The latest edition of the thought-provoking Australian magazine New Dawn (January-February 2020), a bi-monthly publication that explores ancient wisdom and new thinking on unexplained and behind-the-scenes events, contains a well-placed advertisement for Cosolargy, thanks to Cosolargy International’s Australian representative Paul Young. The ad (see below) appears in the central part of the magazine, the “Mind/Body/Spirit” supplement, which is a good place for it.
The posting of the ad is all due to Paul’s work. The Community Communique editor talked to Paul about how all this happened to come about. His response appears below in interview format:
COMMUNIQUE EDITOR: When did you first start writing for magazines?
PAUL YOUNG: Writing for magazines has been part of my life for many years now. As a condition of my Diploma course with the Writing School of Australia in 2003, I was required to submit a certain number of articles to newspapers and journals. The object was to learn how to present, or pitch stories, and my tutors didn’t really expect them to be published early on, so they were as surprised as I was when a few of mine were taken up. The first was a piece about the suburb I lived in, which was picked up by my local newspaper. Buoyed by my initial success, it wasn’t long before I decided that I should have a go at writing for publications that reflected my own interests, namely spiritual, esoteric and metaphysical themes.
COMMUNIQUE EDITOR: When did you first start writing for New Dawn magazine?
PAUL YOUNG: My first association with New Dawn magazine was in issue #80, September 2003, when they ran my piece ‘The Power of Four in the World.’ Over the next couple of years though, I found my real niche as a regular contributor to a monthly journal called Insight which, sadly, went out of business some time after I moved overseas in 2007. I loved the fact that Insight’s editor gave me free rein and rarely made any alterations to my work. While manning a booth for Insight at a ‘Mind, Body Spirit Festival’ in Brisbane about 15 years ago, I found plenty of time to chat with New Dawn’s editor, who was stationed in the adjacent booth, and we covered many matters of mutual interest.
COMMUNIQUE EDITOR: How and when did your interest in the Sun come into your writing?
PAUL YOUNG: During a 5-year sojourn living and teaching in Chiang Mai, Thailand, my long-held fascination with the Sun developed into something much more intense, yet I was unsure of the right way to pursue it. Soon after returning to Australia, I felt the need to write on a regular basis again, as I find writing to be an enjoyable and relaxing creative outlet. I approached New Dawn and they asked me if I would be willing to do a series for them on the esoteric and spiritual legacy (history) of Australia – a challenge I willingly accepted and which resulted in a half dozen lengthy stories on that theme.
COMMUNIQUE EDITOR: At some point, your writing for New Dawn led you to begin advertising Cosolargy in the magazine. How did that happen?
PAUL YOUNG: In the ensuing years, New Dawn has also asked me to write several pieces on the ongoing mystery of flight MH370, and have published a few of my own contributions with solar themes. During 2018 I acted as one of their book reviewers, doing an average of three reviews per issue, but I have put that to one side for the time being. There is rarely monetary payment in this industry in Australia, as most contributors get a trade-off in promoting their own books and/or workshops. In my case, the publishers of New Dawn are always willing to reciprocate with favours, so I am putting that to work by way of reduced-cost advertising for Cosolargy, in line with my commitment to act as country representative and promote our Organization to the fullest extent I can.
COMMUNIQUE EDITOR: Now you are helping Cosolargy International post ads in New Dawn on a regular basis. How did you accomplish this? And what do you expect will be the result?
PAUL YOUNG: During the first half of 2020 we are running half-page ads for Cosolargy in New Dawn magazine. My approach to this is that we are not trying to convince or persuade anybody to do anything they would not otherwise feel inclined to do. I believe there are others out there who, like me, have felt drawn to the influence of the Sun and have wondered how to go about discovering solar techniques, and the way to apply the benefits in their life. My intention is to get the message out on platforms where such people are most like to encounter it. Those who see it and resonate with it then just need to take the next step and talk to us!
