A World aMUSEd

Reel WisdOM

2011-02-26T13:18:00.000-08:00

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This one's for all the film buffs & advice'ophiles. It's been said that movies are a mirror of the collective unconscious - a 'projected' reflection held up to society's face. With that in mind...it's interesting to note what advice we like to give ourselves (via popular film).

"The YOUniverse is a mirror...Reflect on that."
~ Omnitheus

✫nother Point of You : ॐ

ONEderful

2010-10-06T05:32:00.000-07:00

La la la la la la la Life is ONEderful!

ωє ☆яє ☝

☮

♥
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Dr. Quantum Visits Flatland

2010-09-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

"Isn't it funny...that that which we are most afraid of...is what thrills us the most?"

This clip is from the extended version of 'What The Bleep Do We Know'? - called 'Down The Rabbit Hole : Quantum Edition'. Towards the end of that film, they devoted an entire segment to 'Flatland'. Years ago as I watched this scene at the cinema, I sat there utterly riveted - I just couldn't believe that one of my favourite books was being mentioned in one of my favourite films! It was a ONEderful mOMent!

Blessed Be fellow Space-landers ;-)

✫nother (bleeping) Point of You...
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Egyptian Blues

2010-09-24T04:31:00.000-07:00

I want to swing with this thing!

"Egyptian pharaohs fell from the sky and played the blues..."

'Delta Disco' - Transglobal Underground
(from their album 'Rejoice, Rejoice' - 1998)

This is my favourite song from one of my favourite bands. In-Joy...

♥
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Everybody's Free

2010-09-07T17:15:00.000-07:00

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97. Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen
would be it. The
long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the
rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my
own meandering
experience... I will dispense this advice now -

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh,
nevermind, you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until
they've faded. But trust
me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way
you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous
you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that
worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by
chewing bubblegum. The
real troubles in life are apt to be things that never
crossed your worried
mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle
Tuesday

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't
put up with people who
are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're
ahead, sometimes you're
behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with
yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the
insults. If you succeed in doing
this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank
statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do
with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22
what they wanted to do
with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still
don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're
gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll
have children, maybe you
won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance
the funky chicken on
your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,
don't congratulate
yourself too much or berate yourself either - your
choices are half chance,
so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be
afraid of it, or what
other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument
you'll ever own.

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in
your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make
you feel UGLY.

CHORUS
Brother and sister together we'll make it through.
Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there.
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you.
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they
might be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your
past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go, but for the
precious few you should
hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography
and lifestyle because the
older you get, the more you need the people you knew
when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes
you hard. Live in
Northern California once, but leave before it makes
you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise,
Politicians will
philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll
fantasize that when
you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians
were noble, and children
respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe
you have a trust fund,
maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never
know when either one might
run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're
40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with
those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past
from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly
parts, and
recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

CHORUS

Everybody's free. Everybody's free.

~ Baz Luhrmann

Her MADGE-sty's Lost Songs

2010-09-07T16:32:00.000-07:00

It's a crime against humanity that these 'lost' songs were never released!
They're freakin' awesome!

Utterly Mad'on'Her,
ॐ

Ear Sex

2010-09-02T04:12:00.000-07:00

One of the best relationships I've ever had was with a song called 'Rej'. We met one night on a crowded dance floor in a seedy club. Rej insisted I dance - leading me to the floor in a kind of love-sick trance... I then found myself lost in the beat of his throbbing heart - thoroughly embraced in the wash of his zen brilliance & minimal-mystic grandeur. By the end of the week I was smitten - completely, utterly, ecstatically. The ear sex was devastatingly good. Those nights on my bed...where I was transported to a place like no other, can never ever be topped.

I still hear from Rej every now & then. It's one of those relationships you just know will last for all eternity. Soulmates through the ages. And whenever I find myself back under Rej's spell - elated & flying - with all the world a glitter...
I know I AM hOMe again.

;-)

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Maddy Triple Whammy!

2010-09-01T04:04:00.000-07:00

What awesome compilations/mixes these are - Exciting, thrilling, fun, intense, faaabulous...in a word - MADGEstic! I AM soooo in love with these!

Music that goes POP! - from The Queen of queens...

Absolutely. No. Regrets.

Totally Mad'on'Her : I AM

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I'll Be Your Mirror...

2010-09-01T03:59:00.000-07:00

The Velvet Underground with Nico - This is just ONEderful!

"The YOUniverse is a mirror...Reflect on that."

☆nother (reflected) ☮ of You...

♥
ॐ

Lyrics:

I'll Be Your Mirror...

I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are, in case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door to show that you're home

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'Cause I see you

I find it hard to believe you don't know
The beauty that you are
But if you don't let me be your eyes
A hand in your darkness, so you won't be afraid

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
'Cause I see you

I'll be your mirror...

~ The Velvet Underground.

Who Am I? I AM...

2010-09-01T03:34:00.000-07:00

You are not alone.
You are in all-ways & for always...All-ONE.

"To awaken within a dream...one must firstly 'real-eyes' that All of it...is ONE."

Sweet Lucid Dream ONE'in'All,
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Space Oddity

2010-07-21T05:32:00.000-07:00

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My Theme Song...

"SPACE ODDITY" (deep space remix):

☆nother (YOUniversALL) Point of You...
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For All The Deck Collectors

2010-03-10T03:35:00.000-08:00

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Halo ONE'in'All ~ Here's a selection of some fantastic Tarot Decks I've acquired recently. Beautifully sumptuous and artistically stunning...
In-Joy : I AM.

"The Lovers' Tarot"

The figures and scenes in Jane Lyle's "Lovers Tarot" are in the medieval/Renaissance style with maps, constellation charts, astrology and alchemy all making an appearance. This deck has been specifically designed and interpreted to focus on questions of love and relationships; simply put - to answer all your questions on affairs of the heart.

By Jane Lyle
Published by St Martins Press : 1992/2003

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"The Vampires Tarot of the Eternal Night"

"The Vampire Tarot of the Eternal Night" is another vampiric deck - this one from Lo Scarabeo. It has photo-real images with an edge of horror by Davide Corsi, and a companion book by Barbara Moore. It comes packaged in an elegant box. Opening like a dark tome of arcane mysteries, it first reveals the 150 page companion book. Exquisitely presented, clearly laid out and copiously illustrated this book devotes a double page to each of the majors and a single page to each of the minors. It also includes a number of spreads of varying complexity and numerous pages of insightful discussion of both the vampire mythos and the Tarot.

By Davide Corsi & Barbara Moore
Published by Lo Scarabeo : 2009

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"Russian Tarot of St. Petersburg"

The cards of the "Russian Tarot of St Petersburg" have large black borders and the images are small and dark, as they are a series of miniature paintings of Russian people and fairy tales. Despite being a Russian deck, all text is in English. This deck is unusual in a few ways. First, it was started by Yury Shakov - he finished a number of the cards, along with the preliminary sketches for the rest - but the remainder were finished by an unknown Russian artist at his death. There really isn't much difference in their styles, the continuity of the deck is amazing. Each card is rendered in sharp detail. This includes a border in gold on the face, mirrored on the back. Both the major and minor arcana are done in full detail on a black background.

By Yuri Shakov & Cynthia Giles
Published by US Games : 1992

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"Tarot of the Sweet Twilight"

"The Tarot of the Sweet Twilight" is a uniquely illustrated deck with artwork very reminiscent of Tim Burton's films. It's slightly surreal, vibrantly coloured, and provides a great jumping-off point for intuitive readings. It is an astonishingly beautiful deck featuring the artwork of Christina Benintende. Introduced on the box by a quote from a poem by W. B. Yeats, this truly is a deck that lives up to its name and depicts a twilit world of soft, sad emotion that reaches out and touches the heart. A world populated by people and creatures that are both fantastic and compellingly real.

By Cristina Benintende
Published by Lo Scarabeo : 2009

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"The Archeon Tarot"

"The Archeon Tarot" features a mix of traditional and non-traditional imagery in dream-like digital collage, inspired by the author's personal symbolism and mythology. The theme throughout is myth, the figures are ethereal, and there is a recurring symbol - an astrological chart, which is used on the back, and as the coins of the Pentacles suit. It is a dark deck, full of whispers of the Occult. There is a 'Carnivale de Venezia' theme throughout as well, with the appearance of masks repeated throughout, worn and unworn. This gives a macabre sort of feel, as of the masks that are worn to show certain things to certain people at certain times, however sincere or insincere. It also gives the deck a distinctly theatrical quality. The imagery is also multi-cultural, with the Emperor a Mayan chieftain, and the Oriental woman on the 6 of Wands. The imagery is dark, gothic and macabre. Recommended for lovers of the obscure & esoteric and those who are very experienced readers.

By Timothy Lantz
Published by US Games : 2005

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"The Jungian Tarot"

"The Jungian Tarot" is a visual expression of Jungian philosophies. The majors and court cards are detailed and full of clear symbolism, while the minors are more akin to pip cards. All cards are without titling or numbering. "The Jungian Tarot" Deck (first published in 1988) is intended to be a visual introduction to Jungian philosophy, and is a visual companion to Robert Wang's book, "The Jungian Tarot and Its Archetypal Imagery", an authoritative introduction to Jungian Psychology. This deck was developed in consultation with international Jungian scholars and analysts, and may be used for meditation or for divination following any traditional system. Each of the twenty-two trumps represents one of the "archetypes of the collective unconscious" described by Jung and includes a unique mandala, a circular form which the psychologist found to be profoundly useful in the process he called "individuation" and which the Western mystery tradition has termed "enlightenment."

By Robert Wang
Published by Marcus Aurelius Press : 1990

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"The Manga Tarot"

"The Manga Tarot" is from Taiwanese artist Selena Lin who specializes in shojo, a romantic style of comic aimed at teenage girls. Packaged as a set in a hinged, rigid cardboard box with a 64-page book. The art of "The Manga Tarot" is a typical, line-drawn cartoonish anime. The major arcana and court cards feature cute characters with pale skin, huge eyes and an elfin appearance, dressed in flowing robes and costumes, and inhabiting a dreamy, sparkling and romantic world. The minor arcana cards stick to the same theme and colour palette, though sadly they are undecorated pips rather than illustrated tarot scenes.

By Selena Lin
Published by Connections : 2006

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Blessed Be,
Another (tarot-ific) Point of You : OM...

Jailhouse Dance!

2010-01-28T00:57:00.000-08:00

Filipino 'Dancing Inmates' from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) - a maximum security prison in the Philippines - were treated to a visit by Michael Jackson's long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid to learn dance performances from "THIS IS IT".

Watching this powerfully brilliant clip, I found it both moving & beautifully inspiring. What a dynamic & impressive display of focus & talent.
Bravo!

It honestly sent shivers down my spine.

Blessed Be,
Another PEACE of You : OM...

Madonna's Prayer for Haiti

2010-01-24T00:46:00.000-08:00

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Madonna's live performance of 'Like A Prayer' on the telethon/concert fundraiser TV Special : "Hope For Haiti Now".

A gorgeous song for a great cause.

Blessed Be ONE'in'All,
Another Point ov You : OM...

A Deepak Double

2010-01-20T03:27:00.001-08:00

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Both of these beautiful songs are from Deepak Chopra's 'A Gift Of Love' album. He's assembled many of Hollywood's most well-known celebrities to recite poetry by Rumi over the most delicious music. The above track is Deepak Chopra featuring Demi Moore : 'Desire'.

And this is Deepak Chopra featuring Madonna on 'Bittersweet' (both tracks are from the album : "A Gift of Love : Deepak & Friends - present Music inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi"):

in-Joy : I AM.
Another Point of You : OM...

A Hundred, Thousand Angels

2010-01-20T03:23:00.000-08:00

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This is one of my all-time, favourite tracks by a band called Bliss.
Vocals : Lucinda Drayton.
Album : 'A Hundred Thousand Angels' - by Bliss.

Gentle, gorgeous, delicate & graceful...
in-Joy : I AM.

Never forget...
There's ALWAYS a hundred, thousand Angels by your side.

Another Point of You : OM...

Start Wearing Purple

2010-01-03T01:31:00.000-08:00

"Start Wearing Purple" - by Gogol Bordello

"Start Wearing Purple" is a song by gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello, written by frontman Eugene Hütz. The song was released as the band's second single in February 2006. It belongs to their third album "Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike".

Start wearing purple wearing purple
Start wearing purple for me now
All your sanity and wits they will all vanish
I promise, it's just a matter of time...

Purple (and all shades thereof) is my favourite colour. Whenever I see purple...I could just melt into it. It's like 'Home' to me. I wish you guys could see my apartment...it's like a Purple Paradise!

So of course, this is my theme song...

Dance like EVERYONE is watching!

Blessed Be ONE'in'All.
Another (purple) Point of You : OM...

ps(st) - Oh and just in case any of you thought Gogol Bordello was some obscure, little Romany band...here they are with The Queen of Pop herself : Madonna - performing an amazing version of 'La Isla Bonita' at Live Earth in 2007.

Truly a powerhouse performance!
Layla Layla Layla!

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Witch Movies to Watch

2009-11-19T04:31:00.001-08:00

Merry Meet ONE'in'All,

The following are my fave films, TV shows (or books) inspired by or featuring all things Witchy/Pagan/Wiccan/& Magickal...

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Here's a fan-made trailer for 'Practical Magic':

'Practical Magic' is a 1998 family fantasy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witches who carry on a family legacy of witchcraft and tragedy. The film is based on a book of the same name by Alice Hoffman.

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Another personal fave of mine, 'The Craft':

'The Craft' is a 1996 supernatural teen horror film directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. The film's plot centers on a group of four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and use it for their own gain, and how this changes their friendship.

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'Harry Potter':

'Harry Potter' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The central story arc concerns Harry's struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical people (Muggles) to his rule. Several successful derivative films, video games and other themed merchandise have been based upon the series. Since the 1997 release of the first novel 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', which was retitled 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' in the United States, the books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. As of June 2008, the book series has sold more than 400 million copies and has been translated into 67 languages, and the last four books have consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history.

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'The Witches Of Eastwick':

'The Witches of Eastwick' (1987) is a comic horror fantasy film based on John Updike's novel of the same name. It was directed by George Miller, and starred Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Susan Sarandon and Michelle Pfeiffer as the eponymous witches.

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'The Covenant':

'The Covenant' is a 2006 supernatural thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and written by J. S. Cardone. In 1692, in the Ipswich Colony of Massachusetts, five families with magical abilities, referred to as "the Power", form a covenant of silence to protect themselves from persecution. Four of the five bloodlines survive to this day; one family, lusting for more power, was banished, their bloodline disappearing without a trace...until now.

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And of course, the Grand Dame of them all...'The Wizard Of Oz':

'The Wizard of Oz' is a 1939 American musical/fantasy film directed mainly by Victor Fleming from a script by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, and others and based on the 1900 children's novel 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum. The film stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr and Frank Morgan, with Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charles Grapewin, Clara Blandick and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins. It was filmed and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The film follows 12-year-old farmgirl Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) who lives on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, but dreams of a better place "somewhere over the rainbow." After being struck unconscious during a tornado by a window which has come loose from its frame, Dorothy dreams that she, her dog Toto and the farmhouse are transported to the magical Land of Oz. There, the Good Witch of the North, Glinda (Billie Burke), advises Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and meet the Wizard of Oz, who can return her to Kansas. During her journey, she meets a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a Tin Man (Jack Haley) and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), who join her, hoping to receive what they lack themselves (a brain, a heart and courage, respectively). All of this is done while also trying to avoid the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) and her attempt to get her sister's ruby slippers from Dorothy, who received them from Glinda.

☆☆☆

From Bewitched to Charmed:
Witches on TV - Past & Present.

'Bewitched' (TV : 1964-1972):

'A Tribute to Elizabeth Montgomery':

'Bewitched' is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Dick Sargent (1969–1972), Agnes Moorehead and David White. It is about a witch who marries a mortal and tries to lead the life of a typical suburban housewife. Bewitched continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and on DVD and was the longest running supernatural themed sitcom of the 1960s–1970s era.

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'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' (TV : 1996):

The unofficial pilot of the TV series was the 1996 TV movie 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'. The show chronicles the adventures of Sabrina Spellman (played by Melissa Joan Hart), a girl who discovers on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch. As a novice witch, her spells often go awry. Hilda and Zelda Spellman (played by both Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick, respectively until 2002), her aunts, counsel her on the proper use of her magic and give her moral advice. Additionally, Hilda and Zelda must take care of Salem Saberhagen (voiced by Nick Bakay), a warlock turned into a cat for trying to take over the world. Sabrina's basic premise and "genial loopiness" earned the show comparisons to the 1960s television series 'Bewitched'.

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'The Good Witch' (TV : 2008):

A mysterious woman named Cassandra Nightingale moves into an old, abandoned house which is reputed to be haunted by its original owner, "The Grey Lady." The small community is divided in their opinion of her: some want her to stay (especially widowed police chief Jake Russell and his two children), while others want her to leave. Through the course of the story, seemingly magical things happen, and the community attributes these occurrences to her. Everyone begins to wonder if she's really a witch.

'The Good Witch' is a made-for-tv movie that was filmed on location in Hamilton, Ontario. It aired on the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2008. It starred Catherine Bell as Cassandra Nightingale and Chris Potter as Sheriff Jake Russell.

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'Charmed' (TV : 1998-2006):

'Charmed' is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M. Burge and was produced by Aaron Spelling and his Spelling Television company, with the show runner being writer-director Brad Kern. The series narrative follows the four Halliwell sisters, Prue, Piper, Phoebe and, later, Paige, the culmination of the long Warren line of powerful, good witches. The sisters, despite being perceived as normal by the non-supernatural community, are known as The Charmed Ones in the magical community, whose prophesied destiny is to battle against evil beings, such as demons and warlocks, in order to protect innocent lives from being endangered. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to hold normal working lives in San Francisco. Keeping their paranormal identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives forms part of the series' tension and challenges, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on relationships, and having resulted in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series.

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One thing's for sure...TV & film Witches sure are sexy as hell!
I totally LOVED all these programs & movies! More witches in entertainment I say (and let's have some more male ones next time 'round shall we!)

Merry Part & Blessed Be,
A Wicca'dly Magickal Point of You : OM...

ps(st) ~ So, what are all your favourites?

Wendy Rules!

2009-11-19T04:25:00.000-08:00

Wendy Rule is one of my favourite all-time singers...and she just so happens to be a witch!

'Creator Destroyer' is a dark, powerfully evocative song from Wendy Rule's 2006 album release "The Wolf Sky". Wendy Rule is one of Australia's most unique musical artists; inspired by Nature and Witchcraft, her musical magick will take you to the realm beyond... The live parts of the following music video were shot on locations in NYC, Connecticut and Massachusetts during Wendy's 2005 U.S.Tour:

Wendy Rule is an Australian musical artist. She was born in Sydney, but now lives in Melbourne. She performs regularly, and has also toured the USA and Europe. She is a practicing witch and her lyrics typically address pagan and mythological themes. She has publicly spoken about her belief in Polytheism, and her lyrics have been influential in Wiccan ritual.

'Circle Song' - Wendy Rule (from "The Wolf Sky"):

Discography:

'Zero' (1996) - Her first solo album, which took 9 months to record.
'Live' (1997) [Limited Release]
'Deity' (1998) - Established her "lush Gothic sound."
'World Between Worlds' (2000)
'The Lotus Eaters' (2003)
'The Wolf Sky' (2006) - Produced in a style described as "wild, epic, dark and beautiful."

The music video for 'Half Life' from Wendy Rule's "The Wolf Sky" album:

I've had the pleasure of seeing Wendy Rule perform several times, and have had the honour of meeting her. She's an incredibly talented woman, an inspiring human being and a ONEderful witch. I love her! Wendy Rules!

A Thoroughly Wicca'd Point of You : OM...

