The Haunted House

St. Anthony Tortured by Demons

One of the oldest images in human thought is that of the house as a symbol of the human person. Long before psychologists spoke of the conscious and unconscious mind, poets, philosophers, and theologians imagined the self as a dwelling composed of many rooms, some brightly illuminated and others hidden in darkness. Continue Reading →

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Fidelia Bridges, Garden View, Brooklyn (ca. 1867). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Open Access (CC0).

A forgotten Victorian novella found on a Brooklyn bookshelf changed the course of my life. Edwin Abbott’s Flatland is more than an ingenious mathematical fantasy. It is a meditation on perception, imagination, and the unseen possibilities that can transform a life.Continue Reading →