by Anne Skyvington | Aug 22, 2023 | Writing Spirit
The Golden Ratio Many buildings and artworks reflect the Golden Ratio: the Parthenon in Greece, and many other classical buildings in Europe. But it is not really known if it was designed that way. Some artists and architects believe the Golden Ratio makes the most...
by Anne Skyvington | Aug 20, 2023 | Writing Spirit
Several years ago, a young Englishwoman donned a backpack, set out for Australia and rented premises in Bondi; she’d brought the New Kadampa Tradition to Sydney from the United Kingdom. The beautiful Manjushri Temple is in the Conishead Priory near the Lakes...
by Anne Skyvington | Jan 9, 2023 | Psychology, Writing Topics
Extreme Fear in the Time of Covid The only thing we have to fear is fear itself! The above quotation from an American Second World War time president has become part of history: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. When someone sneezes in America, the whole...
by Anne Skyvington | Jan 8, 2023 | Publishing, Writing Topics
Most people who write a book will never get it published; half the writers who are published won’t see a second book in print; and most books published are never reprinted. What’s more, half the titles in any given bookshop won’t sell a single copy there, and most...
by Anne Skyvington | Jan 7, 2023 | Writing Topics
This is a pertinent story for northern hemisphere dwellers who are coming into winter soon. It’s from a Down Under dweller with a good-luck story and precious advice about creating immunity from Covid. I live in Australia, and our winter in 2021 was a nightmare for...
by Anne Skyvington | Jan 7, 2023 | Writing Topics
Okay, I’m curious like a lot of writers on the planet. It was only a little thing, but I’m ashamed to admit that there was a teeny bit of the hypnotic/starstruck/ignoramus thingy involved. I clicked on an email to do with, what’s his name (?) — Elon Musk! Who the...
