By Cynthia Chung Homer’s great poems that are left to us today, The Iliad and The Odyssey, describe the events of the Trojan War and its immediate aftermath, events which marked the descent of Greece into a Dark Age. Following the Trojan War, c.1190 BCE, the civilization of mainland Greece collapsed, written language was lost, and cities disappeared….
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Marie Curie and the Women who Discovered Atomic Physics
In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, Magdalena Therrien tells the true story of the incredible women who discovered atomic physics starting with Madame Marie Curie who overcame insurmountable odds to find herself among the greatest minds in science which history has ever seen. Along her path, Marie Curie broke through several glass ceilings (or Iron…
Through Beauty’s Morning-Gate to the Land of Knowledge: RTF Poetry Symposium
“The poet’s eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, doth glance from Heaven to Earth, from Earth to Heaven; and as imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen turns them to shape, and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name; such tricks hath strong imagination.” – William Shakespeare (A…
C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength: A Tale of Transhumanism, the Occult… & Merlin?!
In this third and final lecture unravelling the multifaceted layers of C.S. Lewis’ penetrating mind and playful style contained in his ‘science fiction trilogy’, Rising Tide Foundation President Cynthia Chung tells the tell of ‘That Hideous Strength’ as it has never been told before. In her presentation, Cynthia reviews a tale which serves as a…
Symposium The Role of Art in Shaping a Sovereign Citizenry (Jan 15-March 12, 2023)
It was once better understood that both politics and economics are downstream from culture. Whether the values and passions of a society are tuned to the Good, the Beautiful and the Just or whether they are tempered by the opposites of those virtues will say alot about the aesthetic practices and creative work of the…
Classics & Classics : The Three Kingdoms… Tempus, Kairos & Chronos
In this presentation delivered by the Rising Tide Foundation’s resident China expert Dr. Quan Le, the heart and soul of Chinese civilization is explored through the portal of the great Confucian classics and the deeper moral, philosophical and even geopolitical lessons contained in the 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong titled ‘The Romance of…
The British in Iraq: A Horror Story of Democracy Building [Martin Sieff RTF Lecture]
In this Rising Tide Foundation lecture, Martin Sieff explores the ugly side of British foreign policy in the Middle East during the 20th century. Purchase Martin Sieff’s Cycles of Change here: https://www.amazon.com/Cycles-Change-American-History-Coming-ebook/dp/B00V3KTQBA
Symposium: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Statecraft
To view all past symposiums click here. To register for future class series email info@risingtidefoundation.net 1st Movement: The Ancients Date: Sunday May 9 at 4pm ESTTitle: Plato and Confucius, Spiritual Brothers and Philosopher Kings Living at the Two Ends of the World Island Lecturer: Dr. Quan LeBio: Dr. Le is a practicing psychiatrist and geopolitical…
Identifying False Post-WWII Narratives [RTF Lecture with Irene Eckert]
What if everything you’ve ever been taught about the causes of the Cold War were a lie? What if leading Nazis like Reinhardt Gehlen (chief of Nazi intelligence) and his entire network were reconstituted in West Germany by leading figures running the CIA? What if these same agencies also created a nihilistic cult of ugliness…
Schiller’s William Tell: A People’s Fight for Freedom
Friedrich Schiller is a name beloved in Germany as the “poet of freedom”, and while festivals were once held in his honor across the English speaking world just a few generations ago, his memory has sadly fallen into the shadows. Despite that, Schiller’s life and works of drama and poetry inspired not only the greatest…