FEATURE | RONGOĀ / DRUGS Written by Stu Paul (any pronoun) Contributing Writer Painting from Jaipur, India, showing the use and effects of bhang , anonymous, ca. 1800. The spiritual and religious use of mind-altering drugs goes back to the very earliest records in human history. In this article, I will explore several different substances that have been used by various cultures to attain alternate states of consciousness for spiritual and religious purposes. Soma was the name given to a...

FEATURE | WAIRUATANGA / SPIRITUALITY Written by Stu Paul (any pronouns) | Contributing Writer I considered myself a Buddhist long before I ever realised that I was transgender. I grew up within the confines of mainstream Christianity in a family that was not particularly religious, but with a worldview that I would describe as culturally Catholic. This was a world where men were men, women were women, and queerness was an abnormality to be quietly tolerated but never celebrated. I rejected...

FEATURE | PŪRĀKAU / MYTHOLOGY Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Bigfoot An athlete since his youth, the basketball...

FEATURE | RONGOA / DRUGS Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Illustrated by Tashi Donnelly (she/her) | @tashi_rd |...

FEATURE | PUORO O AOTEAROA / LOCAL MUSIC Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | @stooey.peep | Contributing Writer Hip-hop in Aotearoa has been...

FEATURE | WHENUA | TOUCHING GRASS Written by Stu Paul (he/him) | Contributing Writer Edited & illustrated by Tashi Donnelly (she/her) |...