This blog sets out some thoughts on various topics:
- Spirituality, notably Buddhism and Taoism
- Psychology, notably Jung and Dabrowski
- Neuroscience, notably cerebral palsy and consciousness.
I am by no means an expert on any of these topics, and at best can be described as an enthusiastic amateur. So nobody should rely on what I say, and should take professional advice where appropriate.
My motivations are as follows:
- Writing helps me to clarify my thinking, and if nothing else the practice of writing should in time lead to improvements in its quality.
- I hope others may benefit.
- Writing about somewhat adjacent topics, and expressly looking for connections between them, may in time lead to some original thinking.
In writing about the topics above, I will almost certainly refer to some of my favourite authors from time to time as well:
- In fantasy and science fiction: Tolkien, Donaldson and Le Guin.
- In poetry, Eliot: particularly the Four Quartets.