What would it be like if you were to mother yourself? Shortly after Easter, a small group of people took...
A child deprived of her parents draws a picture of her mother on the floor with chalk, then lies down...
If aliens were to visit Earth, Peter Sloterdijk recommends Europe as their landing site because that’s where the aliens would find the most peaceful corner of the planet. In his recently published book on Europe, The Continent Without Qualities [Der Kontinent ohne Eigenschaften], he suggests that, while the U.S. has...
I have come to realize that everything that can be truly understood can be revealed through a parable. Both the...
It lies at the foot of the Goetheanum, storing its treasures underground—the Rudolf Steiner Archive. Even the whimsical architecture of...
It is about what is made visible and the resonances that arise from that. It is about participating in what one sees. It is about the image’s ongoing life. And since birds are involved, I am reminded of Pliny’s brief account of Zeuxis and Parrhasius, the first recorded anecdote from...
Unexpectedly, twilight filled the room. “What do you want?” I asked. “Care, attention. Simply look.” I did. For three months,...
Kindness, love, and strength—the three pillars of parenting and the conference theme. Two children are sitting on the floor; one...
Recently, Stephen Colbert, well-known host of “The Late Show,” received a call from his network’s lawyers informing him that he could not have James Talarico on his show. Talarico is a former middle school teacher with a degree in theology who is running for the US Senate in Texas. The...
Karma is accident (Zufall in German): that which befalls you. At least in appearance. I cannot produce it myself—only experience...
As we celebrate Ita Wegman’s 150th birthday, we will look at photographs, at her letters and writings. But what if...
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