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School had taught me: analyse! break down! The earth is one planet whirling in emptiness. Then they gave me a garden. The plant lives on one flat horizon. The sun makes his journey from rising to setting, drawing behind him a blessing bow. When someone showed me the world through a plant’s eyes, my heart swelled with longing to think for myself just one such a thought. -Tom Ravetz Forthcoming even...

The plummet that pulls heaven down tearing through reality’s smooth surface What throat could bear the voice to witness? What eye be wide enough to behold the bird aflame? -Tom Ravetz Forthcoming events Feeling the Divine Summer School on the Trinity Epistle with presentations, contemplative exercises and conversation. On 26 July, 9 and 23 August at 7pm BST The first session is Conscious of our hu...

Multitudes of voices in the worldwide wilderness, the marketplace of certainties – ‘Get your freedom here! This way, salvation!’ – while in the desert of uncertainty, the underworld within, seductive voices, alluring lights – which is Lucifer and which is He? which is Satan, which is me? Who am I to choose a way? to know the truth? to carry life? In the evening, I make my offering, not pigeons, la...

we parked askew and hurried up the steps leaning grasses brushing our shoes and then: I saw the riot of clover daisies orchids and bees in attendance sheer profusion forced my gaze wide humming life lifted my ribs – late or not I was alive -Tom Ravetz An appeal to all our readers As seems to happen with many Substacks, we have reached a plateau of around 250 readers. We are overjoyed that the poem...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflections might reach a wider circle. This led me to Substack, and the podcast option. Before I had eve...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit perspectivesmagazine.substack.com I started this Substack in November 2024, growing out of a contemplation series we had already been sending to around 300 people on the Forest Row mailing list. A conversation with a young friend – who told me she and her friends no longer read much, preferring audio – made me wonder how these reflectio...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

I started this Substack in November 2024. For some years we had been sending contemplations on the weekly gospel readings to the Forest Row mailing list of about 300 people. I began to wonder whether these reflections might serve a wider circle, especially after a conversation with a young friend who told me that she and her friends no longer read much at all, preferring podcasts and audio instead...

Contemplations on the weekly gospel readings in The Christian Community in poetic form. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit perspectivesmagazine.substack.com/subscribe

Contemplations on the weekly gospel readings in The Christian Community in poetic form. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit perspectivesmagazine.substack.com/subscribe