Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Story of the Fisher King

 

A recontextualization project (not mine). Combining audio from the movie "The Fisher King" and clips from other films (Mostly "Excalibur") to tell a short story. Clips were used without consent as an educational project.


The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
~Rumi
 


Today is normally a haiku day for me. I didn't write one. But you will find many beautiful ones if you go to Recuerda Mi Corazon and join the haiku community with Rebecca and friends.
 
link to the history of the Fisher King, long before Terry Gilliam's film or Excalibur for that matter.  http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/student_orgs/arthurian_legend/grail/fisher/

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Late Autumn in the Forest

Late Autumn in the forestPhotographer: _Dmitri_

“In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in the dark wood where the true way was wholly lost.”

~Dante Alighieri from La Divina Comedia

in 14th Century Italian:

“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura.

ché la diritta via era smarrita.”

~Dante Alighieri from La Divina Comedia

 

A Film from the astonishing affirmer of destiny ~ David Whyte

David Whyte On The Preservation of the Soul
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http://www.nvcc.edu/home/vpoulakis/translation/dantetr1.htm

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

To Float With Light

lantern-floating By Jered OdegardLantern floating by Jered Odegard www.flickr.com/photos/jeredodegard/4070156541/in/faves-30561723@N0 (via pixdaus.com)

Still, what I want in my life

is to be willing

to be dazzled ~

to cast aside the weight of facts

and maybe even

to float a little

above this difficult world.

I want to believe I am looking

into the white fire of a great mystery.

Reference: Excerpt from “Snake”

Oliver, Mary. House of Light. Boston: Beacon Press, 1990.

A Watercolor World

Red Poppy by Gregor72Red Poppy photographed by Gregor72

There is an unseen life that dreams us; it knows our true direction and destiny. We can trust ourselves more than we realize, and we need have no fear of change.

John O'Donohue

 

Celtic Woman ~ The Butterfly

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Meena and Candle ~ Ladakh, India

 

Meena photographed by Kieron Nelson used with kind permission

"In your light I learn how to love.

In your beauty, how to make poems.

You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you,

but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."
—
Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

 

About Ladakh, India http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/india/5484329/Ladakh-India-Room-to-let-in-the-attic-of-the-planet.html

About the Photographer ~ Kieron Nelson

“It is easy to dismiss what we do not understand. We are all different; we are all the same.
Indigenous people throughout the world are remarkable, not only for their differences, but for their similarities.
I am a photographer specialising in off-the-beaten-track destinations, to some of the world's most exciting and least- discovered spots.
I have travelled from the jungles of New Guinea to the tribal regions of northwest Pakistan, in search of "Vanishing Cultures".
Tribal people are among the most photogenic in the world,
and I have been a privileged visitor.
I hope to see you someday, on the road less travelled.”

~Excerpt from Kieron Nelson’s Blog

(Vanishing cultures Photography)

http://www.vanishingculturesphotography.com/

This is a reblog of a previous post. I found that the previous picture was an unauthorized screen grab and distorted at that. I have obtained permission from the photographer. This is her copyrighted photo--so beautiful. You can see the difference in quality. I am now introducing you to her and you may see her work by visiting her blog. Thank you.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Refuge

Deep Sleep by Mustafa Millidere“Deep Sleep” by Mustafa Millidere 2010

"You have traveled too fast over false ground;
Now your soul has come to take you back.
Take refuge in your senses, open up
To all the small miracles you rushed through.
Become inclined to watch the way of rain
When it falls slow and free.
Imitate the habit of twilight,
Taking time to open the well of color
That fostered the brightness of day.
Draw alongside the silence of stone
Until its calmness can claim you."
—
John O'Donohue

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Haiku My Heart: Finding The Way

Path by asp1961Path by asp1961

At times we feel lost

Shadowed trees cloaking moonlight

All the breadcrumbs gone.

~Noelle Renee 2/3/11

 

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