1. Wile li ijo pi selo waso – literally: ‘Desire is a thing with bird skin.’ Wile covers want, need, desire, longing, and ...

The British author and adventurer Lucy Irvine found herself, from an early age, at odds with the expectations and conventions into which she was born. Uninterested in the structure of schooling, and ...

Every one of us has certain rules about how we behave in particular situations, relate to other people, or present ourselves in the world. But rule-following, like anything, can be taken too far. As a ...

Katja Pettinen is a cultural anthropologist at Mount Royal University in Canada. She is interested in the nature and methods of skilled movement acquisition in the context of Japanese-based martial ...

These are not the kind of events that disrupt the course of your life. But they are all annoying, and sometimes bothersome enough that they could set the tone for the rest of your day. Annoying ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

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A magazine to help you understand your self and live well ...

How did humans create the earliest words? Iconic vocal sounds, which match form and meaning, likely played a key role Language gives us the power to describe, virtually without limit, the countless ...

In 392 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I outlawed one of the oldest and most well-established mystery cults in the Greek-speaking world, the Eleusinian Mysteries, which had taken place for more than ...

Hope is indispensable. But when false hope blinds us to reality, a short bout of despair might be the antidote we need ...

There’s a way to recall past encounters with your fears that could help you feel more confident facing them in future ...