Mary McGonigal
@marymcgonigal
I’m not a Botticelli Venus just a wee person in Scotland who thinks that each of us has to choose unity and peace in our own life. I’m choosing to focus on beauty, truth and joy because I believe that only an open loving heart can heal us and our Earth 🌎.
I’ve had this on order for months and it arrived this week Excitement! Homer Haunted by Henry Power It’s not the ancient poet Homer who’s haunted but rather readers and listeners through the centuries who have been influenced and thrilled by his epics Should it be Homer-haunted? #BookSky 📚
Explore The Ra Contact: The Law of One through this comprehensive concept guide It can be purchased in book form or accessed online in full without charge #Booksky 📚 www.llresearch.org/library/the-...
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliffe Bought it as a keepsake after visiting the Trimontium Museum in Melrose Scotland Read it many years ago with delight so look forward to re-reading this imaginary account of the mystery of the fate of the Ninth Legion #books 📚 #Romanhistory #novels
@trimontiumtrust.bsky.social Loved every minute of my visit to the Trimontium Museum at Melrose Highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Romans in Scotland Thanks for the little sticker on the paper bag carrying to books I bought VENI VIDI. EMI 😊 #history #Scotland #Rome #museums
The Eagle and The Bear A New History of Roman Scotland (2023) by John H. Reid This is a terrific book to read - beautifully written full of interesting facts and offering excellent photography and illustrations Highly recommended #history #Scotland #RomanEmpire #BookSky 📚
What’s ’golden’ about this rule? Well it emphasises equality and unity Out of which there’s a good chance of peaceful coexistence
A Christmas gift I’m very much looking forward to reading: Women of the Jacobite Rebellions by Phil Carradice (published 2024) Seeing women emerge from historical oblivion is a wonder to behold #BookSky 📚 #history #women #Jacobites
Very pleased to acquire a second hand copy of this 1979 book by psychologist Helen Wambach Life Before Life where she presents the results of her questioning 750 people under hypnosis about their remembered experiences before birth #books #psycholgy #hypnosis
The fish bowl analogy has often been used by writers and thinkers to explain something of the human experience For me it helps with understanding expanding awareness The experience of a fish in a bowl is very limited There is a diverse enormous world beyond An ocean in fact And everything else
Delicious lunch at Nonna’s in Kirkintilloch today Spaghetti carbonara traditionallly cooked and served with egg yolks and Parmesan squares Molte Grazie! #food #restaurants
Reading Camilleri’s Montalbano series is a very different experience from watching the tv series - both are wonderful in their own way Just finished reading this amazing 2021 novel - 27th in the series - and laughed a lot Montalbano survives - but only just! #BookSky
One of my favourite photographs by Oscar Marzaroli (1933-88) (My husband used to tell our children it was me!) You can read more about Oscar Marzaroli here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_M... #photography #Glasgow #Scotland
If you’re ever in Glasgow in Scotland this is a place to visit #libraries #Scotland #Glasgow www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/ve...
I found this 👇 little flattened dead dried creature on page 263 of my library book
Our bodies matter A body is our presence on this planet A vehicle that allows to move around interact and achieve our purpose Every cell count Each cell lives To renew ourselves we need Clean air Clean water Nourishing food Exercise Sleep We need to respect and to take care of our bodies
I get it They say they don’t trust Iran to refrain from using or threatening to use a nuclear weapon if they got as far as developing one But the hypocrisy of the outrage when you consider this graph! 👇
There’s a lot of hate reaction around tonight - understandably because the present US President is a very nasty-sounding asocial individual But listen hate can damage the one who hates more than it damages its target It can be an own goal So why not try this 👇
The joy of a new book to read! This one from a master storyteller: The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf by Alexander McCall Smith #BookSky 💙📚
McTears British and International Pictures Auction 11 March 2026 Glasgow, Scotland In person/by phone/online #art www.mctears.co.uk/auction/deta...
Reading again with great enjoyment the very well-researched yet very readable 600+ pages of The Source and Significance of Coincidences by Sharon Hewitt Rawlette PhD Full of detail extremely wide-ranging My edition 2019 #BookSky #metaphysics #paranormal