Francis O'Neill

Francis O'Neill is Irish by birth and although he feels very much at home in England, having lived there for most of his life, he admits that a part of him still lives in a misty and magical world that is associated with his roots. 'Just like the knot-work and spirals of Iron Age Celtic art so I'm interwoven with an older tradition that can set my heart and imagination soaring.' Back in his twenties however things weren't so spiritually inspiring. He had by then become secular and...See more

Francis O'Neill is Irish by birth and although he feels very much at home in England, having lived there for most of his life, he admits that a part of him still lives in a misty and magical world that is associated with his roots. 'Just like the knot-work and spirals of Iron Age Celtic art so I'm interwoven with an older tradition that can set my heart and imagination soaring.' Back in his twenties however things weren't so spiritually inspiring. He had by then become secular and existentialist in his beliefs. He writes that he later went through a transformation while exploring psychology and coming across a book by C.G. Jung. From that point on he began to explore life from a different perspective. It became a lifelong ambition to gain a clearer understanding of the human situation from a spiritual perspective. Life and Death Making Sense of It is an outcome and reflection on this personal journey. It has taken some years to write. He sees the work as a reporting back on what he has discovered on his travels. He has a BA Hons (1st) in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology. He is also a practising and award winning astrologer having studied with the Faculty of Astrological Studies and the Mayo School of Astrology in the UK. He has spent a great deal of his life as a field archaeologist supervising excavations, and also as a qualified lecturer in adult education. See less