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I wonder why things are as they are and happen as they do? How curious the world is!

If you ever asked yourself this question, allowed yourself to be intrigued by it, and have retained your sense of awe at the cosmos and our place in it, you have come to the right place.

The ancient Greeks started raising this question many centuries ago. Humankind has never stopped wondering and exploring possible answers to it. Here is another one they asked:

How may I deliver myself from the body of this death, from the sorrowful weary wheel of mortal existence, and become again a god?

This blog provides a key to unlock ancient Greek wisdom for any fellow-thinker: scientist, philosopher, artist, explorer, adventurer, sportsperson, student, wanderer, life-long learner, scholar.

We provide access to a book and many more resources, which were specially created for this purpose: A Student’s Key to Ancient Greek Thought by Gerhard A. Rauche.

This book can be purchased in Amazon Kindle format here

 

To request a FREE PREVIEW in PDF-format of this book by Prof. Tobias Louw, kindly send an email to wtfab101@gmail.com.

Additional sources, such as the author’s autobiography, Holding on to the Vision, will also be made available in due course.

Our blog furthermore provides access to anyone interested in learning more about the ancient Greeks and their philosophy, science, arts, architecture, history and development.

Part and parcel of this learning process is to uncover how the ancients systematically emancipated the powers of reason and intuition from mythology, superstition and magic. They also demonstrate how they used these powers to make a new life-world for themselves based upon human reason and creativity.

Going back in time is a fascinating adventure, and it reopens the students’ eyes to the splendour of the ancient Greek imagination. It also reveals how much all cultures today are beneficiaries of the ancient Hellenic spirit of endeavour, creativity and self-sufficiency.

To assist the development of your interest, we shall systematically add a variety of tools, including short stories and longer scholarly articles, pictures, videoclips, mindmaps, quotes, links, etc.

Our subpages include more information about the author, as well as excerpts from his autobiography.

Please be patient, as this blog is continually being updated for your benefit.

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 “Destiny, I follow you willingly; for if I would not do so, I would have to do so all the same ─ but in tears.” Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900 A.D.)