Legacy Of The Divine Tarot

2009-10-28T05:33:00.000-07:00

~~~~Legacy of the Divine Tarot~~~~

The "Legacy of the Divine Tarot" is the newest deck from Ciro Marchetti, talented artist and creator of the "Gilded Tarot" and "Tarot of Dreams". This deck is roughly based on the Rider-Waite-Smith model, and "a story by the artist that connects Tarot's origins to an ancient race that was destroyed, but who left us with the images and message of tarot as a legacy". It's available as a special edition from Ciro, and also as a mass-market edition from Llewellyn.

The must-see, short-film/trailer for the "Legacy of the Divine Tarot":

Legacy of the Divine Tarot from Ciro Marchetti on Vimeo.

Review of The "Legacy of the Divine Tarot"
by Bonnie Cehovet.

The "Legacy of the Divine Tarot" was first published as a Special Edition deck, prior to being mass published by Llewellyn Worldwide. It comes as a set, with the traditional 78 cards, the companion book “Gateway to the Divine Tarot”, and a black organdy bag to hold the cards. The box is a cigar type box that opens lengthwise. The cover shows the imagery from the Queen of Wands (which many of you will recognize from Leisa ReFalo’s “Tarot Connection” site). On the back is printed the following:

Step into a lost world from long ago …

A world veiled in darkness after a cataclysmic collision that stilled the earth. Millennia have passed and only humankind has survived – through the divine gifts of dreams.

“Imagine a civilization long before our own which also called this planet home. Imagine that foreseeing their own demise, they wished to leave us a message. This is who we were, what we achieved, what we loved, feared and believed in. This is our legacy. Remember us.”

Exquisitely rich and magical, this new Rider-Waite-Smith based tarot deck by digital artist Ciro Marchetti takes you into the heart of fantasy. You can use this legacy from ages past to discover what you need for your own life as it guides you toward hope, wisdom, and inspiration.

The 295 page companion book, “Gateway to the Divine Tarot”, is a story onto itself – that also tells the story that is Tarot. The beginning of the story is all about a dream – a dream that it seems must be a reality, as there are physical manifestations of the dream in Ciro’s real environment. From there, we go far back into history, where the third planet from the sun collides with an asteroid. This is catastrophic, but some flora and fauna did survive. One species survived above all others, because it had one distinct advantage over other species – it had the advantage of forewarning.

We learn about the Blind Ones, an elite class with great knowledge. They revealed to humankind, to the hour, the time of their passing. A council was called, and the Kings and their courts of the four elements were summoned. The goal was to determine the directions and actions to be taken in the remaining twelve solar orbits.

The Four Kingdoms flourished, and were in balance with their environment. However, they were not always in balance with each other. One realm shared in their activities, but also ruled over them. They were the people that looked beyond the physical to the mind and the universe. The Blind Ones were part of this group of people. They were blessed from birth, and possessed great powers. (Another group came to my mind when I read this – the Bene Gesserit from the Dune Trilogy.) With their guidance, the civilizations that developed after the cataclysm paid homage to their common memories and heritage.

The story now moves back to the present, and to correspondence Ciro is having with a gentleman by the name of Gianluca Colombo de Savoy. De Savoy comments on the “Limited Edition Tarot” that Ciro did, and then he sends him prints, along with a handwritten note. The imagery in the “Gilded Tarot” – is it possibly not unique to Ciro? Could he have seen it before, and not remembered it? Ciro is invited to Italy – in fact, it is more of a command performance than an invitation.

Once he gets there, he hears a fantastic tale about knowledge shared between de Savoy and a small group of colleagues, and now being shared with Ciro. For various reasons, the time was not right, and this information has been suppressed. Part of this story is about gateways – gateways that are very similar to images in the “Tarot of Dreams”.

Ciro had been “encouraged” to visit Italy at a specific time because one of the gateways would be opening, and de Savoy wanted him to experience the museum that it opened into for himself. This is an absolutely wonderful section, showing a great gift for vision and insight into journey work. From this experience Ciro walked away with formative ideas for his next Tarot deck – The "Legacy of the Divine Tarot".

Ciro Marchetti comes to us as a Professional Graphic Designer with relatively little Tarot experience in his background. His thoughts and design ideas bring forward a fresh perspective of standard images. For example, he has taken the liberty of changing the title of the Hierophant to Faith to encompass a wider religious theme. He also has changed the bird of prey in the 9 of Coins to a Bird of Paradise.

A common theme added to this Rider-Waite-Smith based deck are Victorian brass survey devices, theodolytes and kaleidoscopes, which he collects and has taken some artistic liberty with. Ciro explains his thoughts of the origin behind the devices in the “story.”

This deck is filled with vibrant, richly colored images. The artwork in this deck is truly captivating. Even though much of the RWS symbolism is not included in the images, it will prove to be a brilliant working deck, that is quite capable of packing a punch!

On course with Ciro’s other decks, the "Legacy of the Divine Tarot" carry's the same tradition of the use of vivid color and plays in light and shadow. The images fade to a black border.

The traditional names for the Major Arcana are used, with the following exceptions: The Hierophant becomes Faith, The Wheel of Fortune becomes the Wheel, and the Hanged Man becomes the Hanging Man. Strength is VIII, Justice is XI. The suits are entitled Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles; the Court Cards are entitled King, Queen, Knight and Page.

The presentation of the cards in the companion book is text only. Ciro has presented his own thoughts on the cards, as have contributors Ruth Ann and Wald Amberstone, James Ricklef, and Leisa ReFalo. Ciro talks about the reasoning behind his choices of imagery for the card, while the Amberstones talk about the basic card energy. James Ricklef provides in depth commentary, while Leisa ReFalo covers each card using the following categories: keywords, reversed keywords, description, meanings, elemental attribution, planetary attribution, gifts and advice. At the end of the presentation on each card Ciro has included an applicable quote.

In a precursor to the Court Cards, Ciro talks about the Court Cards as templates for royal families. In other words, the Court Cards are flexible! In this deck, they all look directly at the reader, making a strong connection. Ciro gives a general description of each card, and the intent behind the card.

Leisa wrote a very comprehensive chapter on how to read the cards. Brief instruction for doing a one to three card daily spread is given, along with a three card Legacy Spread, a seven card Pages (or What is Needed) Spread, a nine card Knights Spread, a five card Queens Spread, and an eight card Kings Spread.

There is an appendix with attributions for elements, numbers, planets, and zodiac signs, along with an in-depth bibliography.

The cards themselves are approximately 2 ¾” by 4 ½”, of good quality card stock. The backs are reversible, with a dark border surrounding a gold and silver mechanical web (the same back as the Special Edition deck). The card faces carry the same dark border, with the Major Arcana showing the card title at the top of the card, and the card number, in Roman numerals, at the bottom of the card. The numbering and lettering is color coded by element.

The Minor Arcana Pips show the suit at the top of the card, and the card number at the bottom of the card. The Court Cards carry the card title and suit at the top of the card, with the lettering color coded to the elemental associations.

The artwork is digital, very much in the fantasy tradition. Some of the imagery carries through the Major Arcana – for instance, the same figure appears on The Fool, The Wheel, The Hanging Man, and The World. The hourglass that The Fool balances on, and its colored sand, also appears in The Hanging Man and The World.

We see The Fool balanced in space, with the Major Arcana cards arching around him. The High Priestess has eyes so pale as to almost not be there. The Emperor, standng under the sign of the Ram, evokes a sense of great power. The Chariot is a winged chariot, while the Hermit carries with him a sense of the hidden (as does the High Priestess). I love that The Wheel shows the same figure (that of The Fool) in all four of its phases. The Hanging Man is suspended horizontally over a horizontal hourglass (indicating that time is standing still). Judgment shows a larger than life Archangel, while The World shows the figure of The Fool, standing balanced on the hourglass of time, with the twelve Zodiac signs circling around him.

This is a deck that could be used by any Tarot student that had a basic understanding of the cards. It is a deck for collectors, for those that are interested in the theme of fantasy, as well as for those that want to offer their clients a choice of decks that will open up their experience of the cards.

This deck will make an excellent addition to any collection. It can be picked and used almost immediately by the novice reader or the professional. It will be appreciated by anyone who owns one or both of Ciro’s other decks.

I anticipate that "Legacy of the Divine Tarot" will surely make it to the Top 10 of the new decks for 2009 and quickly take its place in the Top 10 of All Time.

(Bonnie Cehovet is Certified Tarot Grand Master, a professional Tarot reader with over ten years experience, a Reiki Master/Teacher and a writer. Bonnie has served in various capacities with the American Tarot Association, is co-founder of the World Tarot Network, and Vice President (as well as Director of Certification) for the American Board For Tarot Certification. She has had articles appear in the 2004 and 2005 Llewellyn Tarot Reader.)

Details of the "Legacy of the Divine Tarot":

Creator(s): Ciro Marchetti

Type: Tarot Deck Number of Cards: 78 Major Arcana: 22 Minor Arcana: 56

Card Size: 3.50 x 5.50 inches = 8.89cm x 13.97cm

Publisher: Self Published 2008
Published by Llewellyn: Sept/Oct 2009

Deck Tradition: Rider-Waite-Smith

Minor Arcana Style: RWS-Based Scenes

Suits: Cups, Swords, Wands, Coins

Court Cards: Page, Knight, Queen, King

Major Titles: The Fool, Magician, High Priestess, Empress, Emperor, Faith, Lovers, Chariot, Strength, Hermit, The Wheel, Justice, Hanging Man, Death, Temperance, Devil, Tower, Star, Moon, Sun, Judgement, World

The Fool is 0 Strength is 8 Justice is 11

Other Decks by Creator(s): "Gilded Tarot", "Tarot of Dreams" by Ciro Marchetti.

Card Back: Non-reversible

Companion Material: Comes with a companion book.

Languages: English

*More information can be found on Ciro’s site:

http://www.ciromarchetti.com/tarotzodiac_leg.htm

- where the above highly impressive, must-see, short-film/trailer for the "Legacy of the Divine Tarot" can be found. As a gift to the Tarot world, there are also several versions of wallpaper based on the “Legacy of the Divine” deck available on Ciro’s site.

http://www.legacyofthedivinetarot.com./

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A personal note from Omnitheus Oneironaut:

Halo ONE'in'All...Wow, this deck is absolutely fantastic! It's truly a multi-sensory, multi-media experience. Never before have I seen a Tarot Deck not only come with its own companion book (complete with its own history/mythology) but also with its own short film/trailer-preview (and what a clip - I urge you all to watch it)! The thought, care & attention that has gone into this project is astounding.

Looking through the cards' images, I was transfixed by their sheer beauty, their colour & light dynamics, their exquisite detail, and their undeniable power. This is easily going into my Top 3 Decks of All Time (and I've just had it for one week!). I just didn't want the deck to end - I enjoyed looking at it THAT much!

The story in the book is equally captivating. It's not just about the story of this deck...it could easily be the story about Tarot in general...

One thing that really stood out for me when I was going through the cards, was the continuing narrative that seemed to run through them. Take for example : in The Tower card, we see a retro-futuristic globe-temple resting on four pillars being struck down by a meteor, lightning & fire. The sense of destruction is striking. In the next card...The Star, we see the same structure many years (hundreds of years?) later, collapsed into the ground. But we see too - an ethereal, feminine, Angelic-like being of Light rising from the remains...offering Hope.

I thoroughly recommend this deck - for all those who love Tarot, fantasy, extraterrestrial mythology, archetypal symbolism, ancient symbols & legends. A true work of art from a fresh face in the Tarot world. Ciro Marchetti is a visionary, an artist and a gift to the world. Period.

Blessed Be,
Another (twinkling) Point ov You : OM...

October 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-10-05T23:47:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for August 2009~

Current Albums:

*GusGus - '24/7'

*Jonsi & Alex - 'Riceboy Sleeps'

*'Kompakt ~ Total 10' - (compilation/various artists)

*Etienne Jaumet - 'Night Music'

*Peter Kruder - 'Private Collection ~ No. 1' (Compiled by Peter Kruder : various artists)

*Nouvelle Vague - '3'

*deadmau5 - 'For Lack Of A Better Name'

*Pixie Lott - 'Turn It Up'

*Paloma Faith - 'Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?'

*Michael Buble - 'Crazy Love'

*Guy Sebastian - 'Like It Like That'

*'Glee' - (Soundtrack : Music from the TV Series)

*'4Play ~ Volume 09' - (Compiled & mixed by Jimmy Z)

*'Neon Essential Volume 2' - (Compiled & mixed by Ruby Rose, Don Diablo & Grant Smillie)

*Oakenfold - 'Perfecto Vegas'

*BangGang 12inches - 'A Radicool Compilation' (Compiled & mixed by Doom & Hoodrat)

*Filthy Dukes - 'FabricLive 48' (Compiled & mixed by Filthy Dukes)

*Tiesto - 'Kaleidoscope'

*Zero 7 - 'Yeah Ghost'

*Air - 'Love 2'

*The Flaming Lips - 'Embryonic'

*Orbital - '20'

*Rufus Wainwright - 'Milwaukee At Last!!!'

*Backstreet Boys - 'This Is Us'

*Michael Jackson - 'This Is It'

*Natalie Imbruglia - 'Come To Life'

*Damien Leith - 'Remember June'

*Mariah Carey - 'Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel'

*Dragonette - 'Fixin To Thrill'

*Cobra Starship - 'Hot Mess'

*Miley Cyrus - 'The Time Of Our Lives'

*'Hollywood After Dark' - (Compiled by Richard Reid)

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Album Cover:

*Paloma Faith - 'Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?'

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Global Music:

*'Putumayo Presents ~ India' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

*'Global Village ~ India' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

*'Global Village ~ Middle East' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*'101 More 80s Hits' - (compilaton/various artists : 2009)

*'Bigger Better Power Ballads' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Bigger Better Power Ballads II' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Bigger Better Power Ballads III' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

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Singles:

*'Evacuate The Dancefloor' - Cascada (Extended Mix) & (Radio Edit)

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Films:

'Moon' : ****1/2

'The Final Destination' : ***1/2

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Documentaries:

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Books:

*'Origins Of The Tarot' - Dai Leon (2009) [tarot/history/esotericism/alchemy/philosophy/gnosticism/archetypal symbolism/mythology/metaphysics]

*'The Conscious Universe' - Dean Radin (1997) [psychic phenomena/science/parapsychology/consciousness studies]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Legacy Of The Divine Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Ciro Marchetti (2008/2009) [arcane/occult/archetypal symbolism/myth-legend/digital art/fantasy/sci-fi]

'Tarot Of The Sweet Twilight' - Artwork/Created by Cristina Benintende (2009) [arcane/occult/surrealism/dream-astral symbolism]

*'Tarot Of Sexual Magic' - Artwork by Mauro De Luca/Instructed by Laura Tuan (2009) [arcane/occult/pagan-sex rites/explicit nudity]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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September 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-09-14T04:38:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for August 2009~

Current Albums:

*Madonna - 'Celebration'

*Zoot Woman - 'Things Are What They Used To Be'

*Muse - 'The Resistance'

*El Perro Del Mar - 'Love Is Not Pop'

*Newton Faulkner - 'Rebuilt By Humans'

*David Gray - 'Draw The Line'

*'Milky Disco 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*The Third Eye - 'Par Masomenos'

*The Juan Maclean - 'The Future Will Come'

*Basement Jaxx - 'Scars'

*Fedde Le Grande - 'Output'

*'The Best Is Yet To Come' - (The Songs of Cy Coleman : various artists)

*Mika - 'The Boy Who Knew Too Much'

*Whitney Houston - 'I Look To You'

*Bob Sinclar - 'Born In 69'

*Cascada - 'Evacuate The Dancefloor'

*Jimmy Barnes - 'The Rhythm And The Blues'

*'Baby It's Cold Outside' - (compilation/various artists)

*'The Lady Loves Soul ~ Vol. 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Clubbers Guide ~ Spring 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Stafford Brothers, Sam La More & Sidney Samson : Ministry Of Sound)

*'Pacha Ibiza' - (Compiled & mixed by Richard Grey, Sarah Main & JP Candela)

*'Remix Heaven ~ 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'So Fresh ~ The Hits Of Spring 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Now ~ The Hits Of Spring 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'The Best Movie Album In The World...Ever! 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Fame' - (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack : 2009)

*Harry Connick, Jr. - 'Your Songs'

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Album Cover:

*Madonna - 'Celebration'

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Global Music:

*Jonathan Goldman - 'Ultimate OM' (2002)

*Rodrigo y Gabriela - '11:11' (2009)

*Nouvelle Vague - 'Coming Home' (2007)

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*'The Best Movie Album In The World...Ever!' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*Elvis Presley - 'Greatest Hits' (2008)

*Radiohead - 'The Best Of' (2008)

*Beyonce - 'I AM...Sasha Fierce' (Platinum Edition : 2008/2009)

*'Ultimate Dirty Dancing' - (Motion Picture Soundtrack : 2003)

*'100 Best Film Classics' - (classical compilation/various artists : 2006)

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Singles:

*'Revolver' - Madonna

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Films:

'Push' : ***1/2

'Surrogates' : ***1/2

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Documentaries:

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Books:

*'Crop Circles ~ The Bones Of God' - Michael Glickman (2009) [crop circles/unexplained phenomena/metaphysics/science/symbolism/new-age/cosmic consciousness]

*'Tarot For Life' - Paul Quinn (2009) [tarot/archetypal symbolism/mythology/metaphysics/divination/psychology/new-age]

*'The Lost Symbol' - Dan Brown (2009) [fiction : symbolism/secret organisations/rituals/science/architecture-art-history]

*'Listening To Extraterrestrials' - Lisette Larkins (2004) [human-alien encounters/ufos/telepathy/consciousness/new-age]

*'The Secret Teachings of All Ages' - Manly P. Hall (1928/2003) [history/occultism/symbolism/religious mysteries/secret societies/hermetism/cabala/philosophy/esoteric literature]

*'The Dream Dictionary from A to Z' - Theresa Cheung (2006) [dream symbols/symbolism/archetypes/the collective unconscious/signs]

*'The Element Encyclopedia of 1000 Spells' - Judika Illes (2004) [magick/witchcraft/paganism/wicca/folklore/myth/occult]

*'The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies' - John Michael Greer (2006) [history/occultism/symbolism/religious mysteries/secret societies/hermetism/cabala/philosophy/esoteric literature]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'1JJ Swiss Tarot' - Stuart Kaplan (1970) [arcane/occult/classical-historical-art deck/marseilles variant]

*'Tell-Me Tarot' - Artwork by Nir Cassuto/Created by Arik Eyal (2007/2008) [arcane/occult/beginner's deck]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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Lisa's Happy Squirrel

2009-08-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Lisa Simpson Gets Her Happy Squirrel!

Halo ONE'in'All ~ I bought the beautiful 'Touchstone Tarot' deck recently and was puzzled by the inclusion of an extra card which its creator (Kat Black) called 'The Happy Squirrel'. Apparently this mythical card is an in-joke amongst Tarot enthusiasts, after its inclusion in an episode of The Simpsons.

Another Point of You : OM...

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The Happy Squirrel has become a bit of an in-joke in the tarot community since it first appeared in the Simpsons episode 'Lisa's Wedding' in the mid 1990's.

As this episode of The Simpsons is pretty hard to get hold of, here's a few storyboard pictures of the Fortune Teller scene. As far as I can guess, the writer of this episode Greg Daniels created the Happy Squirrel card for this episode. Yay for popular culture!

If you bought a copy of Touchstone Tarot, you may have been a bit puzzled at the inclusion of an extra card - the Happy Squirrel.

I didn't really intend people to keep the HS card in their deck, but it turns out that many people ARE leaving it in when using the cards! If you want to do that, then here's the 'meaning' that I'll be including in the companion book with the Kunati kit:

"Lighten up. Do not take yourself, or anything, too seriously. There are no simple answers, life is very complicated and the most important thing is to take joy in the journey."

The first deck to include a Happy Squirrel card to my knowledge was one of my favourite decks, sadly now out of print - the 'Victoria Regina Tarot' by Sarah Ovenall. The Happy Squirrel card unfortunately wasn't included as a 'real' card in that deck, it was just available as a digital download.

The first deck to include the Happy Squirrel as an actual, printed card in the deck was, I believe, the quirky 'International Icon Tarot' by Robin Ator.

If you know of any others, let me know and I will happily link them. I think every deck should have one!

I love the idea of a Happy Squirrel card for so many reasons, and was determined to include one in Touchstone.

Kat Black - Creator of the 'Touchstone Tarot'
2009

OM's Jukebox

2009-08-25T18:41:00.000-07:00

Her Madgesty Celebrates!

2009-08-18T20:35:00.000-07:00

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"Get Closer To The Fire...‏"

'Celebration' is from Madonna's third greatest hits compilation, "Celebration". It was written and produced by Madonna and Paul Oakenfold. The song was released digitally on July 31, 2009 by Warner Bros. Records. Madonna collaborated with Oakenfold to develop a number of songs. Amongst all the songs they developed, two were chosen for the album with "Celebration" acting as the first single. It is a dance-oriented song with influences of Madonna's singles from the 80s & 90s. The song invites one to come and join a party.

Initial reviews by critics proclaimed the song as a dance classic and reminder of the artistic talents of Madonna. The song debuted in the charts of countries such as Canada, Ireland, Belgium and Finland. The music video for the song was directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-one, on the issue dated August 22, 2009. "Celebration" became Madonna's fifty-fifth entry on the Hot 100. It debuted at the Hot Dance Club Songs and Hot Dance Airplay charts at numbers twenty-nine and seven respectively. In Canada, the song debuted at number fifty-six on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached number five the next week. It also debuted at forty-eight in Spain and was a top-five debut at three in Finland. The next week, the song reached the top of the charts in Finland. Other debuts : Ireland at thirty-three, and thirty-one in Sweden where it reached number-one the next week.

"Celebration" will be the third greatest hits album from Madonna and will be the closing release under her contract with Warner Bros. Records, her record company since 1982. The release will follow her two previous greatest hits albums, "The Immaculate Collection" (1990) and "GHV2" (2001). Warner Bros. Records announced the release date of "Celebration" (the album) as September 28th, 2009.

"I guess I just don't recognise you with your clothes on..."

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Prawn Star

2009-08-18T00:33:00.000-07:00

I've just been to watch the ace 'District 9'. Phew - what a film! There's a LOT in it (& funny how so many films these days seem to be preparing us for 'Contact Day'...). A tad violent, but man, what a film! Trust me, it ain't like nothing you've ever seen before!

Here's to hybrids!

Another Point of You : OM...

August 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-08-03T19:58:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for August 2009~

Current Albums:

*'UnClubbed' - (compilation/various artists)

*David Guetta - 'One Love'

*Cosmic Gate - 'Sign Of The Times'

*Florence + the Machine - 'Lungs'

*'Leave Them All Behind III' - (compilation/various artists : Modular Records)

*Faithless - 'Insomnia ~ The Best Of' (2CD Edition)

*Bent - 'Best Of' (2CD Edition)

*Anjulie - 'Anjulie'

*Daughtry - 'Leave This Town'

*Friendly Fires - 'Friendly Fires'

*Colbie Caillat - 'Breakthrough' (Deluxe Edition)

*'Chillout Sessions XII' - (compilation/various artists : Ministry Of Sound)

*Felix Da Housecat - 'He Was King'

*Simian Mobile Disco - 'Temporary Pleasure'

*Infusion - 'All Night Sun Light'

*Amanda Blank - 'I Love You'

*'Triple J ~ Hottest 100 Of All Time' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Mashed 5' - (Compiled & mixed by Beni & Miami Horror : Ministry Of Sound)

*'OM 15 ~ Celebrating 15 Years of OM Records' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Wild Energy ~ Gold Edition' - (Compiled & mixed by Steve Hill, Sunset Bros. & Rob Brizzi)

*The Bloody Beetroots - 'Romborama'

*The Dandy Warhols - 'The Dandy Warhols Are Sound'

*Calvin Harris - 'Ready For The Weekend'

*'[Fierce Angel presents] Fierce Disco Remixed' - (Limited Edition : Compiled & mixed by Mark Doyle)

*Demi Lovato - 'Here We Go Again'

*'Urban Chill' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Floorfillers ~ Party Anthems 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

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Album Cover:

*Cosmic Gate - 'Earth Mover' (2006)

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Global Music:

*Loreena McKennitt - 'The Mask And Mirror' (1994)

*Loreena McKennitt - 'A Mummer's Dance Through Ireland' (2009)

*Nina Hagen & Loka Nunda - 'Sweet Lord Concept Album' (2001)

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Cosmic Gate - 'Earth Mover' (2006)

*Michael Jackson - 'The Collection' (Special 5CD Pack : 2009)

*Jose Gonzales - 'In Our Nature' (2CD Limited Edition : 2008)

*Feist - 'The Reminder (2CD Deluxe Edition : 2008)

*Jessica Mauboy - 'Been Waiting' (CD/DVD Deluxe Edition : 2009)

*M People - 'One Night In Heaven ~ The Very Best Of' (2009)

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Singles:

*'Celebration' - Madonna (Album Version)
*'Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)' - Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Radio Edit) & (Club Mix)
*'Notion' - Kings Of Leon (EP)

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Films:

'District 9' : *****

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Documentaries:

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Books:

*'11:11 ~ The Time Prompt Phenomenon' - Marie D. Jones & Larry Flaxman (2009) [numerology/symbolism/synchronicity/signs/sequences/history/science/new-age/cosmic codes]

*'The Living Temple Of Witchcraft ~ Volume Two : The Journey Of The God' - Christopher Penczak (2009) [wicca/witchcraft/pagan spirituality/magick/body-mind-spirit]

*'The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs & Symbols' - Adele Nozedar (2008) [symbols/symbolism/signs/magick/numerology/tarot/sacred geometry]

*'Stargate 2012' - Paco Alarcon-Kahan (2008) [prophecy/consciousness/new-age/spirituality]

*'A Stream Of Dreams' - Leon Nacson (2004) [dreams/interpretation/symbolism/psychology/archetypes/metaphor/consciousness-subconscious]

*50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need To Know' - Ben Dupre (2007) [philosophy/history/existenialism/consciousness]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Touchstone Tarot' - Created by Kat Black (2009) [arcane/occult/art : baroque/renaissance]

*'Tarot Of The Dream Enchantress' - Artwork by Marco Nizzoli/Instructions by Barbara Moore (2008) [arcane/occult/dream symbolism/fantasy/magick]

*'Paulina Tarot' - Created by Paulina Cassidy (2008) [arcane/occult/victorian-influenced/underwater-fantasy-mardi gras]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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July 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-07-06T22:12:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for July 2009~

Current Albums:

*Filthy Dukes - 'Nonsense In The Dark'

*'Sidetracked' - (Compiled & mixed by Hercules & Love Affair)

*Sarah Blasko - 'As Day Follows Night' (Special Edition)

*La Roux - 'La Roux' (Special Edition)

*'Uncovered' - (compilation/various artists : Ministry Of Sound)

*Decoder Ring - 'They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team'

*Cicada - 'Roulette'

*'The Underground 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Justin Martin, Klaus Hill & Style Of Eye)

*'A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble ~ Vol. 1 : Cosmic Space Music' - (Compiled & mixed by Amorphous Androgynous)

*'Better Days' - (Compiled & mixed by Franky D & Ron Carroll)

*Freemasons - 'Shakedown 2' (compilation/various artists ~ Remixed by Freemasons)

*Robbie Rivera - 'JuicyIbiza : 2009' (Compiled & mixed by Robbie Rivera)

*Paul Van Dyk - 'Volume ~ The Best Of' (greatest hits/compilation/various artists)

*'Onelove : Smash Your Stereo 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Andy Murphy, Juan Kidd & The Bloody Beetroots)

*'In The Club!' - (Compiled & mixed by Denzal Park & Raye Antonelli : Ministry Of Sound)

*'Electric Minds : Volume 1' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Night Dubbin' - (Compiled & mixed by Dimitri From Paris & The Idjut Boys)

*Nickodemus - 'Sun People'

*Rob Thomas - 'Cradlesong'

*'101 90s Hits' - (compilation/various artists)

*Jordin Sparks - 'Battlefield' (Limited Edition Deluxe)

*Regina Spektor - 'Far' (Special Edition CD/DVD)

*Kaskade - 'The Grand' (compilation/various artists)

*Galvatrons - 'Laser Graffiti'

*'The Cool List' - (compilation/various artists)

*Deastro - 'Moondagger'

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Album Cover:

*'A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble ~ Vol. 1 : Cosmic Space Music' - (Compiled & mixed by Amorphous Androgynous)

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Global Music:

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Michael Jackson - 'King Of Pop' (The Australian Collection : 2008)

*Chicane - 'Somersault' (2007)

*Chicane - 'Behind The Sun' (Special CD/DVD Edition : 2000/2003)

*Chicane - 'Far From The Maddening Crowds' (1997)

*Cyndi Lauper - 'True Colours ~ The Best Of' (2009)

*Cyndi Lauper - 'Time After Time ~ The Collection' (2009)

*Leona Lewis - 'Best Kept Secret' (2008)

*Otis Redding - 'The Very Best Of...' (2000)

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Singles:

*'The Letter' - Hoobastank feat. Vanessa Amorosi

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Films:

'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' : ****
'Cheri' : ***3/4
'Bruno' : ***

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Documentaries:

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Books:

*'The Living Temple Of Witchcraft, Volume One : The Descent of the Goddess' - Christopher Penczak (2008) [wicca/witchcraft/goddess energy-archetypes/body-mind-spirit/chakras/new-age]

*'The Winner Stands Alone' - Paulo Coelho (2009) [spiritual fiction : fame/fortune/celebrity]

*'The Illustrated Book Of Signs And Symbols' - Miranda Bruce-Mitford (1996) [symbolism/signs/dream symbols/glyphs/arts/literature/psychology/comparative religion/folklore/culture]

*'Planets And Moons'/'Stars And Galaxies'/'Observing The Universe' - Giles Sparrow (2006) [astronomy/astrophysics/popular science]

*'The Intuition Handbook' - Judy Hall (2003) [enhanced intuition-awareness-consciousness/metaphysics/new-age]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Winged Spirit Tarot' - David Sexton (1999) [arcane/occult/angelic archetypes/symbolism/heavenly guidance]

*'Tarot Of The Angels' - Artwork by Arturo Picca/Instructions by Giordano Berti (2007) [arcane/occult/angelic archetypes/symbolism/heavenly guidance]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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2012 : The Documentary

2009-06-25T03:00:00.000-07:00

Firstly...the 'facts':

This is a preview of the documentary,
"2012 : Science or Superstition?"

December 21st, 2012 : The end date of the sophisticated Long Count Calendar created by the ancient Maya in central America. Countless books and websites, magazine articles and newspaper headlines debate its meaning, with enthusiasts in two camps: those forecasting apocalypse & the end of time and those who see a coming renewal, a rebirth of consciousness.

Adding fuel to the debate, some scientists see the increasing number of natural disasters in recent years as evidence of a catastrophic climax of events in 2012. How much of what we're hearing is science and how much is superstition? In this film the leading researchers, writers and scientists in the field tell us exactly what this date means to them, why it's important, and what we should expect.

Featured in the film are Graham Hancock, John Major Jenkins, Daniel Pinchbeck, Alberto Villoldo, Anthony Aveni, Robert Bauval, Jim Marrs, Walter Cruttenden, Lawrence E. Joseph, Douglas Rushkoff, John Anthony West and Benito Vegas Duran.

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Another Point of You : OM

2012 : The (Hollywood) Film

2009-06-25T02:35:00.000-07:00

Now...the 'fiction':

An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.

Release Date: 13 November 2009

Director: Roland Emmerich.

Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Chin Han, Morgan Lily, Beatrice Rosen.

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I must say, when I first watched this clip, it actually made my eyes well up! All those horrific scenes of worldwide devastation and people banding together in the face of catastrophe really got to me. Let's just hope we experience this version of 2012 only at the movies...and not in reality!

Another Point of You : OM...

The 'Waite' Is Over

2009-06-23T19:31:00.001-07:00

Halo ONE'in'All.

The 'Waite' is over! As some of you may or may not know, this year is the centennial celebration of one of the most famous & influential Tarot decks ever printed : The Rider-Waite-Smith deck.

This year, to commemorate its 100th birthday, U.S. Games Systems, Inc. have released the 'Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set' which features the new 'Smith-Waite Centennial Edition Tarot Deck' (reproduced from the original 1909 deck).

Being my all-time favourite deck, I eagerly snapped up this box-set yesterday. Featuring also, 'The Artwork & Times of Pamela Colman Smith' by Stuart R. Kaplan, this fascinating 102-page book showcases over 100 examples of Smith's non-tarot art.

Included too, is 'The Pictorial Key to the Tarot' by A. E. Waite (in a new format); 3 artwork reproductions by Smith and six colour postcards.

In a word - glorious.

Another Point of You : OM...

Fractals : The Colors of Infinity

2009-06-15T19:55:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE fractals and what they represent (literally & metaphorically)! Synchronistically, I've just now popped into two sites I frequent and both have recently put up the film "Fractals : The Colors Of Infinity" - a movie by Arthur C. Clarke. You gotta love it when Life rhymes like that!

A Mandelbrot Set Crop Circle (again, this phenomenon always seems to be one step ahead!)

Interesting how the Mandelbrot Set resembles a meditating human sitting in the Lotus Position... Is this Fractal design a coded 'key' to achieving an Awakened State/Enlightenment?

In nature, we find patterns, designs and structures from the most minuscule particles, to expressions of life discernible by human eyes, to the greater cosmos. These inevitably follow archetypes of sacred geometry which reveal to us the nature of each form and its vibrational resonances. They are also symbolic of the underlying metaphysical principle of the inseparable relationship of the part to the whole.

The strands of our DNA, the cornea of our eye, snow flakes, pine cones, flower petals, diamond crystals, the branching of trees, lightning, a nautilus shell, the star we spin around, the galaxy we spiral within, the air we breathe, and all life forms as we know them emerge out of timeless geometric codes.

The designs of Crop Circles and exalted holy places from the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza, to the world's great cathedrals, mosques, and temples are based on these same principles of sacred geometry.

The Spiral appears everywhere in nature, from the micro to the macro. Compare the fractal spiral with this photo of Spiral Galaxy M100.

It is this principle of Oneness underlying all geometry that permeates the architecture of all form in its myriad diversity. This principle of interconnectedness, inseparability and union provides us with a continuous reminder of our relationship to the whole, a blueprint for the mind to the sacred foundation of all things created.

The term Fractal was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 and was derived from the Latin fractus meaning "broken" or "fractured". A Fractal is better understood as "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole," a property called self-similarity (very similar to how a hologram works).

"Fractals : The Colors Of Infinity" is a movie by Arthur C. Clarke about the Mandelbrot Set and our Holographic Fractal Universe...

*Much Thanks to my good friends Cosmic Oneness over at http://psychedelicadventure.blogspot.com/ and Christopher at OV: http://mountzion144.ning.com/profile/OmnitheusOneironaut for this information & for always being in sync...hronicity!

Another (holographic) Point of You : OM...

ps(st) - I've recently finished reading 'Fractal Time' (Gregg Braden) which was a fantastic read!

We all know space follows a kind of fractal design (coastlines, the human body, snowflakes, seashells, leaves, etc) but in this remarkable book, Braden suggests that time also follows a fractal design (just as the ancient Mayans believed). Braden even provides the formula to calculate one's global or individual timeline - hinting at future conditions by looking at past events. Incredibly thought-provoking, inspiring & exciting...I thoroughly recommend the new book 'Fractal Time' by Gregg Braden.

(This incredible clip features Gregg Braden speaking about Fractals. I love it when he zooms deeper and deeper into the Mandelbrot Set only to find once again...the very exact, same design. What an OMazing metaphor. What an OMazing YOUniversALL Truth!)

June 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-06-06T02:31:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for June 2009~

Current Albums:

*Darren Hayes (with Robert Conley) - 'We Are Smug'

*Patrick Wolf - 'The Bachelor'

*Gossip - 'Music For Men'

*Moby - 'Wait For Me'

*Jesse Rose - 'What Do You Do If You Don't?'

*Daniel Merriweather - 'Love & War' (Exclusive Australian Edition)

*Paolo Nutini - 'Sunny Side Up'

*Franz Ferdinand - 'Blood'

*Little Boots - 'Hands'

*Little Birdy - 'Confetti' (Limited Edition : CD/DVD)

*'A Bugged Out Mix' - (Compiled & mixed by Hot Chip)

*Armin Van Buuren - 'A State Of Trance : 2009' (compilation/various artists)

*The Temper Trap - 'Conditions'

*The Black Eyed Peas - 'The E.N.D.' (Limited Deluxe Edition)

*Kasabian - 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

*Placebo - 'Battle For The Sun' (Special Edition : CD/DVD Set)

*Circlesquare - 'Songs About Dancing And Drugs'

*The Horse Darkly - 'THD'

*Mandy Moore - 'Amanda Leigh'

*atb - 'Future Memories'

*Van She - 'Ze Remixes'

*'Kitsune Maison Compilation 7' - (compilation/various artists)

*blur - 'Midlife : A Beginner's Guide To blur' (greatest hits collection)

*Laurent Garnier - 'Tales Of A Kleptomaniac'

*Taylor Swift - 'Fearless' (Special Edition)

*'Club Classics 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'So Fresh ~ The Hits Of Winter 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Now ~ The Hits Of Winter 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Crave ~ Vol. 2' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Havana Brown)

*Eminem - 'Relapse'

*Marilyn Manson - 'The High End Of Low'

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Album Cover:

*The Horse Darkly - 'THD'

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Global Music:

*All India Radio - 'A Low High'

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*September - 'Gold' (International Album Edition : 2008/2009)

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Singles:

*'Boom Boom Pow' - The Black Eyed Peas (Radio Edit) & (Album Version)
*'When Love Takes Over' - David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland (Main Version), (Electro Radio Edit) & (Laidback Luke Remix)
*'New In Town' - Little Boots
*'Because' - Jessica Mauboy (Radio Mix)
*'Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)' - Ironik feat. Chipmunk & Elton John (Radio Edit) & (Fraser T Smith Remix)
*'I'm Not Alone' - Calvin Harris (Radio Edit) & (Extended Mix)
*'Waking Up In Vegas' - Katy Perry (Radio Edit) & (Calvin Harris Remix Edit)
*'Can You Hear Me?' - Evermore (Single Version)
*'Fearless' - Wes Carr
*'Day'N'Nite' - Kid Cudi (Original) & (Crookers Remix)
*'Tomorrow' - Sally Singleton
*'You Belong With Me' - Taylor Swift

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Films:

*'Transformers ~ Revenge Of The Fallen' : ***1/4

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Documentaries:

*'2012 : Science or Superstition' (2008)

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Books:

*'2012 ~ Biography Of A Time Traveler (The Journey of Jose Arguelles)' - Stephanie South (2009) [biography/mayan cosmology/prophecy/new-age/spirituality/consciousness]

*'Philosophy ~ 100 Essential Thinkers' - Philip Stokes (2008) [philosophy/history/literature/historical academics/existentialism]

*'Observing The Universe' - Giles Sparrow (2006) [astronomy/popular science/space technology/space exploration]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Pamela Colman Smith Commemorative Set : Featuring the Smith-Waite Tarot Centennial Edition Deck' - U.S. Games Systems, INC. (1909/2009) [arcane/occult/historical tarot deck/art/symbolism/divination]

*'The Psychic Tarot Oracle Deck' - John Holland (2007) [arcane/occult/tarot/symbolism/numerology/energy centers/colour therapy/divination]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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May 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-06-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for May 2009~

Current Albums:

*Tosca - 'No Hassle'

*Jon Hopkins - 'Insides'

*Harbour Boat Trips 01 - 'Copenhagen by Trentemoller'

*Eric Hutchinson - 'Sounds Like This'

*Ursula 1000 - 'Mystics'

*Peaches - 'I Feel Cream'

*Bloc Party - 'Intimacy Remixed'

*Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - 'II'

*Chicane - 'thebestof Chicane : 1996-2009'

*Melody Gardot - 'My One And Only Thrill'

*Fischerspooner - 'Entertainment'

*Tori Amos - 'Abnormally Attracted To Sin' (Special Edition)

*Sebastien Tellier - 'Sexuality'

*Armin Van Buuren - 'Imagine : The Remixes'

*Tiga - 'Ciao!'

*Ciara - 'Fantasy Ride' (Limited Deluxe Edition)

*Alesha Dixon - 'The Alesha Show'

*Phoenix - 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'

*Passion Pit - 'Manners'

*Jenny Wilson - 'Hardships!'

*'Sessions Six' - (Compiled & mixed by Goodwill, Tommy Trash & Dirty South : Ministry Of Sound)

*'Wild Weekends 09' - (Compiled & mixed by KCB & Archie)

*Jeremy Jay - 'Slow Dance'

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Album Cover:

*Jon Hopkins - 'Insides'

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Global Music:

*'Eurovision Song Contest : Moscow 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*A.R. Rahman - 'The Best Of A.R. Rahman' (2009)

*Donna De Lory - 'Sanctuary' (2009)

*United Peace Voices - 'Words Of Buddha' (2007)

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Jeremy Jay - 'A Place Where We Could Go' (2008)

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Singles:

*'Lovegame' - Lady GaGa (Album Version) & (Robots To Mars Remix)
*'Rock & Roll' - Eric Hutchinson
*'1000 Stars' - Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Album Version)
*'Been Waiting' - Jessica Mauboy (Main Version) & (Champion Lovers Remix)
*'If I Know You' - The Presets (Vince Clarke Remix), (Original Version) & (Alternative Version)
*'Change' - Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale (First Man Remix), (Main Version) & (The Count's 'Doin It' Remix)
*'We Made You' - Eminem (Album Version)
*'Not Fair' - Lily Allen (Main Version), (Di Angelis & Dobie 'Circus' Remix) & (Style Of Eye Remix)
*'Chunk Of Change' - Passion Pit (EP)
*'I Do Not Hook Up' - Kelly Clarkson

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Films:

'Star Trek' : *****
'Angels & Demons' : ****1/2
'Synecdoche, New York' : ****

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Documentaries:

'Secrets Of The Matrix ~ An Evening with David Icke' : *****
'Secret Space 2 ~ Alien Invasion' : ****

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Books:

*'Fractal Time' - Gregg Braden (2009) [fractals/2012/space & time/cycles/prophecy/mayan cosmology/astronomy/spiritual growth/new-age]

*'The Tarot Of Perfection' - Rachel Pollack (2008) [arcane/occult/tarot/metaphysical-mystical-magickal fiction : fantasy/philosophy/surrealism/destiny]

*'The Search for Inner Peace' - Jaime Urrutia (2008) [quotations/spirituality/self-development/wisdom]

*'Lost Cities Of The Ancient World' - Joel Levy (2008) [ancient history/archaeology/anthropology/art/architecture/mythology/culture/legends]

*'Zodiac' - Athena Starwoman (2000) [astrology/planetary-archetypal symbolism/spirituality/self-development/new-age]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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An Album Of Arabian Secrets

2009-04-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

Along with Lisa Gerrard, Azam Ali, Axiom Of Choice, Deva Premal & Sheila Chandra...I also love & have the utmost respect for Loreena McKennitt. Usually harbouring more of a Celtic sound, I particularly adore it when she flirts with a Middle Eastern vibe, as heard on the astounding 1997 album, "The Book Of Secrets".

"Prologue" by Loreena McKennitt:

"Marco Polo" by Loreena McKennitt:

"Night Ride Across the Caucasus" by Loreena McKennitt (this is a fan-made clip):

"The Mummers' Dance" by Loreena McKennitt:

In-Joy : I AM
Another (not so secret) Point of You : OM...

Music For The Soul

2009-04-20T23:49:00.000-07:00

Namaste.

This is some of the most beautiful music I've ever come across in this lifetime...

"Gayatri Mantra" by Namaste:

"Host Of Seraphim" by Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance):

"Yulunga" by Dead Can Dance:

"Devotion" by Lisa Gerrard:

"Ida" by Axiom of Choice:

"In the Garden of Souls" by Vas:

"Lasse Pour Quoi" by Azam Ali from her solo album "Portals of Grace":

"Ever So Lonely" by Sheila Chandra:

"Reborn" by eRa:

"The Gratitude Dance" (now for something completely different!)

(Instead of focusing on what your life is missing, be grateful for what you DO have and do the Gratitude Dance! This delightful little clip actually made my eyes well up! And I was smiling insanely the entire time I was watching it! How special. To see all those different people of various nationalities, denominations, beliefs, etc., from all across the planet doing that funny little dance for some reason really touched me quite profoundly. I thought it was just beautiful. It was like this crazy little dance brought the entire world together for just a moment - We can be YOUnited as a species through FUN! Awesomely FUNtastic stuff! Please watch it - It'll REALLY cheer you up! The first & last step to enLIGHTenment is LIGHTheartedness!)

In-Joy : I AM
Blessed Be.
Another Point of You : OM...

April 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-04-14T01:15:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for April 2009~

Current Albums:

*Depeche Mode - 'Sounds Of The Universe' (CD/DVD Limited Edition)

*Prince - 'Lotus Flow3r/MPLSOUND' (Special Edition)

*Bria Valente - 'Elixer'

*Ruthie Foster - 'The Truth According To Ruthie Foster'

*Jazmine Sullivan - 'Fearless'

*MSTRKRFT - 'Fist Of God'

*Martin Solveig - 'C'estlavie'

*Lady Sovereign - 'Jigsaw'

*'Progression' - (Compiled & mixed by Hook N Sling & Adam K)

*A-Trak - 'Infinity+1' (Compiled & mixed by A-Trak)

*'Neon Essential' - (Compiled & mixed by TV Rock & Chardy)

*Flo Rida - 'R.O.O.T.S.'

*Thunderheist - 'Thunderheist'

*'RNB Superclub : Greatest Club Hits 2001-2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Def Rok, Eko, G-Wizard, Kevin Watts, Lilo & Troy T)

*'Just Great Love Songs' - (compilation/various artists)

*'The Ultimate Chick Flick Soundtrack' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Housework Songs III' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Divas 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'All Woman' - (compilation/various artists)

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Album Cover:

*Prince - 'Lotus Flow3r' (Special Edition)

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Global Music:

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New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Sinead O'Connor - 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' (Limited Edition : 1990/2009)

*Pet Shop Boys - 'Yes, etc.' (Special Edition : 2009)

*The Pussycat Dolls - 'Doll Domination 2.0' (2008/2009)

*Ladyhawke - 'Ladyhawke' (Special Edition : 2008/2009)

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Singles:

*'Love Sex Magic' - Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake (Main Version)
*'Everybody' - Rudenko (UK Radio Mix), (Don Diablo Remix) & (disKo LoKO Remix)
*'Breakeven' - The Script
*'Can't Get Over' - September (Original Mix), (Wideboys Edit), (Dave Ramone Edit), (Buzz Junkies Club Mix), (Jens Kindervater Remix) & (Figoboy Remix)
*'Right Round' - Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha (Main Version)
*'Summarize' - Little Birdy
*'Bad Influence' - P!nk
*'Foolish' - Tydi feat. Keshia (Radio Edit), (Original Club Mix), (Denzal Park Vocal Remix), (The Cut in fRew's House Remix) & (tyDi Remix)
*'Differently' - Cassie Davis feat. Travis McCoy (Main Version) & (Mirage Mix)
*'Second Chance' - Shinedown

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Films:

'X-Men Origins ~ Wolverine' : ***3/4
'17 Again' : ***

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Books:

*'Toward 2012 : Perspectives On The Next Age' - Edited by Daniel Pinchbeck & Ken Jordan (2008) [mayan prophecy/prophecies/occultism/new-age/spirituality/consciousness]

*'The Starseed Dialogues : Soul Searching The Universe' - Patricia Cori (2009) [mayan prophecy/esoteric astrology/prophecy/occultism/modern civilization/new-age/channelling/spirituality/consciousness]

*'No More Secrets, No More Lies' - Patricia Cori (2000/2008) [mayan prophecy/esoteric astrology/prophecy/occultism/modern civilization/new-age/channelling/spirituality/consciousness]

*'Tutankhamun : The Treasures Of The Golden King' - Kate Santon (2007) [ancient egyptian : history/art/religion/treasures]

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'The Llewellyn Tarot' - Created by Anna-Marie Ferguson (2006) [arcane/occult/watercolour art/medieval-welsh-arthurian-celtic-pagan : mythology/legends/history/culture]

*'The Hermetic Tarot' - Created by Godfrey Dawson (1990/2006) [arcane/occult/golden dawn-inspired/hermetic-elemental-alchemical-archetypal : philosophy/astrology/kaballah/numerology/symbolism]

*'Tarot Lenormand' - Artwork by Ernest Fitzpatrick/Instructions by Alma De Angelis (2006) [arcane/occult/mlle. marie anne lenormand-napoleonic-french-country inspired]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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KNOW This:

2009-04-02T00:31:00.000-07:00

You KNOW you have to go see the film 'Knowing' (starring Nicholas Cage).

It's a total thrill ride. It's particularly 'close to home' for me in that much of it was filmed here in Melbourne (so it's interesting playing 'spot the Melbourne landmark!'). It also played out many synchronicities for me...

Without giving too much away - there's visual elements in it that are outta this world & will just blow you away!

As a numerologist, a budding astronomer & having read 'The Bible Code' (which states that the first five books of The Bible - The Torah - actually has encoded within it, all of humanity's history/present/& future), I was just awestruck. Forget the 1 star reviews everyone's been giving this film...of course the leading media outlets would rather you NOT see this film. There's a lot that will resonate with 'higher vibrational' beings, but the controlling elite would rather you just bypass this enigmatic & fascinating movie. True, a lot of this film caters for the 'lowest common denominator' (the 'popcorn crowd' as I like to call it) - feeding them fear-based visuals, but there's a lot of stuff for 'decoders'... And as I like to say : "How can we ever know what needs healing...if we don't know where it's hurting...?"

Here's a little taste...
You KNOW you'll be wanting more after this!

Curiously enough - the 'final date' which appears in the film that signals a 'fiery' end for all humanity?

October 22, 2009. (4 days after my birthday) Hmm, ONEder what that all means...?

"The Sun giveth Life & the Sun can taketh it away..."

Interestingly, the Sun plays a BIG part in this film, and it just so happens that we're currently heading for a solar flare maximum (they occur in 11 year cycles). The last Solar Maximum happened in 2001. The Earth's and the Sun's magnetic fields will be in sync at the peak of Solar Cycle 24, which is due to happen in 2012 (the end of the Mayan Long Count Cycle/Calendar). All this activity is expected to cause an influx of solar particles, thus impacting on the human bioelectrical system. What all this actually means, will be revealed in around three & a half years' time.

One recent study investigated the Sun's activity over the previous 100 years. It reported that since 1901 the overall magnetic field of the Sun has become stronger by 230 per cent. Also, some of the sunspot activity in the last solar maximum (2001) was greater than anything ever recorded before. According to NASA, the Sun is beginning another 11-year cycle of activity. Sunspot Cycle 24, expected to peak in 2012, could be one of the strongest in centuries. It will be 30-50 per cent stronger than the last one. While the sunspots themselves don't affect Earth, the solar flares and other disturbances emanating from our Sun during increased sunspot activity result in an increased number of particles (electrons & protons) and harmful light radiation (ultraviolet rays & X-rays), known as solar wind.

Evidence indicates that wars and international conflicts most often break out when sunspots are rapidly forming or rapidly decreasing, as these are times when there are more intense geomagnetic storms. Some researchers claim that these geomagnetic storms affect physiological mechanisms such as brain waves and hormone levels, causing a number of different reactions, predominantly in males (some may become increasingly irritable & aggressive, while others may instead become more creative). Women generally seem less affected by the Sun's behaviour. One possible outcome is that the collective may suffer from a kind of mass psychosis during this upcoming influx of solar particles. Calculations indicate that we're due to see another rise in intense solar activity late next year, around September 22nd 2010, with the peak being in 2012.

I'm intuiting that we shouldn't be taking all this literally, but metaphorically. Yes, the Sun may be exuding more energy & 'light', but if nothing physically obvious occurs, I'm guessing that we'll be definately feeling it on a cellular level - impacting our consciousness, and thus raising our collective awareness (?). That's my guess anyway...

The changes we are now seeing with our Sun, the solar system's planets and the Earth's magnetic field may be the very things that transform our world as we know it into something new. And with the Sun's alignment with the Galactic Center on December 21st 2012, who knows what this extra added energy boost might do...?

The final scenes of the film may not happen as shown. It may just happen 'figuratively'. Linear time will tell I guess.

Another (utterly blown away) Point of You : OM

ps(st) - Fans of 'Knowing' really should also hunt down the wonderful 2000 film 'Frequency' (intense solar storms also played a big part...). Highly recommended viewing!

March 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-03-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for March 2009~

Current Albums:

*Jason Mraz - 'We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things' (Limited Edition : CD/DVD)

*Starsailor - 'All The Plans' (Deluxe Edition)

*Royksopp - 'Junior'

*'Pop Ambient 2009' - (compilation/various artists : Kompakt)

*Yuksek - 'Away From The Sea'

*'Future Disco : A Guide To 21st Century Disco' - (compilation/various artists)

*Annie Lennox - 'The Annie Lennox Collection'

*Peter Bjorn And John - 'Living Thing'

*Pet Shop Boys - 'Yes'

*The Whitest Boy Alive - 'Rules'

*'Confessions Of A Shopaholic' - (Original Soundtrack)

*'Vicious Cuts : 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Ian Carey & John Course)

*OneLove - 'Sound Machine 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Minx, Bart B More & Ajax)

*Neko Case - 'Middle Cyclone'

*Madeleine Peyroux - 'Bare Bones'

*'Kitsune Tabloid' - (Compiled & mixed by Phoenix)

*Miss Kitten And The Hacker - 'Two'

*Wes Carr - 'The Way The World Looks'

*Kelly Clarkson - 'All I Ever Wanted' (Limited Edition : CD/DVD)

*Fever Ray - 'Fever Ray'

*Gomez - 'A New Tide'

*'Triple J Hottest 100 : Volume 16' - (compilation/various artists)

*'So Fresh : The Hits of Autumn 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Now : The Hits of Autumn 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Sunday Morning' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Guilty Pleasures : Volume 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Dark Cuts : The Evolution of Emotional Rock' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Alchemy : Asian Pop!' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Album Cover:

*Starsailor - 'All The Plans'

