I just heard some guy say that he was particularly annoyed that Amy Whitehouse failed to sort herself out "because she had so much help" - the record company paying for expensive rehab, her loving family, her management dot dot dot

This immediately reminded me of a diatribe I wrote in 2003, The Artist's Diatribe, which addresses exactly that issue - but from the viewpoint of The Artist. Well worth reading and if you happen to be an artist, to take note, learn the lesson and don't go down the same rabbithole Amy and Alex went ...

The three original EmoTrance books, Vol. 1: Oceans Of Energy, Vol: 2 Living Energy and Vol. 3: Energy Magic are going out of print from June 1st, 2011. The trilogy documents the development of EmoTrance from its beginnings in 1993 to its first formulation as EmoTrance in 2001 and the many different research directions of EmoTrance until 2005. They represent a complete record of the journey of discovery at the time.

I am extremely pleased to be able to announce that the brand new "EmoTrance: Emotions, Energy, Information & Love" is now available - this is a complete re-write of the theory and practice of EmoTrance with the wisdom of a decade's worth of hindsight.

When we first discovered EmoTrance, we were so pleased with it - a direct method to use when "terrible emotions strike in real life," there and then, in the field. What a relief!

But there was so much we didn't know back then.

I was really surprised when Alex informed me that this month was DragonRising's 15th birthday.

Look at that ... I own a publishing house ...

You think no evil, live your life as you do, try to make the world a better place and then one day you wake up and you're the owner of a publishing house ...

How did that happen?!

Announcing the conclusion of the Herbal Simples project which began in June 2010 and concluded in March 2011 - a wonderful example of when you enjoy something you do, it's not work!

From when I was three years old, I always thought (and felt) that there was more to books than meets the eye. That they were magical, and that there was something mysterious about them. But it wasn't until I came to make my first consciously "magic book" that I understood properly what it is, and how it works.

I was really excited by this understanding of "books as magical objects" and decided to share this in a free teleclass with the VIP members - and you can listen in today ...

In conjunction with http://MindMillion.com now having been successfully converted to a brand new and sparkling golden SpaceNode, I am delighted to announce that the world famous "Mind Over Money" prosperity course is back!

And you can sign up free of charge right now 

I seem to be coming out of various closets recently, stating my opinion, and drawing the proverbial line in the sand on a far more regular basis. I do think that has something to do with having nearly died and this must have re-arranged my point of view and my priorities.

Here's the latest example. I actually came out with it and said:

• Any psychology that does not acknowledge the tremendous human capacity AND NEED for the spiritual, or ignores or denigrates the very real spiritual experiences of literally billions of human beings over a million years or more, is no "science of the human mind" at all.

Reality of Spiritual Psychology, Dr S Hartmann 2010

I've been writing for a while about the energizing effect of real visions - it is a side effect of working with visions that is both surprising and truly delightful. 

Today was a lovely example of that in action on my latest SpaceNode, http://1-art.eu and here is how it works.

A mother son combo is a volatile thing ...

When it's good, it's good. And then there are the many occasions where the two might fight like a couple of hungry racoons in a dumpster, as the saying goes ...

Still, when two intelligent human beings get together and follow their respective visions, good things can come of it ...

I'd like to officially welcome http://1-poem.com - to my network of websites - poems and poetry the StarFields way.

As you know, a lot of what I do has to with getting the energy back in sync with the conscious mind, getting the two operating systems of the human hardware to co-operate and in so doing, allow us to process information in a different way, learn new things and also invent new things along the way.

Poetry and writing poems is one of the ways in which this magical re-unification can be established, and practiced. It helps, of course, if ...

Ever wondered, "What is art?" Ever wondered how "the establishment" defines what is art and what isn't art in the second decade of the twentyfirst century?

Well, when I woke up this morning, I asked myself those questions and did a web search to find out what the current definition of art might be. But I was in for a shock ...

After the recent health scare, I have been told by doctors and guardian spirits alike (and how often does it happen that they ever agree?! on anything?!) that I have to throttle back and take it a whole lot easier. But how do I keep the research going which is what I do believe I'm here for? The answer - instead of trying to please the whole world, its wife, and all the other relatives, I'll work with my mastermind group instead.

Very happy to welcome my new SpaceNode for fairy tales, story telling, news about fiction books and novels, fantasy fiction reviews and all things creative writing related -

http://fantasy-fiction.co.uk 

To celebrate its arrival ...

At the end of November, I became acutely ill and was taken to hospital. An operation was scheduled for December 31st, and today is December 21st, and it's true to say I'm not feeling at my best.

Here is a personal comment on my reactions to this, and an article entitled "In Sickness & In Health" which I wrote for an unpublished book for magical people.

I have collected the exercises from the Events Psychology study group in a document with some helpful tips and hints. Those who are interested in discovering more about Events Psychology and/or using the principles with their clients can use the exercises book to familiarise themselves with how EvP works, what it feels like, what it does.

Wir haben ein neues Web mit Information über EFT - EmoTrance - Energie Hypnose - Geschichten - Methoden & Tips - Nachrichten - Projekt Sanktorium - Trainings - Zauberwelt fuer unsere sehr geehrten deutschen Besucher. Wir hoffen in der näheren Zukunft mehr von Dr Hartmann's Kerntechniken zu übersetzen.

Hier finden Sie auch eine Höreprobe aus der Reise In Die Heimat - bezaubernde Energie Hypnose von Dr Silvia Hartmann. Bitte besuchen!

The idea for a member only site was first proposed in 2003.

In 2006, we got as far as building the basic structure. But it took until March 2009 to actually make it into a reality - the Premium Private Members Club, codename Pertineri.

Now, we're up and running ... and the fun and games can begin.

Happy times!

After a long wait, it has arrived - a rock collection of over 200 different rocks, crystals, minerals and some things I haven't even heard of!

That's going to be a whole lot of photographing rock :-)

Update: The mineral photo gallery is live now on WonderWorlds Mineral Gallery

Everybody, say hello to The StressFish! Stress is a VERY VERY BAD THING. It makes people stupid and sick. It shortens their time. It makes them incapable of deep or rational thought, or any form of decent problem solving. So we thought we'll do something about it and created http://StressFish.com - your one stop anti stress site. With quick stress tips from real people, nature cures, laughter, anti-stress techniques, and the stress blog, this is going to be a site that will help lots of people in time.

You can also follow the StressFish's exploits on Twitter. Join in and send your stress tips, let's make this world a saner place!