Seneca's "On Tranquillity of Mind" is a profound examination of the nature of the mental realm, offering practical remedies to find transcendence and peace.| The Culturium
Describing Leo Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, "A Confession" is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty.| The Culturium
Rainer Maria Rilke's "Letters to a Young Poet" urge his young correspondent to turn within and embrace solitude in order to reveal his creative muse.| The Culturium
American ecophilosopher & author John Zerzan draws upon his research of Western philosophy & investigates the most elusive subject matter of all—silence.| The Culturium
Montaigne's essay, "On Solitude", examines how peace of mind can only be discovered when we withdraw from society and live a solitary life.| The Culturium
"The Cloud" by the Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, is an allegorical meditation on the cycle of dissolution & rebirth.| The Culturium
Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Waldeinsamkeit", meaning "forest loneliness", describes the poet's feelings of solitude & deep connection to nature.| 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
"All Religions Are One" is a seminal text that defined the work of one of the Romantic period's most mystical visual poets, William Blake.| The Culturium