Spiritual

The Alpha state of mind Children are truly innocent. They are, according to NASA, natural geniuses up to the age of seven. These photos honor the beauty, creativity, and innocence of children that we often ignore and devalue. They are all bright little suns from heaven who have come to earth, still retaining the scent…

In the world of mythology, sculptures reign supreme. They represent archetypes, and psychological ways of being, and they represent our potential. There are sculptures of Jesus, Mary, and the cross on every street on the globe. So, it must be okay to have sculptures of Buddha, Krishna, Zeus, Hermes, and Ra because they are all…

This work represents our relationship to the world as mirror. As I relate with water I become connected to the colors and dimensions of my feelings. Water in the outer landscape attracts a response from my inner psychological elements.Gazing into a flowing stream my thoughts journey into the past with memories of childhood, and old…

I started my career as a black-and-white portrait photographer. By the time I got to 18, I was a good one. Then life took a turn, and I lost my way. Many years later, I have revisited people I know and have enjoyed capturing their smiles, etc. The main reason I stopped doing portraits is…

The Sunbury Rock Festival The Sunbury Rock Festival in 1972 was a dream. I was asked to photograph it for a newspaper. I went with the famous country music journalist “Dave Dawson,” a good friend of mine. Wandering around and taking photos of people expressing themselves as nature and music spirits was both amazing and…

The Goulburn Valley fruit industry versus robots The Goulburn Valley in northern Victoria, Australia, is a premium agriculture area, with extensive irrigation channels, orchards, fruit canning factories, and water storage, combined with a large and diverse group of immigrants. Many immigrants became rich with a combination of hard work and the growing demand for fresh…

The amazing immigration to Shepparton, Victoria, Australia This book is full of stories from people immigrating to Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley of Victoria Australia. There are true and honest accounts of their journey to Australia. They traveled from Italy, Greece, Holland, Iraq,  Albania, Ukraine, and much more. Australia has become a multicultural country in…

The Sunbury Pop Festival, 1970s, Melbourne, Australia. The Sunbury pop festival near Melbourne, Australia was held in the early 1970s. There were bands like Max Merritt and the Meteors and thousands of hippies. The nearby river was full of people swimming and diving. Drugs were smoked freely while people danced. A moment in history that…

This cookbook is a collection of food I mainly eat in my younger years (1970s and 80s). I have made the recipes to reflect that I was a vegetarian. You can easily replace beans, lentils, etc. with the protein of your choice. Or add to the existing recipe. The recipes are cheap, healthy, storable, and…

Beating the Flu Sometimes we have deadly flu pandemics because doctors and pharmaceutical companies are only interested in profits. The average human lacks viable treatments to survive a bad pandemic. In contrast, there is anecdotal evidence that normal people have survived horrendous pandemics by chewing on garlic. This is the terrible truth of our society:…

Nature’s Guide to Eating Fit Food is your medicine Most modern people in the world spend a fortune on medicine and beauty projects and get a minimal return. A much better alternative that can save you money is creating a home medicine plan and sticking to it. “Food is your medicine” is an adage that…

Photographs and Poems by Roditch Old age can mean two things: wisdom and irrelevance. Because I am old I have to admit I am a mixture of both, but it is a secret to what proportions—you be the judge. I have lived through a period where there were no telephones, hardly any cars, and no…

What is true has always been true. We need air to breathe, food to eat, shelter, and the ability to learn. It is the same with religion and spirituality. To grow as a human, there are many teachings—Greek and Roman mythology, Christianity, Buddhism, the Egyptians, and Hinduism—that help us. They have all been taught similar…

Autobiography of a Surfer Born in Warrnambool in the early 1950s, it was only a matter of time before I took up surfing. The waves were terrible, cold, and ugly. The boards were long, heavy, and hard to maneuver. The initiation into surfing was difficult: bloody knees, sore heads, and exposure to extreme cold. And…