Published in January 2025, Volume 51 offers a collection of essays & poems rooted in traditional metaphysics, exploring spiritual, ethical, & artistic themes. Topics range from reflections on light and colour to inquiries into human nature, the sacred foundations of religion, the modern mental health crisis, & the intersection of literature & life. Volume 51 also includes poetry & essays in tribute to the late Dr. Wolfgang Smith, esteemed scientist & practitioner of traditional metaphysics.
Buddhism offers a unique lens through which to appreciate other religions. Its understanding of ultimate reality, along with its notion of skillful means, allows for a comprehensive scope of salvation that extends to all beings—not just adherents of Śākyamuni’s teaching.
In Muir’s political poetry, history is reimagined as an internal event. Muir depicted our time as one of transition, an interregnum of civilization, during which the danger is great that we can forget altogether the meanings and associations that make specifically human life possible.
