Musings of a Second-Generation Mystic – Emily Koshin Oliver

I use that word without fully understanding what it means. A seeker? Spiritual quester? Searcher of Truth – and finder of it too? My mum has just published a book called Diaries of a Young Mystic, which reveals her to be all of the above. She recently rediscovered her diaries from the 70s, having landed […]

Beauty and Doubt in Thailand – Emily Koshin Oliver

This time last year I was in Thailand, embarking on a two-month stint that became everything I didn’t know I was looking for. I kept diaries of my reflections, particularly throughout a stay in a Vipassana temple, and started to write up a piece on my return which I eventually abandoned. It feels personally apt […]