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    Author: Richard Irwin

    Director of SMN since 2015 with responsibility for rebuilding the Network's on-line presense. I have a passion for reconciling science with spirituality (see http://danceineternity.com), who also composes and arranges music (see http://hymnswithoutwords.com).

    Less is Better – A Powerful way of Being Intelligent

    We sometimes hear the phrase “less is more”, and we probably know what it means. In fact, less is not more. More is more! However,…

    Richard Irwin 2 February 2015

    Spiritualise: revitalising spirituality to address 21st century challenges

    Our global culture seems to be ever seeking new lows. The mass media prefers gossip over news, status updates are replacing intellectual debates and our…

    Richard Irwin 21 January 2015

    Network Review Spring 2010

      Editorial: A People’s Revolution – a personal message from the chair – John Clarke Articles Seeking a New Paradigm of Matter, Mind and Spirit – Bernard Carr…

    Richard Irwin 2 March 2010

    Network Review Winter 2009

    Issue No: 101 Editorial: Time to Raise our Game – A personal view from the Chair – John Clarke Articles The Divided Brain and the Making of the…

    Richard Irwin 2 December 2009

    Network Review Spring 2009

    Issue No: 99 Articles Sitting on Both Sides of the Fence (and above it too)– Marilyn Monk The Master and his Emissary– Iain McGilchrist Darwin’s Ghost…

    Richard Irwin 2 February 2009

    Network Review Winter 2008

    Issue No: 98 Editorial: Some More Thoughts on Tighropes – A Personal View– Chris Lyons Articles The Moral Bankruptcies of our Civilisation– Ben Okri Restoring…

    Richard Irwin 2 December 2008

    Network Review Summer 2008

    Issue No: 97 Editorial: Third Thoughts on Tightrope Walking – Martin Redfern Articles The Metaphysics of Near-Death Experience – David Lawton The Blissful Brain: Neuroscience and the Proof of…

    Richard Irwin 2 June 2008

    Network Review Spring 2008

    Issue No: 96 You can download the pdf here.

    Richard Irwin 2 March 2008

    Network Review Winter 2007

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    Richard Irwin 2 December 2007

    Network Review Summer 2007

    Issue No: 94 You can download the pdf here.

    Richard Irwin 2 July 2007
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