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ALT Mysticism keeps men sane. As long as you have mystery you have health; when you destroy mystery you create morbidity. The ordinary man has always been sane because the ordinary man has always been a mystic. He has permitted the twilight. He has always had one foot in earth and the other in fairyland. He has always left himself free to doubt his gods; but (unlike the agnostic of to-day) free also to believe in them. He has always cared more for truth than for consistency. If he saw two truths that seemed to contradict each other, he would take the two truths and contradiction along with them. His spiritual sight is stereoscopic, like his physical sight: he sees two different pictures at once and yet sees all the better for that. Thus, he has always believed that there was such a thing as fate, but such a thing as free will also.
ALT A map showing the ecological integrity of Europe. Countries such as those in Nordic areas are shown in green with high ecological integrity. Those countries with areas of red have very low environmental integrity. Ireland is almost entirely red and stands out on the map against all other EU nations
ALT West Papua Film Screening: Pig Feast 6pm Monday, 28 September 2026 Lecture Theatre, St Cross College, 61 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LZ Free and open to the public Indigenous communities in West Papua are speaking out to protect the tropical forest. Over 2.5 million hectares of forest are being clearcut for industrial biofuel plantations. Oil palm and sugar cane ventures are encroaching on ancestral lands and old-growth rainforest. Combining vivid on-the-ground footage with investigative research, the film traces how grassroots social movements are confronting politicians, investors, military actors, and churches. Film run-time: 99 minutes, panel discussion plus Q&A 1 hour. Panel discussion: Prof Eben Kirksey (St Cross College), Prof. Charles Foster (Exeter College), plus guest speakers from West Papua. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-pPemC8m_M
