ABOUT Silver Branch 2
Home to the complete and emerging works of Australian poet, musician and philosopher Simon Drew, The Sanctuary is a space to explore what it means to be a whole human being – part man, part divine.
Within the Sanctuary, Simon hosts regular music-enhanced meditation sessions, group philosophical discussions, and weekly “Sundays in the Sanctuary” talks and devotionals.
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SIMON J. E. DREW
Poet | Musician | Philosopher
Simon is an Australian poet, musician and philosopher now based in Orange County, California. He is widely known as a populariser of the Stoic school of philosophy, though toward the beginning of 2020, Simon was led to explore his artistic and mystical nature. What ensued is captured most beautifully in the co-founding of The Walled Garden Philosophical Society, and even more so within the works featured in The Sanctuary Grove.
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Over the next few months, I am planning a series of events to discuss the poem Voulspa, the Prophecy of the Seeress. It is one of the oldest recorded poems we have about the Old Norse world view, their story of the origin of the universe, the gods, and humanity. On November 10th, my plan […]
... Over the next few months, I am planning a series of events to discuss the poem Voulspa, the Prophecy of the Seeress. It is one of the oldest recorded poems we have about the Old Norse world view, their story of the origin of the universe, the gods, and humanity. On November 10th, my plan […]
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Soul Speaking is a weekly session I run in the Silver Branch, hosted by The Walled Garden Philosophical Society. Today in Soul Speaking we spoke about the inescapable phenomenon of having a dual perspective on Life and as a life. Here are some thoughts about how we stand in the heart of that duality and […]
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