Consciousness: co-extensive with emergence?
Some experiences with psychedelic compounds seem to offer clues to the nature of consciousness. They may also have a role to play in social transformation. Caspar Henderson
Tag: religion
Blake: freedom and vision
Mark Vernon celebrates the art and vision of William Blake
Dynamite
Tom Holland talks about the thesis of his new book, Dominion, with Caspar Henderson
Human evolution and soul
There’s a hole at the centre of the ‘big histories’ so popular today, writes Mark Vernon. If there were a single word to capture that lack it might be ‘soul’. The human niche is one marked by an openness to the transcendent.
“We are all yearning for transformation”
An interview with Karen Armstrong casts light on the potential of religion to transform lives. By Caspar Henderson
