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Time Travel

Symbolic Living — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:46:45 +0000

Here are a few Documentaries exploring Time Travel with scientific/philosophical points of view below from the History Channel and Michio Kaku.

Also enjoy H.G Wells’ Time Machine - A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species. - in futuristic technicolor

Documentaries on Time Travel

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H.G Wells’ Time Machine - in futuristic technicolor

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Christy Turlington

Symbolic Living — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:47:12 +0000

“Any spirituality can be enhanced with the practice or study of yoga.”

“It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.”

Christy Turlington is a woman who knows success in career while also finding time to focus on the importance of internal balance. She has shown beauty really does come from within.

“I was interested in cleaning my body on a deeper level. Yoga really purifies your organs and blood. You feel that. You feel that circulation of energy. But the real lesson yoga gives you is learning how to be present.”

Astrology Quicky:

Christy Turlington was born January 2, 1969 (time unknown) in Walnut Creek, California.

In Christy’s birth chart

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Moon sign is unknown because Christy’s birthtime isn’t known, but would likely be Gemini or Cancer, which would depend on the time of day.

Mercury in Capricorn, Venus in Aquarius, Mars in Scorpio, Jupiter in Libra, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Libra, Neptune in Scorpio, Pluto in Aries.

Looking at Christy’s Transits for 2011 it appears she’ll have a wonderful birthday filled with a focus on her spiritual desires for the year leading the way. Now that Jupiter and Uranus are going direct and in the Sign of Pisces and moving into Aries this year, this should be a good year for Christy. These planets being in Libra in her chart, and Saturn currently in Libra, she will find this year shows an increasing importance in finding balance, and lots of expansion, and growth in this area will be gained with her focused efforts.

Mercury in Sagittarius for her return chart this year, shows a lot of learning through her philosophical and moral direction. Travel will also increase her exposure to much wisdom. With her birth chart Mercury in Capricorn she naturally has a practical way of thinking, able to rationalize and use her thoughts constructively. The Moon nearby Mercury on her birthday adds optimism and the drive to grow, but there may be some impatience. However, as we can see Christy has created a life where she is capable of finding balance in many challenges. She naturally has luck with words and conveying her idea’s with articulation with her Jupiter and Mercury in easy aspect.

Neptune conjuncts her Venus on her birthday. Beauty will truly be at a higher level with much deeper meaning, even divinely inspired. That beauty may come through at a soul level in relation to others and the self.

Enjoy the videos to learn a bit more about Christy’s life. Happy Birthday Christy.

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Living for Peace.

Symbolic Living — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:29:50 +0000

John Lennon was a symbol of peace and artistry lived and loved. Celebrating life by living his intended purpose to transform consciousness through his art, Lennon was an activist of love and freedom.

Watch and see an inside look into the life of John Lennon and his love, Yoko Ono and their journey together as they desired for positive change.

Five Days in 1969 (an early version of reality tv).

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The Power of Myth Joseph Campbell

Symbolic Living — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:48:55 +0000

Joseph Campbell, a scholar of mythology, shares an immense love of myth and it’s meaningful symbolism reflected in all our lives.

This documentary is a pleasure to watch as Joseph Campbell explores a wide variety of ancient and modern mythologies from around the world in a discussion with Bill Moyers.

Campbell explores the many cultural layers and connections myth reveals about the universal, deeper truths of the human experience. What is life? What is the mystery of life?

Beginning with the hero’s journey, Joseph Campbell digs deeper into the symbolism of historical stories of myth and their roots as told through world religions.

These meaningful stories continue to be told through variations of core myths through art and film. Star Wars, for example, is discussed as an example of myth communicated in a language that resonates with modern times.

Campbell shares stories that reveal the many journey’s we all encounter in life while seeking to balance our higher and lower natures. Dragons, serpents, consciousness, what does it all represent?

What’s blocking you from your personal journey, living your own myth? What compels you? What is your way? What is consciousness? What is raising consciousness?

This documentary has many visual accompaniments to illustrate the Power of Myth.

Inspiring and empowering self-discovery.

We hope you enjoy the adventure into mythological significance in this really fantastic discussion. There are 6 parts, and nearly an hour each, so come back to enjoy them all and learn a lot.

“Follow your Bliss” ~ Joseph Campbell.

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Terry Fox

Symbolic Living — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:01:06 +0000

Terry Fox, an inspiration that lives on. Marathon of Hope.

