“It is a paradox that we encounter so much internal noise when we first try to sit in silence. It is a paradox that experiencing pain releases pain. It is a paradox that keeping still can lead us so ...

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When you enter Gyara, one door locks; But the other door is always open. This bleak, Greek island: no more than rocks. Still. Stark. Stripped of all things that are Roman. You can leave through the ...

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Mithraism’s adoption and integration of Stoic virtues is compelling and noteworthy. These virtues not only shaped the ...

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Articles Identity in the Age of Connectivity Sara Asran explores the dynamics of identity online. Human identity is a ...

The time is around 90 CE, and Plutarch of Chaeronea in Greece is travelling when news reaches him of the death of his ...