15 August 2025

What is Enlightenment?

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Drawing on a Bodhi Tree Leaf (18th century) When I first embraced Buddhism I, like many Westerners, read a bunch of books which were mostly ...
20 June 2025

Gluten Free Restaurants and Cafes in Sydney

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I've been tracking gluten free restaurants in Sydney for years and the list on my phone is now so long I thought I may as well publish i...
28 March 2025

My Christian Larp

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A sculpture outside St James' King Street, Sydney In 2024 I developed an interest in Christianity (which I wrote about here ). I read th...
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17 February 2025

The Logos According to the Gospels

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A page from a medieval Bible:  Johnbod Until not long ago I thought I knew Christianity and had thoughtfully rejected it, then my podcast ad...
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14 October 2024

Ancient Roman Christians

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Christian beliefs and practices in the 2nd and 3rd centuries Icon of Mary, Rome (6th century or earlier) Image source:  Asia Given that I ha...
16 August 2024

Protestant Christianity Versus Christianity

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Destruction of "Idols" by Protestants (1524) I have found myself in an awkward spiritual spot. Years ago I thoughtfully rejected C...
07 April 2024

Northern European Food Curse – Salicylate Sensitivity

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"Kitchen Scene" by van Rijck (17th century) There is a well-known trope about British people having the runs after a night eating ...
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15 September 2023

The Hyperboreans and Their Connection with Apollo

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Apple Tree in Blossom by Larsson (before 1919) In the 5th century BCE Herodotus wrote of the Hyperboreans, a word which literally means “ov...
06 July 2023

Demons in Buddhism

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Demon Priest by Tawanabe Kyosai (1864) I have been a little obsessed with demons for a while now, mostly in terms of wanting to understand t...