Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane II at The Polymath

Claude Monet – The Weeping Willow, 1918 – 1919

Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane II, my new post at The Polymath
is a continuation of Field Notes – The Architecture Of The Lane.

Other walks through old rural lanes and modern pavements. Shades of green. Picking wild blackberries. An impromptu conversation. Being under a wonderful weeping willow. Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane can be read on The Polymath site:
https://www.thepolymathisme.com/2026/08/field-notes-architecture-of-lane-ii.html

Three Simple Practical Steps to Relieve Stress at The Listening Room HQ

Sophie Sweeter – Chamomile Tea

Three Simple Practical Steps to Relieve Stress my new post at The Listening Room HQ – my men’s practice – speaks of three simple practical steps to relieve stress: recognising your state, giving your body signals of safety, and releasing physical tension through simple techniques. The post approaches three points: 1. Notice what state you are actually in; Give your body a signal of safety; Release some of the physical tension and can be read at The Listening Room HQ site.

The Aquarius Full Moon: Maps, Readings, and the Architecture of the Next Thirty Years

Aquarius Full Moon

The Aquarius Full Moon: Maps, Readings, and the Architecture of the Next Thirty Years is my latest post at The Polymath .

On 29 July, the Full Moon arrives at 6° Aquarius in precise conjunction with Pluto retrograde, marking a rare structural alignment that invites us to examine the foundations on which we are building our lives.

The essay explores this collective moment through astrology, Human Design and personal reflection, while also introducing the Maps & Readings and individual Sessions available through both The Polymath and its sister site, The Listening Room HQ, my men’s practice.

You can read The Aquarius Full Moon: Maps, Readings, and the Architecture of the Next Thirty Years now at The Polymath.

Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane at The Polymath

Olga Dashkevich – Old Apple Tree, 2023

Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane my new post on The Polymath talks of a late afternoon walk I took through old lanes and modern pavements reveals layers of architecture, class and memory. Abandoned houses, workers’ housing, porcelain swallows, hidden exhibitions and a clearing carpeted with fallen apples beneath a waxing Moon. Field Notes – The Architecture of the Lane can be read here.

The Smiths, Seneca, and the Corrosion of the Soul

15th-century illuminated manuscript,  Seneca Epistulae morales ad Lucilium

The Smiths, Seneca, and the Corrosion of the Soul is my new essay is at The Listening Room HQ The Listening Room HQ – my men’s practice – site

In Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius) Seneca warned Lucilius that busyness, ambition and external success can quietly erode the inner life.

The Smiths, Seneca, and the Corrosion of the Soul starts from a line in The Smiths’ Frankly, Mr. Shankly: “It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul”.

The post explores Seneca’s Letters to Lucilius, the modern cult of busyness, creativity, masculinity, and the hidden cost of lives lived in perpetual motion.

Through The Smiths, Seneca, Stoicism, Mal Evans, creativity, grief and modern life, this essay explores the hidden cost of endless activity asking if the things that pay our way may also corrode our souls.

What happens when productivity, success and endless projects begin to erode the very instrument through which we experience life: the soul?

Read The Smiths, Seneca, and the Corrosion of the Soul: https://www.thelisteningroomhq.com/2026/07/the-smiths-seneca-and-corrosion-of-soul.html

New Moon In Cancer, July 2026 – The Womb and the Sanctuary & One Year of The Listening Room HQ at The Polymath

Johfra Bosschart – Cancer, 1974/75

In New Moon In Cancer, July 2026 – The Womb and the Sanctuary & One Year of The Listening Room HQ – my men’s practice and The Polymath sister site – my new post on The Polymath the Cancer New Moon of July 2026 meets the first anniversary of The Listening Room HQ, exploring home, family, sanctuary, sovereignty, creativity, and the slow architecture of belonging. You can read it on The Polymath site:
https://www.thepolymathisme.com/2026/07/new-moon-in-cancer-july-2026-womb-and.html

One Year of The Listening Room HQ at The Listening Room HQ

Marc Chagall, The Birthday, 1915

One Year of The Listening Room HQ, my men’s practice, that offers sessions for men, and maps and reads for everyone.

One year after its birth, The Listening Room HQ first birthday post is a reflection on men, mental health, healing, accountability, creativity, nature and the many paths back to ourselves. It’s written from my personal experience and perspective. You can read it here: https://www.thelisteningroomhq.com/2026/07/one-year-of-listening-room-hq.html

To everyone who has read, listened, written, reflected, challenged, encouraged and walked alongside this project: thank you.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights repeats Summer 2026

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights is on repeats until mid September.

Amazing Songs & Other Delights is broadcasted on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com to (or on the app). Each same show repeats 1st and 2nd Monday of the month, then another 3rd and 4th Monday of the month, 3-4pm (London time).

Exceptionally, this year The Anniversary Edition is in Autumn.

All shows on mixcloud shows on mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/infoyeye/ |  Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud

The Difference Between Effective Action and Activity at The Listening Room HQ

The Difference Between Effective Action and Activity the new post on The Listening Room HThe Polymath sister site and my men’s practice – is a follow up of  The Difference Between Action and Contact. It talks of when life feels overwhelming, more activity isn’t always the answer. Learn why effective action, discernment and rest often create real change. It can be read on The Listening Room HQ site:
https://www.thelisteningroom.com/2026/07/the-difference-between-effective-action.html

Capricorn Full Moon, June 30 – The Things That Continue at The Polymath

Jill Bliss – Capricorn Full Moon #2

Capricorn Full Moon, June 30 – The Things That Continue is my new post at The Polymath site. Between the Gemini New Moon and the Capricorn Full Moon, what quietly continued? Reflections on tending what remains alive, creativity, the sea, conversation and the slow work of growing a meaningful life. You can read it at The Polymath site: https://www.thepolymathisme.com/2026/06/capricorn-full-moon-june-30-things-that.html