John Redden RH

A Collection of Reflective Essays, Articles & Hildegard

All articles are categorized from the most recently written to the oldest.

How Do You Know That?

What all herbal medical traditions have in common is some kind of inherent world- view. In order to understand the view, we need to see not just static images but a motion picture. The intrinsic qualities of the paradigm are revealed when we observe the pattern of the changes as

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How Do You Explain Yourself?

We live in a country that prides itself for its multi-cultural population. One of the first differences noted by Canadians on observing Americans is that one is pressured to relinquish all ties to one’s cultural heritage and “become” an American. Unless you are running a restaurant that serves ethnic foods,

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Findhorn Lessons

Have you ever watched a flock of birds flying overhead suddenly change direction and all the birds instantly move in unison? They do not move in succession but all at once without bumping into each other. How do they know to turn so precisely? Once they land and move about,

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Evidently, My Dear Doctor

We are hearing a lot about evidence-based medicine as the new standard for clinical practice and information reporting. In the field of orthodox medicine, which is using pharmaceutical products, this has shown, in some cases, the shortcomings of the drugs. By collecting large amounts of data, the adverse events become

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Ecology of Economics

This winter has been noted as the warmest winter since record keeping began at Environment Canada and all its previous incarnations. There is an old joke saying that everyone complains about the weather but no one does anything about it. Now we can talk about greenhouse gases, deforestation, melting polar

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