Hannes Schumacher
Having lived and studied all around the world, Hannes Schumacher works at the threshold between philosophy and art, focusing on chaos theory and global mysticism. In his current micro-projects he explores the potential of real dialogue as a method for cross-cultural philosophy and fabulates a subterranean network of spiritual practices across the continents. He is the founder of the Berlin-based publisher Freigeist Verlag, co-founder of the grassroots art space Chaosmos ∞ in Athens and lecturer at Incite Seminars in Philadelphia.
Thorns and Candy
Journal Article
A raw post-ceremony dialogue between philosopher Hannes Schumacher and Colombian ayahuasca guide Juliet Goméz. This exchange navigates terror, tenderness, and transformation, revealing how sacred medicine strips illusions, confronts suffering, and reorients us toward balance, humility, and love. A meditation on control, surrender, and the grace of healing.
Die Before You Die | A Dialogue on Death and Rebirth
Journal Article
“For these two sages that I encounter, it is the topic of death that seems paramount for them…Death is not a thing to be experienced. However, contemplation and meditations on the subject can make one take life more simply. These are the overriding messages from Ọ̀rúnmìlà and Rumi.”