Frontpage album

The frontpage of our portal features an album of wisdom topics. Short texts (approx. 3-5 A4 pages, with or without images) can be submitted to any wisdom topic to be found behind the honeycombs, or to the topics listed below. The texts should be written in accessible language. This should render the experiences and short reflections of the wisdom topics approachable. The goal is to create an intercultural album in which family resemblances and differences in the approach to the wisdom topics and related experiences become apparent. The descriptive layer is key. It may occur that some German or English wisdom topics do not have an exact equivalent in the other language. It may therefore be helpful to be guided by the already existing texts and their summaries.

Wisdom topics currently in the album (continuously extended): : Wisdom, truth, life, death, experience, worry/care, war, love, friendship, identity, destiny, work, animals, effort, poverty, attention, anger, altruism, mindfulness, misfortune , goodness, bravery, desire, perseverance, courage, dream, humility, stupidity, jealousy, parenthood, pity, memory, envy, loneliness, abstinence, renunciation, forgiveness, forgetting, friendship, fear, anxiety, fasting, secret doctrine, justice, health, greed, happiness, hatred, hope, harmony, error, idyll, wilderness, jealousy, judgment, sickness, war, crisis, loss, lie, memory, envy, overcoming, revenge, anger, fury, remorse, wealth, soul, self-realization, failure, steadfastness, stubbornness, longing, diary writing, bravery, unhappiness, forgiveness, transience, despair, bitterness, truthfulness, doubt, immaturity, phrase, enlightenment,…

Wisdom Tasks

Wisdom Talks are podcasts in which we respond to criticism, suggestions, and requests that may arise from any part of the METIS portal. Questions regarding the content of the podcasts, the texts, and the topics are welcome. We are also happy to engage in a critical analysis of our methodology, such as for example the album concept of our collections or our underlying idea of enlightenment.  Requests for missing content may also be presented. Email us your thoughts! We look forward to interacting with you!