Two and a half millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus stated that “The way up and the way down are one and the same” (Fragment B60). In doing so, he simultaneously spoke of the unity of opposites, cosmic change, and the ascent to wisdom versus the descent into ignorance—for the very sam…
Blog posts January 2025
Guardians of Transitions: Janus, Hermes, and Hecate in Times of Change
In ancient times, as in our own times, transitions were of profound significance in both personal and societal life. In fact, transitions were of such importance that in the Greco-Roman pantheon there were three gods, Janus, Hermes, and Hecate, who guarded the transitions.
Each of those tradition…
We surround the planet and ourselves with garbage and debris
Recent studies seem to confirm that the amount of waste orbiting the Earth has reached such a level that this “space debris” is already multiplying due to collisions between these objects, threatening not only satellites and space travel, but even, if the problem worsens, humans could become “trappe…
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