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Change Comes from the Arts

Change Comes from the Arts By Kocku von Stuckrad The relational turn is in full swing. More and more people realize that thinking in strict categories, or even binaries, lies at the roots of the Read more…

November 28, 2023
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Berl-Berl and the Normality of Animism

Berl-Berl and the Normality of Animism By Kocku von Stuckrad From July through September 2021, the legendary Berghain Club in Berlin was the site of an extraordinary immersive installation by the Danish artist Jakob Kudsk Read more…

November 2, 2021
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Stags, Stones, and Stakes: A Point/Counterpoint Conversation with Jay Johnston

Stags, Stones, and Stakes: A Point/Counterpoint Conversation with Jay Johnston Point: From Regimes of Mastery to Creative Confusion By Kocku von Stuckrad Jay Johnston’s new book with the enigmatic title Stag and Stone: Religion, Archaeology Read more…

April 28, 2021
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Braiding Art, Animism, and Animation: Alisi Telengut’s The Fourfold

Braiding Art, Animism, and Animation: Alisi Telengut’s The Fourfold By Anna Perdibon A flowing sound of wind and waves. A transforming image. Blue. Red. White. Green. Grey. A voice of an elder woman. The story Read more…

April 21, 2021
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How the Soul Became Consciousness

How the Soul Became Consciousness By Kocku von Stuckrad The soul is a strange thing. Depending on which expert you trust, you might regard the soul as the immaterial essence of our existence, as a Read more…

June 23, 2020
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Predators, Prey, and Snowdrops: Recognizing the Nature of the World

Predators, Prey, and Snowdrops: Recognizing the Nature of the World By Graham Harvey Some Amazonian Indigenous people recognize two ways in which living beings relate to others, as predators and prey. More accurately, sometimes a Read more…

February 6, 2019
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Making Senses: Poetic Knowledge of Nature in Science, Art, and Shamanic Ritual

Making Senses: Poetic Knowledge of Nature in Science, Art, and Shamanic Ritual by Kocku von Stuckrad Download a PDF Version of this essay (6 MB) Abstract The five senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching Read more…

August 24, 2018
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In Memoriam: Michael J. Harner (1929–2018)

In Memoriam: Michael J. Harner (1929–2018) by Kocku von Stuckrad Michael J. Harner passed on the morning of February 3. As announced by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, his transition to the other world happened Read more…

February 7, 2018
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