The Temenos Academy, or Temenos Academy of Integral Studies, is an educational charity in

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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 academy's background came from the ''Temenos'' journal, which was launched in 1980 by

Kathleen Raine Kathleen Jessie Raine CBE (14 June 1908 – 6 July 2003) was a British poet, critic, and scholar, writing in particular on William Blake, W. B. Yeats and Thomas Taylor. Known for her interest in various forms of spirituality, most prominently P ...

Keith Critchlow Keith Barry Critchlow (16 March 1933 – 8 April 2020) was a British artist, lecturer, author, Sacred Geometer, professor of architecture, and a co-founder of the Temenos Academy in the UK. Biography Critchlow was educated at the Summerhill ...

Brian Keeble Brian Keeble is a British author and editor. He is the founder of Golgonooza Press and a co-founder of the ''Temenos'' and Temenos Academy. Biography Keeble is the founder of Golgonooza Press where he worked as editor, designer and publisher ...

and

Philip Sherrard Philip Owen Arnould Sherrard (23 September 1922 – 30 May 1995) was a British author and translator. His work includes translations of Modern Greek poets, and books on Modern Greek literature and culture, metaphysics, theology, art and aesthet ...

to publish creative work which regarded spirituality as a prime need for humanity. Ten years later 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 Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...

. Since the closure of the institute, the academy now holds meetings in different venues in London.

People associated with the academy

Lecturers include

Hossein Elahi Ghomshei Hossein Mohyeddin Ghomshei ( fa, حسین محی‌الدین قمشه‌ای; born 4 January 1940) better known as Elahi Ghomshei, is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, author, and lecturer on literature, art, and mysticism. Life and education Gho ...

and

Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi (English name Warren Kenton, 8 January 1933 - 21 September 2020) was an author of books on the Toledano Tradition of Kabbalah, a teacher of the discipline, with a worldwide following, and a founding member of the Kabbala ...

(Warren Kenton). The academy staged a talk by the

Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dal ...

during his visit to London in 2004.The 2004 Singhvi - Temenos Interfaith Lecture
/ref> The journal ''Temenos'' was continued as the ''

Temenos Academy Review __NOTOC__ The ''Temenos Academy Review'' is a journal published in London by the Temenos Academy since 1998. As per the academy, "The Review comprises a mixture of papers given at the Academy and new work, including poetry, art, and reviews." I ...

''.

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