This survey presents a panoramic view of the world’s meditative traditions, from the structured stillness of yogic and Buddhist methods to the mystical imagery of Jewish Kabbalah and Christian Lectio Divina; from Daoist alchemical visualizations to the scientific protocols of modern mindfulness-based therapy.
This article explores Zen Yoga, the practice of meditative inquiry grounded in the Yogācāra school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
This article traces the journey of Japanese monasticism—from its earliest roots to its global flowering—revealing a tradition that, though ancient, remains vibrantly alive.
The Royal Art, known technically as symbolic or speculative alchemy, is the art of eternal transformation. In illumined circles it is the art of doing nothing.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1842 novel Zanoni occupies a curious and influential place in the literary and esoteric traditions of the nineteenth century.
This article explores the operative and speculative dimensions of Russian alchemy, its historical development, key figures, and its connections to broader international traditions.
The Great Work of the medieval alchemist, in emulation of the “Great Architect,” was to unite the divine opposites, macrocosm and microcosm, to produce a unified and balanced whole.
Explore the legacy of the Muslim alchemists who preserved and transformed ancient alchemical knowledge, blending science, mysticism, and innovation in the Islamic Golden Age.
I found it strange that in my research I found no short, simple introduction to the first known alchemists in the Western world.
This article offers a concise introduction to the intertwined history of magic, alchemy, science, and religion.
This article traces alchemy’s evolution from the mystery schools of Egypt and Greece to the laboratories of medieval Europe, exploring how early thinkers sought to unite material and spiritual transformation, blending sacred rites, symbolic language, and empirical observation.
Daoist magicians used the elements and processes of the science of chemistry as symbols in their visualizations, which were preparations for meditation leading to the “embracing the One” of Laozi.
