People's mobile phones at the festival a newsworthy headline piece? Like what?!

For my money, it's not the beginning and it's not the end. It's that silent bit in the middle where you're focussed, you're in the moment and you're getting your aim in, before you move onto the next step of your working. It's one absolutely tiny moment in a much greater complex of actions.

the way manifestation is portrayed and understood does mean that it can easily mascarade as witchcraft. But it lacks the depth, the knowledge, the acknowledgement of things beyond our ken that must be handled with care and compassion and attention. Manifestation is absolutely part of it. But

I feel you on so many levels. I gave a talk on witchcraft as an entry level thing for people who want in but don't know where to start because the deluge of information is horrendous. The single most common question was isn't this just manifesting on steroids? And it's complicated to answer because

But what else would be different do you think? I think that mental situations would be better understood, as part of every day life.