From Metaphysical Harvests to Publishing
Bruno Bérard has been studying metaphysics since the 1980s. The books he has published reflect the research, discoveries, and insights gathered throughout this long intellectual journey.
Since 2006, he has also been involved in editing and publishing works on metaphysics, notably through the Métaphysique au quotidien (“Metaphysics in Everyday Life”) series, which he directs at L’Harmattan. The purpose of this collection is to make living metaphysical and theological doctrines accessible to a broader audience while encouraging dialogue with other fields of knowledge such as psychology, physics, logic, cosmology, ethics, and the arts.
A Life Oriented Toward Metaphysics
Holding a doctorate from the École Pratique des Hautes Études in “Religions and Systems of Thought,” Bruno Bérard (1958–) was introduced at an early age to the great spiritual and metaphysical traditions.
His father, Pamphile (André Bérard, 1922–2019), was one of the pioneers of yoga in France—serving for a time as president of the National Federation of Yoga Practitioners—and a teacher of Eastern philosophies. Over the years, encounters with Lanza del Vasto (1901–1981), followed by friendships with thinkers such as Jean Borella (1930–), François Chenique (1927–2012), and Wolfgang Smith (1930–2024), have nourished and deepened his reflection.
Metaphysics at the Heart of All Domains
For Bruno Bérard, metaphysics is not a discipline isolated from other forms of knowledge. On the contrary, it provides a perspective capable of illuminating the full range of human questions.
His work addresses subjects as diverse as paradox, sexuality, the Christian mysteries, religions, democracy, ecology, and artificial intelligence. At the same time, he has sought to make the great metaphysical doctrines accessible through introductory works, thematic studies, and books devoted to major thinkers, often in collaboration with other scholars and authors. Among these are Metaphysics for Everyone, Esotericism for Everyone, Theology for Everyone (soon published), Silvano Panunzio for Everyone, Jean Borella for Everyone (soon published), and Wolfgang Smith for Everyone, as well as studies dedicated to other eminent representatives of the metaphysical tradition.
Metafysikos.com: Metaphysics for Everyone
Metafysikos brings together books, articles, studies, and a variety of resources devoted to the great questions of metaphysics. An extensive glossary of approximately one hundred terms helps readers approach and deepen their understanding of the subject. In order to foster the widest possible dissemination, most content is available in several languages—French, English, Italian, Spanish, and German—allowing readers from different countries and cultural traditions to access these materials directly.
Through the work of Bruno Bérard and several associated authors, Metafysikos seeks to serve as a meeting place between the great metaphysical traditions, contemporary reflection, and the various disciplines of knowledge. In this way, the site aims—modestly yet resolutely—to contribute to the transmission of a universal intellectual and spiritual heritage by providing an open space where the search for truth remains at the heart of dialogue between cultures, languages, and generations.