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.
Ancient Indian alchemy began with the Vedas, developed with yoga, and blossomed into Tantra.
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.
This article explores the history, technologies, and philosophical stakes of space exploration—from ancient skywatchers to modern space stations.
Life is not an anomaly within the universe. It is a chapter in the story of the cosmos itself, written in hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon. And Earth, cradled in a quiet corner of a galaxy, became the setting for the emergence of self-organizing complexity, and eventually, consciousness itself.
This article follows the story of Chan from its earliest roots in India and Daoist China, through its flowering in Tang and Song dynasties, and outward into the temples, poetry, and practices of East Asia.
This essay is an invitation to rediscover morality not as a command from above or a whim of culture, but as a living science: one that evolves, adapts, and integrates knowledge from across the human experience.
We will explore not only the new frontiers of knowledge—from quantum biology to artificial intelligence—but also the ethical, spiritual, and educational revolutions that must accompany them.
This article presents a comprehensive journey through the many subfields of geology, beginning with the formation of the Earth and ending with a vision of planetary stewardship.
This article takes the long, winding, turbocharged road through where the car came from, how it works, who makes it, and where it’s headed next. Buckle up.
explore the founding scriptures — the Lankavatara Sutra, the Outline of Practice, and Trust in Mind — through which the Chan spirit first found its voice.
