by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here My understanding of what lies beneath the surface of the modern world has vastly increased since I first read the book by Richard Hunt that I described in my last article [1] - and this learning accelerated dramatically six years ago. So it was inevitable that in … Continue reading How England was “colonised”
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here An important focus of my work in recent years has been showing how authority, exploitation, empire and industry are all merely aspects of one overall process. Looking back, I should acknowledge that a significant chunk of that understanding came from the late Richard Hunt (1933-2012). In the … Continue reading Centuries of theft: the starvation of the periphery by the core
A book review by Paul Cudenec, who reads it here In July, I mentioned in passing that the legendary counter-cultural artist Robert Crumb, now nearly 83 years old, had spoken out about possible industrial manipulation behind the Covid debacle. [1] Further investigation led me to get hold of his new cartoon book (the first in … Continue reading Paranoia or perceptivity?
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Have you ever dreamed that your work colleagues had turned into literal zombies, or that you had returned to an old job only to be some kind of ghost who was never paid at the end of the month, or that you were being carried out of … Continue reading Dreaming of danger
by Paul Cudenec, who reads it here Something stirs within the seedWhich knows the time has comeTo start to grow into the plantWhose image sleeps ingrained Something stirs within the seedWhich dreams of possibilityWith definite shape and qualityBut which may yet be denied- by the absence of nourishing soil- by climates unconducive- by the appetites … Continue reading The seed
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here "Druidic thinking is neither collectivist nor individualist, it is both at the same time", [1] writes Jean Markale in the book that I have been exploring in this series of essays. While I have found much in ancient Celtic spirituality that resonates with my own outlook, here … Continue reading Life: a sacred and heroic mission
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here For a long time now I have been insisting that, if we are to escape falling into the dehumanised and totalitarian hell lined up for us by the global slave-masters, we are going to have to embrace a completely different way of thinking. In The Anarchist Revelation … Continue reading Another way of being
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here The spirituality of the ancient Celts, like that of most pre-modern peoples, was deeply rooted in human belonging to nature. Jean Markale, in his very interesting 1985 book on druidism, explains that this was reflected in the fact that "before being conquered by the Romans or assimilated … Continue reading Through nature we can touch the divine
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Religious (and indeed political) belief systems can be deceptive - behind the mask of one tradition we often find elements that have been absorbed from quite different sources. This is the case with the Celtic civilization that I recently suggested could provide us with spiritual inspiration for … Continue reading Spiritual roots entwined
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here We live in a society that generally lacks a spiritual dimension - everything revolves around money, possessions and power, with so-called "religions" often nothing more than systems of rules imposed on us by self-appointed authorities. While we cannot go back to a time when that was not … Continue reading For a future inspired by the past
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