Last year a colony of Welsh wild black bees honoured my upland home by moving into a natural hive high up in an old oak tree. They survived the winter and multiplied, a talisman of protection and of life.

Easter is a bittersweet time for many people, whether they think, or care, about its significance.

The photograph yesterday of a black hole in a far distant galaxy was headline news all over the world, eclipsing even Brexit in its importance.

As the European power struggle which is Brexit staggers on, life goes on, and sometimes what seems, by comparison, trivial has hidden importance and bears consideration. Little is more important than time.

Wednesday will be a special day as the planet celebrates her total balance in light with the advent of the Vernal Equinox, and at a time of ambiguity and confusion in our world, when everything seems out of balance. Unusually and specially, it coincides with a Supermoon, which will empower the light of Gaia and reinforce her part in the Plan of God.

A multiplicity of scholarly evidence emerges continually to generate, confirm or refute certain theories and beliefs. While some of them are presented as impartial and unbiased, many are produced or interpreted to prove a point subjectively, and with a degree of exaggeration for greater impact. This is both unfortunate and unhelpful, for embellishing the truth is counter-productive.

February’s full moon on Tuesday is the second and largest supermoon of 2019, and it is known as the Snow Moon, not just because of the time of year but also because these is an element of purity associated particularly with this full moon. You may care to look out for white messengers on this day.

Much has been written about the abuse of children by priests in the Catholic Church, but it is only very recently that there has been major public reference to the many instances of rape and sexual assault of nuns and religious lay women by priests and bishops.

Politics is about achieving and then using power wisely and to best effect to help society and the people. Distortion of this principle brings instability and even civil unrest particularly if it follows a long tradition of relative political integrity.

Seasons are cycles, and like cycles they apply constantly in all situations.