About discovering a life-friendly civilization of the gift Author: Dr.in MMag.a Simone Wörer Matriarchal societies show a life-friendly way, in which not the exchange but the gift is the central element. They do this on an economical level and also in lifestyle. The basic principle of the gift sees the human being as what he …
The true meaning of Vodou
On the deconstruction of a myth Author: Messanh Amadegnato Few spiritual traditions have been more discredited by racial prejudice than Vodou. Everyone is familiar with Vodou dolls, which are used to do evil to other people. In fact, however, Vodou is the traditional African spirituality that is prevalent everywhere south of the Sahara and in …
Paradise now!
The manifesto of the Tattva Viveka team Authors: The Tattva Team For 27 years the magazine Tattva Viveka has existed and for 10 years it has been in Berlin, where in the last years a team has emerged that wants to contribute to life with great commitment, joy and ambition. In 2021 we met to …
Beguines, active mystics
Author: Anette Grießer In the Middle Ages there existed female Christian religious communities called Beguines. There women led a relatively self-determined life beyond marriage, motherhood and membership to a nunnery. These communities developed their own living mysticism, in which the encounter and union of the soul with God stood in the foreground. When the creation chapter …