~~~

Global Music:

*1 Giant Leap - 'What About Me'

*Oka - 'Music Makes Me Happy' (2006)

*'Magical Drums' - (artist & release date unknown)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*M83 - 'Digital Shades [Vol. 1]' (2008)/'M83' (2001/2002)

*Neko Case - 'Black Listed' (2007)

*The Human League - 'Dare' (original release date : 1981/digitally re-mastered : 2002)

*'The Original Electro Album' - (compilation/various artists : 2004)

*Starship - 'We Built This City : The Very Best Of' (1997)

~~~

Singles:

*'If U Seek Amy' - Britney Spears
*'Bottle Pop' - Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg (Album Version) & (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
*'Bruised Water' - Chicane feat. Natasha Bedingfield (Michael Woods Radio Edit), (Michael Woods Full Vocal Remix), (Original Mix), (Radio Edit), (Adam K & Soho Club Mix), (Chicane Rework Mix), (Mischa Daniels Club Mix) & (Michael Woods Dub)
*'Feels Like Woah' - Wes Carr
*'Just Like Me' - Jamie Foxx (Main Version)
*'Gotta Be Somebody' - Nickelback

~~~

Films:

'Knowing' : ****1/3

'Watchmen' : ***1/4

~~~

Books:

*'Maya Prophecy : Discover What 2012 Holds For You' - Dr. Ronald Bonewitz (1999/2008) [mayan cosmology/calendrics/astronomy-astrology/prophecy/number systems/new age/spirituality/history]

*'The Back In Time Tarot Book' - Janet Boyer (2008) [arcane/occult/symbolism/transpersonal psychology/mythology - personal & collective/archetypes/divination]

*'Be Your Own Astrologer' - Paul Wade (2006) [astrology/symbolism/mythology/archetypes/personal development/self-discovery/new-age]

*'Book Of Spells' - Soraya (2001/2005) [wicca/witchcraft/paganism/spell casting/magick]

*'Channelling' - Shirley Humphreys Battie (2006) [channelling/consciousness/psychic ability/meditation/healing/personal development/self-discovery/new-age]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Nefertari's Tarot' - Artwork by Silvana Alasia/Graphics by Pietro Alligo (2007) [arcane/occult/ancient egyptian : mythology/art/history]

*'Ancient Italian Tarot' - Created by Carlo Della Rocca (1835/2001) [arcane/occult/historical-art deck]

*'Medieval Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Guido Zibordi Marchesi (2007) [arcane/occult/alchemical symbolism/medieval philosophy-art-science-theology]

*'Easy Astrology Oracle Cards' - Maya White (2008) [oracle/divination/astrology/mythology/symbolism]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

February 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-02-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for February 2009~

Current Albums:

*Kylie - 'Boombox : The Remix Album 2000~2008'

*Natalie Bassingthwaighte - '1000 Stars'

*The Waifs - 'Live From The Union Of Soul'

*The Cat Empire - 'Live On Earth'

*Ben Lee - 'The Rebirth Of Venus'

*U2 - 'No Line On The Horizon'

*'Future Music Festival 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Dark Was The Night' - (A Red Hot Compilation/various artists)

*'Housexy 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Mobin Master and Those Usual Suspects : Ministry Of Sound)

*'Sensation : The Official Compilation ~ Australia 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*deadmau5 - 'At Play' (Compiled by deadmau5)

*Chris Isaak - 'Mr. Lucky'

*The BPA - 'I Think We're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat' (Compiled & mixed by Norman Cook [Fatboy Slim])

*Lily Allen - 'It's Not Me, It's You'

*The Prodigy - 'Invaders Must Die'

*'FuturePop 2.0' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Crave : The Love Edition' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Havana Brown)

*Fatboy Slim - 'Dance Bitch'

*tzu - 'Computer Love/Coverup Motel'

*'So You Think You Can Dance : Australia 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*Rihanna - 'Good Girl Gone Bad : Remixed & Reloaded'

*'Blazin 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Nino Brown)

~~~

Album Cover:

*U2 - 'No Line On The Horizon'

~~~

Global Music:

*Niyaz - 'Nine Heavens' (2008)

*Mantras In Motion' - (compilation/various artists ~ One World Music : 2007)

*'Music To Renew The Mind, Body & Soul' - (compilation/various artists ~ Brumby Books & Music Collection : 2008/2009)

*Nickodemus - 'Endangered Species Remixed' (2006)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*'Soul Deep : The Story Of Black Popular Music' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

~~~

Singles:

*'Get On Your Boots' - U2
*'Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)' - Lady GaGa
*'We Are The People' - Empire Of The Sun (Album Version) & (Sam La More Remix)
*'Gives You Hell' - The All-American Rejects (Album Version) & (Limousine Remix)
*'The Fear' - Lily Allen
*'Halo' - Beyonce (Album Version)
*'My Life Would Suck Without You' - Kelly Clarkson
*'Please Don't Leave Me' - P!NK (Main Version) & (Junior Vasquez Tribal Dub)
*'Hey Boys And Girls (Truth Of The World pt.2)' - Evermore (Retrofuture Remix), (Album Version), (Radio Edit) & (TV Rock Remix)
*'Caught In The Crowd' - Kate Miller-Heidke (Album Version) & (Concept Car Remix)
*'Everybody's Free' - Global Deejays feat. Rozalla (General Electric Edit), (General Electric Mix), (2Elements Mix), (Klaas Radio Edit) & (Klaas Remix)
*'Princess' - Short Stack (Q45 Club Mix) & (Main Version)

~~~

Films:

'Milk' : ****1/2
'Ghost Town' : ***1/2
'He's Just Not That Into You' : ***

~~~

Books:

*'Lucid Living' - Tim Freke (2005) [lucid dreams/conscious-awareness/body-mind-spirit/new age]

*'The Three Only Things' - Robert Moss (2007) [dreams/synchronicity-coincidence/imagination/conscious awareness/intuition/visualisation/symbolism/archetypes/psychology/body-mind-spirit]

*'The Complete Idiot's Guide To : 2012' - Synthia Andrews and Colin Andrews (2008) [prophecy/mayan cosmology/calendrics/comparative culture-religion/new age]

*'Soul Flight' - Donald Tyson (2007) [astral projection/body-mind-spirit/metaphysics/shamanism/paganism-wicca/spirituality/theosophy/UFO abductions/NDEs/ritual/lucid dreaming/tarot/pathworking]

*'Earth 2012 : The Ultimate Quest' - Aurora Juliana Ariel (2008) [prophecy/spiritual psychology/self-exploration/body-mind-spirit/ancient cosmology/new-age]

*'2012 And The Galactic Center : The Return Of The Great Mother' - Christine R. Page (2008) [prophecy/occultism/mayan cosmology/new-age/spirituality/metaphysics/alchemy/mythology/history]

*'Tarot Wisdom : Spiritual Teachings & Deeper Meanings' - Rachel Pollack (2008) [tarot/arcane/occult/divination/magick/history/psychology/mythology/art/spirituality]

*'The Living Temple Of Witchcraft : Volume One ~ The Descent Of The Goddess' - Christopher Penczak (2008)[wicca/witchcraft/paganism/magick/body-mind-spirit/mythology/metaphysics/spirituality]

*'The Everything : Law Of Attraction Book' - Meera Lester (2008) [metaphysics/spirituality/body-mind-spirit/psychology/positive thinking/history/comparative religion]

*'The Everything : Classical Mythology Book' - Lesley Bolton (2002) [classical mythology : greek-roman/art/psychology/culture/reference]

*'The Complete Idiot's Guide To Philosophy' - Jay Stevenson (2005) [philosophy : ancient-modern-eastern/existentialism/comparative religion/mythology/spiritual beliefs/reference]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'The Alchemical Tarot : Renewed' - Artwork/Design by Robert M. Place (1994/2007) [arcane/occult/alchemical symbolism/archetypes/transpersonal psychology/philosophy]

*'Mythic Oracle' - Artwork by Michele-lee Phelan/Book by Carisa Mellado (2008) [mythology/divination/oracle/spirituality/archetypal psychology/individuation/symbolism/self-development]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Are You Awake?

2009-01-13T19:09:00.000-08:00

You know, when the remarkable, little film 'Waking Life' first came out (in 2002), it was playing right on the other side of the city in which I live ('twas quite the trek). I went all the way out there to catch it (you could say it was 'pulling' me there to see it). Whoah - It was like, I wasn't watching the film...It was watching me! It's like something 'out there' finally understood me! I went back to see it the following night. And again the following night (I've NEVER gone to see a film three times in a row! It even took a month for me to see 'What The Bleep' twice!). I HAD to go and see it over & over again - that's how proFound & Shift Happening it was for me. I was just sooooo drawn to this little outta-the-way film! It was a truly magickal week for me (rife with synchronicities), and full of massive paradigm shifts. Thank the Goddess I trusted my instincts and went to see it. It really did change my life...

