“Every culture passes on its wisdom to future generations to grow as a person on an inward journey to the quintessence, that connects all corners of the world. Thereby we flourish as a community, celebrating life in the cosmopolis “
In a tilting world order the QfWf aims to contribute towards a culture of openness and pluriformity by tapping into one’s own and shared historical roots. Using Art Dialogues to revitalize wisdom traditions worldwide and liberate ourselves from groupthink!
The Wheel of the Intercultural Art of Living has been created to realize this mission. By the spinning of the Wheel around a yearly theme the three Quests flow together on our platform DeGuldenSnede:
Quest 1 Wisdom Web
The Wisdom Web is both an archive and a forum for cultural exchange to promote wisdom connecting people and their cultures, something that our current times call for.
At the Wisdom Web, wisdom from all corners of the world is collected and presented in its own unique and symbolic way through the Wheel of intercultural art of living.
The Wisdom Web was launched in 2017 under the auspices of the Quest for Wisdom Foundation (QfWf).
The Golden Ratio
Just as the principle of the Golden Ratio guides natural and cultural development — the growth of organisms like shells and plants, as well as beauty in music, poetry, and the visual arts — the QfWf aims to be a catalyst for connecting people with their cultural heritage, in harmony with natural wisdom and intercultural life skills as an expanding circle of global citizens.
The Golden Ratio works with annual themes. In 2026, this is “Intercultural Rituals for Global Citizenship.”
Animal Wisdom
is an intercultural storytelling programme: narratively and artistically designed animal wisdom from all corners of the world has been collected and presented through the Intercultural Wheel of Animal Wisdom.
Animals in their element ― in fables, art, fairy tales and myths ― inspire an elemental art of living!
The QfWf Animal Wisdom programme aims to collect animal wisdom from various cultures and develop them into engaging educational material. For the purpose of raising ecological as well as intercultural awareness on transcultural connections and symbolism.
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