To attend to the grace. In this intimate evening at one of the world’s oldest independent bookshops, Shaw will be talking about his new book, The Night Wages (Cista MysticaPress, 2019), a rumination…

An introduction to the IQ-ME colouring books by Johny Dar and the benefits of working with IQ-ME as a tool for balancing the brain, increasing productivity and empowering creativity. A platform to learn new ways to achieve fulfilment and success in life and work.Breaking the taboos around mental health and empowering individuals to discover their super selves! At Johny Dar, we believe that you are truly wonderful. You’ve got it, you are it and you can be it, beyond your…

Hear from Mindful Cranks podcast host and Professor of Management at San Francisco University Ronald E. Purser in conversation with yoga teacher Daniel Simpson, to shine a critical light on the so-called ‘mindfulness revolution’. From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution. But what if, instead of changing the world, mindfulness has become…

The inspiration for Anna Cookson's first novel, The Sound of Your Soul, took her on a magical journey as she tried to ascertain the nature of soul – to conjure what it would look like, how it would behave, and what it would do. Beginning with the Ancient Egyptian understanding of the soul as made up of three parts, the Ka (bodily desires), the Akh (mind and intellect) and the Ba (the soul as we tend to understand it in…

Including key chapters from many of Wilson’s most important fiction and non-fiction works, The Essential Colin Wilson was first published in 1985 and has since acted as an introduction to his many-faceted oeuvre for those not already familiar with it, and a reference source for established fans and scholars. Though The Essential Colin Wilson was Wilson’s 74th published book, in the 28 years prior to his death in 2013 he produced another 100 titles. With the help of four experts…

What is the meaning of the disenchantment of our age? Is the ego a clue to a way forward, not a hindrance? What might the next steps in the evolution of human consciousness look like? These questions, and more, were explored by Owen Barfield. He was a member of the famous Oxford literary group, the Inklings, and the one whom C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were said to have had the most innovative ideas. Barfield studied how the meaning of…

In this free Watkins Books talk, Marco Marini will introduce his book Kabbalah and the 22 Paths of Healing and the healing properties of the Kabbalistic archetypes which have inspired his work over the last 25 years. During the second part of the talk, Marco Marini will reveal the practical system of healing, Water of Siloe, which emerged from his work with Kabbalah. Water of Siloe is a holistic system that helps in re-harmonising the human structure by reaching the…

Chris Mackey has long been interested in positive psychology, a science of wellbeing which, like other areas of psychology such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, is gradually showing more interest in spirituality. About 25 to 30% of Westerners consider themselves 'spiritual but not religious' and clairvoyants, tarot card readers and other alternative practitioners are these days consulted more often than mainstream mental health professionals, showing the general public’s interest in a transpersonal dimension in life. Chris's latest book The Positive Psychology of…