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Esoteric Aspects of <i>The Last Supper</i>   Read Transcript

30/09/2007
After The Da Vinci Code bestseller, the hidden meanings of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Last Supper have never been the object of so much speculation. English scholar Andrew Wolpert believes a powerful combination of artistic inspiration and esoteric wisdom traditions influenced this masterpiece and other artworks in the Renaissance, including Michelangelo's Last Judgement.

The Camino, Starting from Granada   Read Transcript

22/07/2007
Most pilgrims start the Camino, the path to the Spanish pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela, in France but Tony Kevin started in the south at Granada, the last outpost of Muslim rule in Spain.

The Traditionalists   Read Transcript

13/05/2007
Melbourne in the 1950s was home to a small group of intellectuals led by poet Harold Stewart. They championed the ideas of religious and artistic traditionalism as promoted by Rene Guenon and Ananda Coomaraswamy.

Visit to the Sepulchre   Read Transcript

08/04/2007
Visitatio Sepulchri, The Visit to the Sepulchre, is a medieval Mystery Play, written for Easter morning, which focuses on the three Marys at Christ's tomb.

Sze Yup Temple   Read Transcript

04/03/2007
During Chinese New Year, the Sze Yup Temple in Sydney's Glebe is a hive of activity, with Chinese of all backgrounds coming to pray to the god Kwan Ti.