“Dreams are made possible if you try” ~ Terry Fox

www.TerryFoxRun.org

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Madonna Birthday Leo

Symbolic Living — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:08 +0000

Madonna is all grown up. At 52 today, August 16, Madonna is still going strong in her career. Madonna celebrated her birthday Saturday night night at the Shoreditch House in London.

Focusing on film directing, and a string of fashion shoots from Dolce & Gabbana, Luis Vuitton, Versace and more, Madonna is continuing to enjoy her career and her relationship with young 23 year old Jesus Luz. She hasn’t been working on Music recently because her time is consumed with film.

Madonna continues to practice and study Kabbalah and is an active member of the Kabbalah Center. Her love of philosophy, spirituality and the meaning of life is evident throughout her music career.

She’s currently working on a new film W.E.

Madonna explained to Interview, “Yeah, [it's] the movie everyone thinks I’m making that’s supposed to be a musical about the duke and duchess of Windsor. I don’t know why that got in the newspapers. The duke and duchess of Windsor are in the movie, but it’s not going to be about them. It’s really about this other woman’s journey, and the duchess is kind of her spiritual guide… I use the Sotheby’s auction in 1998 of the duke and duchess of Windsor’s estate as a device to flash backward from.”

She added, “I’ve been writing it for the last two and a half years, to tell you the truth. It’s been kind of an obsession of mine. I started writing it when I finished filming [2008 directorial debut] Filth and Wisdom. It was actually an idea I had before that, but I made Filth and Wisdom because I realized that I didn’t really have a right to make a bigger film until I made a smaller film — and learned how to make a film.”

Happy Birthday Madonna.

Astrology Quicky:

Madonna was born a Leo on August 16, 1958 at 7:05am in Bay City, Michigan.

Sun in Leo in the 12th house

Moon in Virgo (Ascendant) in the 1st house

Mercury in Virgo in the 12th house

Venus in Leo in the 11th house

Mars in Taurus in the 9th house

Jupiter in Libra in the 2nd house

Saturn in Sagittarius (ret.) in the 4th house

Uranus in Leo in the 12th house

Neptune in Scorpio in the 3rd house

Pluto in Virgo in the 1st house

Madonna’s astrology chart shows clear signs of her personality. A lot of her planets are hanging around her 12th house and ascendant, with Sun in Leo and Moon in Virgo, there’s a lot of evidence for her need and desire to express herself artistically, sexually with a lot of focus on mysticism, and spirituality. Her Saturn in Sagittarius shows a lot of her connection in terms of origins of religion and her sense of responsibility to continue going deeper into her beliefs and search for deeper meaning. She has a natural desire to study philosophy and search for inner wisdom. Being born into Catholocism, it’s no surprise she’s felt a strong connection to religion from an early age (4th house). Pluto and Mercury in the 1st house, shows further emphasis on taking the symbolism of the Virgin and moving it beyond it’s limits. Venus in Leo, there’s no surprise there either with her iconic persona and glamorous beauty. Although excesses have done her well, there is a tipping point and she should keep her plastic surgery balanced. Jupiter in Libra in the 2nd house is a sure sign she loves to make money and is very good at it. With an average income of at least $50 million per year, she definitely knows how to build success. She has a prominent materialistic side and success is hers when she wants it.

Light is fearlessness.
Light is compassion.
Light is all giving and it’s, it’s immortality.
It’s a place where there’s no chaos, no pain and no suffering.

Light is the laws of the universe.
You can do things to connect to it, or you can disconnect.
That’s what I say I fear… disconnecting.

~ Madonna

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Andy Warhol – Pop Art

Symbolic Living — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:29:01 +0000

Andy Warhol is one person who clearly defines and is always associated with the pop art movement.

Pop Art blurs the lines between commercialism of mass-produced products and what is deemed popular with the interpretation of fine art.

His paintings of popular cultural icons from products to celebrities.

With his signature style of color abstractions of celebrity painting, Andy Warhol’catapulted himself into the arena of fame, becoming a celebrity himself. His eccentric personality gave him an unforgettably unique personal flair in his art from paintings to short film.

Happy Birthday Andy.

Astrology Quicky:

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928 at 6:30am

He has excellent placement for expression of art in the world – especially with his venus, uranus placements in Leo in the 1st house, his Sun and Mercury in Leo and his Mars and Jupiter in Taurus in the 10th house!

Sun and Mercury in Leo in the 12th house

Moon and Neptune (ret.) in Aries in the 9th house

Leo (Ascendant) - Venus and Uranus in Leo in the 1st House

Mars and Jupiter in Taurus in the 10th house

Saturn (ret.) in Sagittarius in the 5th house

Neptune in Cancer in the 7th house

Pluto in Cancer in the 12th house

Andy Warhol Quotes:

“An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.”