I've finally managed to track down all the films in my Fave Films list but I was having trouble locating 'Waking Life' until recently. Had tried EVERY music/film/bookstore I knew of and still it continued to elude me. Was on my way home one day when I decided to pop into a pokey little second-hand record store that I'd never been to before...and lo & behold...there it was in the 'cult' section. I actually let out a little squeal. Yay - Finally!

As you've no doubt guessed by now - I'm quite into Lucid Dreaming (ditto : Lucid Living)...This is one of my favourite scenes from Richard Linklater's ONEderful masterPEACE : 'Waking Life' : Flick A Switch...

Go on. Try it. You know you want to. Go ahead. And flick that switch...

In another scene, Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy are lying in bed - musing about Death & Reality...wondering if Life could be just one giant flashback in the mind of an elderly person, about to die. A tantalisingly sombre thought - This clip is brimming with some brilliant observations. In-Joy. I AM.

And lastly, this is the final scene in 'Waking Life' - Two characters by a pinball machine (in a chapter called 'Trapped In A Dream') are talking about how 'time' & all of history, has been us all continually saying 'No' to God's invitation to ONEness, Infinity, Eternity & 'Heaven'...

By saying 'Yes', we are embracing, accepting & claiming our Destiny...our ONEness with All That Is. Saying 'No' keeps us here - in The Dream, embedded in the illusion, the Maya/Matrix... Apparently we all get to 'YES' in the end. But when that End/Beginning/Now is...depends on one little word : One little word with big consequences. And when we choose to say it with all our Being...

I sat there, gobsmacked (or should that be - GODsmacked!?). From seeing 'Yes Man' on January 1st 2009 (and enthusiastically adopting its YES-ness mindset) to finally acquiring the DVD to 'Waking Life' & watching 'Yes is accepting God's Invitation to ONEness' on Epiphany Day (a week later)...well, you could say all these synchronicities are leading up to something.

And that 'something' is YES.

Wanna get GODsmacked? Then say YES.

Sweet Lucid Dream
Another Point of You : OM...

psst - "Hey, are you a dreamer?...Yeah...I haven't seen too many around lately.Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It's not dead it's just that it's been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. The dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it's ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don't be bored, this is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting". ~ (from 'Waking Life')

January 2009 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2009-01-12T20:32:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for January 2009~

Current Albums:

*Antony And The Johnsons - 'The Crying Light' (2009)

*'Kiss FM // Summer Vol. 1' - (Compiled & mixed by Keltec & Sean Quinn : 2008)

*'Clubbers Guide To 2009' - (Compiled & mixed by Stafford Brothers, The Aston Shuffle & Bass Kleph for Ministry Of Sound : 2009)

*Splitloop - 'Pleasure Machine' (2008)

*Franz Ferdinand - 'Tonight' (2009)

*Wiley - 'See Clear Now'(2008)

*Rekindle - 'The Chandelier' (2008)

~~~

Album Cover:

*Thunderball - 'Scorpio Rising' (2001)

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Global Music:

*'Slumdog Millionaire' - (Motion Picture Soundtrack : 2008)

*'Beginner's Guide To Bellydance' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*'Cafe World Lounge' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

*'Trendy World Tunes ~ Tango' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Trendy World Tunes ~ Arabesque' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Trendy Urban Tunes ~ Ibiza' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Trendy World Tunes ~ Turkey' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Trendy World Tunes & Urban Grooves ~ Sampler' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Thunderball - 'Scorpio Rising' (2001)

*'Motown 50' - (compilation/various artists : 2009)

~~~

Singles:

*'That Beep' - Architecture In Helsinki (Main), (Radioclit's Swedish Mix), (Kasper Vandergraff Mix) & (Haima's Mix)
*'Ulysses' - Franz Ferdinand (Main Version) & (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
*'Circus' - Britney Spears
*'Sweet Disposition' - The Temper Trap (Main Version) & (Curtis Vodka Remix)
*'Someday Soon' - Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Album Version) & (Electrodex Remix)
*'Like It Loud' - Cassie Davis (Main Version) & (printz board remix)
*'You Found Me' - The Fray
*'December' - Juke Kartel

~~~

Films:

'Slumdog Millionaire' : *****
'Yes Man' : ***1/2

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Books:

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Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'The Truth-Seeker's Tarot' - Artwork by Sylvie Daigneault/Book ('Understanding The Tarot') by David Fontana (2008) [arcane/occult/marseilles-inspired/divination/self-exploration]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Fave DVDs

2009-01-05T01:11:00.000-08:00

My Favourite DVDs Of All Time...

Films:

*'Waking Life' (2002)

*'E.T.' (1982)

*'The Matrix' (1999)
*'The Matrix Reloaded' (2003)
*'The Matrix Revolutions' (2003)
*'Animatrix' (2003)

*'The Truman Show' (1998)

*'K-PAX' (2001)

*'The Thirteenth Floor' (2000)

*'Star Dreams ~ Crop Circles' (Documentary : 2004)
*'What The Bleep ~ Down The Rabbit Hole' (Documentary : 2006)
*'Timewave 2013' (Documentary : 2008)
*'UFOs & Aliens' (Documentary : 2003)

*'Back To The Future' (1985)
*'Back To The Future II' (1989)

*'Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind' (2004)
*'Being John Malkovich' (2003)

*'All About Eve' (1950)

*'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind' (1977)

*'2001 ~ A Space Odyssey' (1968)

*'What Dreams May Come' (1998)

*'The Others' (2001)

*'The Game' (1997)
*'Fight Club' (1999)

*'I Heart Huckabees' (2004)

*'eXistenZ' (1999)

*'Cypher' (2002)

*'The Sixth Sense' (1999)
*'Signs' (2002)
*'The Village' (2004)
*'Lady In The Water' (2006)
*'Unbreakable' (2000)

*'Vanilla Sky' (2001)

*'Frequency' (2000)

*'X-Men' (2000)
*'X-Men 2' (2003)
*'X-Men : The Last Stand' (2006)

*'Bruce Almighty' (2003)

*'Sunshine' (2007)

*'Solaris' (2002)

*'Dogma' (1999)

*'City Of Angels' (1998)

*'Once' (2007)

*'The Notebook' (2007)

*'Crash' (2004)

*'Galaxy Quest' (2006)

*'Dark City' (1998)

*'The Craft' (1996)

*'The Cell' (2000)

*'Holy Man' (1998)

*'Minority Report' (2002)

*'Far & Away' (1992)

*'The Island' (2005)

*'Superman Returns' (2006)

*'Stargate' (1994)

*'The Fifth Element' (1997)

*'Lara Croft Tomb Raider' (2001)

*'Independence Day' (1996)

*'The Butterfly Effect' (2004)

*'The Family Man' (2000)

*'Phenomenon' (1996)

*'Gattaca' (1997)

*'Equilibrium' (2002)

*'Starship Troopers' (1997)

*'Pleasantville' (1998)

*'Blast From The Past' (1999)

*'American Psycho' (2000)

*'The Breakfast Club' (1985)

*'Grease' (1978)

*'Chicago' (2002)

*'The Bodyguard' (1992)

*'54' (1998)

*'Hairspray' (2007)

*'High School Musical 3 : Senior Year' (2008)
*'High School Musical 2' (2007)
*'High School Musical' (2006)

~~~

Music:

*Madonna

-'Celebration' (Video Collection : 2009)
-'The Confessions Tour' (2007)
-'Wild Angel' (Documentary : 2007)
-'I'm Going To Tell You A Secret' (Documentary : 2006)
-'Swept Away' (Film : 2002)
-'Drowned World Tour' (2001)
-'The Next Best Thing' (Film : 2000)
-'The Ultimate Collection' (Video Collection : 1990/1999)
-'Evita' (Film/Musical : 1996)
-'The Girlie Show ~ Live Down Under' (1993)
-'A League Of Their Own' (Film : 1992)
-'Dick Tracy' (Film : 1990)
-'Ciao Italia ~ Live From Italy' (1988)
-'Who's That Girl' (Film : 1987)
-'Shanghai Surprise' (Film : 1986)
-'Desperately Seeking Susan' (Film : 1985)

*Kylie Minogue

-'X~2008' (2008)
-'White Diamond' (Documentary : 2008)
-'Showgirl ~ The Greatest Hits Tour' (2005)
-'Ultimate Kylie' (Video Collection : 2004/2006)
-'Fever~2002' (2002)
-'Live In Sydney' (2001)
-'Intimate And Live' (1998)

*Dannii Minogue - 'The Hits & Beyond' (Video Collection : 2006)

*Elvis Presley

-'Elvis ~ The King Of Rock'N'Roll' (Live Performances Compilation : 2007)
-'Elvis ~ The Early Years' (Film : 2005)

*Alanis Morissette

-'VH1 Storytellers' (2005)
-'Feast On Scraps' (Documentary : 2002)

*Michel Gondry - 'The Work of Director...' (2003)

*Darren Hayes

-'The Time Machine Tour' (2008)
-'A Big Night In With...' (2006)
-'Too Close For Comfort ~ Tour Film' (2006)
-'Savage Garden ~ Truly Madly Completely - The Best Of' (Video Collection : 2005)

*Janet Jackson

-'Janet ~ Live In Hawaii' (2002)
-'Design Of A Decade ~ 1986/1996' (Video Collection : 1995)

*Michael Jackson

-'Number Ones' (Video Collection : 2003)
-'Live In Bucharest ~ The Dangerous Tour' (1992)

*Take That

-'The Ultimate Tour' (2006)
-'The Ultimate Collection ~ Never Forget' (Video Collection : 2005)

*Ricky Martin

- 'The Essential Ricky Martin Collection' (2001)
- 'One Night Only' (1999)

*Eurythmics

-'Ultimate Collection' (Video Collection : 2005)
-'peacetour' (2000)

*Cyndi Lauper

-'Live...At Last' (2004)
-'Twelve Deadly Cyns' (Video Collection : 1994/2000)

*Moloko - 'Statues ~ Greatest Hits' (Video Collection : 2002)

*Justin Timberlake

-'FutureSex/LoveShow' (2007)
-'NSYNC ~ Greatest Hits' (Video Collection : 2005)
-'Live From London' (2003)

*Christina Aguilera

-'Back To Basics ~ Live & Down Under' (2008)
-'Stripped ~ Live In The UK' (2004)

*Britney Spears

-'Greatest Hits ~ My Prerogative' (2004)
-'Live From Las Vegas' (2002)

*Jennifer Lopez - 'The Reel Me' (Video Collection : 2003)

*Spice Girls - 'Greatest Hits' (Video Collection : 2007)

*Faithless - 'Forever Faithless ~ The Greatest Hits' (Video Collection : 2008)

*Massive Attack - 'Collected' (Video Collection : 2006)

*Chris Isaak - 'The Best Of' (Video Collection : 2006)

*Keane - 'Under The Iron Sea' (Limited Edition DVD/CD : 2006)

*Enrique Iglesias - 'Greatest Hits' (Video Collection : 2008)

*Culture Club - '20 Year Anniversary Concert' (2003)

~~~

And The Earth Was Still For A Day...

2008-12-25T19:26:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I went to see the new film version of 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' starring Keanu Reeves.

In a nutshell, I saw it as an outward projection of our collective conscience - a Wake-Up Call for all humanity.

A species evolves exponentially at the precipice...when it finds itself at the tipping point. Klaatu (Keanu's character) represents a kind of Galactic Federation of Worlds spokesbeing, here to warn us of the error of our ways.

Keanu Reeves was perfectly suited for the role - our Neo (The One) resonator...in the world but not of it; a lucid observer of The Dream's dramas. Keanu's (notice how similar it is to the alien's name - Klaatu) strangely affecting, wooden acting ability has been criticised by many a film critic in the past, but here it fits the otherworldly role like a glove - detached, lacking emotion & calmly perceptive.

In the end, it's only our humanity - namely our ability to love, which can ultimately save us from our own destructive ways & tendencies.

There's one particulary poignant scene where Klaatu is helping a scientist figure out a complex mathematical equation. A beautifully symbolic metaphor - showing 'us' working with 'them'. It's also the turning point in the film which helps Klaatu decide exactly what fate is in store for all of us. By this point, he's seen our weaknesses, our strengths, our capabilities, and more importantly, he's felt our humanity... It's now up to him to choose. Will he destroy us for the planet's good? Or will he let us live...hopefully evolving to the point where we start treating our home planet with respect, honour & love?

So, is the film any good? It's big, bold, shiny and flashy - with hi-tech special effects for the popcorn crowd, and enough B-grade, sci-fi references for the more discerning Star Trek set. It allows us glimpses into the alien mind and how they may perceive us - in the process, affording us the privilege to see how we may be seen by the rest of the galaxy. Sometimes it takes looking at ourselves from another perspective, to truly see ourselves. In this respect, I feel the film is more than just the latest inclusion into the sci-fi Summer set, but it's also a timely & invaluable message for all humanity as we currently face this 'tipping point' in our evolution.

Let me put it this way - a friend consoles us in times of need, but a true friend slaps us in the face when we really need it. This urgently ambitious film is like a slap in the face dressed up in blockbuster's clothing.

If the wonderful, little film 'K-PAX' was the entree, then 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' seems to be the main dish. Now, I wonder, what's for dessert then?

Another Point of You : OM...

December 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-12-01T14:21:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for December 2008~

Current Albums:

*'I Love Dubstep' - (Compiled & mixed by Youngsta & Geeneus)

*'FabricLive.41' - (Compiled & mixed by Simian Mobile Disco)

*Nessa Morgan - 'Neska'

*Hyper - 'Suicide Tuesday'

*OneLove - 'Mobile Disco' (Compiled & mixed by Tommy Trash, Grant Smillie & Acid Jacks)

*'Britannia High' - (Official Television Series Soundtrack)

*Take That - 'The Circus'

*Britney Spears - 'Circus' (Deluxe Edition)

*Brandy - 'Human'

*Wendy Matthews - 'She'

*'Wild Summer 09' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Camp Rock' - (Official Film Soundtrack)

*Maroon 5 - 'Call And Response : The Remix Album'

*Akon - 'Freedom'

*Craig David - 'Greatest Hits'

*Fall Out Boy - 'Folie a Deux' (Deluxe Edition)

*'So Fresh : The Hits Of Summer 2009 + The Best Of 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Album Cover:

*Kylie - 'X' (Tour Edition)

~~~

Global Music:

*Gotan Project - 'Live'

*mo'horizons - 'Ten Years Of...'

*Christian Prommer - 'Christian Prommer's Drum Lesson Vol. 1'

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Kylie - 'X' (Tour Edition : 2007/2008)/'Confide In Me : The Irresistable Kylie' [The Deconstruction Years] (2007)

*'Pop Ambient 2007'/'Pop Ambient 2006'/'Pop Ambient 2003' - (compilation/various artists : Kompakt)

*'Kink Vol. II' - (Compiled & mixed by Ben Morris & Sharam Jey : 2006)

*Duffy - 'Rockferry' (Deluxe Edition : 2008)

*Hyper - 'We Control' (2006)

*Vinyl Pusher - 'Addictions' (Compiled & mixed by Andrew Padula & Alex Taylor : 2005)

*Wendy Matthews - 'The Essential : Wendy Matthews' (2007)

*Feargal Sharkey - 'Feargal Sharkey' (1985)

*Westlife - 'Unbreakable Vol. 1 : The Greatest Hits' (2002)

~~~

Singles:

*'You' - Wes Carr
*'Prospekt's March' - Coldplay (EP)
*'Burn' - Jessica Mauboy (Album Version), (Pop Embassy Remix) & (Nufirm Remix)
*'Shut Up And Let Me Go' - The Ting Tings (Album Version) & (Haji & Emanuel Remix)
*'Edward Carnby' - Tiesto (presents) Alone In The Dark [Inferno] (Tiesto Radio Edit) & (Tiesto Vocal Mix)
*'Everything' - P-Money feat. Vince Harder (Main Version), (Magik Johnson Dub), (Magik Johnson Vocal Mix) & (Rap Remix)
*'Could This Be' - Lovers Electric (Album Version) & (Sam La More Remix)
*'I Need Something' - Newton Faulkner

~~~

Films:

'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' : *****
'The Day The Earth Stood Still' : ****1/2
'High School Musical 3 - Senior Year' : ***1/3

~~~

Books:

*'Dao De Jing : The Wisdom of Lao Zi' - Translated by Dr Han Hiong Tan (2003) [taoism/eastern thought-philosophy/religion/spirituality]

*'The Secret History Of The World' - Jonathan Black (2008) [esoteric/arcane/history/spirituality/secret societies/conspiracy theories]

*'Probing Deep Space' - Giles Sparrow (2006) [astronomy/astrophysics/popular science]

*'Llewellyn's 2009 Daily Planetary Guide' - Jim Shawvan & Pam Ciampi (2008) [datebook/calendar/journal-diary/astrology]

*'Cracking The Symbol Code' - Tim Wallace-Murphy (2005) [arcane/symbolism/history/religion/renaissance art/architecture]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Dark Grimoire Tarot' - Artwork by Michele Penco (2008) [arcane/occult/deep unconscious-shadow work/fantasy-horror/dark arts/black magick]

*'Faerie Tarot' - Artwork by Nathalie Hertz (2008) [arcane/occult/pagan/elemental mythology/fantasy]

*'Yoga Tarot' - Artwork by Adriana Farina/Instructed by Massimiliano Filadoro (2008) [arcane/occult/tantric yoga/eastern thought-philosophy-spirituality]

*'Magic Of Numbers Oracle' - Instructions by Gina di Roberto (2005) [numerology/oracle/divination/self-discovery]

*'The Yantra Deck' - Karl Schaffner & Maya Deva Adjani (2008) [ancient tantric images/symbols/archetypes/self-inquiry/spirituality/meditation]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

May You Have A Safe Trip Home Dad...

2008-11-17T17:45:00.000-08:00

~The Day Before The Day~

speeches won't be made today,
clocks will carry on
flowers won't be left in parks,
work will still be done

people won't be dressed in black,
babies will be born
no flags will fly, the sun will rise,
but we know that you are gone

you who love to love and believed we can never give enough

it wakes me every single night,
thinking through the day
did you stop at any time
have doubts at any stage

were you calm or were you numb
or happy just to get it done
i've lived my life without regret
until today

you who love to love and believed we can never give enough

I didnt get to say goodbye the day before the day
was trying to get to work on time,
that's why i turned away
and missed the most important thing
you've ever tried to say
i've lived my life without regret
until today

you who love to love and believed we can never give enough
and you who hoped that underneath we all felt the same
that was until the day before the day

~ Dido (2008)

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LPdodPAbdwI

The cover image of Dido's new album is of U.S. astronaut Bruce McCandless demonstrating the first space suit to give complete freedom of movement outside a spacecraft : February 1984.

This metaphoric shot is especially poignant considering Dido's own father died during the making of this album. The title 'Safe Trip Home' (together with the cover photo) evokes the tender image of her father's spirit ascending out of Earth's atmosphere, and making his way up into the The Great Beyond. In the album's closing credits, it's succinctly & simply put : 'for dad'.

*I listened to this track this morning lying in bed with my headphones on. It was still early - way before sunrise. As the song's gracefully gentle mood washed over me, I imagined the fragile yet trusting spirit of my own father - rising out into the galaxy, gliding past unknown worlds, toward The Great Beyond. And he was smiling. Because he was finally free.

And I cried. Because I was so happy for him.

And like a star in the night - he glimmered & sparkled & 'winked' - just to let me know how much he loved me.

OM...

November 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-11-04T16:35:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for November 2008~

Current Albums:

*Kanye West - '808s & Heartbreaks' (Limited Edition)

*Seal - 'Soul'

*Dido - 'Safe Trip Home'

*'High School Musical 3' - (Premiere Edition Soundtrack)

*Tina Arena - 'Songs Of Love & Loss 2'

*Razorlight - 'Slipway Fires'

*Winston Giles - 'Lovers'

*Bennson - 'Let The Love'

*The Killers - 'Day & Age' (Special Edition)

*Jessica Mauboy - 'Been Waiting'

*Beyonce - 'I Am... Sasha Fierce'

*Vinyl Pusher - 'Move' (Compiled & mixed by Marcus Knight & Andrew Padula)

*Hed Kandi - 'The Mix : 2009' (Compiled & mixed by Steve Divine, Damien Goundrie & Jack McCord)

*'Ministry Of Sound : The 2009 Annual' - (Compiled & mixed by John Course & Goodwill)

*Sugababes - 'Catfights And Spotlights'

*September - 'September'

*The Potbelleez - 'The Potbelleez'

*Junkie XL - 'Booming Back At You'

*Tracy Chapman - 'Our Bright Future'

*Nikka Costa - 'Pebble To A Pearl'

*Heartbreak - 'Lies'

*Lenka - 'Lenka'

*Christina Aguilera - 'Keeps Gettin Better : A Decade Of Hits'

*Hilary Duff - 'Best Of'

*Bob Sinclar - 'House Masters'

*Human Nature - 'A Symphony Of Hits'

*Boyzone - 'Back Again... No Matter What : The Greatest Hits'

*Ricki-Lee - 'The Singles'

*Simply Red - '25 : The Greatest Hits'

*Macy Gray - 'I Try : The Collection'

*Enrique Iglesias - 'Greatest Hits'

*Mariah Carey - 'The Ballads'

*Girl Talk - 'Feed The Animals'

*'Now : The Hits Of Summer 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Just Great Songs : Volume 2' - (compilation/various artists)

*'The Best Of : Acoustic' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Crave' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Havana Brown)

*'R&B Gold 4' - (compilation/various artists)

*Jason Donovan - 'Let It Be Me'

~~~

Album Cover:

*Dido - 'Safe Trip Home'

~~~

Global Music:

*Wicked Beat Sound System - 'Dreaming'

*Gang Gang Dance - 'Saint Dymphna'

*Enya - 'And Winter Came...'

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Dimmer - 'There My Dear' (2007)

*Lady GaGa - 'The Fame' (International Edition : 2008)

*Bloc Party - 'Intimacy' (Limited Edition : 2008)

*Leona Lewis - 'Spirit' (The Deluxe Edition : 2007/2008)

*'Dancing In The Street : The Motown Originals' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

~~~

Singles:

*'Love Lockdown' - Kanye West (Album Version)
*'Live In Concert E.P.' - Trentemoller (Recorded at Roskilde Festival : 2007)
*'If I Were A Boy' - Beyonce (Album Version)
*'Sober' - Pink
*'Kids' - MGMT (Album Version) & (Soulwax Remix)
*'Alive' - Natalie Bassingthwaighte (Main Version) & (Electrodex Remix)
*'Forgive Me' - Leona Lewis
*'Another Way To Die' - Jack White & Alicia Keys (Album Version)
*'Womanizer' - Britney Spears (Junior's Tribal Electro Mix) & (Kaskade Remix)
*'I Hate This Part' - Pussycat Dolls (Album Version) & (Digital Dog Remix : Club Edit)
*'When We Were Young' - Sneaky Sound System (Original), (Juan McLean Remix), (Gloves Remix), (Breakbot Remix) & (Sinden Remix)
*'Takin It To The Streets' - Christine Anu & Deni Hines
*'Fall For You' - Secondhand Serenade
*'Superhuman' - Chris Brown feat. Keri Wilson (Album Version)
*'Body On Me' - Nelly feat. Akon & Ashanti

~~~

Films:

'Australia' : ****1/4
'Rock'n'Roll Nerd' : ****
'Quantum Of Solace' : ***

~~~

Books:

*'2012 Awakening' - Sri Ram Kaa & Kira Raa (2008) [prophecy/ancient civilisations/self-transformation/metaphysics/consciousness/body-mind-spirit/new age/spirituality]

*'Symbols And Their Hidden Meanings' - T. A. Kenner (2006) [symbolism/mythology/art/history/comparative culture/religion]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Mystic Dreamer Tarot' - Artwork by Heidi Darras/Companion Book by Barbara Moore (2008) [arcane/occult/gothic/fantasy/medieval/dream realm/photographic collage + computer generated-digital effects/art]

*'The New Mythic Tarot' - New Illustrations by Giovanni Caselli/Companion Book by Juliet Sharman-Burke & Liz Greene (2008) [arcane/occult/greek mythology/classical/legends/archetypal symbolism]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

October 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-09-30T17:09:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for October 2008~

Current Albums:

*Hollywood, Mon Amour - 'Hollywood, Mon Amour' (80s Movie Songs Reinvented : compilation/various artists)

*SebastiAn - 'SebastiAn Remixes' (compilation/various artists : Remixed by SebastiAn)

*'Chillout Sessions XI' - (compilation/various artists : Ministry Of Sound)

*Ame - 'Fabric 42' (Compiled & mixed by Ame)

*deadmau5 - 'Random Album Title.'

*Armin Van Buuren - 'A State Of Trance : 2008' (Compiled & mixed by Armin Van Buuren)

*John Legend - 'Evolver'

*Keane - 'Perfect Symmetry'

*Jackson Jackson - 'Tools For Survival'

*Empire Of The Sun - 'Walking On A Dream'

*Bloc Party - 'Intimacy'

*The Japanese Popstars - 'We Just Are'

*Mercury Rev - 'Snowflake Midnight'

*Walter Meego - 'Voyager'

*'Godskitchen : The Anthems 2009' - (compilation/various artists)

*The Bang Gang Deejays - 'D Is For Disco, E Is For Dancing' (Compiled & mixed by The Bang Gang Deejays)

*David Guetta - '(Presents) ~ Fuck Me I'm Famous! : International Vol. 2' (Compiled & mixed by David Guetta)

*Pink - 'Funhouse'

*Robert Hood - 'Fabric 39' (Compiled & mixed by Robert Hood)

*'Kitsune Maison Compilation 6' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Joy : Six' - (compilation/various artists : Joy 94.9 FM)

*Kate Miller-Heidke - 'Curiouser'

*Anastacia - 'Heavy Rotation'

*Duosseudo - 'We Are One'

*Kaz James - 'If They Knew'

*Sarah McLachlan - 'Closer : The Best Of'

*Room Eleven - 'Mmm...Gumbo?'

