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Don Giovanni and the Universe: Aldous Huxley on How the Moon Illuminates the Complementarity of Spirituality and Science

By Maria Popova — 2017

Long before his collaboration with Leary, thirty-something Huxley began exploring the complementarity of the scientific and the spiritual realms of existence not through psychedelics but through immensely poetic prose, nowhere more beautifully than in his 1931 essay collection Music at Night (public library) — the out-of-print treasure that gave us Huxley’s moving meditation on the transcendent power of music.

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Ever Heard of a Naturopath? Here’s Why You May Want to See One

According to conventional wisdom, when you’re sick, you call the doctor. (And maybe your mom.) But your trusty MD may not be the only one who can cure what ails you—especially if you’ve paid him or her a visit already and still aren’t feeling well.

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Nicole Frehsee
2015
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Labels Like ‘Alternative Medicine’ Don’t Matter. The Science Does.

As long as you can prove that it works, it doesn’t matter what you call it.

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Aaron E. Carroll
2015
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The Autoimmune Spectrum: Does It Exist, and Are You on It?

Autoimmunity—which affects three quarters more women than it does men—encompasses a range of conditions and diseases that involve the immune system mistakenly attacking the body’s own organs, tissues, and cells.

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goop Staff
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‘God Plays Dice with the Universe,’ Einstein Writes in Letter About His Qualms with Quantum Theory

The letters, which were addressed to Caltech theoretical physicist Paul Epstein, describe Einstein’s qualms about quantum theory, which he called “incomplete” in one letter.

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Mindy Weisberger
2019
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Did Einstein Pray? What the Great Genius Thought About God.

My dear Dr. Einstein, We have brought up the question: ‘Do scientists pray?’ in our Sunday school class.

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Scotty Hendricks
2017
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Spiritual Inspiration from Albert Einstein

Though he was the most famous scientist of his time, Albert Einstein knew we could never fully understand the workings of the world within the limitations of the human mind.

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UPLIFT Foundation
2019
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The Science of Sabbath: How People Are Rediscovering Rest—And Claiming Its Benefits

People of different faiths are rediscovering the practice of Sabbath, and some point to science suggesting such a day of rest — including time away from social media and digital devices — benefits longevity and mental health.

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Emily McFarlan Miller
2019
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'Proof of Heaven' Author: Science Is Being Forced to Take the Afterlife Seriously

Ever since Proof of Heaven, the narrative of a life-changing seven-day coma I underwent in 2008, was published two years ago, I have had a front-row seat (and often a seat on the stage itself) at the battle between those who believe in heaven, in a spiritual realm beyond this one, and those who,...

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Eben Alexander and Ptolemy Tompkins
2014
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The Art of Healing

Catherine Ann Lombard explores how imagery and artistic expression can help clients cope with cancer.

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Catherine Ann Lombard
2020
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The Moral Landscape: Thinking About Human Values in Universal Terms

If there are more and less effective ways for us to seek happiness and to avoid misery in this world—and there clearly are—then there are right and wrong answers to questions of morality.

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Sam Harris
2010
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