Maybe you would like to know a little more about our history, our pedigee, and our name? If so, read on.

The Q Wealth Report grew out of "The Q", a private newsletter started in 1998 by Dr Richard Cawte and originally published by his company Quester Press Limited in Bishop's Waltham, England.

Over the past decade, our focus has developed and grown. Whilst never forgetting our basic theme of privacy and respect for the rights of others, the newsletter has become more about wealth creation, international or offshore investment, asset protection, real estate and lifestyle than anything else. So, in 2008, we decided to change the name to reflect those developments.

What's in a name? Let's look first at a definition of wealth from the Oxford English Dictionary . It stems from the word weal which has several meanings:

• Wealth, riches, possessions

• Welfare, well-being, happiness

• The welfare of a country or community: the general good

So you can see, calling our newsletter The Q Wealth Report does not restrict us simply to talking about money because the word "wealth" implies so much more than simply material success. It encompasses happiness and well-being, as well as a sense of the "general good".

And why the letter Q? Well to arrive at our practical solutions, we must first of all think more deeply, and avoid the constant dumbing down of the mainstream media. Q is a mysterious letter that you can think about on so many levels...

Richard Cawte writes:

I wanted a title that did not give away (on the front cover) what the newsletter was about, so that people could feel comfortable reading it on a plane or a train knowing that no one else knew what "The Q" stood for. So, privacy was one of the original reasons for choosing a letter rather than a marketing-led "title".

Here are some of the layers of meaning that resonated with me when I picked the name - each one being a part of the reason for the choice of the letter "Q" as the title. It is not an exhaustive list, but it gives you some ideas…

"Q" numerology: "Q" is the 17th letter of our alphabet. Hermetic tradition sees the number 17 as the number that represents the foundation of all things in the physical dimension. 17 is made up of 1 and 7 and 1+7 = 8. The number 8 has long been associated with success in Chinese lore.

"Q" history: The letter "Q" has long been regarded by etymologists as the "Heretical Letter" of the alphabet. When I was choosing a name for the newsletter, I nearly went with "The Heretic", but steered away from it because of its religious connotations. "Heretic" in fact means simply:

"Q" language: "Q" is for the "Quest" for knowledge of all sorts, especially knowledge you can APPLY to life. "Q" is for "Questioning": to be like a child, forever asking questions, forever seeking new answers, knowing that EVERY answer is the right one.

"Q" is for "The Quickening" - something I have written and spoken much about - the awakening of the human mind and spirit to new possibilities as we reach the shift that will come with the 2012 changes predicted by the Mayans and many others.

Q is for "Qubit": the recently discovered unit of measurement created when scientists pass an electrical current simultaneously clockwise and anti-clockwise around a hyper-conductive metal ring. This will have huge implications for the efficiency of our data-storage and the power of our computers.

"Q" is for "Qabbalah": the collection of writings that form the backbone of most, if not all, modern philosophy, religion and understanding.

"Q" is for "Quantum": I am a great believer in the interconnectedness of all living things, which is the basis for Quantum science and metaphysics. I really like the fact that science and mysticism are now coming together as we at last re-awaken to the knowledge that the ultimate language of the world around us - the language that is encoded both in our DNA and the blueprint of all life forms - is the language of feeling. (See my website www.richardcawte.com for more on this)

This is not "new" knowledge (I do not see any knowledge as being "new"). It has been known in most cultures across the world and is still understood in some of the "uncivilised" places that exist today (I use that word deliberately: "civil" meaning simply "of the city"), but Western Man filed the knowledge away and forgot it for some centuries. In some cases, it was deliberately destroyed (as with the burnings of the Libraries of Alexandria in the 5th century and the destruction of the Cordoba scrolls more recently) and in other cases we have simply ceased to see ourselves as organisms born with all the knowledge we need and surrounded by all the information we require.

The Anglo-Saxons called Quantum physics "wyrd" (which is where our modern word "weird" comes from): they saw the web of interconnectedness in every aspect of life and knew that their actions did not take place in a vacuum, but rather were felt in every corner of the Earth. Happily, we are just beginning to re-acknowledge that truth, and I believe it will be a crucial part of our evolution in the years to come.

Celtic "Q": In the old Celtic alphabet "Q" is the letter "Quert", which is represented in Ogham (the druid's tree-alphabet) by the Apple Tree. The Apple has long been regarded as the tree of knowledge and of love. It is said that if you eat the seeds of an apple whilst making a wish, your dream will always be fruitful.

Fun "Q": We have been write about and assist clients with with personal security products and services, a la James Bond. Of course the character in the Bond movies who provided the hero with the best and most innovative solutions, was "Q"!

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