So, come along and find out what makes The Psychic Café the ‘Number one’ Spiritual and Healing Centre in the Bay of Plenty. Tailored to the needs of the 21st Century, The Psychic Café is a meeting place to share, disclose and discover, network, relax and rejoice. We have nearly 30 of the top practitioners donating their time and expertise … Read more

by Kevin Koranteng Cheeseman Karma, or the law of cause and effect, is perhaps one of the best-known concepts from the Buddhist repertoire, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. The general take on Karma is of self-created retribution—reaping all the things we have sown in life. There’s also the idea that as individuals and as a group, we … Read more

Every age has a tendency to look back at older generations and judge the customs, beliefs and traditions of the time. However, it is fair to say that there are few periods in history that we regard as strangely as we do the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages have been stamped an unlucky time to be born and popular consensus … Read more

A recent paper in Trends in Plant Science assures us that plants are not conscious. But why do some scientists insist that they are? There are two reasons. First, we’ve discovered many remarkable things recently about how plants communicate. Plants have systems that function like nervous systems. Seeking to thrive and grow, they communicate extensively with each other and with … Read more

J.P. Moreland, who struggles with anxiety disorders, likens medications to engine oil for the brain Recently, antidepressant medicines have taken a hit in popular culture, where studies that cast doubt on their usefulness are widely reported. But the meds have their defenders, including one research physician who, like Moreland, suffers from depression himself: Antidepressants don’t fix the sources of depression … Read more

By Grant Currin Some people can sit outside all summer long and not suffer from mosquito bites. Others turn into an itchy mess despite bathing in DEET and never leaving the purple glow of the bug zapper. What gives? It's mostly about the invisible chemical landscape of the air around us. Mosquitoes take advantage of this landscape by using specialized … Read more

Lemuria /lᵻˈmjuːriə/ is the name of a hypothetical "lost land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The concept's 19th-century origins are from attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography; however, the concept of Lemuria has been rendered obsolete by modern theories of plate tectonics. Although sunken continents do exist – like Zealandia in the Pacific as well as … Read more

PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH LAURELLE BARNETT Laurelle has travelled the world giving out messages from loved ones.A beautiful, genuine and sincere lady.Laurelle has worked with spirit since childhood and though sort of retired she is joining us for the evening to inspire and pass on messages of guidance and love from our loved ones.Bring a plate and join us for … Read more