*The Bamboos - 'Side Stepper'

*James Morrison - 'Songs For You, Truths For Me'

*Jennifer Hudson - 'Jennifer Hudson'

*Robin Thicke - 'Something Else'

*'Sex And The City : Volume 2' - (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

*Snow Patrol - 'A Hundred Million Suns'

*Kings Of Leon - 'Only By The Night'

*Ida Maria - 'Fortress Round My Heart'

*Jade MacRae - 'Get Me Home'

*Celine Dion - 'My Love : Ultimate Essential Collection'

*Armand Van Helden - 'You Don't Know Me : The Best Of'

*Cold War Kids - 'Loyalty To Loyalty'

*Ray La Montagne - 'Gossip In The Grain'

*Metronomy - 'Night's Out'

*Lucinda Williams - 'Little Honey'

*Augie March - 'Watch Me Disappear'

*T.I. - 'Paper Trail'

*'Eighties Remixed' - (compilation/various artists)

*'RnB Superclub : volume 9.0' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ G-Wizard & DJ Def Rok)

*Shannon Noll - 'No Turning Back : The Story So Far'

*'101 80s Hits' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*Samantha Star - 'The Mermaid' (2005)

*'EcoZen 2' - (Compiled & mixed by Leigh Wood & Ben Mynott)

*'Pop Ambient 2008' - (compilation/various artists : Kompakt)

*'The Desert Lounge : Volume Two' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Charlie C : 2007)

*Era - 'Reborn'

*Enigma - 'Seven Lives Many Faces'

*C.W. Stoneking - 'Jungle Blues'

*'Ku De Ta 3 : Sunset Soundtracks' - (compilation/various artists : Crafted & blended by DJ Donni 1)

*Nitin Sawhney - 'London Undersound'

*Nitin Sawhney - 'FabricLive.15' (2004)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Who's That Girl! - 'Exposed' (Madonna hits : Remade, Remixed & Remastered : 2001)

*Crazy P - 'Stop Space Return' (Updated version of 2008's 'Love On The Line' : UK Version)

*The Presets - 'Apocalypso' (Special Edition w/ Remix CD : 2008)

*Paula Abdul - 'Greatest Hits : Straight Up!' (2007)

~~~

Singles:

*'Another World' - Antony & The Johnsons
*'Walking On A Dream' - Empire Of The Sun (Album Version), (Hong Kong Blondes Remix), (Van She Tech Remix) & (Sam La More Remix : Edit)
*'Running Back' - Jessica Mauboy feat. Flo Rida (Original) & (Remix feat. Flo Rida & Israel)
*'Sex On Fire' - Kings Of Leon
*'Womanizer' - Britney Spears (Main Version)
*'Keeps Gettin Better' - Christina Aguilera (Main Version)
*'Poker Face' - Lady GaGa (Album Version)
*'All Alone' - Jackson Jackson (Album Version) & (Cutoff & Jon Ohms Remix)
*'Trouble' - The Potbelleez (Radio Edit), (Original Mix) & (Carl Kennedy Vocal Mix)
*'I. Want. U' - Martin Solveig (Radio Edit), (Original Club Mix), (Tocadisco Remix), (Mowgli Remix) & (Laidback Luke Remix)
*'Can't Shake It' - Kate Miller-Heidke (Original) & (Deadwood Mix)
*'You Make It Real' - James Morrison (Album Version) & (Live & Acoustic)
*'Talk Like That' - The Presets (Original), (Dave Spoon Televized Mix) & (Jence Remix)
*'I Can Feel You' - Anastacia (Radio Edit) & (Max Sanna & Steve Pitron Club Mix)
*'Let It Rock' - Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne (Radio Edit) & (Explicit Album Version)
*'Get Shaky' - The Ian Carey Project (Radio Edit), (Ian Carey Original vs Alternative Mix), (Vandalism Remix) & (StoneBridge Remix)
*'The Man Who Can't Be Moved' - The Script
*'Don't Believe In Love' - Dido
*'Take Back The City' - Snow Patrol (Original) & (Lillica Libertine Remix)
*'Right Now (Na Na Na)' - Akon (Main)
*'I Don't Care' - Fall Out Boy (Album Version) & (Cobra Starship Suave Suarez Remix)
*'Pennywhistle' - Augie March

~~~

Films:

'Brideshead Revisited' : ****3/4
'The Duchess' : ***3/4
'Burn After Reading' : ***1/2

~~~

Books:

*'Pronoia Is The Antidote For Paranoia' - Rob Brezsny (2005) [transpersonal psychology/philosophy/optimism/personal growth/spirituality/new age/literature]

*'The Bardo of Waking Life' - Richard Grossinger (2008) [literature/religion/spirituality/metaphysics/mysticism/consciousness/dream realms/'un'reality]

*'Professional Tarot : The Business of Reading, Consulting & Teaching' - Christine Jette (2004) [arcane/occult/tarot/new-age/business/consultations/teaching/marketing]

*'The Mayan Prophecies for 2012' - Gerald Benedict (2008) [mayan cosmology/calendrics/astronomy-astrology/prophecy/new age/spirituality/history]

*'How To Survive 2012' - Patrick Geryl (2007) [prophecy/new-age/self-development/survival guide]

*'Understanding the Tarot Court' - Mary K. Greer & Tom Little (2004) [arcane/occult/tarot/divination/jungian archetypes]

*'The Stargazer's Guide to the Universe' - Robin Kerrod (2005) [astronomy/popular science/astrophysics]

*'Pocket Guide to The Tarot' - Alan Oken (1996) [arcane/occult/symbolism/divination/reference]

*'Tarot' - Rowenna Stuart (Collins Gem Series : 1998) [arcane/occult/divination/symbolism]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Albano-Waite Tarot' - Drawings by Pamela Colman Smith/Recoloured by Frankie Albano (1968/1991) [arcane/occult]

*'Comparative Tarot' - Created by Valerie Sim (2002)[arcane/occult/comparative tarot studies]

*'Contemplative Tarot' - Artwork by Adriano Buldrini/Instructed by Giovanni Pelosini (2008) [arcane/occult/meditative/philosophical/pagan-inspired/archetypal]

*'Ancient Mysteries Tarot Deck' - Created by Roger Calverley/Book by Roger Calverley (2004) [arcane/occult/ancient history/civilisations/art/mythology/archetypes/mystery school teachings]

*'Ramses : Tarot Of Eternity' - Artwork by Severino Baraldi/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2003) [arcane/occult/egyptian-themed/ancient history]

*'The Dragon Tarot' - Artwork by Roger & Linda Garland/Book by Nigel Suckling (2005) [arcane/occult/dragon mythology/legend/fantasy]

*'Mayan Tarot' - Silvana Alasia (2008) [arcane/occult/mayan : history/art/symbolism/mythology/culture]

*'Tarot Of The Spirit World' - Artwork by Roberto De Angelis/Instructed by Bepi Vigna (2006) [arcane/occult/paranormal/spirit realm/mythical/fantasy]

*'The Golden Tarot' - Artwork by Melissa Launay/Book by Liz Dean (2008) [arcane/occult/visconti-sforza & rider-waite inspired]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

September 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-09-02T00:19:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for September 2008~

Current Albums:

*Thievery Corporation - 'Radio Retaliation'

*Justus Kohncke - 'Safe And Sound'

*Various Production - 'Versus' (Compiled & mixed by Various Production)

*Lady GaGa - 'The Fame'

*New Kids On The Block - 'The Block'

*Emiliana Torrini - 'Me And Armini'

*'Clubbers Guide : Spring 2008' - (Compiled & mixed by Groove Terminator & Raye Antonelli : Ministry Of Sound)

*Miguel Migs - 'Those Things (Remixed) : Deluxe Edition'

*Ladyhawke - 'Ladyhawke'

*The Pussycat Dolls - 'Doll Domination'

*Sasha - 'invol2ver' (compilation/various artists : remixed by Sasha)

*Luciano - 'Fabric 41'

*Ne-Yo - 'Year Of The Gentleman'

*'Progression' - (compilation/various artists : Ministry Of Sound)

*Deepchild - 'Departure (droid_musik)'

*Nightmares On Wax - 'thought so...'

*The Script - 'The Script'

*Dukes Of Windsor - 'Minus'

*Carolina Liar - 'Coming To Terms'

*Late Of The Pier - 'Fantasy Black Channel'

*Jonas Brothers - 'A Little Bit Longer'

*The Chemical Brothers - 'Brotherhood : The Definitive Singles Collection'

*Michael Jackson - 'King Of Pop'

*Nelly - 'Brass Knuckles'

*'The Lady Loves Soul' - (compilation/various artists)

*'So Fresh : The Hits Of Spring 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Now : The Hits Of Spring 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*'(coup d'etat) pt 03/the next chapter' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*'Beginner's Guide To : World Grooves' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*'Balkan Fever' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*The Legendary Esin Engin Orchestra - 'The Best Oriental Belly Dance Album...Ever!' (2008)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Hug - 'Heroes' (2007)

*Miles Davis - 'Cool & Collected' (2006)

*Leila - 'Like Weather' (1998)

*Jody Watley - 'Affection' (1995)

~~~

Singles:

*'Mercury' - Bloc Party (Original), (12" Version), (Herve Is In Disarray Remix) & (Flosstradamus Remix)
*'Spotlight' - Jennifer Hudson (Main Version), (Quentin Harris Dark Collage Club Mix), (Johnny Vicious Muzik Mix) & (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
*'Electric Feel' - MGMT (Main) & (Justice Remix)
*'I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked' - Ida Maria
*'One Step At A Time' - Jordin Sparks (Main Version), (Rizzo Funk Generation Club Mix), (Tonal Remix), (Grayson Remix) & (Nevins Radio Mix)
*'Honey' - Lovers Electric (Main), (Sam La More Remix), (False Alarm Remix) & (Bright Young Thing Remix)
*'The Simple Things [Something Emotional] - Vanessa Amorosi (Album Version) & (Radio Version)
*'Wiggle It' - Ricki-Lee (Radio Edit)
*'21st Century Life' - Sam Sparro (Original) & (Denis The Menace & Big World Clubmix)
*'So What' - Pink
*'Dance Wiv Me' - Dizzee Rascal feat Calvin Harris & Chrome (Radio Edit), (Extended Mix) & (Agent X Remix)
*'We Hold On' - Kaz James (Album Version), (Adam K & Soha Remix) & (Extended Mix)
*'Energy' - Keri Hilson (Main) & (Wideboys Radio Mix)
*'Burnin' Up' - Jonas Brothers
*'I'm Not Over' - Carolina Liar (Album Version)
*'Summertime' - Shannon Noll

~~~

Films:

'WALL-E' : *****
'Hellboy 2' : ****1/3
'Eagle Eye' : ***2/3
'Funny Games' : ***1/2
'Make It Happen' : **3/4

~~~

Books:

*'The Matrix And Philosophy' - Edited by William Irwin (2002) [popular culture/philosophy/metaphysics/science/religion/epistemology]

*'A Beginner's Guide To Reality' - Jim Baggot (2005) [philosophy/metaphysics/science/religion/epistemology/popular culture]

*'21 Ways To Read A Tarot Card' - Mary K. Greer (2006) [arcane/occult/symbolism/mythology/archetypes/transpersonal psychology/divination]

*'2013 : The End Of Days or A New Beginning?' - Marie D. Jones (2008) [mayan cosmology/calendrics/astrology/prophecy/new age/spirituality]

*'2011' - Art Martin (1998/2004) [consciousness/prophecy/ancient civilisations/self transformation/new-age/metaphysics]

*'The Gaia Project : 2012' - Hwee-Yong Jang (2007) [prophecy/ancient civilisations/self-development/consciousness/body-mind-spirit/new age]

*'2012 : Crossing the Bridge to the Future' - Mark Borax (2008) [mayan cosmology/astrology/calendrics/prophecy/new age/spirituality]

*'Beyond 2012' - James Endredy (2008) [shamanism/mayan cosmology/prophecy/new-age/spirituality/body-mind-spirit]

*'Blue Electric Storm : 13 Moon Journal' - (calendar/diary : 2008~2009) [mayan cosmology/time-keeping/philosophy/metaphysics/earth-cosmic energies/personal-planetary transformation]

*'The Witch Of Portobello' - Paulo Coelho (2006) [fiction/pagan/wicca/witchcraft/magick]

*'Thrilling, Chilling Tales of Alien Encounters' - Edited by Gina Hyams (2005) [science fiction/alien encounters/paranormal/short stories]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Universal Waite' : Pocket Tarot Deck - Drawings by Pamela Colman Smith/Recolored by Mary Hanson-Roberts (2004) [arcane/occult]

*'Diamond Tarot' - Based on the Rider-Waite Tarot/Additional Artwork by Klaus Holitzka/Instructed by Marie-Louise Bergoint (1997) [arcane/occult/rider-waite inspired]

*'Tarot Of The Imagination' - Artwork by Ferenc Pinter (2000) [arcane/occult/surrealism/art]

*'The Classic Tarot' - Engravings by Carlo Della Rocca (1835/2007) [arcane/occult/historical deck]

*'The Grail Tarot' - Artwork by Giovanni Caselli/Book by John Matthews (2007) [arcane/occult/holy grail-knights templar inspired/renassance-style art]

*'The Book Of Thoth : Etteilla Tarot' - Etteilla [Jean Francois Alliette] (1870/2003) [arcane/occult/historical deck]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Labyrinth Of The Psychonaut

2008-08-12T23:37:00.000-07:00

"What makes a wheel a wheel is the space between the spokes."
~ Lao Tzu.

He claims to live in the 'Holographic Universe'; lists his occupations as - Influencer of Dreams, Unplugger of Minds, & Evolutionary Muse. He states, "We are the Fractalated Tendrils of Reality, Forever Undulating Towards the Realm of Evolution & Great Mystery." He goes by the name of 'soundlessdawn'... And I happen to think he is very, VERY, excitingly switched on : an interpreter of metaphors, a decoder of symbols, an astute reader of Life, and its gradually rising vibration. It's like he's a galactic Higher Dimensional who has inserted himself into Simulation Earth...and is leaving a trail of breadcrumbs on the forest floor for us to follow - if we so choose. His act of Re-Membering is a wake-up call to us all...

Take a look at his mindblowing blogs:

http://www.youtube.com/user/soundlessdawn?ob=1

http://labyrinthofthepsychonaut.blogspot.com/

*(Here are some examples of his rivetting work):

Symphonic Sorcery, New Aeon Magic, and The Silence Between the Gnosis

Binaural Beats, The Sacred Solfeggio, and The Algorithms of Organic Life Systems

Masquerade Infernale, The Hanged Man, and The Loom of Fate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJl8_O4pGhA

Decapitated Heads, 888, and The Serpent of the Crossing

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=i7hfi_S3cm0

Time Tree Echos, Equilibrium, and The Obama AntiChrist? Pt.1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcTktIQBnqU

Time Tree Echos, Equilibrium, and The Obama AntiChrist? Pt.2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQffiKjDspo

Ancestral Recall, Akashic Access, and The Age of Aquarius

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwUkDPyXYvA

The Silver Cord, The Womb, and the Revolution of Resonance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHX2_AyssTg

His many interests include: Crop Circles, Film Symbolism, Synchronicity, Tarot, Astrology, Archetypes, the Collective Unconscious, 11:11, the Pyramids, Galactic Alignment, 2012, Earth's Ascension Process, Vibrational Frequencies, Aliens, Stargates/Portals/Wormholes, Time Travel, Sacred Geometry, Ritual Magick, the Freemasons, the Illuminati, String Theory, Duality, the Unification of Polarities, Chaos Theory, Fate, the Occult, Numerology, etc, etc, etc.

Quite simply, I AM in awe of his work.
It's like he puts pictures to my words...images to my current thoughts.
Here's one Psychonaut that certainly impresses this Oneironaut!

Another Point of You : Omnitheus Oneironaut

August 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-08-04T02:14:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for August 2008~

Current Albums:

*Pop Levi - '...sings Never Never Love'

*Lindstrom - 'Where You Go I Go Too'

*The Black Ghosts - 'The Black Ghosts'

*Kaskade - 'Strobelite Seduction'

*Eva Cassidy - 'Somewhere'

*Stephanie McKay - 'Tell It Like It Is'

*Milosh - 'iii'

*Simian Mobile Disco - 'Sample & Hold : Attack Decay Sustain Release REMIXED'

*'Neon Nights' - (Compiled & mixed by Thomas Gold, TV Rock & Nick Foley/Generik : OneLove)

*Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - 'Kitty, Daisy & Lewis'

*Axle Whitehead - 'Losing Sleep'

*Sister Bliss - 'Nightmoves' (Compiled & mixed by Sister Bliss)

*Naked Music - 'Re~Creation'

*Lovers Electric - 'Whatever You Want'

*Uh Huh Her - 'Common Reaction'

*The Body Snatchers - 'Feeling Good, Looking Nice, Smelling Right'

*Sneaky Sound System - '2'

*'Heroes' - (Original Soundtrack)

*'Top Ranking Santogold : A Diplo Dub' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Dancehall Queen Australia 2008' - (Compiled & mixed by Surgeon General Sound)

*Van She - 'V'

*David Campbell - 'First & Foremost'

*Monkey - 'Journey To The West'

*New Kids On The Block - 'Greatest Hits' (2008 Edition)

*'Floorfillers : Party Anthems 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Girls In The City' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Hip Hop : The 2008 Collection' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*Natacha Atlas & The Mazeeka Ensemble - 'Ana Hina' (2008)

*'The Essential Guide To Arabia' - (compilation/various artists : 2005)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Eva Cassidy - 'Wonderful World' (2004)/'Eva By Heart' (1997)

*Opeth - 'Damnation' (2003)

*Electrons - 'Red Light Don't Stop' (2007)

*'Milky Disco' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*Betty Davis - 'This Is It' (2005)

*Janet Jackson - 'Janet Jackson' (1982)

*Frank Sinatra - 'The Platinum Collection' (2004)

*Sarah Vaughan - 'The Very Best Of Sarah Vaughan' (2007)

*Dean Martin - 'Dino : The Essential Dean Martin' (2004)

*Naturally 7 - 'Ready II Fly' (2006)/'What Is It?' (2005)/'Non Fiction' (2003)

~~~

Singles:

*'We Cry' - The Script
*'The Best Thing [2008]' - HookNSling (Radio Edit), (Club Edit) & (TV Rock Remix)
*'Damaged' - Danity Kane (Album Version), (DJ Richie Rich X-Mix Remix) & (Global Factory Radio Edit)
*'Cry For You' - September (Radio Edit), (Extended), (Candlelight Edit), (Jackal Remix), (Dave Ramone Extended Remix) & (Spencer & Hill Remix)
*'Paris Is Burning' - Ladyhawke (Alex Gopher Remix), (Original), (Cut Copy Remix) & (Chicken Lips Malfunction Remix
*'No Substitute Love' - Estelle (Original), (Treasure Fingers Mix) & (Wideboys Miami Mix)
*'That's Not My Name' - The Ting Tings (Original) & (Soul Seekerz Mix)
*'I Can't Break It To My Heart' - Delta
*'Summertime' - New Kids On The Block (Album Version) & (RedOne Remix)
*'Embrace' - Pnau (Album Version), (Radio Edit), (Fred Falke & Miami Hor Ror Remix) & (Chicken Lips Remix)
*'Anywhere' - Axle Whitehead
*'Watch Out' - Alex Gaudino feat. Shena (Radio Edit), (Extended Mix), (Nari & Milani Remix) & (Jason Rooney Remix)
*'All Summer Long' - Kid Rock
*'Extended Play' - Gin Wigmore (EP)

~~~

Films:

'Wanted' : ****
'The Strangers' : **1/2

~~~

Books:

*'Mystical Origins of the Tarot' - Paul Huson (2004) [arcane/occult/symbolism/mythology/history]

*'The Maya End Times' - Patricia Mercier (2008) [spiritual memoir/mayan cosmology/ancient civilisations/new-age/prophecy]

*'The Power Of Creative Dreaming' - Pamela Ball (2006) [dream exploration/self-development/the subconscious/symbolism/archetypes/psychology]

*'An Introduction to Tarot' - Cassandra Bee (2008) [arcane/occult/symbolism/general]

*'Signs & Symbols' - Beryl Dhanjal (2008) [symbolism/mythology/archetypes/history/art]

*'Madonna : An Intimate Biography' - J. Randy Toraborrelli (2001/2008) [biography/music/pop culture]

*'Llewellyn's 2008 Witches' Companion' - Edited by Sharon Leah (2008) [wicca/paganism/witchcraft/almanac]

*'The Encyclopedia Of Ancient Egypt' - Edited by Helen Strudwick (2006) [ancient egyptian : history/religion/mythology/literature/art/architecture]

*'Bizarre Superstitions' - Christopher Cooper (2004) [proverbs/rituals/beliefs]

*'Famous Last Words' - Laura Ward (2004) [quotations/sayings : death, dying & the afterlife]

*'Put Downs' - Laura Ward (2004) - [witty quotations/sayings]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Deviant Moon Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Patrick Valenza (2008) [arcane/occult/subconscious-shadow work/surrealist-art deck]

*'The Labyrinth Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Luis Royo (2005) [arcane/occult/fantasy-art deck]

*'The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot' - Created by Caitlin Matthews (2005) [arcane/occult/leonardo da vinci-art/history]

*'Zodiac Tarot' - Artwork by Luca Raimondo/Instructed by Lee Bursten (2007) [arcane/occult/astrology/planetary associations-symbolism]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Spore Beginning/YOUniversal Ending

2008-07-29T18:36:00.000-07:00

"Will Wright's Spore Beginning"

He is the multi-millionaire designer of the biggest-selling computer game of all time and one of the most influential technology innovators on the planet. Yet most people don't even know his name.

Released in 2000, his The Sims turned the video-game industry on its head.

Akin to an interactive doll's house in which players control the daily lives of the inhabitants, the game has sold an incredible 100 million copies around the world, amassing sales of more than $US4billion.

Thousands of Australians have heard of the game, even if they haven't played it, but chances are the name Will Wright draws a blank.

But Wright's pedigree has ensured interest in his newest project, Spore, is at fever pitch. Due for release in September, Spore is being hailed as the most ambitious project of its type ever.
Players are charged with nurturing a single-cell organism from the primordial soup and guiding its evolution into a thriving galactic civilisation using spaceships to travel among the stars.
Participants are given unparalleled freedom to mould and tweak the characteristics of their unique creature from birth, making decisions that will have far-reaching implications down the track.

Spore's origins can be partly traced back to Wright's childhood. As a boy growing up in Louisiana, Wright had his heart set on becoming an astronaut. As with many of his generation, though, the 48-year-old's dreams of flying among the stars were never realised.

"During the '60s there was the Apollo program and following on very closely the moon landings,'' he says from LA.

"I saw 2001 (A Space Odyssey) when it first came out and, you know, it was my assumption when I was four years old that we would (eventually) have cities on the moon.'' Though dreams of blasting off into the beyond may have been shelved, Wright's fascination with the infinite possibilities of space remain with him to this day. Seven years in the making, Spore is the latest from a man with a midas touch for inventing blockbuster, genre-defying video games.
In a market dominated by often rigidly characterised and hugely popular games based on fast cars, violence and sport, Wright is credited with creating socially inclusive, interactive experiences that defy description.

His first major success was Sim City, a strategy-based computer game allowing players to build and manage their own cities. Unique at the time because there were no winners or losers, the game changed conventional thinking about what a video game should be.

Wright followed this with The Sims, which put players in charge of a house of virtual people interacting with each other daily. It spawned a legion of spin-offs and went on to become the No.1-selling PC game of all time.

Video-game executives took convincing that a game based on such banal concepts would grab the public'simagination. "Games (at the time) were about saving theworld and having super powers,'' Wright says. "They weren't about taking out the trash or sitting on the toilet.''

With Spore, Wright is pushing the envelope even further by reaching for the stars. Those looking for confirmation of his fascination with space need search no further than his California home. An original seat from the Russian Soyuz space module takes pride of place in his lounge room ... part of a vast collection of space memorabilia, much of it purchased on eBay.

A stick-thin, geeky-looking guy with thick glasses, Wright spent much of his childhood, after the death of his father, reading and building models.

His actor/sometime-magician mother gained an insight into her son's penchant for investigating how things tick, when she walked into her bedroom one day to find her sewing machine in pieces. "If you ask her, it's like I never put anything back together. I only took them apart, which kind of drove her crazy,'' Wright laughs.

He confirms, however, a lifelong fascination with how things work, a mindset that helped create the genetic building-block concept behind Spore.

"I was always kind of building and tinkering with robots. I like things becoming animate and kind of coming alive.''

It was his interest in building robots - which he battles in competitions with like-minded enthusiasts - which led Wright to purchase his first computer in 1980, an Apple II, which he taught himself to program and control his mechanical creations.

The timing was perfect. Wright became fascinated with artificial intelligence and how it could be applied to games, just as the first aircraft flight-simulation titles were emerging. Wright admits he is a risk taker, though acknowledges the trick is getting other people to risk their money on his ideas.

"I'm lucky that I can convince people to let me throw the dice and spend millions of dollars on it. For a lot of game designers, it's hard for them to get that creative freedom, because most companies are risk-averse,'' Wright says.

"If you can afford to take that risk and roll the dice, if you hit, then you can hit really big.''

~ Written by Greg Thom.

http://www.spore.com/

***

This whole things fascinates me no end - being able to play God? Evolving your own lifeform from single-cell to intergalactic civilisation? WOW! What a fantastic meta-metaphor ~ for could WE in fact just be Spores in someone else's 'game'? Real mind-blowing/paradigm-exploding stuff to be sure. The ever-enigmatic Mayan Calendar points to & states that our current civilisation is presently moving from a level of Planetary Consciousness to Galactic Consciousness and onto Universal/Cosmic Consciousness. We are now 'thinking outside the sphere' of our humble little planet, and are now directing our focus out into the galaxy and beyond - realizing that what we're doing here does not only affect us and our Earth, but ALL of 'out there' too. We are in effect, becoming YOUniversally-minded.

And games like 'Spore' (and previously, 'The SIMS' - a reflection of Tribal/Cultural Consciousness?) are a reflection of our own sped-up evolution...from single-cell organism to a flourishing intergalactic federation of various worlds in harmony. Within our world, you'll always find reflections of where we're currently at (including hints of our potential) - and this cute, little 'game' seems to be a rather remarkably clear reflection of where we're sitting at present.

For more on the 'Evolution of Consciousness' as researched by Carl Johan Calleman (in relation to the Mayan Calendar), see:

http://calleman.com/content/pyramid_of_consciousness.htm

http://calleman.com/

Another (Universal) Point of You : I AM

July 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-06-30T19:22:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for July 2008~

Current Albums:

*Hybrid - 'SoundSystem_01' (Compiled & mixed by Hybrid)

*Sigur Ros - 'med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust'

*Sharleen Spiteri - 'Melody'

*Leila - 'Blood, Looms & Blooms'

*X-Press 2 - 'Raise Your Hands : The Greatest Hits'

*MUNK - 'Cloudbuster'

*Stereo MCs - 'Double Bubble'

*Husky Rescue - 'Ghost Is Not Real'

*Sarah McLachlan - 'Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff : Volume 2'

*Mick Hucknall - 'Tribute To Bobby'

*Paris Wells - 'Keep It'

*(The Bamboos Present) Kylie Auldist - 'Just Say'

*Katy Perry - 'One Of The Boys'

*'Kitsune Tabloid' - (Compiled & mixed by Digitalism)

*'Wild Weekends : 2008' - (Compiled & mixed by Shamus & Baby Gee)

*'In Search Of Sunrise 7 : Asia' - (Compiled & mixed by Tiesto)

*'Vinyl Pusher : It's All About House Music!' - (Compiled & mixed by Alex Taylor & J Nitti)

*'It's A Boy Thing! : 25 Years Of The Best Boy Bands' - (compilation/various artists)

*Danity Kane - 'Welcome To The Dollhouse'

*Little Red - 'Listen To Little Red'

*The Dandy Warhols - '...Earth To The Dandy Warhols...'

*Plump DJs - 'Headthrash'

*Oh Laura - 'A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed'

*Teddy Thompson - 'A Piece Of What You Need'

*Beck - 'Modern Guilt'

*Nine Inch Nails - 'The Slip'

*'Life Beyond Mars : Bowie Covered' - (compilation/various artists)

*'The Essential : Urban' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*'Bar Tango : Nuevo & Electro Argentinian Flavours' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Cafe del Mar : Volumen Quince (XV)' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*'The Rough Guide to : Indian Lounge' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Planet Balkan : Music From Around The World' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Yazoo - 'Upstairs At Eric's' (1982)/'You And Me Both' (1983) (Remastered Editions : 2008)

*Aretha Franklin - 'Respect : The Very Best Of...' (2003)

*Kim Wilde - 'Now & Forever' (1995)

*Westlife - 'Face To Face' (2005)/'Coast To Coast' (2000)

*'R&B Gold II' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

~~~

Singles:

*'Give It To Me' - Madonna (Album Version), (Eddie Amador House Lovers Remix) & (Oakenfold Drums In)
*'When I Grow Up' - Pussycat Dolls (Main Edit) & (Dave Aude Audacious Radio Edit)
*'Closer' - Ne-Yo (Main Edit) & (Agent X Bassline Remix)
*'Wont Let You Go' - Christian Alexander (Album Version) & (Cristyle Vs. Hitwerx Remix)
*'Just Dance' - Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis (Main Edit) & (Trevor Simpson Remix)
*'Shake It' - Metro Station (Radio Mix)
*'Somebody In Kansas City Loves Me' - Sneaky Sound System (Original), (Lifelike Mix), (Beni Remix) & (Tomboy Remix)
*'Get Ready!' EP - Little Red
*'Hearts On Fire' - Cut Copy (Radio Edit), (Calvin Harris Remix), (Midnight Juggernauts Remix) & (Knightlife Remix)
*'Cold Shoulder' - Adele
*'Moving Mountains' - Usher (Album Version), (FP Remix) & (J Remy & Bobbybass Remix)
*'Bye Bye' - Mariah Carey
*'Twisted' - Brian McFadden (Album Version) & (Potbelleez Twisted Version)
*'Pick You Up' - Dash & Will
*'Cassingle' - David McCormack (EP)

~~~

Films:

'The Forbidden Kingdom' : ****1/3
'Hancock' : ****1/4

~~~

Books:

*'The Convoluted Universe : Book Three' - Dolores Cannon (2008) [hypnotic regression/reincarnation/past-life therapy/extraterrestrial history/metaphysics/new age]

*'The Mayan Calendar' - Carl Johan Calleman (2001) [mayan cosmology/calendrics/consciousness studies/science/spirituality]

*'Other Lives, Other Selves' - Roger J. Woolger, Ph.D. (1987) [jungian-psychology/psychotherapy/past-life therapy/hypnotic regression/reincarnation]

*'The Art Of Tarot' - Christina Olsen (1995) [comparative tarot/art/history/symbolism]

*'Life with My Sister Madonna' - Christopher Ciccone (with Wendy Leigh) (2008) [autobiography/pop culture]

*'The Secret Language Of Tarot' - Ruth Ann & Wald Amberstone (2008) [arcane/occult/symbolism/mythology/archetypal imagery]

*'The Legend Of Starcrash' - Dolores Cannon (1994) [hynotic regression/reincarnation/past-life therapy/extraterrestrial history]

*'The End Of Days' - Zecharia Sitchin (2007) [biblical prophecies/ancient civilisations/history/religion/mythology/sumerian cosmology/archeo-astronomy]

*'Introduction To Tarot' - Susan Levitt (2003) [arcane/occult/symbolism/general]

*'The Black Madonna' - Traci Harding (2008) [science fiction/fantasy]

*'The Language Of God' - Francis S. Collins (2006) [religion/faith/science/physics/chemistry/biology]

*'Bloodline Of The Holy Grail' - Laurence Gardner (2003) [genealogy/history/religion/mythology]

*'The Last Witchfinder' - James Morrow (2006) [historical fiction/supernatural/paranormal/witchcraft/superstition/science]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Sacred Art Tarot' - Andre St. Dryden (2008) [arcane/occult/religious iconography/art/history]

*'Initiatory Tarot Of The Golden Dawn' - Artwork by Patrizio Evangelisti/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2008) [arcane/occult/mystery school teachings]

*'Oracle of the Dragonfae' - Lucy Cavendish (2008) [oracle/archetypes/mythology/fantasy/magickal realms]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

How Did This Happen?!

