by Lucas Easton | Sep 16, 2025 | Teaching
Dzogchen & Mahamudra - Lenswork Analysis The Great Perfection. Introduction Dzogchen (“Great Perfection”) and Mahamudra (“Great Seal”) are advanced meditative traditions in Tibetan Buddhism. Both claim to bypass gradual paths by pointing directly to the nature of...
by Lucas Easton | Sep 15, 2025 | Teaching
Kabbalah - Lenswork Analysis The Mystical Tree of Life. Introduction Kabbalah is the mystical tradition within Judaism, emerging in medieval Europe (12th–13th centuries) but drawing on earlier rabbinic and esoteric currents. Its central vision is of Ein Sof — the...
by Lucas Easton | Sep 14, 2025 | Teaching
Paganism - Lenswork Analysis The Sacred in Nature. Introduction Paganism is a broad term that originally referred to the pre-Christian religions of Europe and the Mediterranean, but today also includes modern revivals such as Wicca, Druidry, and contemporary...
by Lucas Easton | Sep 13, 2025 | Teaching
African Traditional Religions - Lenswork Analysis Ancestors and Living Spirits. Introduction African Traditional Religions (ATR) encompass a wide range of indigenous spiritual systems across Africa, with extensions into the Americas through the diaspora (Vodun,...
by Lucas Easton | Sep 13, 2025 | Teaching
Neoplatonism - Lenswork Analysis The Ascent to the One. Introduction Neoplatonism, founded in the 3rd century CE by Plotinus, is a philosophical and mystical system that sought to extend Plato’s thought into a comprehensive vision of reality. At its center is the...
by Lucas Easton | Sep 12, 2025 | Teaching
Sikhism - Lenswork Analysis The Way of the Naam. Introduction Sikhism, founded in the 15th century by Guru Nanak in Punjab, India, is a distinct monotheistic religion that emphasizes devotion to the one God (Waheguru), equality among all people, and the spiritual...
