Author and long-time friend of The Hamblin Trust Philip Pegler gives a talk about the life of Clare Cameron, former editor of The Science of Thought Review, who lived and worked from Bosham House for many years, and her connection with HT Hamblin.
Philip knew Clare very well for many years. He first corresponded with her from far, far away in the library at Ramana Maharshi’s asham in Tiruvannamalai, India. Philip had travelled there in his spiritual quest and was astonished to find some illuminating writings in a Science of Thought Review journal that was published in Bosham, West Sussex, very near to where Philip grew up. The irony of having discovered such wisdom from his own home county while on the other side of the world seemed so miraculous that, upon his return to England, Philip set off on foot across the South Downs to find Bosham House and to meet Clare Cameron for the first time.
Their friendship lasted many years, until Clare’s death. In 2010, Philip began to write this book that reflects upon Clare’s life and work, and shares with us the wisdom she embodied.
Hidden Beauty of the Commonplace ~ A Nature Mystic’s Reflections upon the True Meaning of Freedom
by Philip Pegler
This thoughtful and timely book celebrates the quiet radiance of love and unassuming courage to be seen all about us – yet so often overlooked. With care and clarity, these reflections encourage everyone to notice and honour the ordinary unselfish heroism and beauty to be found buried deep within each and every person, as well as hidden in the commonplace events of daily life – behind the stress and clamour of our frenetic and troubled world.
At a time of austerity and profound concern for freedom and human rights, here is a study emphasising the sanctity of existence and the silent background of being. Enduring peace awaits our discovery in the midst of our difficulties; it is this simple but potent realisation that entirely changes our world-view and offers genuine hope for the future of humanity.
The book is based upon the life of Clare Cameron, a gifted English mystic and Nature poet at the peak of her creative powers during the exuberant decade of the 1960s. Her uplifting writings acted like a mirror, clearly reflecting the ceaseless turbulence of current affairs as she foresaw with keen acuity the approaching wave of economic uncertainty, revolutionary discontent and terrorism that has swept the Middle East and many other parts of the globe in recent years.