Once a woman had a strange dream. She dreamt that a new, big, beautiful store had opened in the main square of her town. She entered to look around at the goods offered. To her amazement, she saw God standing behind the counter, waiting for customers. “You!?” the woman croaked. “How come You, Lord God, … Read more
In a traditional sense, alchemy is a spiritual discipline. With its particular, mostly confusing procedures, it tries and succeeds in exploring the inner laws of human nature. Understanding man as a complex being of nature composed of multiple aspects (material and more subtle ones), alchemy seeks to connect and harmonize them. Although the alchemist deals … Read more
f the most powerful tools we possess as human beings. It is not just a means of escaping reality or indulging in whimsical thoughts; it has the potential to elevate our consciousness beyond the limitations of the material world and connect us with the spiritual dimensions. In our modern Western society, imagination is often seen … Read more
In nature, nothing is static, there is always a change that is manifested in a rhythmic alternation of cycles of activity and passivity, light and darkness, good and bad. As Pharaoh’s dream of seven fat and seven skinny cows tells us, after a period of fertility comes a drought, after activity, growth, and development comes … Read more
The agreement about what we will consider real and what fiction or illusion is, is the basic starting point and dividing line of the world’s image. By agreeing in the 18th and 19th centuries that only what the five senses can recognize will be considered real, the scientific elite paved the way for unlimited dominance … Read more
Isn’t it obvious that there is, or rather, that there must be a “cosmic intelligence” that acts in everything, even in what is invisible and incomprehensible to us? There is, therefore, a plan of action that is manifested in a universal Law… This Law or set of laws is also called the “meaning of life”; … Read more
Freedom is one of those words that we commonly consider to be completely positive. Who wouldn’t want to be free? To be free from any form of external force or limitation, free to do whatever you want? But is the concept of freedom really that simple? What if we don’t use our freedom wisely? Imagine … Read more
When we say that someone is a hedonist, we usually mean a person who enjoys having a good time, indulges in food and drink, and avoids any kind of sacrifice in life. The term epicurean generates similar associations, with the added meaning of a debauchee. Both terms are associated with Epicurus (341 – 270 BC), … Read more
Epikurus – Letter to Menoeceus Epikurus, a philosopher of the Hellenistic-Roman period, was born in 341 BC on the island of Samos. At the age of eighteen, he came to Athens, where he attended lectures at Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s Lyceum, as well as Kynosarges, before later establishing his own school. For Epikurus, the task … Read more
How dreams are realized To those who are reading my texts for the first time, I always point out that my articles are actually reflections, some insights and occasional contemplations. I believe that every person has a philosophical nature, that we are all philosophers and that there is no university that could create philosophers. A … Read more
