Ravings from the Lucid Fringe

Reflections from earlier in the year, as autumn approached, and the curated sounds of the city mingled in my mind with the wilder sounds of the bush. Memories and new steps. Original article on the Substack. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Luci...

A final seasonal installment, as we delve into the deep dark. You can trace the themes of other solstices and equinoxes in earlier episodes. And don’t forget if you like this, you can gooi me the cost of a cuppa at my Ko-Fi page . Original article on the Substack, of course. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming...

Here’s the final installment of this, my longest series so far, documenting my travels from Spain to Ireland, across ‘Atlantica’, the five countries of western Europe that are collectively a little larger than South Africa, my home. To run the whole thing from the beginning, go to: Episode 50: Summer Hailstorms & Swallows Then Episode 51: Mudejar Magic & Flamenco Episode 53: Portugalicia Pilgrims...

An omnibus gathering of two pieces sharing the Irish, August leg of my travels last northern summer, taking me from the west coast of Kerry, to counties Tipperary, Cork, Limerick and Clare, as well as the Aran islands and finally a brief taste of Galway town. The articles are all at the Substack , or previous audio versions are on the podcast. Enjoy! Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-suppo...

Another opportunity to explore on the podcast the series of trajectories we humans have available to us, as we journey through as embodied spirits. You can find all the previous episodes here on the podcast, and the original articles here on the Substack . And Happy autumn equinox! (You can find my reflections from last year about this time, “Brown Trust”, elsewhere on this podcast too). Ravings f...

Audio version of two Substack articles from this series. An overview of my time in Norfolk, in its county town of Norwich (where I was born); with friends and family in the south of England; and finally ‘escaping’ for a while by landing on the other big island in the British archipelago, Ireland. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my w...

Continuing my philosophical-spiritual embodied look at the dimensions in which we should travel in life - along the third trajectory, this time going external, towards the boundary, which may allow us further than we think. The written versions of all these ‘ Life Dimensions’ meditations are on the Substack, the audio versions here on the podcast. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supporte...

Continuing the journey I spent this past July, through northern France and to ancient places in the south of the island across the way. Some of which involved family gatherings, but in between we managed to take in lots of things with fresh eyes. All previous episodes can be found on the podcast , or in written version on the Substack. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publicatio...

A series capturing in pithier form (hopefully) the thoughts I expressed in my travel series on Central Europe and Mexico . You can find the original words to these poems in the Thickly Mulched Words section of the website. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscribe

Another omnibus edition, dealing with my cultural journey with my daughter Zorya, this time from La Rioja in Spain, via the Basque lands, to Avignon in southern France and finally on to Paris in July. Containing “Basques and Clowns” and “Paris in July”, the two articles from my Substack page. Happy New Year! Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and...

A third axis for travelling on this journey of life: beginning deep inside. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscribe

Herewith the third omnibus audio edition of our adventures, this time with my daughter Zorya joining me in Portugal and northern Spain. The original articles can of course be read at the website , or subscribe to get them regularly sent to you! And the previous podcast articles are here (part 1) and here (part 2) . Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new pos...

Another episode looking at the dimensions of life, and in particular the ‘horizontal’ motion, forwards or backwards. What power lies at our backs in what we’ve left behind? Following on from Unwrapping the Present, released mid-year. All pieces are available in written form at the Ravings from the Lucid Fringe website, and in your e-mail if you’re so inclined. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a re...

Audio omnibus version of ‘Flamenco Improvising’ and ‘Mudejar Magic & Cigarettes’ which can be read on the Substack as usual. And part 2 of a multi-part audio series, about my adventures in western Europe in the summer of 2025. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ra...

Fifty episodes of the podcast! And this is the longest one yet, coming in at just over 50 minutes. An omnibus edition of the first two articles from my ‘expedition’ to Western Europe, beginning at the beginning, in Madrid and then on to southern Spain. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscri...

So, for episode 7x7 it feels appropriate to delve a little more into the mystery. These poems haven’t been published before, though some have been performed. Neither have they been recorded. They can be read in the Thickly Mulched Words section of the Substack. Titles are as follows: Wymondham “Bonnyrigg”, Cape Town, 2005 Returning is Archaeological Heidelberg at Decade’s End Prodigal Precipitatio...

Another equinox, another southern season. And it’s Michaelmas, on the day I release this. Following on from Brown Trust and Solstice Summer Swells, in the back catalogue. Spring musings and waftings. Blessings on your new cycle! And don’t forget, there are a host of these to look through in print form first, over at the Substack page. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe...

This is an omnibus version of two articles that appeared in the ‘Homes’ series on the Substack over the last couple of months. It’s good to be back in Muizies after my time away: hopefully you enjoy this trip down memory lane. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ra...

My latest piece on the dimensions of life, this time carrying on traversing the direction from behind to in front - via a pause right in the middle, here and now. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscrib...

Ja, ek weet, I’m not the only person writing about the iconic sacred gathering-festival-anarchic debauched party that is Afrikaburn. Nor is it the first time I’ve written about it. But I did participate in its creation for the first time in a decade so that means a little reflection on it is perhaps easier. Following on from many previous examples of ‘Homes’ and perhaps more to come! Ravings from...

Another set of journeys around our wonderful country, South Africa. Before I head off to more ‘civilised’ places. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscribe

Moving horizontal… the time plane that lies in front of us. A meditation on vision. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscribe

Fairly regularly, I am sharing audio versions of what I put on the Substack. Usually I don't announce this to the mailing list, but from time to time I do, and having realized recently how many people secretly like a bit of poetry now and then, this feels like a good one to mention. [I've noticed recently that it's possible to reduce the Substack emails you get, if you'd rather check things out vi...

Concluding the ‘vertical’ directions, following on from my episodes on body and mind (34 & 37). A deep meditation on the heart. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Ravings from the Lucid Fringe at lucidfringe.substack.com/subscribe

This is the final instalment in a series on masculine archetypes. If you want to hear the previous ones, they are in episodes 22, 24, 28, 30, 33, and 35. (Covering the Wild Man, the Fool/Trickster, the Lover, the Warrior, the King and the Magician). And all available in their original text form on the Substack. Ravings from the Lucid Fringe is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts a...