The attitude to death held by our medieval  European ancestors presents an interesting contrast to our own. While not without its problems, aspects of the medieval mode of dying can potentially be instructive for modern people. With our own attitudes towards death so fractured and warped as the be pathological, it may be worth delving a little into the past to get inspiration … [Read more...]

It is hardly a secret that the Western world has a bit of a fixation with youth and beauty. Indeed (as I just discovered while researching this piece), google ‘Western ob’, and the search engine immediately autocompletes to ‘Western obsession with youth’. At any fifty year old’s birthday party, it seems obligatory not only to tell them over and over again that they don’t look a … [Read more...]