“There is verily no great genius without a mixture of a divine madness.”                         -Aristotle…

Core Definition Addiction is defined as a maladaptive attempt to resolve existential, psychological, or spiritual distress through immediate, effort-based gratification. This process effectively bypasses the…

Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Dan-shen, Chinese Red Sage Introduction The search for effective, complementary treatments for drug addiction has led to significant interest in traditional Han Chinese…

Erythroxylum coca Lam., Erythroxylaceae (the coca family), commonly known as the coca plant, is a sacred, medicinal, and nutritional shrub native to the Andean region…

In the Himalayan heights, where the cold winds sweep, a celestial blossom of blue pierces the mountain silence. This dance of colour in the frosty…

The Awakening from Zhang Zhung (ཞང་ཞུང་) Before the snows learned grace, Before the mountains wore time’s face, A voice rang through Olmo’s space— “Awake, the…

Philosophical and Teleological Foundations The proposition that the infinite universe exists to guide sentient beings towards full divine consciousness engages deeply with teleological philosophy, which…

Introduction The connection between the microbiota, gut, and brain—termed the microbiota-gut-brain axis—has garnered substantial scientific and clinical interest in recent years due to its profound…

Prologue:  Dreaming of Asclepius In the hallowed courts where shadows weave,Beneath the silent, watching eve,There stirs a breath of myth and bone,A truth by sleeping…

The Dreamer in the Portico We arrived with bodies bent by ache, And left our doubt beside the lake. The archiereis (ἀρχιερεῖς) offered silence, cool…