There are three ways of approaching the nature of a number: mathematically, a number reveals something of itself when we...
Peace is when I can let go of this: the craving for ego, the longing for the mother’s breast. Peace...
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) is one of the most beloved artists in the world today. Her 2018 exhibit at New York’s Guggenheim Museum was its most-attended ever, and the rediscovery of her early abstract work necessitated a rewriting of art history. Still, af Klint, who spent the latter part of...
«What’s new?» Frederick the Great asked his court astronomer, who, according to tradition, replied: «Do you already know the old,...
According to Herbert Salzmann, the oldest form of cooperation brings the pyramid into view: someone says where to go. The...
It is said that we are all equal before God. Standing naked in the temple, we become aware of the universal source within us. On the last hot day in September, I make an appointment with two friends to meet at the Herzquelle, an almost secret place on the outskirts...
“Sahara” is the main theme of this year’s Culturescapes festival in Basel. A series of films by Tunisian filmmaker Nacer...
A church is a place of energy. The greatest power in the building is found where nothing is built, in...
If we are all islands, it is the water that connects us. To get to you, I have to move, in the water. I swim or go by boat. I can paddle or let myself drift. Either way, the water carries me to you and to us. I go out...
The atmosphere in the room was uncomfortable and charged with tension. People weren’t looking at each other, but were watching...
All creation is born from nothing. This applies not only to the creation of the earth, which was “desolate and...
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