Stories
- Article
Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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Living with less for spiritual gain
Today, a minimalist lifestyle is trumpeted as a route to happiness. Find out what religious ascetics from history and modern proponents of the spartan-looking home can teach us.
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Society, not Covid-19, makes us vulnerable
Rick Burgess coped with the death of his mother in February 2020 by immersing himself in the task of protecting his community from Covid-19 and challenging the government's failure to protect and support elderly and Disabled people during the pandemic.
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The healing power of breathing
The healing powers of different breathing methods are said to help with a range of health challenges, from asthma to PTSD. Effie Webb traces their spiritual origins and explores the modern proliferation of breathwork therapies.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Letters from the Society of Friends to J B S Haldane
Date: Jan 1939 - Feb 1939Reference: HALDANE/4/21/2/1Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Letters from the Society of Friends to J B S Haldane
Date: Mar 1939 - Jun 1939Reference: HALDANE/4/21/2/2Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Four book catalogues advertising and listing Friends' Books
Date: 1813 - late 19th centuryReference: RET/8/10/3/5Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Draft reply by Kitching to a lecture on decrease in the Society of Friends, giving his views
Date: c 1850s - 1870sReference: RET/5/9/6/1Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Russia - Digital files
Date: 2011-2012Reference: PP/MDM/A/2/10Part of: Mackenzie, Melville Douglas