spontaneous evolution

Imagine you are a single cell among millions that comprise a growing caterpillar.  The structure around you has been operating like  a well-oiled machine and the larva world has been creeping along predictably.  Then one day, the machine begins to shudder and shake.  The system begins to fail.  Cells begin to commit suicide.  There is a sense of darkness and impending doom.

From within the dying population, a new breed of cells begins to emerge, called imaginal cells. Clustering in community, they devise a plan to create something entirely new from the wreckage.  Out if the decay arises a great flying machine - a butterfly - that enables the survivor cells to escape from the ashes and experience a beautiful world, far beyond imagination.  Here is the amazing thing: the caterpillar and the butterfly have the exact same DNA.  They are the same organism but are receiving and responding to a different organising signal.

Bruce Lipton and Steve Bhaerman, Spontaneous Evolution

mendips

We are lucky enough to live a thirty five minute drive through gorgeous Somerset countryside from Bristol airport.    Being able to avoid large urban conurbations is a major contribution to my happiness..

earth a conscious living creature

'We’ve all seen images of extreme weather from space. But none of those could prepare us for this video released by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. Using real data, this simulation’s volume-rendered clouds depict seven days in 2005 when a category-4 typhoon developed off the coast of China.
According to the website, the goal of videos like this is to present a clearer picture of our planet and our place within it.
We’ve all heard of the concept of mother earth, or the “gaia hypothesis” and how the planet isn’t just made of dead matter, but is actually a conscious, living being. Here’s a little snippet from another article we published on our website:
“Contrary to the common belief that the Earth is simply a dense planet whose only function is a resource for its inhabitants, our planet is in fact a breathing, living organism. When we think of the Earth holistically, as one living entity of its own, instead of the sum of its parts, it takes on a new meaning. Our planet functions as a single organism that maintains conditions necessary for its survival.” '
http://themindunleashed.org/2014/10/earth-looks-like-living-creature-amazing-nasa-video.html

at david wolfe longevity event

I coped with the rigours of London...

And there was a lovely party at the Wild Food Cafe afterwards.

château d'arques

Yet another picturesque Cathar Castle, with beautiful nearby lake.

château de montségur

One of the last strongholds of the Cathars or Albigensians.

view from Montsegur

gorge de calamus

Breathtaking beauty driving through the gorge.