Hearth and Heart Magazine

Category: Reflections

  • Robes in the rear-view mirror

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    Philip Anderson
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    I seem to be drifting into more philosophical waters lately. Perhaps it’s age, or the intellectual weather, or simply the fact that my metaphysical itches have become louder than my appetite for robes and ritual. Whatever the cause, I find myself looking back at my years in neo‑Druidry with a mixture of fondness, gratitude, and…

  • The Speculative Intersection of Christianity and My Metaphysics

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    Philip Anderson
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    This essay continues the thread begun in The Logos Weave and The Three‑Level Universe — but it’s more personal, less architectural. It’s written from the middle ground I now inhabit: sympathetic but unorthodox, shaped by years of devotion, disillusionment, and slow reconciliation with mystery. I grew up within Christianity’s orbit — its language, its rhythms, its moral gravity. There…

  • Sacred Kindred

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    Philip Anderson
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    A Way of Belonging to Land, Lineage, and Living Mystery 1. Oneness of Being We honour a sacred wholeness that animates and interweaves all life.This mystery is both intimate and immense—rooted in the soil beneath our feet, yet vast beyond imagining. It is a living presence, unbound by form, encountered in every breath, every moment,…

  • Motivations

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    Philip Anderson
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    We eat because we’re hungry. We shop because we need a new pair of shoes. We work because we need money so we can eat and shop. We meet with mates because we share interests and enjoy their company. We go on holiday for relaxation, to get a sun tan, and to see something new.…

  • A little walk

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    Philip Anderson
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    My last walk was barely three miles along the local canal with a friend. Most of my walks are little walks now. But in my twenties I used to belong to a walking club in my locality. And there I learned a general principle. Where special clubs exist, there are typically three types of participant:…

  • Hearth and Heart: Old Ways, Modern Reflections

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    Philip Anderson
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    And so it begins.. I started young, scribbling in a teenage journal and discovering that writing was the one thing I could do endlessly without getting bored. Since then I’ve drafted several novels, self‑published one, and scattered thoughts across social media like breadcrumbs for anyone curious enough to follow. I don’t write about everything. That’s…