Artist Simon Blackwood recalls his trips to Turkey in the 1970s with the Beshara School
“At the level of meaning, Mary represents the completely receptive place in which the action of the spirit can bear fruit”
James Harpur ‘takes a line for a walk’ as he remembers the challenges of writing his poem ‘Kells’
“The illuminations seem to embody the chaos of conscious thought and emotion, yet at the same time instil a sense of harmony, of healing.”
Jane Carroll explores the vision of the Virgin Mary embodied in the structure and glass of Chartres Cathedral
“This is the reality of Mary as expressed at Chartres: she is the completely receptive place in which wisdom appears,”
Jane Clark contemplates the view of Earth from the moon, first captured in the famous photograph ‘Earthrise’
“We went to the moon, but what we really discovered was the planet Earth”
David Hyams describes the creation of a new ark for the Synagogue in Oxford, UK.
“The proposal was that the patterns on the ark could be produced by the sound of the congregation at prayer.”
Emma Clark contemplates the Luohan – representing Buddhist ideals of sainthood and harmony – at the Temple Gallery in London
“This majestic and profound sculpture is both timeless and deeply meaningful in its capacity to give us an insight into what it means to be human.”