Sacred places
Altered statesDrugs and psychedelicsMindfulness and meditationPrayer and contemplationRituals and celebrationsSacred placesSpirituality and religionSymbols and mythThe irrational and uncannyTranscendent experienceVisions and mysticismWonder and the sublime
Memoir
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My three decades alone, basking in the company of a mountain
by Susanne Sener
Sacred places
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I swim to think and to stay afloat in an ever-wetter world
by Steve Mentz
Poetry
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Irish hills, folk music and David Whyte’s poetry form a fleeting, meditative moment
4 mins
Sacred places
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Our children will need to find the beauty in our burnt planet
by Stephen J Pyne
Sacred places
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Nan Shepherd delved into a queer erotic kinship with nature
by Melissa Matthewson
Sacred places
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From the rhythms of the dying day to a cosmic journey of transformation
7 mins
Sacred places
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We were born in paradise: seaside stories from a mysterious spot in Mexico
21 mins