Articles written by Scarlett de Courcier

What is Helium

About me - Scarlett de Courcier

Scarlett de Courcier is a researcher in Psychology & History of Religion, looking into the linguistic development of religious terms and how they affect people's understanding of their own spirituality. She also works for West Sussex Youth Cabinet, helping

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Passion: 19 of 427
An apple a day keeps the doctor awayThe number thirteen is unlucky , they sayBut what do they know as they kneel, as they pray?Very little, or so I suspect.To know one does not is to follow a pathDown which Socrates travelled through Plato's remarksIn a dialogue 'twixt many men playing partsIn a drama we cannot reject.The orc... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: That girl: 1 of 17
The hair falls, blonde and long: A cherished doll. Birdsong Echoes through the dale, as Twilight casts its gaze and vixens wail. Sparks driven out as spikes driven in Places gone, things untold: people she's been. An openness: the silky vapour Evaporates, yet cannot escape her Cocoa eyes, wide as the day they met. ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs What the well-stocked spice and herb pantry should have: 4 of 15
The importance of a well-stocked spice rack cannot be underestimated. Of course, you can't have everything all the time. Not if you're as pushed for time as most of us are, anyway. So, what are the basics? The simple (and obvious) answer to this question is that it depends what you cook most often. Personally, my day-to-day c... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Nonsense: 39 of 140
Beware the fuzzy rolligogThat smithers in the myre(Confuse it not with golliwogsIn fuzzy blue attire)Beware the rolligogan wrath(They can breathe fire, you know)Just feed them up on tigermothAnd bathe them in the snowBeware the rolli appetiteWhich consumes dozy treesWhere zigazots and clambermitesWeave pathways through the le... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips for choosing your own writing space: 15 of 44
"But then I tidied it, and now I can't find it!" How many times has this refrain echoed through your household as you stand forlorn in front of your spotless working area, looking for that piece of paper you had last week? Do the merits of a tidy desk really outweigh the stress of not finding that thing you've been looking fo... More..
Sciences > Sciences (Other) The similarities between social and physical sciences: 2 of 5
The terms 'social', 'physical' and 'sciences' are difficult enough to define in themselves, even without attempting to find similarities between the disciplines. Nonetheless, similarities do exist, and arguably the further into the study of the physical sciences one goes, the more links can be made with social science, and vi... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality What is the quantum nature of consciousness?: 2 of 5
The question of the quantum nature of consciousness is not one to which the answer is 'known' in any sense, even among the scientific community. Nonetheless, light is gradually being shed on the links between quantum theory and consciousness. But how can a theory of physics have wide-ranging implications for an area that has ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spirituality (Other) Are angels real or imaginary?: 12 of 26
The paranormal realm is an area which is often neglected by scientific research, largely because by definition it encompasses concepts we cannot yet understand, and perhaps never will. Within the parentheses of the paranormal, however, lies a vast array of beliefs ranging from the thought-stimulating to the faintly ridiculous... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Drugs: 31 of 65
Lithium, light they write,Like it's right, white delightStriking bright, better tight:Fine and dandy.Glamourised in our eyesThe surprise as you riseHeroine heroised,Bitter candy.Pump the pot, dump the dotTrumped it hot, spatter spotSing a lot, dream but notCraving luncheon.Skagging sweet sweaty meatBlisters well under heatTak... More..
Sciences > Mathematics Examining Kurt Godel's Incompleteness theorem and links to a Platonist view of mathematics: 1 of 1
Note: this article has been shortened for Helium - longer version available upon request.The Sum Of All Parts:A Dialogue On Consciousness Between Platonism and Quantum Physics. Whilst being a highly respected philosopher whose work one is inevitably required to study before moving on to any form of philosophical training (if ... More..