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  • Caravaggio’s profane eye for the sacred – Eureka Street

    Caravaggio was the Jim Morrison of his time — Rimbaud with a paintbrush. There was little that was pious or holy about the man with a gift for holy and sacred art. Caravaggio’s world was the world of drunken singing,… Continue reading

    Caravaggio’s profane eye for the sacred – Eureka Street

  • Power of Art: Caravaggio

    This is not a series about things that hang on walls, it is not about decor or prettiness. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion of art  …the power of art… The power of the greatest… Continue reading

    Power of Art: Caravaggio

  • Disciple of Experience

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    Disciple of Experience

  • ‘Ordinary life’ anime finds a special place in fans’ hearts – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

    There are no high-tech machines, no monsters, no aliens and no global catastrophe. But a certain genre in Japanese animation that portrays mundane everyday lives enjoys continued popularity among fans. The anime, collectively known as “kuuki-kei,” which literally means “like… Continue reading

  • The Bather

    The Bather by Alexander Porfirevich Archipenko (1915). © Estate of Alexander Archipenko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. http://www.philamuseum.org   Continue reading

  • Te Atua (God)

    “Te Atua (God)” by Paul Gauguin. 1893-94. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchased with the John D. McIlhenny Fund, 1941. http://www.philamuseum.org Continue reading

  • those whose taste is lasting

    Nothing, in truth, can ever replace a lost companion. Old comrades cannot be manufactured. There is nothing that can equal the treasure of so many shared memories, so many bad times endured together, so many quarrels, reconciliations, heartfelt impulses. Friendships… Continue reading

  • down

    down rolling falling drifting earth cold mud parting away foot leg waist torso neck head deranged beneath the at-level down ground water baptism “this is my beloved baby” breath stopping stoney ranging down-below emptiness down devils elementals daemons gods caressing hot memories death… Continue reading

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  • Nowhere do I want to remain folded

    Thanks to my beloved brother Joseph C. for reminding me of this beauty from Rilke. I am too alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to make every hour holy. I am too small in the world, and… Continue reading

    Nowhere do I want to remain folded

  • (Essay) The Messages of Birds by Hearth Moon Rising

    Cool site, Mago. Worth some time to read what the contributors are talking about. For an element in the environment to have divinatory properties, it must possess a quality of apparent randomness or unpredictability. If on a walk through my… Continue reading

    (Essay) The Messages of Birds by Hearth Moon Rising

  • New STAR WARS: RECLAMATION Series Holds Clues to EPISODE VII  – News – GeekTyrant

    See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions The first few pages of a story and character bible for a new series called Star Wars: Reclamation were posted on IMDB that not only give us some details on what the series will… Continue reading

    New STAR WARS: RECLAMATION Series Holds Clues to EPISODE VII  – News – GeekTyrant

  • Body 4: Disembodied Nature

    Newest issue of Disembodied Text is out. Take a look see. The poetry, the music, the art pieces… really speaking to me this morning. Hat off to the editors, Kiki and Chris, for a great compilation. Body 4: Disembodied Nature… Continue reading

    Body 4: Disembodied Nature

  • Thai Curry Paste Episode II: Authentic Green Curry Paste (Kaeng Khiao Wan)

    Wow… The High Heel Gourmet tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Thai Curries. Thanks, HHG! The green curry has an official name in Thai called “Kaeng Khiao Wan”, meaning “The sweet green soup”. Kaeng=soup, Khiao=green, Wan=sweet.… Continue reading

    Thai Curry Paste Episode II: Authentic Green Curry Paste (Kaeng Khiao Wan)

  • THIS is – this IS – THIS IS

    morning satori authentic letting-go? walking along, listening to Alan Watts THIS clicks into place thoughts weaken, fall away after a last tugging illusion a hesitation then/there – NO! now/here YES! Squirrel running along wall chittering & skittering THIS is this… Continue reading

    THIS is – this IS – THIS IS

  • Finding Beauty Beyond Clever Devices

    “Many contemporary composers have been building walls of sounds following their own clever devices. But then, who lives inside those rooms?” — Toru Takemitsu “The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I… Continue reading

    Finding Beauty Beyond Clever Devices

  • I Want You Back

    Really a superb cover. Related articles Ex-Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70 (kfwbam.com) Michael Jackson Hits Broadway! – First Look at Motown: The Musical (people.com) Mighty Motown: A Conversation with Berry Gordy (essence.com) Continue reading

    I Want You Back

  • The Incarnations

    My brother on the path Mahadeva Jaya and his good companions chanting & celebrating the Incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Related articles Ravan: The Anti-Hero (wunnerful.wordpress.com) Carl Jung: symbols of the self arise from the depths of the body (immanence.net) 7… Continue reading

    The Incarnations

  • Veggies in the House

    Thanks to Dušan B. for showing me this video. Amazing what you can do with vegetables. Related articles Lev Manovich – Hybrid Media (carolineearlyconvergentmedia.wordpress.com) Heems Turns ‘Blade’ Opening Into Music Video (Mixed Media) (popmatters.com) A dj’s mid-career crisis and need… Continue reading

    Veggies in the House