Dr Alison Roberts explains the ancient alchemical knowledge of Egypt
“I think of alchemy as a medicine for the soul. It’s a journey which helps us understand who we truly are, spiritually, in our deepest essence.”
Barbara Vellacott | Robert Macfarlane’s latest book takes us to extraordinary places deep under the earth, bringing together the physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the journey into darkness.
Niels Detert, neuropsychologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, explains how meditation can help people with long-term medical problems
“Human nature is both aware and compassionate, and it is there to be discovered by anyone, whether they think of themselves as engaging in a ‘spiritual’ activity or not.”
Kathy Tiernan | talks to Jane Clark about her latest book on the great Northumbrian saint and why she feels that St Cuthbert still has relevance for us in the 21st century.
Tom Bree | The practice of geometry uses the visible forms of this world to point towards something beyond sight, bringing our rational and intuitive faculties into harmony.
Johnathan Sunley | A review of the BBC’s 2018 series. This presented a cornucopia of artistic achievement from all over the world, but in the end it failed to see “the one in the play of the many”.