Walking Meditation 6: The Prayer of Evocation

Like many others, Nick Corble was confused. Unsure of where his country was going, he decided to get engaged rather than enraged. Using only public footpaths, Diagonal Walking traces a walk along a unique line cut at 45 degrees through the very centre of the county. Starting just north of Liverpool and ending on the south coast of Kent, Nick passed through affluence and austerity. Writing with disarming honesty, he chronicles what he discovered, not only about his fellow countrymen, but also about the state of the nation itself as it faced its greatest challenge for generations.

The right place, walked at the right time, can heal, energise, restore and inspire. Instead of ambling the same old track, find a route to match and mend your mood … and prepare to be astonished.'

Nine news reporter Laura Turner accompanies a group of young Australians from troubled backgrounds as they set out to walk the Kokoda Trail. Despite the mud and heat, it will be a cleansing experience as they walk in the footsteps of the Diggers who fought here during WWII. For Laura, it is a very personal journey, her grandfather was in the Australian Army and had his baptism of fire along the very same track where Laura will now walk.

This book contains theological writings from the Philokalia.
The Philokalia exists in three versions: the Greek, compiled in the eighteenth century, the Slavonic, and the Russian. The Russian text, translated by Bishop Theophan the Recluse in the nineteenth century, and consisting of five volumes (with which a sixth is sometimes associated), is the most complete of all three versions, and has been used in translating the present selection into English.