The Qabala Runes is an important study of how the ancient Hebrew Qabalistic system, which had influenced Judaim, Christianity and Islam, can in fact be taken even further back in time to link with... More > the Norse, Germanic and Anglo-Saxon runic teachings, which by tradition were discovered by Odin. This work enables students and seekers of wisdom to have a valuable tool for spiritual transformation in the palm of their hands. It will be of value to all Qabalists and Runologists and all who seek to understand the human condition. Philosophers of religion and also philosophers of language will all find something in this work that sets them thinking anew about some very old problems. It also includes much information on the Druid understandings of language and sound and magic, as well as Ancient Egyptian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Anglo-Saxon and Aramaic.< Less
This pioneering and unique work is an attempt to define a new field of international diplomacy, called "Peace policy". It seeks to apply the ideas behind this new field of practical... More > diplomacy to the test case of the civil war raging inside Syria, one of the most ancient countries on the planet. The book gives practical as well as theoretical suggestions as to how we can end the stalemate inside Syria and advocates some practical steps that can be taken immediately.< Less
This is the 5th volume of the collected poetry of Thomas Clough Daffern, a corpus of work that has been underway since 1968. This volume covers the poems written and published between 2010 and 2012.... More > The poems have been written in various countries worldwide, including Slovenia, Italy, the Vatican, Austria, Israel, Scotland, Wales and England. Intensely person, the poems are also universsal commentaries on the human condition and strike a metaphysical note similar to the 17th century tradition of metaphysical poetry. Fiercely affirmative of life, they nevertheless are not afraid to confront the paradoxes, uncertainties an ambiguities of being alive at the dawn of the 3rd millenium,< Less
The aim of this Mt Haemus research is to examine Druid histpry in the light of developments in 20th century transpersonal psychology, including Jung, Maslow, Wilber and Grof and to assess their... More > potential for contributing to the development of transpersonal history, which in turn can be used to re-examine Druid history. The paper builds on from the author’s doctoral thesis, which argued for the need for a new genre of historiography (like feminist history, or economic history) namely transpersonal history, arguing that we need an objective, scientific way of doing historical research, that can take cognizance of the subjective and spiritual dimensions of people’s lives, and the immense implications such inner experiences can have for outer events and circumstances.< Less
This 11th issue of The Muses Love Journal is full of fascinating research, news, scientific discoveries, spiritual and philosophical thinking, artistic and inspirational ideas, culled from the... More > "good news" circulating around planet earth since the last edition of the Muses Love Journal. It remains the only academic journal in the world dedicated to research into all aspects of the nature of love, compassion, altruism, karuna, agape, eros, philia - with the purpose of generating world peace and personal and collective enlightenment. Dedicated to the 9 Muses of Classical Philosophy, who guard the work of all true scholars and savants, whether in Athens, Alexandria, Rome, Paris, London, New York, Jerusalem, Medina, Shiraz, Delhi or Edinburgh... The journal is pledged to helping lay the foundations of a planetary enlightenment on planet earth in which peace, love and wisdom replace war and violence as our main human concerns. It is edited from a Castle in the Highlands of Scotland but is truly global in scope.< Less
This crucial work documents the history of the peace education community in its attempts to generate the institutions of learning which can advance scholarship and understanding for peace, in a world... More > riven with violence and terror. Mainly narrating developments from 1945-2001, the appendices give a glimpse of early decades of peace education work, dating back to the 1820's, with the founding of the University of London, where much of the work was first researched.< Less
This book is the first yet published to examine in detail the teachings on enlightenment in the world's great spiritual and philosophical traditions. It is based on over 30 years of teaching and... More > research experience on the part of the author, an expert in comparative global philosophy and peace research. It is intended to help lay the foundations for a global pluralistic civilisation at peace with itself in which each person alive can develop their own spiritual awareness in a world free from dogmatic imposition.< Less
THE 4TH VOLUME OF THE COLLECTED POETIC WORKS OF THOMAS DAFFERN COVERS HIS OUTPUT BETWEEN 2008 AND 2010 AND INCLUDES POEMS WRITTEN IN GREECE, ISRAEL, PALESTINE, SLOVENIA, FRANCE, IRELAND, BRITAIN AND... More > ELSEWHERE.< Less
This volume documents a crucial period of the author’s life in London and the UK, working on a peace studies project at the University of London and its follow through phase, during the first... More > Gulf War. Having been elected as coordinator of International Philosophers for Peace in Moscow in 1990, it was with a growing sense of unease and dismay that he witnessed the breakdown of international relations both in the Middle East and the Balkans region. The International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy was launched during this time to try to marshal the world's leading minds in the cause of conflict resolution and peace-making, and inter-philosophical dialogue, at a critical time in our planetary history. This work documents in full the story of these developments.< Less
Dr. Thomas Clough Daffern is a philosopher, historian, poet, author, lecturer, musician, thinker, educator, consultant, philologist, bibliophile, Druid-Christian, and peace studies specialist. His academic background includes degrees in European and world history (with political philosophy) and a long period of intense personal study in philosophy, religion and the history of ideas – together with over 30 years teaching experience in the same fields. He has also trained and practised in conflict management within communities and schools, specialising in multifaith and multicultural mediation. He was awarded his PhD from the University of London for a thesis which explores the history of the search for peace from 1945-2001 and which proposes a new field of historiography, Transpersonal History, as the best way to establish a rigorous discourse on peace among rival and contending spiritual and intellectual traditions, currently battling for hegemony on the planet.
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