Geraldine Watkins Reflection of my Nature Walk. An invitation was sent out to our Philosophy Class by our tutor /philosopher Roland. I extended the invitation to my husband Dennis and my daughter Shannon (the one of the rock) . We did not know anyone in the group, we were greeted warmly by Liz, Jim and […]
By Irene Kloppers Looking back now, after so many years since joining the school in 1969, it is abundantly clear to me, that before I joined the School of Practical Philosophy, I had so many questions that could not be answered no matter where I looked. I reluctantly admit that a big motivating factor for […]
By Diana Himsworth A year after I joined the Philosophy School in Durban, Lawrence and Margaret Stretton established a Saturday School for children between the age of 4 – 12. My own children attended, and I offered to assist. My duties were to put out chairs, count pencils, tidy books and at exactly 10 am […]
By Diana Himsworth Philosophy classes were on offer from 1968. Two small children prevented my attendance at that point. However, a few years later whilst driving along Musgrave Road I noticed blue and white posters advertising a new Philosophy term. I drove straight to a friends home. I told her that I was going to […]
Here are some thoughts on the retreat from people who were there: Easier to be Still For 4 days a week or two ago, the hills surrounding Seven Oaks were alive and alight with singing (in English) and sounding (in Sanskrit). 48 of us attended this ‘residential’ and were acommodated in 2 family farmhouses; the […]
