The Cosmos in Stone: the Ascent of the Soul

Artist–Geometer Tom Bree explores the symbolism embodied in the design of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and Wells Cathedral in Southern England

‘The heavenly bodies present the soul with an image of its own inner workings. To look out into the universe becomes analogous to looking inwards.’

Bringing the Land Back to Life

Alan Ereira talks about the wisdom of the Kogi Indians and an important new UNESCO project in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia

‘There is one system; we are part of it and the world is part of us. If you separate us from the world or the world from us, neither can survive.’

The Grandeur of the Night Sky

Hannah Dalgleish invites us to rekindle our ancient relationship with the night at a time when light pollution is becoming a global disruption

‘The night has always held a special place in human spirituality, associated with the mystery of the unknown and the search for self-knowledge.’