(For some reason I can’t get this to copy my actual format of the poem correctly, however, here it is!) Jean Genet Son of a Bitch (A one man show at the Outhouse Dublin) For Zion Ashkenazi “…we hopefully elevate ourselves – without giving in to smugness – above the self-limiting level of voyeurs,…
I was there too! I read a lot of Genet and thought this has to be interesting! And it was….thanks Zion,
The Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica: (pictured below right) http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse “This Antarctic glacier may be history, says new research. It contains almost two feet of sea level rise, and that’s just the beginning. NASA.” ( by Chris Mooney) The Glaciers (Posted for my friend Rolf) “And death shall have no dominion… Though they sink…
For the link to this lecture go to my friend Matt Segal’s blog at http://footnotes2plato.com/2014/05/10/evan-thompson-ciis-tonight/ (The lecture was given at the Californian Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.) My comments on this will be general and so I hope understandable even if you have not seen the presentation to some extent. My first worry…
Daniel Barenboim’s East West Divan Orchestra: This is an orchestra formed of young Arabs and Israelis based in Sevilla, Spain, once a centre of Islamic/Jewish harmony. After the concert in Ramallah in 2005: Finally, an emotional Barenboim stepped onto the platform. “It is our belief that the destinies of these two peoples, Israel and Palestine,…
The Journey of the Universe “The Journey of the Universe” is a book by Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (Yale, 2011). It is also a DVD based on the book and presented by Brian Swimme. See for further information: http://www.journeyoftheuniverse.org I will also put a link below to a presentation given by Brian…
I worry about the way Cosmology and its acompanying hidden Theological agenda at best distract us from a spiritual union with the planet, our home, and at worst alienate us from such a connection. More to follow: watch this space! 3 men go into a TV shop, where they buy a TV for £30 and…
HOLY SATURDAY We always try to follow the tradition of making new fire on this night and bring it into the darkened house. The pictures are from that event yesterday. The red streaks are of course sparks in time not some kind of Quantum String. We brought the fire in and lit the candles we use…
Holy Thursday When I was a Christian this used to be my favourite spiritual day of the Easter Festival. Jesus celebrating Passover with his disciples, the washing of the feet and the New Commandment: “that you love one another”. In London in the Catholic tradition it was one of the rare times one could receive…
The Hug of Gaia 