The Forgotten Questions
Thank you for visiting this site. What you will find here is not a system of belief, nor an attempt to persuade, convert, or mystify, but a sincere endeavour to share certain enduring principles and observations that have profoundly shaped my understanding of life.
At the heart of this work stands Kabbalah, though insights are also drawn from philosophy, science, religion, literature, music, the arts, and the wisdom of great thinkers throughout the ages, each helping to illuminate the central principles explored herein. Every field of human endeavour, discovery, innovation, and enquiry, when pursued deeply enough, points beyond its own boundaries towards something greater than itself, a deeper truth woven into the fabric of existence, beyond definition or explanation. Whether through the observations of science, the reflections of philosophy, the revelations of religion, the beauty of art, the power of music, or the accumulated wisdom of countless generations, humanity has always been reaching towards this same hidden reality, often without fully recognising it.
No single discipline, race, creed, culture, tradition, or field of enquiry possesses the whole truth. Each carries within it a fragment, a n echo, a partial glimpse of a greater picture whose full outline remains concealed. For this reason, nothing of genuine value should be dismissed merely because it arises from a different source or speaks in a different way. The history of civilisation is, in many respects, the history of this search, an unending endeavour to understand the laws that govern life, consciousness, nature, and existence itself, in search of answers to those timeless questions that have echoed through every age and every civilisation: Who am I? Why do I exist? What is my purpose?
The cosmologist examining the workings of the cosmos, the philosopher wrestling with abstract principles, the artist striving to express the inexpressible, the mystic seeking what lies beyond appearances, and the ordinary person reflecting upon the lessons of life are all, knowingly or unknowingly, travelling along the same great road. Their methods may differ, their conclusions may appear to conflict, and their languages may seem worlds apart, yet beneath these outward distinctions lies the same enduring impulse: the desire to uncover the truth of existence and our place within it. The paths are many, but the destination is one. The fragments are countless, but the truth they seek is indivisible.
Modern life has distanced mankind from many ancient and abiding principles, and much has been forgotten or buried beneath the noise of modernity, materialism, social media, distractions, and the growing assumption that reality consists only of what can be measured, weighed, or observed. Yet beneath this restless surface, the deeper questions remain as alive today as they have ever been: What underlies life itself? What animates nature, consciousness, and the strange forward movement of existence? What drives all things onward, and what is our place within it? These are among the oldest questions humanity has ever asked. They have not been answered so much as forgotten, and with them the greatest question of all: Who am I? What is my purpose?
Much confusion surrounds the world’s ancient traditions, giving rise to divisions that are as needless as they are persistent. Many of them express the same enduring principles through different languages, cultures, stories, and symbols. What is shared here may therefore feel strangely familiar: not a new teaching, but a recognition of truths that emerge wherever mankind has searched for meaning with genuine sincerity.
This work seeks to revisit those questions plainly and honestly, recognising that for all our advancement we still perceive only a fraction of the greater whole. Kabbalah has always sought to direct mankind towards that wider reality, not by turning us away from life, but by leading us more deeply into it, revealing an order that underlies our experience and gives meaning to our existence.
The principles explored here are timeless and have appeared throughout history in countless forms, spoken by those from the East and West, preserved within the world’s great traditions, and echoed by philosophers, mystics, scientists, poets, artists, and ordinary people alike. Once recognised, they begin to appear everywhere, like a hidden thread quietly woven through the whole tapestry of human experience.
Take from this site only what resonates within you, and leave the rest aside. Truth cannot be imposed, for every understanding arrives in its own time. Yet if these pages encourage even one person to look more deeply into life, Nature, and humanity’s place within the immeasurable vastness of existence, then they will have fulfilled their purpose.
May the good hand carry these pages to those who seek with sincerity, and may each reader find within them only that which is needed for their own advancement.
With encouragement and goodwill.
L.S.S. June 2025