Life and Depth

27/08/2024

Has someone you know taken up drinking kombucha , turned vegan, and started a crystal collection? Is it hard to tell because of all the incense smoke surrounding them? They may have become a New Age person.

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Emerging from the counterculture of the 1960s, the New Age movement has quickly integrated into mainstream culture, incorporating elements such as energy healing, crystals, and plant-based medicine.…

21/08/2024

The journey inwards can be a perilous undertaking. The story of Medusa suggests we approach such an endeavour with care, otherwise our fears may overwhelm us.

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Mythology, spanning cultures and centuries, remains deeply ingrained in human society, offering insights into the human condition across time. Joseph Campbell posits that myths guide individuals through life's trials, suggesting their enduring relevance. Sigmund Freud proposes that mythology mirrors...

19/08/2024

A deeper reading of the word karma, taken from Hinduism and Buddhism, gives us markedly different take than how we use the word in our everyday lives. Find out more in this short video.

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The common understanding of karma is as a concept tied to the consequences of one's actions, where good deeds lead to positive outcomes and vice versa. Drawi...

14/08/2024

We cannot directly read someone else's mind or experience their emotions, meaning that we are unable to know with certainty the reality of another person. This has profound ramifications for religion.

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Careful reflection may illuminate the inherent challenge of understanding the true reality of others, highlighting the limitations of relying solely on observable behaviours to infer internal states.…

12/08/2024

What is the essence of religion, and what are valid arguments against it? Ultimately, it would appear only two arguments against religion stack up.

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The term 'religion' finds its roots in 'religate,' meaning to bind together, depicting it as a framework explaining the connection between humanity and divinity. This connection relies on the…

07/08/2024

What happens when we attempt to deny a part of ourselves that we dislike? The stories of 'The Godfather' and Oedipus Rex can illuminate the potential consequences of not facing who we truly are.

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The stories of Oedipus and Michael Corleone from 'The Godfather' contain parallels in the protagonist's attempts to avoid a prophesied or envisioned fate, only to inadvertently fulfil it. However,…

05/08/2024

Albert Einstein saw the prophets of religion as not only "the great moral teachers of humanity", but also as "artistic geniuses in the art of living ". Uncover a new perspective on the relationship between religion and science from one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century.

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Albert Einstein's writings reveal a nuanced perspective on religion, distinguishing between various stages of religious thinking. For Einstein, religion goes beyond an acknowledgement of human…

01/05/2024

Have you ever wondered why are we here, and what is life all about? If so, join us in exploring life and the human condition at Life and Depth. We will be drawing from psychology, philosophy, and religion, all to better understand this mysterious thing that we call life.

Exploring life and the human condition.

18/08/2023

Our studio has been getting great use. We’ll be posting videos in the coming weeks.

22/06/2023

Visiting the Shakespeare Room at the State Library of NSW. What a beautiful space!

19/05/2023

Working with Richard Doran from Headshot Studio NZ and Ruth Baron from Made-Up has been a truly lovely experience. It's great to get some professional photos for our upcoming website launch.

10/03/2022

The beautiful workspace where most of the work for Life and Depth occurs.