2008-06-11T22:31:00.000-07:00

How did it happen that a director with so much promise & potential fall into a total heap of utter shitdom?! For a film called 'The Happening', nothing much, well, happened ~ the only terrifying thing in the whole film was the frighteningly bad script, and the over-the-top acting, and the...!!!

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT see 'The Happening' (M. Night Shyamalan's new movie). I totally once idolised this director ('The Sixth Sense', 'Signs', 'The Village', 'Lady In The Water', etc) but he totally lost the plot with this one! I can't believe how bad it was! Atrocious & hollow acting, clunky dialogue, silly premise, self-indulgent script, lost plot, severely lacking in tension, comical moments of suspense, etc...it was just ridiculous! M. Night, why hast thou forsaken me?!?! Definately the WORST movie of 2008 for me...and it's only June! - (I can't believe I've done a 180 with this guy...He had great & honourable intentions as I'm sure he's always had and as you all know, I'm incredibly open-minded & forgiving BUT it really was that BAD!). I've always admired and respected this director so it really pains me to post this particularly scathing review. Having said that however, this is just my personal opinion of course and someone else out there might actually like it. But don't say you weren't warned!

Shyamalan - I will just forget that this film ever happened. Now, please, please, PLEASE return to form for your next outing (if you can manage to get anyone to finance it after this cinematic debacle!)...

Another (Don't Let It Happen Again!) Point of You : OM...

ps - I hope I haven't ruined the film for anyone, but trust me - the film does a great job of doing that all on its own... Ouch.

All Mimsy Were The Borogoves

2008-06-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

Namaste.

Watched a ONEderful film last night called "The Last Mimzy" (which was released last year).

WOW. I was genuinely amazed & excited at all the references featured in the film: Tantric mandalas, sacred geometry, time-travel, telekinesis, super-hearing, mental telepathy, levitation, 'Alice In Wonderland', talk of DNA activation, energy portals, gifted children, crystals, time-space wormholes...etc., etc., etc.

I wholeheartedly recommend this cute little film (especially to children). I believe there's many things in "The Last Mimzy" that will act as 'decoders' or 'unlockers' for many of today's Indigo/Crystal Children - helping them to understand their purpose, their plight & how to make sense of their unique abilities in this still largely, disbelieving & skeptical world. An important message for open-minded adults too.

The children in the film were fantastic actors - dealing with concepts like metaphysics, quantum physics, supranormal abilities & time-space science. I really was blown away that this film had been made, and that it was specifically aimed at children. May our 12-strand DNA finally be unlocked! And it's all starting with our children... An 'educational' film: sensitive, profound, thought-provoking, timely, and hugely entertaining. The kids will love it.

Bizarre too that while last night, as my artist friend (whose work heavily features sacred geometry) and I were watching this film all about portals & mandalas & spiral symbols & 'bridges'...a Crop Circle exhibiting all these qualities was simultaneously being laid down in an English field on the other side of the globe!

Coinci-Dance like everyone's watching...!!!

Another (Spiralling) Point of You : OM...

~~~

ps : More about that new Crop Circle:

*Appearing just yesterday was the Spiral Ladder Crop Circle in Wiltshire near Avebury, Southern England:

http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2008/westkennettlongbarrow/westkennett2008b.html

This formation resembles the nautilus shell, a logarithmic spiral similar to other spirals such as the Golden Mean or phi spiral, but with slightly different proportions, and is a close approximation of a Golden Mean spiral, based on the Fibonacci whole number sequence. The spiral of the chambered nautilus as well as other logarithmic spirals can be found throughout the human body and nature. Within the Universe a star cluster nebula has the same proportions, as well as the inner ear which can be seen with a telescope and microscope respectively. There are many examples which can be seen without magnification, as the West kennett formation demonstrates rather powerfully within the landscape.

~~~

pps:

"Jabberwocky"

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!

"He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two!
and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
"He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

~ Lewis Carroll (1871)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky

~~~

June 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-06-02T18:57:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for June 2008~

Current Albums:

*Alanis Morissette - 'Flavors Of Entanglement'

*Guillemots - 'Red'

*Cyndi Lauper - 'Bring Ya To The Brink'

*Booka Shade - 'The Sun & The Neon Light'

*'Boogybytes : Vol.04' - (Compiled & mixed by Ellen Allien)

*All India Radio - 'Fall'

*Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends'

*Morgan Page - 'Elevate'

*Jesse McCartney - 'Departure'

*'Buzzin Fly : 5 Golden Years In The Wilderness' - (Unmixed & selected by Ben Watt)

*'Verve : Remixed 4' - (compilation/various artists)

*Mahalia Barnes - 'The Soul Mates : Volume 1'

*Sam Sparro - 'Sam Sparro'

*Donna Summer - 'Crayons'

*'Sessions Five' - (Compiled & mixed by The Potbelleez and Goodwill for Ministry Of Sound)

*The Scientists Of Modern Music - 'Electronic Sunset'

*'Cafe Mambo : Ibiza 08' - (Compiled & mixed by Andy Cato)

*Ellen Allien - 'Sool'

*Tiesto - 'Elements Of Life : Remixed'

*Ladytron - 'Velocifero'

*Leo Sayer - 'Don't Wait Until Tomorrow'

*'Now : The Hits of Winter 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'So Fresh : The Hits of Winter 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Woman : The Collection 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Natural Woman' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*'Eurovision Song Contest : Belgrade 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Global Chilling' - Pacha (compilation/various artists : 2008)

*'Moods : Volume 2' - Ibiza Global Radio (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Moods : Volume 1' - Ibiza Global Radio (compilation/various artists : 2006)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*'Fabric 34' - (Compiled & mixed by Ellen Allien : 2007)

*'Kitsune Boombox' - (Compiled & mixed by Jerry Bouthier : 2007)

*Ellen Allien - 'Thrills' (2005)

*'BPC Camping Compilation 03' - (Compiled & mixed by Ellen Allien : 2007)

*Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - 'Lindstrom & Prins Thomas' (2007)

*Deepface - 'Feel The Love' (2006)

*Boyz II Men - 'Legacy : The Greatest Hits Collection [Deluxe Edition]' (2004)

*Chaka Khan - 'Funk This' (2007)

~~~

Singles:

*'Are You With Me' - The Potbelleez (Original Mix), (Hook N Sling Remix), (Original Acid Mix) & (Mind Electric Mix)
*'Party People' - Nelly feat. Fergie (Radio Edit)
*'Strangers' - Van She (Main), (She Tech Rework), (Strip Steve Remix) & (Yuksek Remix)
*'If I Never See Your Face Again' - Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna (Main Version) & (Expensive People Remix Edit)
*'No Air' - Jordin Sparks : Duet with Chris Brown
*'Forever' - Chris Brown (Main), (Bobby Bass & J. Remy Club Mix), (23 Deluxe Remix) & (Cahill Club Mix)
*'This Boy's In Love' - The Presets (Original), (Jori Hulkkonen Remix) & (Lifelike Remix)
*'Daylight' - Kelly Roland feat. Travis McCoy (Album Version) & (Joey Negro Radio Edit with Rap)
*'Closer' - Michael Paynter
*'Elevator' - Flo Rida feat. Timbaland (Album Version)
*'Homecoming' - Kanye West feat. Chris Martin
*'Lollipop' - Lil Wayne (Explicit)

~~~

Films:

'The Last Mimzy' (2007) : ****
'The Chronicles Of Narnia ~ Prince Caspian' : ***2/3
'The Happening' : **

~~~

Books:

*'An A To Z Of The Occult' - Simon Cox & Mark Foster (2007) [occult/global mysteries/history/mythology/legends]

*'Living the Wisdom of the Tao' - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer (2008) [tao te ching translation/ancient chinese wisdom/self-help]

*'How To Tell The Future' - Sally Morningstar (2000/2007) [divination/arcane/occult/symbolism]

*'Angel Inspirations' - David Ross (2005) [ancient wisdom/mythology/new age]

*'American Tornado' - Mark Levine (2007) [meteorology/super storms]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Giant Rider-Waite Tarot Deck' - Artwork by Pamela Colman Smith/Instructed by Arthur Edward Waite (1971/2003) [arcane/occult]

*'The Black Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Luis Royo (1998) [arcane/occult/gothic/fantasy/art]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

As Within, So Without...

2008-05-26T02:39:00.000-07:00

Alanis Morissette has always touched on the metaphysical, religious, ironic, paradoxical & Divine (no one else could have played GOD in 'Dogma' but her!). In this new song/clip, she shows that that which we believe about ourselves within is then mirrored in the manifested world 'out there'. The inner dialogue we continually play in our heads & hearts in effect, programmes our experienced reality. So, watch what you say inside... And if you don't like the reality - rethink the thought!

"Save the Heart : Save the Earth." Kudos to her for once again stating it so eloquently...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=AIy5Cv0un9U

Another Point of You : OM...

ps - Love the boom boom of the heartbeat too...

A Walk-In's Point of You

2008-05-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

Recently, I've started reading 'The Host' by Stephenie Meyer (released just this month). And I cannot put the damn thing down! Meyer wrote the popular 'Twilight' novels - a vampire series I was never moved to read. But this one is incredibly compelling. I'd describe it as a 'term' in the life of a cosmic 'walk-in' or Starseed. Yet the body of the 'Host' isn't prepared to relinquish her earthly vehicle to the alien 'soul' just yet. In a way, I can SOOOOO relate to this story...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VErt0NDqnmU

http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/thehost.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Host_(novel)

What I've read so far, I've thoroughly enjoyed. It's also spookily accurate & and has been quite the mirror... Very highly recommended!

Another (Starseed) Point of You : I AM : OM...

~Additional Info~

Amazon Best of the Month, May 2008: Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal teen-vamp Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Those wary of sci-fi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion. A species of altruistic parasites has peacefully assumed control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but feisty Melanie Stryder won't surrender her mind to the alien soul called Wanderer. Overwhelmed by Melanie's memories of fellow resistor Jared, Wanderer yields to her body's longing and sets off into the desert to find him. Likely the first love triangle involving just two bodies, it's unabashedly romantic, and the characters (human and alien) genuinely endearing. Readers intrigued by this familiar-yet-alien world will gleefully note that the story's end leaves the door open for a sequel -- or another series.

~Book Description~

The author of the 'Twilight' series of # 1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves - Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love. Featuring what may be the first love triangle involving only two bodies, THE HOST is a riveting and unforgettable novel that will bring a vast new readership to one of the most compelling writers of our time.

May 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-05-08T01:30:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for May 2008~

Current Albums:

*Jason Mraz - 'We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things'

*The Ting Tings - 'We Started Nothing'

*Dannii Minogue - 'clubdisco'

*Melody Gardot - 'Worrisome Heart'

*Colbie Caillat - 'Coco'

*Yael Naim & David Donatien - 'Yael Naim'

*China Forbes - '78'

*Gabriella Cilmi - 'Lessons To Be Learned'

*Vanessa Amorosi - 'Somewhere In The Real World'

*Usher - 'Here I Stand'

*Santogold - 'Santogold'

*MGMT - 'Oracular Spectacular'

*Sandi Thom - 'The Pink & The Lily'

*'Sex And The City' - (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

*'Mashed 4' - (Compiled & mixed by Kissy Sell Out and The Aston Shuffle)

*Sasha - 'The EmFire Collection : Mixed, Unmixed & Remixed'

*Newton Faulkner - 'Hand Built By Robots'

*Sara Bareilles - 'Little Voice'

*'Divas' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Ultimate R&B : Love 2008' - (compilation/various artists)

*Kate Ceberano - 'So Much Beauty'

~~~

Global Music:

*Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke - 'Duality' (1998)

*'Global Dancefloor' - (compilation/various artists : Six Degrees Records - 2007)

*'Eden' - (compilation/various artists : Six Degrees Records - 2007)

*Balkan Beat Box - 'Nu-Made [Remixes]' (2008)

*'The Essential Guide To : India' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Cyndi Lauper - 'The Great Cyndi Lauper' (2003)

*Amy Winehouse - 'Frank' (The Deluxe Edition : 2003/2008)

*'Cream ~ Rock The Discotheque : V.01' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*alpha. - 'The Sky Is Mine' (2007)

*Billy Idol - 'Billy Idol' (1982/2002)

*Dot Allison - 'Exaltation Of Larks' (2007)

*Miguel Migs - '24th St. Sounds' (compilation/various artists : 2004)

*Camille - 'Le Sac Des Filles' (2002)

~~~

Singles:

*'Uninvited' - Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke (Radio Edit), (Club Mix), (Whelan & Di Scala Remix : Av Cheeky Re-Rub), (Bailey & Rossko Remix) & (mrTimothy Remix)
*'Black And Gold' - Sam Sparro (Radio Edit), (Phones Hard As Diamond Mix) & (Al Usher Mix)
*'In My Arms' - Kylie Minogue (Album Version), (Death Metal Disco Scene Remix) & (Sebastien Leger Remix)
*'When We Were Kids' - The Galvatrons (Original Version) & (Bag Raiders Remix)
*'American Boy' - Estelle feat. Kanye West (Explicit Version), (TS7 Remix Radio Edit) & (Soulseekerz Radio Edit)
*'Take A Bow' - Rihanna
*'Break The Ice' - Britney Spears (Album Version), (Kaskade Remix), (Tonal Remix) & (Tracy Young Mix)
*'Shawty Get Loose' - Lil Mama feat. Chris Brown and T-Pain (Album Version), (Maurice Joshua Baltimore Club Remix) & (Kovas Ghetto Beat Remix)
*'It's A War' - Dukes Of Windsor (Main Version) & (The Tonteknik Mix)
*'Love In This Club' - Usher feat. Young Jeezy (Main Version), (Reavers Remix) & (StoneBridge Club Mix)
*'Yahhh!' - Soulja Boy Tellem feat. Arab (Album Version) & (Wideboys Remix Full Club)

~~~

Films:

'Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull' : *****
'Iron Man' : ****
'Mummies ~ Secrets Of The Pharaohs' : ****

~~~

Books:

*'The Translucent Revolution' - Arjuna Ardagh (2005) [personal growth/spirituality/consciousness studies/new age]

*'The Host' - Stephenie Meyer (2008) [science fiction]

*'The Mayan & Other Ancient Calendars' - Geoff Stray (2007) [mayan cosmology/ancient calendars/science/astronomy/history]

*'A Little Book Of Coincidence In The Solar System' - John Martineau (2001) [astronomy/cosmology/science/astrophysics]

*'Universe : The Cosmos Explained' - Colin A. Ronan (2007) [astronomy/popular science/astrophysics]

*'Philosophy For Dummies' - Tom Morris, Ph.D. (1999) [philosophy/existential ideas/history/spirituality/religious beliefs/personal development]

*'Mythology For Dummies' - Dr. Christopher W. Blackwell & Amy Hackney Blackwell (2002) [mythology/literature/history/comparative religion/folklore]

*'The Mystery Of The Crystal Skulls' - Chris Morton & Ceri Louise Thomas (1997) [paranormal/ancient wisdom/ancient civilisations/crystals/prophecy]

*'Outer Space In Your Pocket' - Michael Flynn (2006) [astronomy/popular science/astrophysics]

*'Brida' - Paulo Coelho (2008) [fiction : hermetic magick/wicca/witchcraft/paganism/occult symbology]

*'The Wiccan Mysteries' - Raven Grimassi (1997) [wicca/witchcraft/paganism/spirituality]

*'The Rebirth Of Witchcraft' - Doreen Valiente (1989) [witchcraft/wicca/neo-paganism]

*'Wicca' - Vivianne Crowley (1996) [wicca/neo-paganism/witchcraft]

*'Wicca & Witchcraft For Dummies' - Diane Smith (2005) [wicca/witchcraft/occult/reference]

*'The Complete Idiot's Guide To : Wicca & Witchcraft (Third Edition)' - Denise Zimmermann & Katherine A. Gleason (2006) [wicca/witchcraft/occult/reference]

*'Evolutionary Witchcraft' - T. Thorn Coyle (2004) [witchcraft/wicca/paganism]

*'The Secret Language Of Luck' - Gary Goldschneider (2004) [astrology/divination/new age]

*'Jupiter Signs' - Madalyn Aslan (2003) [astrology/divination/new age]

*'An Angel At My Shoulder' - Glennyce S. Eckersley (1996) [paranormal/new age/spirituality]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'The Pictorial Key Tarot' - Artwork by Davide Corsi/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2007) [arcane/occult/computer generated/rider-waite inspired]

*'The Bohemian Gothic Tarot' - Artwork by Alex Ukolov/Designed by Karen Mahony (2007) [arcane/occult/shadow work/gothic mythology/photography-digital-art]

*'Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck' - Artwork/Created by Francene Hart (2001) [oracle/divination/sacred geometry/mandalas/personal exploration]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

2008-04-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that three things I love and am fascinated by are all joining forces: The Indiana Jones films; the Crystal Skulls enigma; and the world of the Ancient Mayans.

There are many theories as to what the Crystal Skulls represent, where they came from and what they're for (imported from Atlantis? Meticulously carved by the Mayans? Gifts from an extraterrestrial civilisation? Our future & past encoded within them? Symbols of doom or hope?)

It's been said that when the 13 of them are united, it will herald a mass global transformation...(a planetary Ascension?) but this can only occur when humanity can co-operate with each other. The symbolic gathering of the crystal skulls is not only a metaphor, it's a literal sign. That's why they were deliberately hidden in various places around the world, & made their way to different territories amongst different-speaking people. Egos will need to be transcended & boundaries crossed for this 'crystal meeting' to take place...

Interesting that Indiana Jones is going to take the Crystal Skulls to the mainstream. And just in time too.

The official site:

http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html

Another great movie site on the new Indiana Jones film can be found here:

http://indianajones.moviechronicles.com/

The a-Maya-zing Adventure begins in 22 days!

Another Excited Point of You : OM...

April 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-04-01T00:50:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for April 2008~

Current Albums:

*Madonna - 'Hard Candy'

*Portishead - 'Third'

*Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'

*Crazy Penis - 'Love On The Line'

*Camille - 'Music Hole'

*Hercules And Love Affair - 'Hercules And Love Affair'

*Jamie Lidell - 'Jim'

*Siobhan Donaghy - 'Ghosts'

*The Audreys - 'When The Flood Comes'

*M83 - 'Saturdays = Youth'

*The Presets - 'Apocalypso'

*Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'

*Supreme Beings Of Leisure - '11i'

*Mariah Carey - 'E=MC2'

*Katie Noonan - 'Second Skin' (Re-sequenced, re-mastered & re-mixed by Electro Funk Lovers : John Course & Mr. Timothy)

*Amy Pearson - 'Who I Am'

*Nine Inch Nails - 'Ghosts I-IV'

*Moby - 'Last Night'

*OneLove - 'Sound Machine' (Compiled & mixed by Grant Smillie, Crookers & Matt Nugent)

*'Rush' - Vinyl Pusher (Compiled & mixed by mr timothy & dj jazz)

*'Alumbra In The House' - Defected Presents...(Compiled & mixed by Copyright & DJ Jorj)

*Chris Joss - 'Teraphonic Overdubs'

*Estelle - 'Shine'

*Kat De Luna - '9 Lives'

*Damien Leith - 'Catch The Wind : Songs Of A Generation'

*Finger Eleven - 'Them Vs You Vs Me'

*The B-52s - 'Funplex'

*Panic At The Disco - 'Pretty. Odd'

*OneRepublic - 'Dreaming Out Loud'

*Moonbootica - 'Moonlight Welfare'

*Gnarls Barkley - 'The Odd Couple'

*Jordin Sparks - 'Jordan Sparks'

*Crystal Castles - 'Crystal Castles'

*'So You Think You Can Dance : Australia' - (compilation/various artists)

*Kelis - 'The Hits'

~~~

Global Music:

*Cheb i Sabbah - 'Devotion' (2008)

*Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale - 'Breathing Under Water' (2008)

*'Asia Lounge' - (compilation/various artists : 2001)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Billy Idol - 'The Greatest' (2001)/'Vital Idol' (2002)

*The Audreys - 'Between Last Night And Us' (2006)

*Eskimo Disco - 'Robots & Laptop Dancers Make Great Friends' (2007)

*The B-52s - 'Time Capsule : Greatest Hits' (1998)

*Taylor Dayne - 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love' (compilation : 2006)

~~~

Singles:

*'4 Minutes' - Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland (Album Version), (Junkie XL Remix) & (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix)
*'Mercy' - Duffy
*'I Want Your Love' - Nick Skitz feat. Melissa Tkautz (Radio Edit), (Mark Rachelle Mix) & (Bohn & Kasten Remix)
*'This Love'/'Don't Say Goodbye' [feat. Tania Doko] - The Veronicas
*'Shake It Up Ma' - Krill (Radio Edit), (Recovery Mix) & (The Rascals Remix)
*'Better In Time/You Bring Me Down' - Leona Lewis
*'Perfect' - Vanessa Amorosi (Original Version) & (Soulful Version)
*'Dream Catch Me' - Newton Faulkner
*'Touch My Body' - Mariah Carey (Radio Edit) & (Seamus Haji Club Mix)
*'What You're On' - Rogue Traders (Radio Edit), (James Ash Remix) & (Cedric Gervais Vocal Remix)
*'Trash' - The Whip (Radio Edit), (Crookers Remix), (South Central Remix), (Lets Go To War Remix) & (Chewy Chocolate Cookies Remix)
*'Whistling Drive [aka Young Folks]' - Minimalistix (Radio Mix), (Extended), (Filterheadz Remix) & (Juno Remix)
*'Ready To Fly' - Amy Pearson (Album Version) & (Drive Remix)
*'Cheatin On Me' - Diana Anaid (Main) & (Josh Abrahams Dance Remix)
*'You Will Only Break My Heart' - Delta (Main) & (Diamond Cut Remix)
*'What Is It' - Baby Bash feat. Sean Kingston
*'Like You'll Never See Me Again' - Alicia Keys (Album Version) & (Seiji Club Mix)
*'Breathe' - Kaz James feat. Stu Stone (Radio Edit), (Original 12" Mix), (Thomas Gold Remix), (Nick Galea Remix) & (Jason Herd Remix)
*'Wanna Be Startin Somethin : 2008' - Michael Jackson with Akon (Radio Edit), (Johnny Vicious Full Club Remix) & (Johnny Vicious Club - Radio Edit)
*'Something Good '08' - Utah Saints (Radio Edit), (VanShe Tech Mix), (Ian Carey Remix), (Prok & Fitch Remix) & (Esquire Remix)
*'Sweet About Me' - Gabriella Cilmi
*'What Planet You On?' - Bodyrox and Luciana (Original Club Mix), (Junkyard Dog Mix), (Martijn Ten Velden Mix) & (Prok & Fitch Vocal Mix)
*'Give It To You' - Eve feat. Sean Paul
*'Beeper' - The Count & Sinden feat. Kid Sister (Radio Edit), (Fake Blood Remix), (A-Trak Remix) & (The Qemists Remix)

~~~

Films:

'How She Move' : ***1/2

~~~

Books:

*'Taking The Red Pill' - Edited by Glenn Yeffeth (2003)/'Like A Splinter In Your Mind' - Matt Lawrence (2004)/'More Matrix And Philosophy' - Edited by William Irwin (2005) [the philosophy, spirituality, religion & science of 'The Matrix Trilogy']

*'The Jungian Tarot and its Archetypal Imagery' - Robert Wang (2001) [arcane/occult/jungian psychology/archetypal symbolism/history/comparative religion]

*'The Intention Experiment' - Lynne McTaggart (2007) [quantum physics/metaphysics/consciousness studies/science/spirituality]

*'God Without Religion' - Sankara Saranam (2005/2008) [comparative religion/spirituality/mysticism/new age]

*'The Spectrum Of Consciousness' - Ken Wilber (1997/1993) [transpersonal psychology/psychotherapy/consciousness studies/mysticism/physics/comparative religion/mythology]

*'Lucid Dreaming' - Tony Crisp (2006) [lucid dreaming/mind studies/meditation]

*'Goddesses & Angels' - Doreen Virtue (2005) [new age/spirituality/mythology]

*'The Religion Book : The Encyclopedia Of Places, Prophets, Saints & Seers' - Jim Willis (2004) [comparative religion/history/mythology/spirituality]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Sensual Wicca Tarot' - Artwork by Elisa Poggese/Instructed by Nada Mesar (2007) [arcane/occult/wicca/paganism]

*'The Tarot of Durer' - Artwork/Created by Giancinto Gaudenzi (2002) [arcane/occult/art-history]

*'Archetype Cards' - Caroline Myss (2003) [psychology/archetypal symbolism/personal mythology/self-work/oracle]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

4 Minutes To Save The World

2008-03-13T17:37:00.000-07:00

Did you know that Madonna based the lyrics of her new song '4 Minutes To Save The World' on the actual Doomsday Clock? (Yes - there actually is one!) Every minute on the Doomsday Clock is equivalent to one year. At present, the Clock shows four minutes to 12 (meaning that 'The End' is apparently in 2012 - which coincides with the ending of the Mayan Calendar...a possibility being that on December 21st 2012, linear time shall stop and our current perception of reality will end...This all coincides with the allignment of our planet & Sun with the Galactic Center!) Hmmm - that Madonna...always riding the zietgeist perfectly!

