"The Cloud" by the Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, is an allegorical meditation on the cycle of dissolution & rebirth.| The Culturium
Once banned by papal decree for its radical message, Michael Molinos' The Spiritual Guide advocates the supremacy of the contemplative life.| The Culturium
Kathleen Raine contemplates the sheer beauty of a hyacinth in this autobiographical extract from her memoir, "The Land Unknown".| The Culturium
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "Meditations of a Solitary Walker" describes the philosopher's yearning to live a more natural way of life.| The Culturium
Key works at RA exhibition by American video artist, Bill Viola, and Italian Renaissance master, Michelangelo, reveal a parallel love of the sacred arts.| The Culturium
"My Quest for Beauty" by Rollo May is a search for the wellsprings of human creativity and an analysis on the purposes of art.| The Culturium
"Art will unify all humanity. Art is one—indivisible. Art has its many branches, yet all are one." The beautiful paintings and prose of Nicholas Roerich.| The Culturium
Artist Mark Rothko's profound book outlines his views on topics ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary art.| The Culturium
Kahlil Gibran's mystical masterpiece, "The Prophet", continues to inspire to this day, including a recent exhibition of Middle Eastern artists at Sotheby's.| The Culturium
Albert Camus' "Jonas or The Artist at Work" explores the feelings of isolation of a humble painter overwhelmed by the demands of family and life itself.| The Culturium
Eric Nicholson reflects upon the way in which William Blake's illustrations of the Book of Job are a beautiful visual depiction of the spiritual path.| The Culturium
C. G. Jung's "The Red Book" is a calligraphic & illuminated psychological masterpiece on mythology, dreams & inner transformation.| The Culturium