“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”

“I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of “work,” because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don’t always want to do. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep.”

“I’m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning.”

“Once you ‘got’ Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.”

“If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it.”

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Courtney Love. Behind the Music.

Symbolic Living — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Courtney Love is a quintessential example one who’s life has come to symbolize Rock-Star through and through. Her big break into the mainstream happened in combination with her band Hole and husband Kurt Cobain in the early 90′s. Marriage to Kurt and his death catapulted her career proving her to be a force to be reckoned with.

Her life is exciting, daring, scary, wild and raw. Full of ups and downs, strong convictions, lots of screaming, drugs, cigarettes, makeup, music and always seeming to be battling someone in court over something about her or Kurt, she’s always hard at work keeping her life and career moving. Her brand, “Crazy Bitch”.

Always controversial, love her or hate her, she’s become an icon and symbol of our generation for freedom of expression and the raw reality of Rock and Roll living. The documentary Behind the Music says it all.

We had posted a video about Courtney Love’s Buddhist practices including chanting and yoga, however the video has been removed from youtube and can no longer be found. If you find one, send us a link please.

Astrology Quicky:

Courtney Love was born July 9th, 1964 at 2:08pm in San Fransisco

After watching this documentary you’ll notice Courtney fits the qualities of Cancer with a hard exterior but has a lot of emphasis on her softer, emotional side within.

Sun and Moon in Cancer in her 9th house

Mercury in Leo in her 10th house

Venus and Mars in Gemini in her 8th house

Jupiter in Taurus in her 7th house

Saturn retrograde in Pisces in her 5th house

Uranus and Pluto in Virgo in her 11th house

Neptune retrograde in Scorpio in her 1st house (Ascendant)

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Soul in Music. Projecting art from the Soul.

Symbolic Living — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:09:17 +0000

Lady Gaga is the most current big sensation in the music scene as we all know. In circumstances of comparison in the mainstream music industry of today and the past number of years, one could say “Finally. Thank God. Someone truly artistic is finally here.”

This interview with Lady Gaga, part of her day being a photo shoot, shares an authentic look into her philosophy of her art and her impulses and drive to express her creative thoughts and visions into the world. Lady Gaga is an inspiration for the artistic, creative process of life and the community of creative people. Discussing Bowie and Madonna briefly, Gaga focuses on her love of projecting art, as an expression of the soul.

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Haiti Voodoo

Symbolic Living — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:15:03 +0000

The Black Madonna

The devastation in Haiti is obviously far from over, rebuilding lives, homes, businesses and an economy is only in its infancy.

During great times of need it is also important to gain understanding and to dispel the misconceptions created by historical points of view and the movies, that paint unfavorable pictures of a cultures spiritual way of life.

Each of us, in our own way in the world have a connection to something greater, a meaningful, purposeful existence. Our cultural histories, families, peers, and society as a whole give us a sense of our unique belonging and our relationship to the meaning of life and death, and a sense of our place in the grand scheme of things.

Luckily we now have access to understanding in great detail world cultures through the gift of education, interest and a world wide web of interconnected knowledge. Now, with a willingness to listen and learn, people are provided the opportunity to release misconceptions.

With the tragic circumstances, we can come together in helping rebuild and comfort lives, while understanding cultural perspectives better.

An interview conducted by Anna Maria Tremonti sheds important light on Haiti and their cultural traditions of Voodoo (Vodou) and Christianity.

To gain some clarity and awareness into how Voodoo is an important part of Haitian’s lives, we invite you to listen to insights gained in the following discussion on Voodoo cultural beliefs.

Podcasts From CBC Radio.

03/02/10: – Haiti Voodoo

Anna Maria Tremonti of CBC takes a “look at the role that Voodoo, an age old system of beliefs, is playing in how Haitians cope with the aftermath and how they will rebuild their country.”

Discussion also includes the unification and divide between Christianity and Voodoo in Haiti.

Right click to Download 03/02/10: Pt 2 – Haiti Voodoo
[mp3 file: runs 24:23]

03/02/10: – Disabled in Haiti

Many of the people who survived the earthquake have been left disabled. David Gutnick visits a charity called Healing Hands of Haiti, a group that provides artificial limbs for disabled Haitians.

Right click to Download 03/02/10: Pt 1 – Disabled in Haiti
[mp3 file: runs 20:44]

Also view our other article on Haiti here