Now here's the funky SHIT!

*April the 4th 2008 was the world premiere of the '4 Minutes' video clip.

Madonna & JT in all their resplendent glory - Watch for the approaching, ominous folding black energy (an overlapping frequency vortex?) that threatens to engulf them both at any time...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7s1q3L-S0

(Does the fluctuating energy vortex thingy give us a glimpse into our recalibrated DNA structure? A look into the changes going on 'within' us at a cellular level? Hmmm, interesting stuff indeed.)

"4 Minutes" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her eleventh studio album 'Hard Candy' and will be released on March 24, 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. It is a duet with American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, who also co-wrote the track.

Originally titled "4 Minutes to Save the World", this song is a collaboration with Justin Timberlake and features Timbaland on backing vocals.

Rolling Stone described the song as:
"4 Minutes" has a bit of a marching band aesthetic as blasting brass play a scale-like riff, a hard, clanging beat enters and Madonna sings that the "road to heaven is paved with good intentions." Timberlake and Madonna trade verses, and he appears on the chorus, doing his best Michael Jackson impression while quickly crooning, "We've only got four minutes to save the world." The track ends after a brief breakdown where everything drops out but one of Tim's signature Bhangra beats, some stabs of brass and Madonna's urgent tick-tock's. It's a loud, busy, energetic track.

Madonna - "4 Minutes (To Save The World)" (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

Lyrics:

(Madonna:)
Come on boy
I've been waiting for somebody
To pick up my stroll

(Justin:)
Well don't waste time
Give me a sign
Tell me how you wanna roll

(Madonna:)
I want somebody to speed it up for me
Then take it down slow
There's enough room for both

(Justin:)
Well, I can handle that
You just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go
(Are you ready to go)

(Madonna & Justin:)
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and imma give you what you want

(Madonna & Justin:)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna & Justin:)
Keep it up .....Madonna
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That's right, keep it up
Keep it up, don't....
Madonna, uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Madonna:)
Sometimes I think what I need is a human intervention, yeah

(Justin:)
And you know I can tell that you like it
And that it's good, by the way that you move, ooh, hey hey

(Madonna:)
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, yeah

(Justin:)
But if I die tonight
At least I can say I did what I wanted to do
Tell me, how bout you?

(Madonna & Justin:)
If you want it
You already got it
If you thought it
It better be what you want
If you feel it
It must be real just
Say the word and imma give you what you want

(Madonna & Justin:)
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
Grab a boy
Grab a girl
Time is waiting
We only got 4 minutes to save the world
No hesitating
We only got 4 minutes, 4 minutes

(Madonna & Justin:)
Keep it up .....Madonna
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock
That's right, keep it up
Keep it up, don't....Madonna, uh
You gotta get in line, hop
Tick tock tick tock tick tock

(Timbaland:)
Breakdown

ps - All my friends know that I'm a HUGE Maddie fan from way back & a massive Mayan-o-phile, so once I learnt of the background of this particular song - I was completely gobsmacked at the synchronicity - in particular, the timing! Can't wait till Monday when it's released!

Another Mad'on'Her Point of You : I AM
OM...

March 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-03-04T14:35:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for March 2008~

Current Albums:

*The Black Ghosts - 'Mixtape' (Compiled & mixed by The Black Ghosts)

*Cut Copy - 'In Ghost Colours'

*'Future Pop' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Electric House Sessions 2' - (Compiled & mixed by Tommy Trash & Stafford Brothers)

*M.A.N.D.Y. - 'Fabric 38' (Compiled & mixed by M.A.N.D.Y.)

*Duffy - 'Rockferry'

*'Through The Wilderness : A Tribute to Madonna' - (compilation/various artists)

*The Feeling - 'Join With Us'

*'Triple J's Hottest 100 : Vol. 15' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Xanadu : On Broadway' - (The Original Broadway Cast Recording)

~~~

Global Music:

*'Oriental Grooves' - (compilation/various artists : 2008)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Tiefschwarz - 'Fabric 29' (Compiled & mixed by Tiefschwarz : 2006)

*The Puppini Sisters - 'Betcha Bottom Dollar' (2006)/'The Rise & Fall Of Ruby Woo' (2007)

*NuPop - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*Mel & Kim - 'That's The Way It Is : The Best Of' (2001)

~~~

Singles:

*'Work' - Kelly Rowland (Freemasons Radio Edit) & (Album Version)
*'I Don't Do Surprises' - Axle Whitehead
*'Teardrops' - Kate Alexa feat. Baby Bash (Meldrum Radio Edit) & (Album Edit)
*'Superstar' - Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos
*'Sensual Seduction' - Snoop Dog (Clean Mix) & (Wideboys Club Mix)
*'Can't Sing A Different Song' - Ricki-Lee (Main) & (Clubbangaz Remix)
*'Tattoo' - Jordin Sparks (Main) & (Jason Nevin's Extended Remix)
*'Naughty Girl' - Mr. G (Main), (Styalz Fuego Remix), (Paul Mac's Extended 12") & (Cloud Club Remix)
*'Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)' - Ashlee Simpson
*'Baby' - Pnau (Radio Edit), (Breakbot Remix) & (The Aston Shuffle 'Just Woah' Remix)
*'In The Junkyard' - The Potbelleez [EP] (Radio Edit) & (Vandalism Mix)
*'Now You're Gone' - Basshunter (Fonzerelli Remix) & (DJ Alex Extended Mix)
*'Nine In The Afternoon' - Panic At The Disco
*'Tiny Dancer' - Marco Demark feat. Casey Barnes (Original), (Camel Rider Radio Edit), & (Deadmau5 Vocal Mix)

~~~

Films:

'In The Shadow Of The Moon' : ****1/2
'Horton Hears A Who!' : ****
'Planet Terror' : ***3/4
'Death Proof' : ***3/4
'Be Kind Rewind' : ***2/3
'Step Up 2 - The Streets' : ***1/2
'The Invasion' : ***1/2
'10,000 B.C.' : ***1/3

~~~

Books:

*'Grimoire For The Apprentice Wizard' - Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (2004) [wizardry/paganism/wicca/witchcraft/magickal arts]

*'The Great Book Of Lost Worlds' - Damon Wilson (1996) [ancient civilisations/history/atlantean-egyptian-mayan cosmology & mythology]

*'The Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt' - Lorna Oakes & Lucia Gahlin (2005) [egyptian : history/art/geography/architecture/mythology]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Tarot In Black & White' - Artwork by Jakob Hronek/Concept by Misha Hoo (2006) [arcane/occult/crop circles/sacred geometry]

*'The Gothic Tarot' - Illustrated by Joseph Vargo (2002) [arcane/occult/gothic-art]

*'Mona Lisa Tarot' - Artwork by Paolo Martinello/Conceived by Mark McElroy (2008) [arcane/occult/art-history]

*'The Light & Shadow Tarot' - Artwork by Michael Goepferd/Instructed by Brian Williams (1997) [arcane/occult/block prints/art]

*'Cosmic Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Norbert Losche (1986) [arcane/occult]

*'Tarot Of The Old Path' - Artwork by Sylvia Gainsford/Instructed by Howard Rodway (1990) [arcane/occult/paganism/wicca]

*'Connolly Tarot' - Artwork by Peter Paul Connolly/Created by Eileen Connolly (1990) [arcane/occult/christian-themed]

*'Magic Manga Tarot' - Artwork by Viviane (2007) [arcane/occult/manga-art]

*'Path Of The Soul' Destiny Cards - Artwork/Created by Cheryl Lee Harnish (2007) [oracle/fractal-art/meditation]

*'Day Signs of the Aztec Sacred Calendar' Deck - Sergio Cruz (2002) [oracle/ancient-aztec cosmology/symbolism/mythology]

*'The GaiaStar Codex' - Bonnie Bell & David Todd (2000) [oracle/mandala-meditation/healing/alchemy]

*'The Stargate Deck' - James F. Jereb (2000) [oracle/shamanic-star journeying/initiation work]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

February 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-02-05T15:06:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for February 2008~

Current Albums:

*Goldfrapp - 'Seventh Tree'

*k.d. lang - 'Watershed'

*Miss Kittin - 'BatBox'

*'Vicious Cuts : Summer 2008' - (Compiled & mixed by John Course & Dirty South)

*Hot Chip - 'Made In The Dark'

*Janet Jackson - 'Discipline'

*Morcheeba - 'Dive Deep'

*Mandy Moore - 'Wild Hope'

*Lior - 'Corner Of An Endless Road'

*Bobby Flynn & The Omega Three - 'Out Front'

*Sheryl Crow - 'Detours'

*Jill Scott - 'The Real Thing : Words & Sounds - Vol. 3'

*'nuJazz' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Step Up 2 : The Streets' - (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

*Lenny Kravitz - 'It Is Time For A Love Revolution'

*VHS Or BETA - 'Bring On The Comets'

*'Heartbreakers' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Joy Classics' - (compilation/various artists : Joy FM 94.9)

*'rnb superclub : volume 8.0' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Troy T & DJ Eko)

~~~

Global Music:

*Road - 'Can't Talk'

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*M.A.N.D.Y. - 'At The Controls' (2006)

*Michael Jackson - 'Thriller' [25th Anniversary Edition] (2008)

~~~

Singles:

*'Feedback' - Janet Jackson (Main) & (Ralphi Rosario Electroshok Radio Mix)
*'Wow' - Kylie (Original) & (Death Metal Disco Scene Mix)
*'Touch Me Like That' - Dannii Minogue vs. Jason Nevins (Extended Mix) & (Soul Seekerz Feel Me Dirty Dub)
*'I Don't Like The Vibe In The V.I.P.' - Electrovamp (Radio Edit), (Edisons Losing It In The V.I.P. Mix) & (The Slips Remix)
*'Whine Up' - Kat Deluna feat. Elephant Man (Original) & (Johnny Vicious Club Drama Mix)
*'Lights & Music' - Cut Copy (Original), (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix) & (Superdiscount Remix)
*'Chasing Pavements' - Adele
*'Stop And Stare' - OneRepublic
*'Big Girl [You Are Beautiful]' - Mika (Original) & (Tom Middleton Remix)
*'Leave It Alone' - Operator Please (New Young Pony Club Remix)
*'Heal Me' - Lior
*'Bubbly' - Colbie Caillat
*'Kiss Kiss' - Chris Brown feat. T-Pain (Album Version) & (Mike D Remix)
*'Say It Again' - Scribe feat. Tyra Hammond
*'B Good 2 Me' - Seany B (Original) & (Acid Jacks Remix)

~~~

Films:

'The Mist' : ***2/3
'Jumper' : ***1/2

~~~

Books:

*'Madonna Style' - Carol Clerk (2007) [biography/popular music/entertainment]

*'Understanding The Planetary Myths' - Lisa Tenzin-Dolm (2005) [astrology/mythology/symbolism/psychology]

*'The Language Of Stars & Planets' - Geoffrey Cornelius & Paul Devereux (1996) [astronomy/astrology/popular science/mythology/history/symbolism]

*'The Astrology Bible' - Judy Hall (2005) [astrology/symbolism/mythology/body-mind-spirit]

*'Astronomy : The Definitive Guide To The Universe' (2006)/'A Concise Guide To The Stars & Planets' (2006) - Duncan John [astronomy/popular science]

*'Astrology For Dummies' - Rae Orion (2007) [astrology/symbolism/mythology/body-mind-spirit]

*'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy' - Christopher De Pree & Alan Axelrod (2004) [astronomy/popular science]

*'Planets In Play' - Laurence Hillman (2007) [astrology/psychology/symbolism/mythology]

*'Absolute Astro' - Hedy Dameri (2005) [astrology/symbolism/mythology]

*'Chiron : Rainbow Bridge Between the Inner & Outer Planets' - Barbara Hand Clow (1988) [astrology/mythology/new-age]

*'Magic & Witchcraft' - Nevill Drury (2003) [magick/witchcraft/pagan/wicca]

*'Tarot For Dummies' - Amber Jayanti (2001) [arcane/occult/divination/mythology/symbolism]

*'The Watkins Dictionary Of Magic' - Nevill Drury (2005) [magick/arcane/occult/esoterica]

*'Astrology : The Celestial Mirror' - Warren Kenton (1997) [astrology/alchemical works/art-history/mythology/symbolism]

*'Tarot : Interpretation & Divination' - Jonathan Dee (2007) [arcane/occult/divination/symbolism]

*'The Crystal Bible' - Judy Hall (2003) [body-mind-spirit/earth energies/healing/new-age]

*'2008 Australian Sky Guide' - Dr. Nick Lomb (2007) [astronomy/popular science]

*'Sex Spells' - Stella Damiana (2006) [witchcraft/magick/wicca]

*'The Legend of Altazar' - Solara (1987) [new-age/fiction]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Golden Botticelli Tarot' - Created by Atanas Alexandrov Atanassov (2007) [arcane/occult/art/history]

*'Lo Scarabeo Tarot' - Artwork by Anna Lazzarini/Instructed by Mark McElroy (2007) [arcane/occult/comparative]

*'The New Palladini Tarot' - Artwork/Created by David Palladini (1996) [arcane/occult]

*'The Vampire Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Nathalie Hertz (2000) [arcane/occult/mythology/shadow work]

*'Golden Tarot Of The Renaissance' (Estensi Tarot) - Artwork by Jo Dworkin/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2004) [arcane/occult/art/history]

*'The Sorcerers Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Antonella Castelli (2007) [arcane/occult/pagan]

*'The Cosmic Tribe Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Stevee Postman (1998) [arcane/occult/digital art-photographic collage]

*'Wizard Tarot' - Artist/Date of Publication : Unknown [arcane/occult/marseilles-inspired]

*'Wiccan Cards' - Artwork by Chatriya Hemharnvibul/Instructed by Nada Mesar (2005) [wicca/divination/oracle]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

January 2008 : Music/Movies/Books/Tarot

2008-01-02T15:20:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films, books & Tarot decks for January 2008~

Current Albums:

*Imani Coppola - 'The Black & White Album'

*Sia - 'Some People Have Real Problems'

*Adele - '19'

*Cat Power - 'Jukebox'

*The Last Goodnight - 'Poison Kiss'

*'High School Musical 2 : Non-Stop Dance Party' - Film Soundtrack (remixed by Jason Nevins)

*Leona Lewis - 'Spirit'

*'Clubbers Guide To 2008' - (Compiled & mixed by Sam La More & Hook N Sling for Ministry Of Sound)

*Rufus Wainwright - 'Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall'

*Amy Winehouse - 'Back To Black' (The Deluxe Edition : 2007)

*Deborah Cox - 'Destination Moon'

*'Just Great Songs' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Floorfillers : Summer Party' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*'Putumayo Presents : Turkish Groove' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*'Bar Bombay : Classic & New Indian Flavours' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Putumayo Presents : Blues Lounge' - (compilation/various artists : 2004)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*David Guetta - 'Just A Little More Love' (2004)/'Blaster' (2004)

*Booka Shade - 'Memento' (2004)

*Damien Rice - 'Live from the Union Chapel' (2003)

*Cat Power - 'The Greatest' (2006)

*Alison Moyet - 'The Essential' (2001)

*Gorillaz - 'Gorillaz' (2001)/'G Sides' (2001)

*Spacemonkeyz vs. Gorillaz - 'Laika Come Home' (2002)

*Rod Stewart - 'The Complete Great American Songbook : Volumes I, II, III & IV' (2007)

*'Brazilika' - (Compiled & mixed by Kenny Dope : 2004)

*INXS - 'Kick' (1987)

*Bananarama - 'The Twelve Inches Of...' (2006)

*The Cranberries - 'Stars : The Best Of 1992-2002' (2002)

*Prodigy - 'The Fat Of The Land' (1997)

*Blank & Jones - 'The Singles' (2006)

~~~

Singles:

*'My People' - The Presets (Original) & (Mouse On Mars Remix)
*'Like This Like That' - Se:Sa feat Sharon Phillips (Radio Edit), (Extended Vocal Mix) & (Drive Remix)
*'Piece Of Me' - Britney Spears (Boz o lo Remix) & (Vito Benito Remix)
*'Crank That' - Souljaboy
*'I Never Like You' - Rogue Traders
*'Je T'Aime' - Armand Van Helden (Radio Edit) & (Cagedbaby Remix)

~~~

Films:

'Cloverfield' : ****1/3
'I Am Legend' : ***1/3

~~~

Books:

*'The Power of Coincidence' - David Richo (1998/2007) [psychology/philosophy/esoteric symbolism/quantum physics/mysticism]

*'The Ankh : Key Of Life' - Editors of Weiser Books (2007) [signs-symbols/egyptian history-mythology]

*'The Temple Of High Witchcraft : Ceremonies, Spheres & The Witches' Qabalah' - Christopher Penczak (2007) [wicca/witchcraft/Qabalah]

*'Cosmos' - M.K. Baumann, W. Hopkins, L. Nolletti & M. Soluri (2007) [astronomy/popular science]

*'Moses And Akhenaten' - Ahmed Osman (1990) [egyptian history-mythology-religion/ancient civilisations]

*'The Study Of Witchcraft : A Guidebook To Advanced Wicca' - Deborah Lipp (2007) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'The Wicca Bible' - Ann-Marie Gallagher (2005) [wicca/witchcraft/paganism/mythology]

*'From Atlantis To The Sphinx' - Colin Wilson (1997) [ancient civilisations/history/archeo-astronomy/egyptian cosmology/atlantean mythology]

*'An A To Z Of Atlantis' - Simon Cox & Mark Foster (2006) [history/mythology/ancient civilisations]

*'Sacred Sites of Ancient Egypt' - Lorna Oakes (2007) [egyptian : history/art/geography/architecture/mythology]

*'Prophecy & Prediction : Threat Or Warning?' - Ronnie Burns (1999) [prophecy/predictions/mayan cosmology/new age]

*'Tarot Decoder' - Kathleen McCormack (1998) [arcane/occult/divination]

~~~

Tarot Decks/Oracles:

*'Standard Rider-Waite Tarot' - Artwork by Pamela Colman Smith/Conceived by Arthur Edward Waite (1971 Edition) [arcane/occult]

*'Tarot Of The New Vision' - Artwork by Raul & Gianluca Cestaro/Conceived by Pietro Alligo (2003) [arcane/occult]

*'Via Tarot (The Path Of Life)' - Artwork by Susan Jameson/Companion Book by John Bonner (2002) [arcane/occult/high magick/symbolism]

*'The Love Tarot' (Major Arcana only) - Artwork by Oliver Burston/Conceived by Liz Dean (2005) [arcane/occult/computer generated-art-collage]

*'UFO Tarot' - Artwork by Arturo Picca/Conceived by Bepi Vigna (2007) [arcane/occult/paranormal/extraterrestrial]

*'Tarot Of The Ages' - Artwork by Mario Garizio (1988) [arcane/occult/ancient civilisations]

*'2013 Oracle : Ancient Keys to the 2012 Awakening' - Artwork by Gigi Borri/Companion Book written by David Carson (2006) [ancient-mayan cosmology/new-age/symbolism/mythology]

*'The World Spirit Tarot' - Artwork by Lauren O'Leary/Companion Book by Jessica Godino & Lauren O'Leary (2001/2006) [arcane/occult/comparative culture]

*'Ibis Tarot' - Created by Josef Machynka (1991) [arcane/occult/egyptian mythology-art]

*'The Egyptian Tarot' - Artwork by Silvana Alasia/Conceived & Instructed by Pietro Alligo & Riccardo Minetti (2003) [arcane/occult/egyptian mythology-history-art]

*'The Victorian Romantic Tarot' - Artwork/Designed by Karen Mahony & Alex Ukolov (2006) [arcane/occult/art-history-collage]

*'Tarot Of Prague' - Artwork/Designed by Alex Ukolov & Karen Mahony (2004) [arcane/occult/architectural-art-history-collage]

*'Zerner-Farber Tarot' - Created by Amy Zerner & Monte Farber (1997) [arcane/occult/comparative culture-art-history-collage]

*'Tarot Of The III Millennium' - Artwork by Iassen Ghiuselev (2000) [arcane/occult/art-history-collage]

*'Tarot de Paris' - Artwork by J. Philip Thomas (2002) [arcane/occult/architectural-art-photography collage]

*'Ananda Tarot' - Created by Ananda Kurt Pilz (2003) [arcane/occult/surrealist symbolism/computer generated art-collage]

*'Tarot Of The 78 Doors' - Artwork by Antonella Platano/Instructed by Pietro Alligo (2005) [arcane/occult/symbolism]

*'Faery Wicca Tarot' - Artwork by Renee Christine Yates/Conceived by Kisma K. Stepanich (1999) [arcane/occult/faery mythology/wicca]

*'The Mythic Tarot Deck' & Book - Artwork by Tricia Newell/Conceived by & Companion Book written by Juliet Sharman-Burke & Liz Greene (1986) [arcane/occult/mythology]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

The Best Of 2007

2008-01-01T19:50:00.000-08:00

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~My top 12 favourite albums, songs, films & books for 2007~

2007 Albums:

*Madonna - 'The Confessions Tour' DVD/CD

*Trentemoller - 'The Trentemoller Chronicles' (artist singles collection~compilation/various artists : Remixed by Trentemoller)

*Trentemoller - 'The Polar Mix'

*'Once' - Music from the Motion Picture (feat. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)

*Hybrid - 'Re_Mixed'

*Kylie - 'X'

*Jackson Jackson - 'The Fire Is On The Bird'

*Patrick Wolf - 'The Magic Position'

*Darren Hayes - 'This Delicate Thing We've Made'

*Tracey Thorn - 'Out Of The Woods'

*Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - 'Reinter-Pretations'

*BT - 'This Binary Universe'

~~~

Global Music:

*Lisa Gerrard - 'The Silver Tree' (2006)

*Lisa Gerrard - 'Lisa Gerrard : A Retrospective' (2007)

*Balkan Beat Box - 'Nu*Med' (2007)

*'The Beginner's Guide To Tango Lounge' - (Compiled by Shisha Sound System : 2007)

*Hi-Fi MysterySchool - 'Arcturian Frequencies' (a JANOSH project : 2007)

*Pink Martini - 'Hey Eugene!' (2007)

*[Lola's World presents] 'The Tango Club Night' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Ralph Von Richthoven :2005)

*'Yoga : One' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Marrakech Express 2' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*'iYa Basta!' - (compilation - featuring Gotan Project, $olal, Stereo Action Unlimited, The Boyz From Brazil, and David Walters : 2007)

*'Ku De Ta 2 : Sunset Soundtracks' - (Crafted by Donni 1 : 2007)

*'Cafe del Mar XIV : Volumen Catorce' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Angus & Julia Stone - 'Chocolates & Cigarettes' EP (2006)/'Heart Full of Wine' EP (2007)/'The Beast' EP (2007)

*30 Seconds To Mars - 'A Beautiful Lie' (2005)

*Yazoo - 'Only : The Best Of' (1999)

*Goldfrapp - 'We Are Glitter' ['Supernature' Remixed] (2006)

*Super Chumbo - 'Get The Lead Out' (compilation/various artists : 2002)

*Tiesto - 'Just Be' (2004)

*Armin Van Buuren - '10 Years' (2006)

*'Eurovision Song Contest : Kiev 2005' - (compilation/various artists : 2005)

*Tiga - 'Sexor' (Special Collectors Edition : 2006/2007)

*Mousse T - 'Right About Now' (2004)

*!!! - 'Louden Up Now' (2004)

*Dean Martin - 'Forever Cool' (updated duets album : 2007)

~~~

Singles:

*'Beautiful Liar' - Beyonce & Shakira

*'Gimme More' - Britney

*'Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)' - Craig David

*'Bleeding Love' - Leona Lewis

*'She Devil' - Robyn Loau (Beathoven Mix)

*'Breakaway' - Inaya Day (Chris Fraser Main Mix)

*'On The Verge Of Something Wonderful' - Darren Hayes

*'Song 4 Mutya' - Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena (tv rock remix)

*'Real Girl' - Mutya Buena

*'Makes Me Wonder' - Maroon 5

*'Beware Of The Dog' - Jamelia

*'Grace Kelly' - Mika (Linus Loves Remix : Radio Edit)

~~~

Films:

'Star Dreams ~ A Feature Documentary Exploring the Mystery of Crop Circles' : *****

'Conversations With God' : *****

'Once' : ****1/2

'Sunshine' : ****1/3

'Freedom Writers' : ****1/4

'Enchanted' : ****1/4

'Deja Vu' : ****

'Hairspray' : ****

'Dreamgirls' : ****

'Perfume' : ****

'Next' : ****

'The Science Of Sleep' : ****

~~~

Books:

*'Witch : A Personal Journey' (1998) - Fiona Horne [wicca]

*'Crop Circles : Signs, Wonders & Mysteries' - Steve & Karen Alexander (2007) [unexplained mysteries/sacred geometry]

*'The Mayan Code : Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind' - Barbara Hand Clow (2007) [mayan cosmology/ancient history/new age]

*'Follow Your Path' - Alexandra Collins Dickerman (1992) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/psychology]

*'Gay Witchcraft : Empowering The Tribe' (2003) - Christopher Penczak [wicca]

*'The Witch Of Kings Cross' (The Life & Magickal Times of Artist : Rosaleen Norton) - Nevill Drury (re-released : 2002) [art/wicca/biography]

*'Madonna : Like An Icon - The Definitive Biography' - Lucy O'Brien (2007) [biography/entertainment]

*'The Cosmic Puppets' - Philip K. Dick (1957) [science fiction]

*'The Mystery of 2012 : Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities' - Compiled by Gregg Braden (2007) [anthology/ancient cosmology/new age/prophecy]

*'The Divine Matrix : Bridging Time, Space, Miracles and Belief' - Gregg Braden (2007) [metaphysics/quantum physics]

*'The 100th Human' - Chris Fenwick (2006) [metaphysical/fiction]

*'The Tarot Bible' - Sarah Bartlett (2006) [arcane/occult/divination]

***

Feeling Flat?

2007-12-11T16:36:00.000-08:00

'Flatland' (written by Edwin A. Abbott ~ and one of my favourite books of all space & time) was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions. The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England.

"The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." ~ Isaac Asimov (in the Foreword)

Flatland is about a two-dimensional world in which geometric shapes are the main characters. The Square is the narrator of the book and he tells of his world and his fantastic contact with the three dimensional world.

One of the most imaginative, delightful, mildly amusing, thoroughly thought-provoking and, yes, touching works of mathematics, this slender 1884 book purports to be the memoir of A. Square, a citizen of an entirely two-dimensional world. A classic of science (and mathematical) fiction — charmingly illustrated by the author — 'Flatland' describes the journeys of A. Square and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions). A. Square also entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions — a revolutionary idea for which he is banished from Spaceland.

