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Lost in work – A world of detail

I wondered around the Museum Für Islamische Kunst (Museum of Islamic design) in Berlin and I was immediately in awe of this world of detail. In the same way that there is an awe in the vastness of space, I felt an awe in the opposite: a universe of small, intricate detail. Much of this […]

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Back in Berlin

I spent a long weekend in Berlin specifically to see the theatre play but the time was important to reconnect with my creativity and sense of freedom. It’s been a few years since I’ve been in Berlin and a lot has changed. I can hear more English as a common language for communication between people. […]

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Forest questing in the Hessian Forest

Soon, my good friend Robert was due to become a father. I travelled over to Frankfurt to visit him before his son was due and I wanted to spend part of the time doing something spiritual in the forest, as a type of an initiation for him. I considered doing the ancient Thor’s hammer rite together with him I had […]

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Kyoto

Salt, sweat, rotary power. Spinning spokes chasing cool shadows, fleeing from the midday heat. Racing the river, towards two temples; one silver, one gold…. Even the pine trees bow – nature observing the majesty of man’s skill? Four fountains promise to bestow health, wealth, love and happiness. I have only one cup to fill, and […]

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Casablanca – Two Negronis at Rick’s Café

Casablanca, Morocco «Bon soir et bienvenus.» The two tall men stepped back And opened the heavy wooden doors, releasing them like giant clams. A warm glow of orange light filters through. We approached a heavy desk surrounded by red curtains. Without looking up: «Avez vous une reservation?» «Nous avons déjà diné, merci. Seulement pour boire un verre.» […]

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Thinking of blue

Blue:A colour. Snoozing on a warm afternoon, looking up at the clear blue sky,My mind wanders … Perfect blue. It feels right to see this blue. A colour, nothing more than a vibrationAtoms and energy, playing a colour.Light from the sun bouncing around our atmosphere. Early man must’ve noticed this unique colour.He looked at the blue dome […]

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The Improbable Journey of Infinite Possibility

There was no brief, no invitation, no mission statement; you simply awoke and it had already begun. You find you are both trapped and empowered by the vehicle they have given you, as strong and lonely as a bathysphere, as apt and fragile as a seedling on the wind. It will protect you, define you, […]