PHILOSOPHY
On the 7th of June 2024, I checked in to the International Buddhist Center at Doi Suthep Temple, just outside the city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. After hearing about vipassana meditation retreats online and from fellow travellers on my trip, I felt inspired, and wanted to spend some
HISTORY
Zoroastrianism is regarded as one of the first monotheistic faiths - meaning it centered around the worship of one omnipotent, all-powerful God - and can be traced back to around 600BC in ancient Persia, now known as Iran. A highly influential religion, it is thought that Zoroastrianism helped form some
CULTURE
For many creatives, a newly uncovered sense of threat and uncertainty surrounds the subject of AI art. This year, the real power of modern artificial intelligence has been revealed, with Chat GPT composing detailed responses to questions within seconds, and new generative AI art software churning out images at a
NATURE
Across the world, many communities tap into the natural world around them, using plants and their properties not only for sustenance and fuel for the body, but also for spiritual guidance and growth. Meet Silene Capensis, one of the natural world's many wonders. Also known as African Dream
PHILOSOPHY
Dreams are one of life's most mysterious dimensions. Each night, the mind seems to take us out of the jurisdiction of space and time as we understand it. Hours of experiences can be masked as minutes, and vice versa. Our thoughts and ideas animate themselves, and we often
PHILOSOPHY
With conversations around mindfulness and its benefits being seen more frequently in society and on social media platforms today, questions around meditation are becoming more common. In the past, mainstream western culture conveyed meditation as rather alien, often associating it with hippies and nonconformists in the media and totally disregarding