China's Lost Pyramids

Deep within China near the ancient capitol of Xi'an lies a series of pyramid mounds virtually unknown outside the country. Entwined wi...

Gilgamesh Project by Neil Dalrymple

This work was commissioned by the Mythstories, Museum of Myth and Fable, Wem, Shropshire. ( www.mythstories.com ) The project was to produc...

Gobekli Tepe: Garden of Eden?

Since the dig began in 1994, experts have made the journey to Kurdish Turkey to marvel at these 40-odd standing stones and their Neolithic...

A Place of Sanctuary - Creating Sacred Space

© by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law The World Health Organization (WHO) describes health as “the condition of perfect bodily, spiritual, and social...

Photo Gallery of Japanese Zen Gardens

Monotonous rocks instead of colorful flowers; dry, gray sand as a substitute for glass-clear water; moss supplementing cherished flowerbed...

Articles by Philip Coppens

Orcadian stones The Orkney Islands sit on the northern tip of the British mainland. It is rumoured that one inhabitant once wrote “Bergen,...

Shadows & Stones: Ancient Irish Monuments

Kilclooney More Dolmen, Co. Donegal On a fine summer evening I finally made it to one of the finest portal tombs on these islands. The per...