Occasionally, little pieces of historical gold are found in places unexpected. Such was the case recently when I went back on my promise to myself to cease further researching my already-written-and-currently-with-the-editor book about David Syme’s mausoleum and spiritual beliefs. On learning that there was a folder in the Melbourne Uni Special Collections archive titled “Inskip and Butler”, of course I had to see it. Walter Butler was the (co)architect of Syme’s tomb and I h

The artist completing the 2021 painting I Had Not Seen Truth Before The Images Of The Gods Were Born Thanks to the wonderful article in The Age newspaper last month, my name was under the spotlight. I have long been asked about my strange sounding and (when spelled in hieroglyphs) looking name. Here for the first time is what the name means, why I use it, and how it came to be. Name Change Changing one’s name to alter one’s impact is nothing new. Marilyn Monroe was born Nor