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I know people who ‘read’ enormously, book for book, letter for letter, yet whom I would not describe as ‘well-read.’ True, they possess a mass of ‘knowledge,’ but their brain is unable to organize and register the material they have taken in. They lack the art of sifting what is valuable for them in a book from that which is without value, of retaining the one forever, and, if possible, not even...

Hi folks I have little energy to write entries as I am completing a book on Chard, a place in South Somerset. However, I cannot resist the impulse to publish this video. I reckon the UK will be the last country to follow the rest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYyHDiTSQYs   and now lithium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXIf2dkT5z4

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt It is not what we have, but what we enjoy, that constitutes our abundance.” — Epicurus “When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” — Confucius “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.” — Epictetus “Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its...

Join matthew Goodwin's substack for more of this excellent material Here are four things that happened in the United Kingdom in the last three weeks. First, a migrant from Sudan was filmed trying to behead another man on the streets of Belfast, in Northern Ireland. Second, the public watched the horrifying footage of Henry Nowak’s murder and learned that police officers appeared more concerned...

Humanity at a Crossroads Ancient Wisdom, Human Potential and the Future of Our Species The Continuity Between Past and Present One of the greatest misconceptions of modern life is the belief that the past is somehow disconnected from the present. We are taught history as a collection of dates, battles and personalities that belong to another age, while archaeology is often presented as the study...

This is a lecture given on Friday May 15th 2026 by Michael Merle on this topic: drawing on Steiner's lecture content from presentations in Paris in 1906 and indications given in his truth-wrought words, The Individual and the All, we shall explore the renewed path of connecting to the spirit in preparation for a future becoming in the 6th post-Atlantean epoch Michael Merle Preparing the Future:...