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Mario Botta // Swiss Architect Mario Botta understands how the power of architecture can define a moment and make a spiritual statement. The geographical spread of his sacred spaces is broad. His chapels can be found across Europe and soon his reach will be even wider, as three more of his buildings are currently under construction including a mosque in China. You can read more and see more here… Arvo Part // Arvo Part is an Estonian composer who created the musical language of tintinnabuli and it is widely acknowledged that a large part of contemporary music has been influenced by his work. He finds inspiration in Gregorian chants and other ancient sacred music traditions - he aims to connect with the soul and millions of people, religious or not, have responded - you can hear the Stringspace String Quartet playing an excerpt from Spiegal im Spiegal here and read a profile from the New York Times here. ~ Jules Evans // We think you should know about the British philosopher, Jules Evans who is probably best known for his 2013 book “Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations” and “The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher’s Search for Ecstatic Experience” in 2017. He’s a self described ‘skeptical seeker’ and, among other things, a great translator of Eastern philosophical concepts into Western language. He writes about Arthur Deikman here and the distinction between self-as-content and self-as-context which is a key part of shifting one’s relationship with death. He also runs a great blog which you can find here.
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