The Apples of the Hesperides

The essays in this collection are Breakthroughs in the consciousness of our time. The topics focus on the care for spiritual perspectives, which their opening brings sorrow to man. In the wake of tragic time, Rilke's crucial question "When, then, do I exist?" remains always relevant and can be transformed as follows: "How can I authentically live my existence? What should I do to prove myself worthy of this extraordinary and unique presence in this world? How can I be more true to myself in my life?"

About the Tragic

Man comes into the world bearing the memory of paradise, while the transition to reality is experienced as a destruction, which is connected with his fall from essence to "existence", that is, from "potentiality" to "actuality". In the essays of this section, introduced by Alexis Minotis, the tragic, as a way of existence, is sought in myth, art, and history. But mainly in ancient tragedy. Christos Malevitsis writes: "In tragedy, the outcome is not judged, which will inevitably be destruction. What is judged is the quality of the tragic man's stance. Which does not care whether it is in vain or not."