Spirituality
Paul’s experiences and thoughts on spirituality, particularly Christianity, Islam, theosophy, Spiritism, reincarnation and travel.
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Meeting the beautiful saints of Montreal
The Oratory of St Joseph, St Kateri Tekakwitha, Marguerite Bourgeoys and Marguerite d’Youville — a day…
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Uniting nations?
The UN meditation room in New York, Dag Hammarskjöld’s vision, Bo Beskow’s painting and the question…
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Mexico’s island of women
Isla Mujeres — the temple of Ixchel, the divine feminine, and the particular magic of a…
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Meeting the Virgin of Guadalupe
The tilma of Juan Diego, the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City…
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Searching for John the Baptist in Egypt
Wadi Natrun — the monastery of St Macarius and the relic of John the Baptist —…
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Serapis Bey and the Temple of Luxor
The Temple of Luxor, the Chapel of Serapis and the ascended master Serapis Bey — a…
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Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis at Philae — the goddess, the energy, and the spiritual significance of…
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St George
The chains of St George in Old Cairo — the extraordinary energy of the relic and…
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I am in Cairo!
First impressions of Cairo — the heat, the energy, the chaos and the wonder of arriving…
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Mary Magdalene in the south of France
La Sainte-Baume — the cave where Mary Magdalene spent her last years, the forest, the relic,…