Coral Hull (born 1965) is an author, poet, artist and photographer living in

Darwin, Australia Darwin ( ; Laragiya language, Larrakia: ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the spa ...

. She has authored many books, including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and digital photography. Her areas of special interest have been in

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the s ...

autism The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...

consciousness Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence. However, the lack of definitions has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers, theologians, linguisticians, and scien ...

, multiplicity,

metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the fundamental nature of reality, the first principles of being, identity and change, space and time, causality, necessity, and possibility. It includes questions about the nature of conscio ...

and the

paranormal Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Not ...

. Her book on

psychokinesis Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person ...

titled "Walking With The Angels: The RSPK Journals" was completed in 2007. Coral was also a

trance medium Mediumship is the practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings. Practitioners are known as "mediums" or "spirit mediums". There are different types of mediumship or spir ...

and a channeler involved in the

new age New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consi ...

and the

occult The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism a ...

. Hull became a

born again Christian Born again, or to experience the new birth, is a phrase, particularly in evangelicalism, that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one's physical birth, being "born again" is distinctly and sep ...

in late 2009.

Early life and work

Born with

, in

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, Australia, Coral Hull was raised under disadvantaged circumstances in the working class suburb of

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in Sydney's west. Hull became concerned with issues of social justice and spirituality from an early age. She wrote her first poem about a rainforest at age thirteen. Hull became an ethical

vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. ...

and an

advocate who has spent much of her life working voluntarily on behalf of animals,"Cheap Live and Death Dodgers: Vegetarianism in the National Library"
nla.gov.au. Retrieved 24 January 2023. children and planet earth, as an individual and for various non-profit organisations.

Education

Hull holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, a Master of Arts from Deakin University and a Doctor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. She also completed the first year of a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in conceptual art at the South Australian College of Advanced Education.

Work as an editor

She was the executive editor and publisher of ''Thylazine: The Australian Journal of Arts, Ethics & Literature''. It had articles, interviews and reviews of the creative works of Australian poets, writers, artists and photographers. She was also the director of the Thylazine Foundation which works on arts, ethics and literature.

Bibliography

Books

In chronological order: *''Reed-Song: Uncollected Early Poems'' (poetry) *''The Air And The Fence Post'' (short fiction) *''Fear Of The Home'' (fiction) *''The Holistic Schizophrenic'' (experimental prose) *''Newton's Neighbourhood'' (experimental prose) *''Earth-Spirit'' (poetry chapbook with Margaret Curtis) *''Thirty Six Hours'' (prose) *''In The Dog Box Of Summer'' (poetry) *''William’s Mongrels'' (poetry) *''How Do Detectives Make Love?'' (poetry) *''Psychic Gun'' (poetry) *''Bestiary'' (poetry) *''Broken Land (5 Days In Bre)'' (poetry) *''Point-Blank-Poor'' (poetry) *''Rose Street Archeology'' (experimental prose poetry) *''Vegan, Vegas'' (prose poems) *''The Secret Horses of Peterborough'' (poetry) *''Gangsters'' (prose) *''The City Of Detroit Is Inside Me'' (prose) *''Life Forms That Nobody Loves'' (experimental prose/ poetry) *''Zoo'' (poetry with John Kinsella) *''Work The Sex'' (prose) *''Notes From The Big Park'' (prose poems) *''Holy City'' (poetry chapbook) *''"A Note For Johnny"'' (poetry chapbook) *''Remote'' (photography) *''Branto We Dream'' (selected poems) *''Landscape Photography With Dogs'' (poetry chapbook) *''I Will Never Live In Mosman'' (short fiction) *''A Crocodile’s Daydream'' (selected poems) *''Galapagos'' (photography) *''Portrait'' (photography) *''Inland'' (photography) *''Into The Red Country: Selected Poems On My Father'' (selected poems) *''Coral Hull: Selected Poems: 1986-2001'' (selected [poems) *''The Preacher'' (poetry chapbook) *''Mermaid: The Woman On The Edge Of The Sea'' (poetry chapbook) *''Into The Mirror: Selected Poems On My Mother'' (selected poems) *''"Come And See Me"'' (photography) *''Battery Hen'' (prose) *''The Noise Of Flowers'' (artwork) *''The Straight Road Inland'' (poetry) *''Inland'' (photography) *''Coral Hull: Selected Poems: 1986-2001'' (poetry) *''"A Note For Johnny"'' (poetry) *''Roadkill Roos'' (photography) *''The North Woods'' (poetry) *''My Life As A Dream: The Voyager System'' (prose) *''Walking With The Angels: The RSPK Journals'' (autobiography) *''The RSPK Journals'' (prose) *''Faery Wood'' (poetry) *''Coral Hull: Poetry Inspired By The Lord Of The Rings'' (poetry) *''Coral Hull: Collected Poems: 1986-2001'' (poetry) *''Coral Hull: Uncollected Poems'' (poetry) *''Coral Hull: Testimony: Mackenzie Knight'' (autobiography)

Current work

Coral is currently involved in writing her testimony titled "Mackenzie Knight" detailing a series of supernatural events that resulted in her becoming a

in late 2009.

References

External links

Coral Hull: Testimony: Mackenzie KnightAuthor websiteThe Six Thousand
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