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A line art illustration of the <n>Cretan Labyrinth</n>, a traditional symbol from Crete.

<n>Night</n>, a painting from circa 1912 by artist <n>Edward Robert Hughes</n>.

A 1999 gelatin silver print photogram from the series <n>My Ghost</n> by <n>Adam Fuss</n>.

The painting <n>Azur</n> by artist <n>Toshiyuki Enoki</n>.

<n>White Body Fan</n>, a 1972 performance piece by artist <n>Rebecca Horn</n>.

<n>Sandstone Caves</n> in New Mexico, carved by artist <n>Ra Paulette</n>.

<n>Requiem on Water</n> by photographer <n>Ruth Sorensen</n>.

Clip-on fish earrings designed by <n>Donatella Pellini</n>.

A pierced orchid photographed by <n>Harley Weir</n> for <n>i-D</n> magazine.

“Everything about the language of wellness is designed to push the goal lines further and further out of reach,” she says. “You never arrive at a point to go like, ‘Oh, I’m well now.’ There’s always something else we could be doing.” As a result, there is no resting place because we can never fully restore what’s been lost, and there is always a greater state of enhancement to attain.

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” —Teilhard de Chagrin

<n>Christina Bothwell</n>'s sculpture, <n>While You Are Sleeping</n>, 2007.

Ancient Ritual

The <n>Shakespeare and Company</n> bookstore in Paris. Photo by <n>Bonnie Elliott</n>.

Detail of <n>Saint Augustine</n>, a c. 1645 painting by <n>Philippe de Champaigne</n>.

<n>Egyptian Rock Crystal Sphinx Ring</n> from the New Kingdom's Ramesside Period, c. 1292-1069 BC.

<n>Harmonic Universe</n>, a 2014 drawing by artist <n>Daniel Martin Diaz</n>.