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Plotinus and the Mysteries of the Inner Life (Paris, France)
Who was Plotinus? Undoubtedly another Plato for his contemporaries of the third century A.D. Plotinus, spearhead of Neoplatonism, left us a unique spiritual legacy. He taught us to transcend the...
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Shaman, the awakening of the soul (Montpellier, France)
Many thanks to Fernando Schwarz, co-founder of New Acropolis in France 50 years ago, for introducing us to shamanism. The shaman is a mediator in charge of bringing the balance of forces back into...
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Laura Winckler, a strong soul (France)
We are deeply saddened to announce the death of our co-founder Laura Winckler on May 15, 2024. At the age of 21, accompanied by her husband Fernand Schwarz, she left her native Argentina to embark on...
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Laura Winckler, a Strong Soul (France)
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of our co-founder Laura Winckler on 15 May 2024. At the age of 21, accompanied by her husband Fernand Schwarz, she left her native Argentina to...
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Café Filo: Does technological progress harm nature (Marseille, France)?
This was the theme of Danielle’s latest “Philo-Café” at Espace Salvator for Mother Earth Day. Before the discussion began, the title phrase was questioned and a debate was launched to remove the word...
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Earth Day at the Cour Pétral (Cour Pétral, France)
On Earth Day, the association New Acropolis organised several activities for this event at the Cour Pétral, as it does every year. On this occasion, it invited several local associations to take part...
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Arts and Crafts Week at the Cour Petral (France)
At the former Cour Petral Abbey, for the second year running, from 1 to 7 August 2024, around sixty volunteers came together to work in the trades of stone-cutting, mosaics, stained glass, frescoes,...
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Lez’Arts Evening (Bordeaux, France)
Lez’Arts evenings are held once a month and offer a variety of artistic performances (singing, improvisation theatre, slam, etc.). Thank you to those who dared to put rhythm to their words, to get up...
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Magic in Ancient Egypt (Paris, France)
New Acropolis hosted Fernando Schwarz – Egyptologist and philosopher, founder of New Acropolis in France and author of the book ‘Egypt: the magic of the heart’ – for a lecture on Egypt. The Egyptians...
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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and the Mystery of Oneness (Paris, France)
Fernand Schwarz, anthropologist and philosopher, founder of New Acropolis in France, gave a lecture on Madame Blavatsky to many attendees at New Acropolis Paris 5. ‘Keep the union!’ : these last words...
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Lecture: Notre-Dame de Paris, the wonders of the sacred (La Cour Pétral, France)
An evening in tribute to the renaissance of Notre-Dame de Paris at the Cour Pétral A conference entitled ‘Notre-Dame de Paris, the wonders of the sacred’ was held at the Cour Pétral. A large number of...
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With Reza Moghaddassi, we die to our illusions (Biarritz, France).
Why is that? Because each and every one of us, in the wanderings of our imperfect and tragic existence, experienced the One for an instant. This very experience legitimises the mysterious desire that...
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Night walk to meet the homeless (Paris 11, France)
A tour organised by the New Acropolis Paris association to meet homeless men and women. Smiles and questions were shared during the itineraries and encounters. We set out to explore the meaning of...
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European Heritage Days at the Cour Pétral (La Cour Pétral, France)
On the penultimate weekend in September, the Old Abbey welcomed a large number of first-time visitors to the Cour Pétral. Almost three hundred people came for the first time. Other visitors, who had...
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Olympism, an art of life? (La Cour Pétral, France)
After the passing of the Olympic flame, Léonardo Pelagotti gave a lecture on the theme ‘Olympism, an art of life?’ at the Motel Saint Martin de Verneuil d’Avre et d’Iton. Léonardo Pelagotti presented...
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Jamblichus and the Mysteries of Egypt (Montpellier, France)
Thierry Adda, President of New Acropolis France, gave a lecture entitled ‘Jamblichus and the mysteries of Egypt’ at our school in Montpellier in June. Jamblichus was a Neoplatonist of the 3rd century...
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To be true to oneself or to lose oneself: the philosopher in the face of the...
In an increasingly uncertain world with shifting reference points, philosophy is once again a necessity. The complexity of current political developments, with their democratic crises, international...
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First Arts Academy at the Cour Petral (France)
New Acropolis France held its first Academy of the Arts on March. An entire weekend dedicated to the living arts: singing, music, theater, dance, eloquence, poetry, etc., in the former abbey of the...
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Toltec wisdom and chivalric initiation, a moral code (Lyon, France)
A lecture by Adeline Albou entitled ‘Toltec wisdom and chivalric initiation’ was held at the New Acropolis school of philosophy in Lyon, in the presence of many participants. The lecturer was inspired...
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Thinking with… The Bhagavad Gita (Marseille, France)
New Acropolis Marseille organised a philosophy workshop led by Danielle Chaillot on the theme ‘Thinking with the Bhagavad Gita’. The workshop gave participants the opportunity to deepen their...
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