My Dharma name is Shaku Myoshin (“Wondrous Faith”). I was born 14th March 1971 in Kettering, Northamptonshire in England.

It wasn’t until I was around 18 years old that I had any interest in spiritual matters. My parents were completely non-religious and were determined that both me and my brother would be able to discover for ourselves what if anything we would believe in. But at the age of 18 an emotional crisis led me into an involvement with the occult and a huge interest in astrology.

Somehow, I went from that to being converted fully to Christianity about a year later. Yep, I went from a star...