Temenos Academy

The Temenos Academy,[1] or Temenos Academy of Integral Studies,[2] is an educational charity in London which aims to offer education in philosophy and the arts in what it calls "the light of the sacred traditions of East and West". The organization's vision is based upon the perennial philosophy.[3]

The academy had its origins in the Temenos journal, which was launched in 1980 by Kathleen Raine, Keith Critchlow, Brian Keeble and Philip Sherrard to publish creative work which regarded spirituality as a prime need for humanity. Thirteen issues of Temenos were published between 1981 and 1992.[4]

In 1990[3] the academy was founded to extend the project through lectures and study groups. It was accommodated initially in the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture in Regent's Park. Charles III has been a patron of the academy since its founding.[3][5] Raine described it as “an invisible college for our future king.”[6] Since the closure of the Institute of Architecture, the academy now holds meetings in different venues in London.

As of 2015 Temenos offered a two-year part-time diploma course in the perennial philosophy.[3]

The journal Temenos was continued as the Temenos Academy Review.

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  3. ^ a b c d Mayer, Catherine. Charles: The Heart of a King. Random House. 2015.
  4. ^ Hakl, Hans Thomas. Eranos: An Alternative Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century. Routledge. 2014. Page 284.
  5. ^ Sedgwick, Mark. Against the Modern World. Oxford University Press. 2009. Page 214
  6. ^ Smith, Sally Bedell. Prince Charles. Random House. 2017. Page 103.