Humans and the Environment: Population in Ecological Perspective
Explore how human population growth impacts ecosystems, resource use, and sustainability: a critical look at population dynamics through an ecological lens.
Our Great Problem: Overpopulation
Overpopulation has a negative impact on many facets of life. The most obvious and pressing considerations are: the environment, space, clean water, food supply, medical resources, mental health, crime and various types of societal conflict.
Alchemy and the Birth of Modern Science
Long dismissed as mysticism or pseudoscience, alchemy was in fact a crucible for the birth of modern science.
Buddhist Alchemy
Explore the hidden tradition of Buddhist Alchemy, where ancient spiritual science meets inner transformation.
The Age of Reason and Modern Science
From ancient alchemy to modern chemistry, from Renaissance inquiry to digital complexity…
Before Science: The Genius of the Ancient World
Explore the intellectual brilliance of ancient civilizations—from Babylonian astronomers and Egyptian engineers to Greek philosophers and Chinese alchemists.
Redefining Faith: The New Scientific Humanist Priesthood
As we face serious global challenges, more and more of humanity is turning to evidence-based solutions, changing the role of traditional religious authority in politics.
The Ancient Museaum and Library of Alexandria
In the heart of ancient Alexandria once stood a monument to the highest aspirations of the human spirit—the Library and Musaeum of Alexandria, a place where science, philosophy, art, and culture converged in one of the world’s first truly international centers of knowledge.
Christian Monasticism, University, and Lectio Divina Meditation — Silence, Sacrifice, and the Sacred Life
Christian monasticism was not born in cathedrals or universities. It emerged in sand-swept caves, in stone huts beneath olive trees, in the whispered silence of the early centuries after Christ.
Veterans, PTSD, and Meditation
Rough estimates conclude that over half a million U.S. troops have been diagnosed with PTSD. About four out of five will not receive adequate care. Half will receive no care at all.
Kabbalah: Jewish Mystical Meditation
Kabbalah, in Hebrew, קַבָּלָה, literally means “tradition” and remains an important part of Hasidic Judaism. It is the cherished Jewish mystical discipline…
Ancient Conceptions of Spirit and Deity
Conceptions of the spirit have always been diverse. Physical bodies may be conceived of as being mere manifestations of immortal spirits, or gods. Thus gods are simply the forces and elements of nature;