Since ancient times, through centuries and centuries, the original meaning of the Greek muses, nine goddesses of harmony and protectors of many divine and human creative arts, has been forgotten. During the Middle Ages, artists and philosophers almost stopped seeking their protection and inspiration, but their name remained ingrained in the words music and museum. … Read more
The Egyptian civilization was exceptional in every way. Herodotus writes: “Everything there is different.” And indeed, Egypt has always been associated with mystery and enigma. The Egyptians were believed to have knowledge of hidden forces of nature and knowledge that surpasses our understanding today. Every form of magic (however we imagine it!) is connected to … Read more
Perhaps it may seem that the crisis that is shaking our present civilization in all parts of the world and in so many different ways is something unique to our time and of disproportionate magnitude. However, if we look carefully, we will see that crises have existed in all historical periods and that philosophers have … Read more
George Lucas Dreams are extremely important; nothing can be accomplished without first envisioning it. George Lucas This is what Goethe said in Faust, and what Lucas knew how to express in modern language: the message that technology will not save us. Our computers, our tools, our machines are not enough. We need to rely on … Read more
Where is our world headed? Typically, two radical and irreconcilable positions arise in response to this question: the greatest and hopeless pessimism and the most fanatical and naive optimism. Hell and paradise. According to an extremely optimistic view, our world follows a straight and upward line where important events go unnoticed. Creation and progress are … Read more
Francis Bacon – On Happiness It cannot be denied that external circumstances contribute to well-being: favor, opportunity, someone else’s death, situations that align with virtue. But for the most part, the mold of happiness lies in the hands of the individual. “Faber quisque fortunae suae” (Everyone is the architect of their own happiness), as the … Read more
