Integral to the livelihood and well-being of EnlightenNext UK is our trading arm The Window, an events venue service. This business supports EnlightenNext, which is a UK charity and enables us to provide our events at low cost. My partner Kyrsten Perry and her staff run The Window with great professionalism and creative entrepreneurship. As [...]
Order Out of Chaos
May 10th, 2010 by Chris Parish· No Comments · Uncategorized
‘Order Out of Chaos: Possibilities for Transformation’, the title of the 33rd annual Mystics and Scientists conference proved apt in unexpected ways right from the start. I was at this conference, organized by the Scientific and Medical Network (SMN) and held at the University of Winchester in Southern England. But chaos intervened in [...]
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A beautiful day in England
January 4th, 2010 by Chris Parish· No Comments · Uncategorized
I’m writing on one of those days in England which is almost impossibly crystal clear blue, when perfection seems to permeate the very atmosphere. The day being so bright, I just had to get outdoors for a short while and found myself walking through an ancient cemetery not far from where I live and work [...]
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A Realistic Need for Idealism
January 1st, 2010 by Chris Parish· 2 Comments · Uncategorized
I often find myself baulking when someone tells me, “be realistic”, especially at this time of the year when taking stock of what’s been accomplished—or not—in the past twelve months and looking forward to the potentials of the coming year. What are people really trying to say when they admonish us to be more realistic?
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Evolution, History, Culture and Me
November 27th, 2009 by Chris Parish· 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Some thoughts and reflections on human development focusing on England/Britain particularly (since I happen to be English) and seen through an evolutionary lens.
Below is an audio clip from a public debate on the subject, ‘Cynicism: the British Disease?’ where I was one of the speakers. I unfurled the Union Jack flag during the short introduction, [...]
