Nigel Joslin

A Place Elsewhere Nigel Joslin

I would like to take you on a journey. It's an exciting one, without doubt the most thrilling of all voyages. In an adventure of learning through marvelling at what life shows us, we'll encounter hidden depths whilst hiking in my own locale, the `great outdoors' of Dumfries and Galloway. But we will also reach beyond, way beyond, out into the incredible vastness of the cosmos and deep into the depths of beauty held by our earth. This is not just a journey through the solid terrain of the physical, though. It's an expedition into the inner world of our thoughts, perceptions and feelings. We shall probe the nature of reality and reflect upon the struggles of humanity to comprehend it. We shall also contemplate the nature of the soul, scratch our heads in bewilderment over the mysterious flow of time, and explore the meaning of life. And there is more. I will share some strange personal experiences with you, ones that have transformed my ideas about the reality of life. These adventures have taken me into another life that lies beyond the experience of living through a human body. We shall visit a place elsewhere, the territory outside of the world of matter, filling silence and empty spaces and endowing the physical with beauty. It's a place we'll love, because it is the home of love itself. There is no fuller path to walk. It takes us into great beauty. And we'll also have some light-hearted moments, laughs on the way. Come with me and feel the awe.