Rituals and celebrations
Rituals and celebrations
idea
Rituals create community by translating our love into action
by Curie Virág
The self
idea
You’re not a computer, you’re a tiny stone in a beautiful mosaic
by Anna Katharina Schaffner
Drugs and psychedelics
guide
How to have a safe psychedelic trip
A psychedelic experience can be deeply rewarding, but also carries real risks. Here’s how to avoid a bad trip
by Christian Jarrett
Photography
film
One photo per day for more than a year, exploring how rituals affect memory
8 mins
The body and physical health
idea
Magic helped us in pandemics before, and it can again
by Matthew Melvin-Koushki
Ethics
idea
Why won’t the sin wash away? When thinking ethically goes awry
by Jesse Summers
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
Values and beliefs
film
A sacred dream sends one man on the perilous trail of toxic honey in Nepal
36 mins
Emotion regulation
idea
What geometry taught me about awe, love and grief
by Michael Frame
History of emotions
idea
True gratitude is a communal emotion, not a wellness practice
by Michal Zechariah
Parenting and families
guide
How Chinese philosophy can help you parent
Confucianism and Daoism suggest ways to guide your children toward meaning and fulfilment rather than wealth and prestige
by Erin Cline
Death and dying
film
At India’s ‘death hotels’, devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth
25 mins