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IT IS WORTH TRYING to understand why this extraordinary essay, first delivered as a lecture in Oxford, then reprinted in an obscure Slavic studies journal in 1951, then re-titled and re-published in 1953, has been enjoying such a robust and enduring...
In his book Towards the Spiritual Convergence of America and Russia an independent American scholar Stephen Lapeyrouse explores spiritual connections between two countries on the example of such kindred philosophical movements as American...
Acclaim for Alain de Botton's
THE ART OF TRAVEL
“[Refreshing and profoundly readable. … Thanks to de Botton's detailed and thoughtful writing, coupled with his clever curiosity, The Art of Travel hzs the potential to enrich not only our...
Jodorowsky’s memoirs of his experiences with Master Takata and the group of wisewomen-magiciennes-who influenced his spiritual growth
• Reveals Jodorowsky turning the same unsparing spiritual vision seen in El Topo to his own...