Author Profile: John Moat
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Quantum of Solace • John Moat
Issue 287 • November/December 2014 • The Future We Want and the One We Can't Afford > Ethical Living
In his last Occasional Didymus column, John Moat speaks up for a medical alternative
Green With Age • John Moat
Issue 286 • September/October 2014 • Politics of Peace > Ethical Living
A story of Nature's forgiveness
Serious Meditation • John Moat
Issue 285 • July/August 2014 • Energy of Nations > Undercurrents
Embrace the imagination
Slow Lane to Nonviolence • John Moat
Issue 282 • January/February 2014 • Benevolent Universe > Ethical Living
Reflections on a unique way to resolve conflict
A Clean Slate • John Moat
Issue 281 • November/December 2013 • Protecting the Countryside > Ethical Living
After forty year of aspiring to a perfect lawn, John Moat calls a truce with his nemesis
Occasional Didymus - Old Owls • John Moat
Issue 277 • March/April 2013 • The Quiet Revolution > Ethical Living > Occasional Didymus
The wisdom of wise old owls
The Occasional Didymus - Seeing the Joke • John Moat
Issue 274 • September/October 2012 • A Shared Agenda > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Taking a large, sharp pin to the bubble of self-importance
The Occasional Didymus - Sustainability - The Final Word • John Moat
Issue 273 • July/August 2012 • Emerging Networks > Green Living > The Occasional Didymus
Reflections on mortality
The Occasional Didymus - Gross Expectations • John Moat
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
It's easy to be fast-tracked to a life that has nothing to do with who you really are
The Occasional Didymus - Ton Up • John Moat
Issue 269 • November/December 2011 • Wellbeing > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Reflecting on three decades of Resurgence
The Occasional Didymus - The Game's the Thing • John Moat
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next? > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Holding out hope that sport is still a gentlemanly pursuit
The Occasional Didymus - The High Ground • John Moat
Issue 266 • May/June 2011 • Tagore - The Big Vision > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Novelist John Moat looks back fondly on his first summer with a non-motorised lawnmower
The Occasional Didymus - Jobseeker's Allowance • John Moat
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
There's so much more to 'livelihood' than employment
Profound Integration • John Moat
Issue 263 • November/December 2010 • Apostles of Beauty > Reviews
Review of Ted Hughes and Nature by Keith Sagar
The Occasional Didymus - Each to their Own • John Moat
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Who needs SatNav when you can simply ask someone the way?
Repair Project • John Moat
Issue 259 • March/April 2010 • Seeds of Change: The Future of Food > Undercurrents
A Gandhian approach to domestic violence that really works.
Nature Writers - Clattinger • John Moat
Issue 257 • November/December 2009 • Resilience & Climate Change > Regulars > Nature Writers
The intimate writing of Peter Please, whose meditations on an "ordinary" place extend our knowledge of the living world.
The Occasional Didymus - Dead or Alive • John Moat
Issue 256 • September/October 2009 • Exploring Consciousness > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The 'quantum' occassional Didymus.
The Occasional Didymus - Intensive Care • John Moat
Issue 255 • July/August 2009 • Sacred Planet > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Reflections on over population and heatlhcare.
Poetry - Coda 4 • John Moat
Issue 254 • May/June 2009 • Elegant Simplicity > Regulars > Poetry
In Memory of John Fairfax, former Poetry Editor of Resurgence.
Short Story - The Tree Man • John Moat
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place > Regulars > Short Story
A murmur like the sea came from the hillsides; it was the wind in the trees.
The Occasional Didymus - Killing Time • John Moat
Issue 252 • January/February 2009 • Nature Crunch: Redesign, Rethink, Reimagine > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Time doesn’t actually need saving.
Salamongundi • John Moat
Issue 251 • November/December 2008 • Feasting & Fasting: Connecting the Plate and the Planet > Feasting & Fasting
The joys of a traditional North Devon Christmas Festival.
Cultural Militant • John Moat
Issue 249 • July/August 2008 • Music for Transformation > Reviews
Review of Blackness and the Dreaming Soul, Cy Grant.
The Occasional Didymus - TIME FOR A YARN • John Moat
Issue 246 • January/February 2008 • Gandhi's Gift: The Power Of Nonviolence > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Time for a yarn: what sense we make with the words we say comes from what we are.
Article - CLAYMAN • John Moat
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative > Web Exclusives > Article
Andrew Wood sees himself as a “clayman” – which is a register of how, for more than thirty years, clay has been his medium and everything he has needed in order to exercise and find his way with his extraordinary skills as modeller, carver and painter.
The Occasional Didymus - Floored • John Moat
Issue 244 • September/October 2007 • The Green Imperative > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
If you were looking for wise counsel, would you contact a politician?
The Power of Metaphors • John Moat
Issue 243 • July/August 2007 • The Point of Return > Reviews
Review of At Five in the Afternoon directed by Samira Makhmalbaf and Stray Dogs directed by Marziyeh Meshkini. Two Iranian films portraying the impact of war on women.
The Occasional Didymus - Vaguely Green • John Moat
Issue 242 • May/June 2007 • Do we need God? / Food Futures > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Mature inattention to detail can result in significant carbon reductions.
The Occasional Didymus - GOVERNESS • John Moat
Issue 239 • November/December 2006 • A Far Cry from Christmas > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Men behaving badly require a governess.
The Occasional Didymus - WRINKLY GREEN • John Moat
Issue 236 • May/June 2006 • Animate Earth > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
A modest contribution to saving the planet from global warming.
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 233 • November/December 2005 • The Answer is still Peace > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
PEACE GROVES • John Moat
Issue 232 • September/October 2005 • Nature Knows us - do we know nature? > Frontline
Commemorating Armistice Day with a commitment to peace.
The Occasional Didymus - INTERMEDIATE GIZMO • John Moat
Issue 228 • January/February 2005 • Gaia and Global Change > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
ALL OUR JOURNEYS • John Moat
Issue 224 • May/June 2004 • The Heat is On > Reviews
Review of Workshop: A Moveable Feast
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 223 • March/April 2004 • Art for Earth's Sake > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
PROCESS OF INITIATION • John Moat
Issue 220 • September/October 2003 • Science and Spirituality > Reviews
Review of African Ceremonies
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 219 • July/August 2003 • A time to heal > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 215 • November/December 2002 • The Power of Nature > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 214 • September/October 2002 • Challenge at Johannesburg > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 212 • May/June 2002 • Kamasutra: The Art of Love > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
A Sense of Place • John Moat
Issue 210 • January/February 2002 • In Adoration of Nature > Regulars > A Sense of Place
AN EPIC JOURNEY • John Moat
Issue 208 • September/October 2001 • Technology: dream or nightmare? > Reviews
Review of Sandro Botticelli: Picture Cycle for Dante's Divine Comedy
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 207 • July/August 2001 • Art Makes Life > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 203 • November/December 2000 • It is a gift to be simple > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 199 • March/April 2000 • You are, therefore I am > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 196 • September/October 1999 • Myth of Progress > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 194 • May/June 1999 • special crafts issue: A Tale of Tapestry > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 192 • January/February 1999 • The Language of Animals > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 188 • May/June 1998 • The Gene Debate > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
ALCHEMY OF MINDS • John Moat
Issue 187 • March/April 1998 • Pilgrimage to Tibet > Reviews
Review of Alchemy: The Art of Transformation
The Occasional Didymus • John Moat
Issue 186 • January/February 1998 • Natural Spirituality > Regulars > The Occasional Didymus
Being out of England in golden September is instant exile.
