Confucianism is often described as one of the world’s least mystical major traditions. When people think of Confucius, they usually think about: respecting parents, education, […]
Buddhism is often imagined as a path of meditation, monasteries, silence and withdrawal from ordinary life. That is certainly one side of the tradition. But […]
When people hear the word meditation, they often think immediately of Buddhism, yoga or modern mindfulness. But Islam also developed a rich contemplative tradition, particularly […]
Throughout human history, people have reported hearing voices that nobody else around them could hear. Sometimes the voice was interpreted as God. Sometimes an ancestor. […]
There is an interesting pattern running through centuries of religious symbolism: evil frequently does not create something completely new—it takes something that already exists and […]
Anyone who has lived with a cat has probably experienced the moment. The room appears completely empty. Your cat suddenly freezes. Its ears point forward. […]
There may never have been a period in human history when the symbolic energy of the throat chakra has been amplified as strongly as it […]
When someone we love dies, the modern world usually focuses almost entirely on the living. We arrange the funeral. We grieve. We remember them. Eventually, […]
At first glance, allergies and introversion seem completely unrelated. One involves the immune system. The other is a personality trait involving a person’s relationship with […]
Ghost stories overwhelmingly seem to happen in houses. The old Victorian home. The farmhouse at the edge of town. The family house where someone died […]
