Spirituality and transcendence
Change and self-development
idea
Personal transformation can start with a whisper, not a bang
by Jennifer Windt
Transcendent experience
idea
Your consciousness has been completely transformed. Now what?
by Kevin Berryman
Change and self-development
guide
How to thrive after leaving your religion
It can be distressing, but liberating too. Use these tips from clinical practice and personal experience to emerge stronger
by Micah Rees
The nature of reality
film
An animated figure’s world grows enigmatic when he begins to doubt reality
7 mins
Drugs and psychedelics
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What can Kant tell us about the perils and promise of booze?
by Matthew Perkins-McVey
Psychedelic-assisted therapy
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If you want psychedelic healing, your ego may need to die
by Natasha Mason, Athena Demertzi & Johannes G Ramaekers
Rituals and celebrations
guide
How to set yourself free with ritual
For a life of harmonious ease, find the rhythm in the everyday: make your world your temple and submit to its sacred ritual
by Alan Jay Levinovitz
Rituals and celebrations
film
Come on this painterly journey to Madagascar’s ‘turning of the dead’
11 mins
Stories and literature
idea
Ovid’s tales of mutual love show he was more than a poet of rape
by Stephanie McCarter
Civic life
idea
Voting in person brings democracy to momentous life
by Emilee Booth Chapman
Wonder and the sublime
guide
How to revive your sense of wonder
That childhood urge to ask ‘how’ and ‘why’ usually fades. But we can all learn to rediscover the joys of wide-eyed discovery
by Frank Keil
Spirituality and religion
film
An ancient ritual is a window to Mayan culture’s deep past and vibrant present
18 mins