Unity in the Contemporary World
Beshara Magazine is an independent, non-profit publication which aims to provide a platform for intelligent and thought-provoking material embodying a unifying perspective. Its concern is not with one particular field of activity, but with unitative ideas and initiatives as they arise in many different areas of contemporary thought. Read more…
Beshara Magazine presents ideas of unity, inclusion and interconnectedness in all areas of contemporary thought, from spirituality to science, economics and the arts. Read more…
The Philosophy of Prayer
Distinguished theologian George Pattison talks about the meaning of prayer in the modern world and how it brings us to awareness of our essential nothingness
‘Our starting point always has to be that we are not makers of our own being, but we are before we start doing anything for ourselves.’
The Philosophy of Prayer
Distinguished theologian George Pattison talks about the meaning of prayer in the modern world and how it brings us to awareness of our essential nothingness
‘Our starting point always has to be that we are not makers of our own being, but we are before we start doing anything for ourselves.’
Radical Hospitality: In Memory of Rosemary Haughton
Phoebe Ryrko remembers her grandmother, an inspiring theologian and activist who saw the divine in everyday life and human relationships
‘Our ordinary, lived experience is the place where we meet God, and the means by which we can become transformed’
Radical Hospitality: In Memory of Rosemary Haughton
Phoebe Ryrko remembers her grandmother, an inspiring theologian and activist who saw the divine in everyday life and human relationships
‘Our ordinary, lived experience is the place where we meet God, and the means by which we can become transformed’
Mind and Matter Entangled
Dr Dean Radin talks about a lifetime of experimental work on the intersection of physics and consciousness
‘The implications that consciousness is doing something in the physical world would be revolutionary from a mainstream perspective.’
Mind and Matter Entangled
Dr Dean Radin talks about a lifetime of experimental work on the intersection of physics and consciousness
‘The implications that consciousness is doing something in the physical world would be revolutionary from a mainstream perspective.’
A Thing of Beauty: The Mandelbrot Set
Richard Gault explores the meaning of an extraordinary mathematical phenomenon
“A simple equation, once brought to life, can yield enthralling, ever-changing intricacy and beauty. Each feature of a Mandelbrot pattern is unique, despite there being an infinite number of them.”
A Thing of Beauty: The Mandelbrot Set
Richard Gault explores the meaning of an extraordinary mathematical phenomenon
“A simple equation, once brought to life, can yield enthralling, ever-changing intricacy and beauty. Each feature of a Mandelbrot pattern is unique, despite there being an infinite number of them.”
This Little Light of Mine
Joy Bostic talks about Africana spirituality and its expression in popular music and dance
‘These embodied rituals which involve movement, gestures, and verbal affirmations, call and response, etc. – all these are strategies that enable us to have an experience of, or open the way for the possibility of experiencing, spirit.’
This Little Light of Mine
Joy Bostic talks about Africana spirituality and its expression in popular music and dance
‘These embodied rituals which involve movement, gestures, and verbal affirmations, call and response, etc. – all these are strategies that enable us to have an experience of, or open the way for the possibility of experiencing, spirit.’
Poems of Hope and Light
Neil Astley, founder of Bloodaxe Books, talks about the universal appeal of contemporary poetry and the series of inspiring anthologies he has edited
‘Poetry makes something happen in people themselves – in how they are in their being, in how they deal with things, whether they are personal situations or shared with a whole nation or the whole world.’
Poems of Hope and Light
Neil Astley, founder of Bloodaxe Books, talks about the universal appeal of contemporary poetry and the series of inspiring anthologies he has edited
‘Poetry makes something happen in people themselves – in how they are in their being, in how they deal with things, whether they are personal situations or shared with a whole nation or the whole world.’
NEWS & VIEWS
Introducing… ‘Perfect Days’ and ‘Nowhere Special’
Jane Clark watches two films with a contemplative theme
Irreducible: Consciousness, Life, Computers and Human Nature
Richard Gault reviews a new book by one of the leading lights of the science of consciousness
An Irish Atlantic Rainforest
Peter Mabey reviews a new book by Eoghan Daltun which presents an inspiring example of individual action in the face of climate change
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13 issues of Beshara magazine were published quarterly between 1987 and 1992. The entire print archive is now available to read online or download for free.