‘What is consciousness?’ is perhaps the greatest anomaly of science but moving closer to understanding this and searching for greater depth in life has always been the goal of the philosophers. Where our capacity to quantify and measure is limited, philosophy can help us to approach mystery and harmonise our relationship with the unknown, acting as a bridge between different aspects of ourselves and of our reality. This workshop will consist of three parts with some practical exercises.

Part 1: Consciousness and Science - an overview of ‘consciousness anomalies’ considering ways to dialogue more openly and about what we don’t understand.

Part 2: Life on Many Levels - from the Celts to the Egyptians, life was traditionally considered to exist on many levels both visible and invisible. Using symbol and philosophy we will explore and how we might better relate to different levels of life.

Part 3: Seeing and Experiencing - Neoplatonist philosophers presented a simple structure for entering more deeply into reality which we will learn and practice during the session, with further suggestions for deepening our experience of life and expanding consciousness.