In the story, the two-dimensional Square witnesses a visit from a third-dimensional Sphere - which appears as a kind of (to his perspective : limited) 'imprint' in his own world. I liken this to the appearance in our 3D world of Crop Formations. Multidimensional Hyper-Shapes/Objects are moving through our realm, leaving 2D imprints (though sometimes appearing as 3D) in our world. These Crop Circles are like 'tips' of a multidimensional iceberg; the 'residue' left behind; the shadow of 'the real thing'...

I happen to think this story acts as a metaphoric map for the human race and assists us in our own impending entry into the world of higher dimensions. Square's confusion is our confusion; his joy our joy; his wonder our wonder; and his jOURney...OUR jOURney...

Another Multidimensional Point of You : I AM
OM...

ps - And you all thought you were feeling a little flat ~ spare a thought for A. Square...!

December '007 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-12-03T15:28:00.000-08:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for December 2007~

Current Albums:

*Hybrid - 'Re_Mixed'

*Henrik Schwarz - 'Live' (compilation/various artists)

*Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'

*Seal - 'System'

*Soulwax - 'Remixes' (compilation/various artists)

*Paul Oakenfold - 'Greatest Hits & Remixes' (compilation/various artists/remixes)

*Gabrielle - 'Always'

*Groove Armada - '10 Year Story'

*Ashley Tisdale - 'Headstrong'

*'Mobile Disco' - (Compiled & mixed by: Disco Mafia; Kaz James & Acid Jacks for OneLove)

*Freemasons - 'Unmixed'

*'Coast2Coast' - (Compiled & mixed by Miguel Migs)

*Gorillaz - 'D-Sides'

*'A Taste of Kandi : Summer 2007' - (compilation/various artists : Hed Kandi)

*'Universal Religion : Chapter 3' - (Compiled & mixed by Armin Van Buuren)

*Daft Punk - 'Alive 2007'

*Mary J. Blige - 'Growing Pains'

*Angie Stone - 'The Art of Love & War'

*Tina Arena - 'Songs of Love & Loss'

*Dust Galaxy - 'Dust Galaxy' (Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation)

*Angels & Airwaves - 'I-Empire'

~~~

Global Music:

*Hi-Fi MysterySchool - 'Arcturian Frequencies' (a JANOSH project : 2007)

*Putumayo (Presents) - 'Tango Around The World' (compilation/various artists)

*'Incredible !ndia' - (compilation/various artists : 2005)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*30 Seconds To Mars - 'A Beautiful Lie' (2005)/'30 Seconds To Mars' (2002)

*'In Search Of Sunrise 5 : Los Angeles' - (Compiled & mixed by Tiesto : 2006)

~~~

Singles:

*'Bleeding Love' - Leona Lewis
*'Amazing' - Seal (Bill Hamel Vocal Mix), (Thin White Duke Remix) & (Kaskade Remix)
*'Me, Myself And (i)' - Darren Hayes (Original) & (DJ Wayne G & Andy Allder Electro Mix)
*'Believe Again' - Delta (Electrodex Remix) & (Tommy Trash Remix)
*'Untouched' - The Veronicas
*'Let Go' - Paul van Dyk feat. Rea Garvey (VANDIT Club by PvD), (TV Rock Remix) & (Alex Kunnari Remix)
*'In Pieces' - Shannon Noll
*'Badgirl (At Night)' - Dave Spoon feat. Lisa Maffia (Extended Mix), (Acid Jacks 909 Metalzone Remake) & (The Rascals Remix)

~~~

Films:

'Enchanted' : ****1/4
'1408' : ***3/4
'National Treasure : Book Of Secrets' : ***1/2
'The Golden Compass' : **3/4

~~~

Books/Tarot Decks:

*'Mini Rider-Waite Tarot' - Artwork by Pamela Colman Smith/Conceived by Arthur Edward Waite (1971 Edition) [arcane/occult]

*'The Mystery of 2012 : Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities' - Compiled by Gregg Braden (2007) [anthology/ancient cosmology/new age/prophecy]

*'The Orion Prophecy' - Patrick Geryl & Gino Ratinckx (2001) [ancient history/prophecy/new age]

*'The World Cataclysm In 2012' - Patrick Geryl (2005) [ancient history/prophecy/new age]

*'Tarot & Psychology' - Arthur Rosengarten Ph.D. (2000) [arcane/occult/psychology/symbolism/mythology]

*'Golden Tarot' - Kat Black (2004) [arcane/occult/art/history]

*'Alchemy & Mysticism' - Alexander Roob (2006) [alchemy/mysticism/symbolism/mythology/art/history]

*'Universal Goddess Tarot' - Artwork by Antonella Platano/Conceived by Maria Caratti (2006) [arcane/occult/goddess-mythology]

*'Tarot of the Elves' - Artwork by Davide Corsi/Created & written by Mark McElroy (2007) [arcane/occult/fantasy/mythology]

*'Necronomicon Tarot' - Artwork by Anne Stokes/Created by Donald Tyson (2007) [arcane/occult/shadow work]

*'Gothic Tarot of Vampires' - Artwork by Emiliano Mammucari/Conceived by Riccardo Minetti (2003) [arcane/occult/mythology/shadow work]

*'Arcus Arcanum Tarot' - Artwork by Hansrudi Wascher/Conceived by Gunter Hager (1986) [arcane/occult]

*'The Bosch Tarot' - A. Atanassov (2000) [arcane/occult/surrealism/art]

*'Navigators Of The Mystic SEA Tarot' - Julia Turk (1996) [arcane/occult/symbolism]

*'The Egypt Code' - Robert Bauval (2006) [ancient history/egyptian cosmology]

*'Archetypes Of The Zodiac' - Kathleen Burt (1988/1999) [astrology/mythology/psychology/symbolism]

*'Merlin : Shaman, Prophet, Magician' - John Matthews (2004) [magick/mythology/history]

*'City Magick : Urban Rituals, Spells & Shamanism' - Christopher Penczak (2001) [wicca/witchcraft/magick]

*'The Encyclopedia of Magic & Witchcraft' - Susan Greenwood (2001/2007) [wicca/witchcraft/magick/history]

*'Modern Medieval Tarot' - Shayn Amber Wetherell & Tim Wetherell (2006) [arcane/occult/collage/photography]

*'Gendron Tarot' - Melanie Gendron (1997) [arcane/occult/collage/art/photography]

*'The Intuitive Arts on Love, Work & Money' - Arlene Tognetti, Lisa Lenard, Deborah S. Romaine & Katherine A. Gleason (2003) [arcane/occult/tarot/astrology/new age]

*'The Practical Astrologer' - David Christie-Murray (2004) [astrology/astronomy/symbolism/mythology/new age]

*'Worlds In Collision' - Immanuel Velikovsky (1950) [astronomy/catastrophism/pseudohistory/pseudoscience/celestial mechanics]

*'Dreams' - Philip Clucas (2003) [dream work/psychology/symbolism/new age]

*'The Book of Wizards' - Edited by Jennifer Schwamm Willis (2004) [fantasy/fiction]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

Top Tarot Decks

2007-11-05T18:21:00.000-08:00

My Favourite Tarot Decks Of All Time:

*'The Original Rider-Waite Tarot'/'Giant Rider-Waite Tarot'/'Radiant Rider-Waite Tarot'/'Standard Rider-Waite Tarot'/ 'Mini Rider-Waite Tarot'/'Universal Waite Tarot'/'Universal Waite : Pocket Tarot' - Conceived by Arthur Edward Waite/Cards designed by Pamela Colman Smith ('Original' : 1910/1999 ~ 'Giant' : 1971/2003 ~ 'Radiant' : 2003 ~ 'Standard' : 1971 ~ 'Mini' : 1971 ~ 'Universal' : 1992 ~ 'Universal-Pocket' : 2004)

*'Universal Fantasy Tarot' - Artwork by Paolo Martinello (2006)

*'Tarot of Reflections' - Artwork by Francesco Ciampi (2005)

*'Thoth Tarot' - Aleister Crowley (1978/1983)

*'The Gilded Tarot' - Ciro Marchetti (2004)

*'The Love Tarot' (Major Arcana only) - Artwork by Oliver Burston/Conceived by Liz Dean (2005)

*'The Pictorial Key Tarot' - Artwork by Davide Corsi/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2007)

*'The Ancient Egyptian Tarot' - Clive Barrett (1994)

*'The DruidCraft Tarot' - Illustrated by Will Worthington/Conceived by Philip & Stephanie Carr-Gomm (2004)

*'The World Spirit Tarot' - Artwork by Lauren O'Leary/Companion Book by Jessica Godino & Lauren O'Leary (2001/2006)

*'Revelations Tarot' - Zach Wong (2005)

*'Tarot Of The New Vision' - Artwork by Raul & Gianluca Cestaro/Conceived by Pietro Alligo (2003)

*'Hanson-Roberts Tarot' - Artwork by Mary Hanson Roberts (1985)

*'Morgan-Greer Tarot' - Artwork by Bill Greer/Conceived by Lloyd Morgan (1979)

*'Barbara Walker Tarot' - Barbara G. Walker (1986)

*'Fenestra Tarot' - Chatriya Hemharnvibul (2006)

*'The Sharman-Caselli Tarot' - Juliet Sharman-Burke (2007)

*'Universal Tarot' - Artwork by Roberto de Angelis (2003)

*'Golden Tarot' - Artwork & Companion Book by Kat Black (2004)

*'Tarot In Black & White' - Artwork by Jakob Hronek/Concept by Misha Hoo (2006)

*'Via Tarot (The Path Of Life)' - Artwork by Susan Jameson/Companion Book by John Bonner (2002)

*'The Light & Shadow Tarot' - Artwork by Michael Goepferd/Instructed by Brian Williams (1997)

*'Sensual Wicca Tarot' - Artwork by Elisa Poggese/Instructed by Nada Mesar (2007)

*'Lo Scarabeo Tarot' - Artwork by Anna Lazzarini/Instructed by Mark McElroy (2007)

*'Tarot Of The Ages' - Artwork by Mario Garizio (1988)

*'Ibis Tarot' - Created by Josef Machynka (1991)

*'The Egyptian Tarot' - Artwork by Silvana Alasia/Conceived & Instructed by Pietro Alligo & Riccardo Minetti (2003)

*'The Gothic Tarot' - Illustrated by Joseph Vargo (2002)

*'Mona Lisa Tarot' - Artwork by Paolo Martinello/Conceived by Mark McElroy (2008)

*'Manga Tarot' - Artwork by Anna Lazzarini/Conceived by Riccardo Minetti (2006)

*'Fradella Adventure Tarot' - Artwork by JP Dupras/Created by Frank Fradella (2003)

*'Visconti (Sforza) Gold Tarot' - Restored by A. A. Atanassov/Companion Book by Giordano Berti & Tiberio Gonard (1450/2002)

*'Ancient Tarot of Marseilles' - Unknown/This Edition by Nicolas Conver (1760)

*'Marseille Deck' - Unknown/Companion Book by Jane Lyle (1701/2005)

*'The Victorian Romantic Tarot' - Artwork/Designed by Karen Mahony & Alex Ukolov (2006)

*'The Bohemian Gothic Tarot' - Artwork by Alex Ukolov/Designed by Karen Mahony (2007)

*'Tarot Of Prague' - Artwork by Alex Ukolov & Karen Mahony (2004)

*'Tarot de Paris' - Artwork by J. Philip Thomas (2002)

*'Cosmic Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Norbert Losche (1986)

*'The Secret Tarot' - Artwork by Marco Nizzoli (1997)

*'Tarot Of The Old Path' - Artwork by Sylvia Gainsford/Instructed by Howard Rodway (1990)

*'The Robin Wood Tarot' - Created by Robin Wood (2002)

*'The New Palladini Tarot' - Artwork/Created by David Palladini (1996)

*'Connolly Tarot' - Artwork by Peter Paul Connolly/Created by Eileen Connolly (1990)

*'Zerner-Farber Tarot' - Created by Amy Zerner & Monte Farber (1997)

*'The Fey Tarot' - Artwork by Mara Aghem/Companion Book by Riccardo Minetti : Creator (2002)

*'Golden Botticelli Tarot' - Created by Atanas Alexandrov Atanassov (2007)

*'Golden Tarot Of The Renaissance' (Estensi Tarot) - Artwork by Jo Dworkin/Instructed by Giordano Berti (2004)

*'Renaissance Tarot' - Artwork & Companion Book by Brian Williams (1987)

*'Medieval Scapini Tarot' - Luigi Scapini (1984)

*'The Quest Tarot' - Joseph Ernest Martin (2003)

*'Ananda Tarot' - Created by Ananda Kurt Pilz (2003)

*'Pagan Tarot' - Gina M. Pace (2003)

*'Fantastical Tarot' - Nathalie Hertz (1999/2004)

*'The Vampire Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Nathalie Hertz (2000)

*'Gay Tarot' - Artwork by Antonella Platano/Created by Lee Bursten (2004)

*'Tarot Of The III Millennium' - Artwork by Iassen Ghiuselev (2000)

*'UFO Tarot' - Artwork by Arturo Picca/Conceived by Bepi Vigna (2007)

*'Tarot of Metamorphosis' - Artwork by Luigi Di Giammarino/Conceived by Massimiliano Filadoro (2005)

*'The Witches Tarot' - Artwork by Martin Cannon/Companion Book by Ellen Cannon Reed : Creator (1989)

*'Universal Goddess Tarot' - Artwork by Antonella Platano/Conceived by Maria Caratti (2006)

*'Magic Manga Tarot' - Artwork by Viviane (2007)

*'The Tarot of Durer' - Artwork/Created by Giancinto Gaudenzi (2002)

*'The Sorcerers Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Antonella Castelli (2007)

*'Tarot of the Elves' - Artwork by Davide Corsi/Companion Book by Mark McElroy : Creator (2007)

*'Necronomicon Tarot' - Artwork by Anne Stokes/Companion Book by Donald Tyson : Creator (2007)

*'Gothic Tarot of Vampires' - Artwork by Emiliano Mammucari/Conceived by Riccardo Minetti (2003)

*'Arcus Arcanum Tarot' - Artwork by Hansrudi Wascher/Conceived by Gunter Hager (1986)

*'The Celtic Dragon Tarot' - Artwork by Lisa Hunt/Companion Book by D.J. Conway : Creator (1999)

*'The Rohrig-Tarot' - Artwork by Carl W. Rohrig/Companion Book by Francesca Marzano-Fritz (1995/1996)

*'Crystal Tarot' - Elisabetta Trevisan (1995)

*'Navigators Of The Mystic SEA Tarot' - Julia Turk (1996)

*'Adrian Tarot' - Adrian B. Koehli (1997)

*'The Bosch Tarot' - A. A. Atanassov (2000)

*'Da Vinci Tarot' - Artwork by Iassen Ghiuselev & A. A. Atanassov/Companion Book by Mark McElroy (2005)

*'Tarot Of Atlantis' - Artwork by Massimo Rotundo (2004)

*'Avalon Tarot' - Joseph Viglioglia (2000)

*'Olympus Tarot' - Artwork by Luca Raimondo/Created & developed by Manfredi Toraldo (2002)

*'Tarot Of The 78 Doors' - Artwork by Antonella Platano/Instructed by Pietro Alligo (2005)

*'The Black Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Luis Royo (1998)

*'The Mythic Tarot Deck' - Artwork by Tricia Newell/Conceived by & Companion Book written by Juliet Sharman-Burke & Liz Greene (1986)

*'Tarot Nova' - Illustrated by Julie Paschkis/Guide by Dennis Fairchild (1996)

*'Wizard Tarot' - Artist/Date of Publication : Unknown [Marseilles-inspired]

*'The Cosmic Tribe Tarot' - Artwork/Created by Stevee Postman (1998)

*'Faery Wicca Tarot' - Arwork by Renee Christine Yates/Conceived by Kisma K. Stepanich (1999)

*'Modern Medieval Tarot' - Shayn Amber Wetherell & Tim Wetherell (2006)

*'Gendron Tarot' - Melanie Gendron (1997)

*'The Lover's Path Tarot' - Kris Waldherr (2004)

~~~

Oracle Decks:

*'Keys Of The Arcturians' Cards - Artwork/Created by Janosh (2005)

*'Universe Cards' - Created by Kay Stopforth (1999)

*'The Mayan Oracle' - Illustrated by Donna Kiddie/Companion Book by Ariel Spilsbury & Michael Bryner (1992)

*'Sacred Mirrors' Cards - Artwork/Created by Alex Grey (2006)

*'Archetype Cards' - Caroline Myss (2003)

*'Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck' - Artwork/Created by Francene Hart (2001)

*'Wiccan Cards' - Artwork by Chatriya Hemharnvibul/Instructed by Nada Mesar (2005)

*'Path Of The Soul' Destiny Cards - Artwork/Created by Cheryl Lee Harnish (2007)

*'2013 Oracle' - Artwork by Gigi Borri/Companion Book by David Carson & Nina Sammons (2006)

*'Day Signs of the Aztec Sacred Calendar' Deck - Sergio Cruz (2002)

*'The Ancient Egyptian Oracle' - Created by Norman Plaskett (1999)

*'Ascended Masters Oracle Cards' - Created by Doreen Virtue (2007)

*'Contact Cards' - Illustrated by Darryl Anka/Companion Book by Kim Carlsberg (1996)

*'Mystical Lenormand' Fortune Cards - Painted by Urban Trosch/Instructed by Regula Elizabeth Fiechter (2005)

*'The GaiaStar Codex' - Bonnie Bell & David Todd (2000)

*'The Stargate Deck' - James F. Jereb (2000)

*'Messages From Your Angels' Oracle - Created by Doreen Virtue (2002)

*'Angel Blessings' Cards - Kimberly Marooney (1995)

*'Harmony Angel Cards' - Angela McGerr (2002)

*'The Phoenix Cards' - Illustrated by Toni Taylor/Companion Book by Susan Sheppard (1996)

*'The Rune Cards' - Illustrated by Jane Walmsley/Commentary by Ralph H. Blum (1995)

*'Tao Oracle' - Ma Deva Padma (2002)

*'The Isis Oracle' - David Taylor-Brown (2001)

*The Dragon Oracle' - Gillian Stokes (2001)

~~~

All of these decks can be viewed at the following site (which I thoroughly recommend):

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/

Simply type the name of the deck in the 'Find' box, and a selection of cards as well as reviews will come up.
Another great Tarot site (featuring up to 10 cards from each featured deck) is:

http://janetboyer.com/Reviews_Decks.html

And then of course, there's:

http://tarotpedia.com/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.wicce.com/review_tarot_deck.html

http://www.astroamerica.com/t-menu.html

http://www.tarotgarden.com/

In-Joy and Blessed Be.
A Thoroughly Wicca'd Point of You : I AM
OM...

November '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-11-03T00:51:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for November 2007~

Current Albums:

*Kylie - 'X'

*Roisin Murphy - 'Overpowered'

*Dave Gahan - 'Hourglass'

*Underworld - 'Oblivion With Bells'

*Sigur Ros - 'Hvarf-Heim'

*Layo & Bushwacka! - 'GU33 RIO' (Compiled & mixed by Layo & Bushwacka! for Global Underground)

*Samantha James - 'Rise'

*Celine Dion - 'Taking Chances'

*Nine Inch Nails - 'Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D'

*Dannii Minogue - 'Unleashed'

*Britney Spears - 'Blackout'

*The Veronicas - 'Hook Me Up'

*Booka Shade - 'DJ-Kicks : Booka Shade'

*Craig David - 'Trust Me'

*Duran Duran - 'Red Carpet Massacre'

*Cosima De Vito - 'This Is Now'

*Alison Moyet - 'The Turn'

*Mattafix - 'Rhythm & Hymns'

*Ian Brown - 'The World Is Yours'

*LCD Soundsystem - '45:33'

*Pnau - 'Pnau'

*Lindstrom - 'It's A Feedelity Affair'

*'Motown Remixed Vol.2' - (compilation/various artists)

*Ministry Of Sound : The 2008 Annual' - (Compiled & mixed by John Course & Goodwill)

*Faker - 'Be The Twilight'

*Young Divas - 'New Attitude'

*Human Nature - 'Get Ready'

*David Campbell - 'The Swing Sessions 2'

*David Gray - 'Greatest Hits'

*Stevie Nicks - 'Crystal Visions : The Very Best Of...'

*Spice Girls - 'Greatest Hits'

*Guy Sebastian - 'The Memphis Album'

*The Doors - 'The Very Best Of'

*Aretha Franklin - 'Jewels In The Crown'

*Alicia Keys - 'As I Am'

*Backstreet Boys - 'Unbreakable'

*'It Sounds Different' - (compilation/various artists)

*Fatboy Slim - 'The Greatest Hits : Remixed'

*Marcia Hines - 'Life'

*Chris Brown - 'Exclusive'

*Gossip - 'RMXD'

*The Killers - 'Sawdust : B-Sides & Rarities : 2003-2007'

~~~

Global Music:

*'The Beginner's Guide To Tango Lounge' - (Compiled by Shisha Sound System : 2007)

*Masters of Persian Music - 'Without You' (2002)

*DNA - 'Influences' (2003)

*Putumayo Presents - 'Israel' (2007)

*'The Beginner's Guide To Asian Lounge' - (Compiled by DJ Russ Jones : 2006)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Yazoo - 'Only : The Best Of' (1999)

*Fleetwood Mac - 'The Very Best Of...' (2002)/'Say You Will' (2003)

*My Chemical Romance - 'The Black Parade' (2006)/'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' (2004)

*Nine Inch Nails - 'Closer To God' [EP] (1994)

*Bob Sinclar - 'Champs Elysees' (2000)

*Feist - 'Open Season : Remixes & Collabs' (2006)/'Let It Die' (2004)

*Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 'Naturally' (2005)/'Dap-Dippin with...' (2002)

*Celine Dion - 'All The Way...A Decade of Song' (1999)

*Alannah Myles - 'The Very Best Of' (1998)

~~~

Singles:

*'Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)' - Craig David
*'2 Hearts' - Kylie (Original) & (Alan Braxe Remix)
*'Turn Me Loose' - Young Divas
*'Happy Ending' - Mika (The LA Edit) & (Kleerup Remix)
*'Apologize' - Timbaland (presents) OneRepublic
*'Clumsy' - Fergie (Revisited) & (Radio Edit)
*'Break My Fall' - Tiesto feat. BT (Richard Durand Remix) & (Adam Kay, Pettigrew & Soha Remix)
*'Not Me' - Amy Pearson (Original) & (Screw You Mix)
*'Headlines' - Spice Girls
*'Someone Great' - LCD Soundsystem (EP)
*'Love Is All Around' - Ricki-Lee (Rok Coalition Remix)
*'Get What You Want' - Operator Please (Album Version) & (Wolf & Cub Remix)
*'No One' - Alicia Keys
*'Taking Chances' - Celine Dion (I-Soul Extended Remix)
*'This Heart Attack' - Faker
*'Sorry' - Small Mercies
*'Do It' - Nelly Furtado (Radio Mix) & (Feat. Missy Elliot)
*'Baby Love' - Nicole Scherzinger feat. WILL.I.AM

~~~

Films:

'Star Dreams ~ A Feature Documentary Exploring the Mystery of Crop Circles' : *****

'Circle Chasers 2006' : ****1/2

~~~

Books/Tarot Decks:

*'Follow Your Path' - Alexandra Collins Dickerman (1992) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/psychology]

*'Barbara Walker Tarot' Deck/'The Secrets of the Tarot' Book - Barbara G. Walker (1986/1984) [arcane/occult/pagan history/mythology]

*'Tarot : Talisman or Taboo?' - Mark Patrick Hederman (2003) [arcane/occult/symbolism/psychology]

*'Visconti (Sforza) Gold Tarot' - Restored by A.A. Atanassov/Book by Giordano Berti & Tiberio Gonard (1450/2002) [arcane/occult/mythology/history]

*'Discovering Your Self through The Tarot' - Rose Gwain (1994) [arcane/occult/psychology]

*'Manga Tarot' - Artwork by Anna Lazzarini/Conceived by Riccardo Minetti (2006) [arcane/occult]

*'Fradella Adventure Tarot' - Artwork by JP Dupras/Created by Frank Fradella (2003) [arcane/occult/comic mythology]

*'Hanson-Roberts Tarot' - Artwork by Mary Hanson Roberts (1985)/'The Hanson-Roberts Tarot Companion' - Susan Hansson (1998) [arcane/occult/symbolism]

*'Morgan-Greer Tarot' - Artwork by Bill Greer/Conceived by Lloyd Morgan (1979) [arcane/occult]

*'Aliens Among Us' - Ruth Montgomery (1985/1988) [para-psychology/new-age/cosmic consciousness]

*'Renaissance Tarot' - Artwork & Book by Brian Williams (1987) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/history]

*'Medieval Scapini Tarot' - Luigi Scapini (1984)/'Art & Arcana : Commentary on The Medieval Scapini Tarot' - Ronald Decker (2004) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/history]

*'The Rohrig-Tarot' Deck & Book - Artwork by Carl W. Rohrig/Book by Francesca Marzano-Fritz (1995/1996) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/psychology]

*'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Tarot' - Arlene Tognetti & Lisa Lenard (2003) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/psychology]

*'The Illustrated Book of Tarot' - Jane Lyle (1990) [arcane/occult/mythology/symbolism/history]

*'Ancient Tarot of Marseilles' - Nicolas Conver (1760) [arcane/occult]

*'The Witches Tarot' - Artwork by Martin Cannon/Created by Ellen Cannon Reed (1989) [arcane/occult/wiccan history/mythology/symbolism]

*'The Celtic Dragon Tarot' Deck & Book - Artwork by Lisa Hunt/Book by D.J. Conway (1999) [arcane/occult/mythology]

*'Da Vinci Tarot' Deck & Book - Artwork by Iassen Ghiuselev & Atanas Atanassov/Book by Mark McElroy (2005) [arcane/occult/art/history]

*'The Key To The Tarot' - A.E. Waite (1910/1982) [arcane/occult]

*'Crystal Tarot' - Elisabetta Trevisan (1995) [arcane/occult]

*'Adrian Tarot' - Designed by Adrian B. Koehli (1997) [arcane/occult]

*'Avalon Tarot' - Joseph Viglioglia (2000) [arcane/occult]

*'Religion & Magic in Ancient Egypt' - Rosalie David (2002) [ancient history/egyptian magick/mythology/occult studies]

*'Ancient Wisdom : Magic From Around The World' - Cassandra Eason (1997/2002) [comparative magick/occult studies]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

October '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-10-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for October 2007~

Current Albums:

*Trentemoller - 'The Trentemoller Chronicles' (artist singles collection~compilation/various artists : Remixed by Trentemoller)

*Robyn - 'Robyn'

*Annie Lennox - 'Songs Of Mass Destruction'

*Angus & Julia Stone - 'A Book Like This'

*Siouxsie - 'Mantaray'

*Amiina - 'Kurr'

*Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - '100 Days, 100 Nights'

*Betty LaVette & Drive-By Truckers - 'The Scene Of The Crime'

*David Guetta - 'PopLife'

*Melissa Etheridge - 'The Awakening'

*Amerie - Because I Love It'

*'Hotel Costes X' - (Compiled by Stephane Pompougnac)

*Patrick Watson - 'Close To Paradise'

*Pet Shop Boys - 'Disco Four'

*Supermayer (Michael Mayer & Superpitcher) - 'Save The World'

*Ewan Pearson - 'Piece Work' (compilation/various artists : Remixed by Ewan Pearson)

*Rogue Traders - 'Better In The Dark'

*Sugababes - 'Change'

*'Joy 94.9 FM Vol. 05' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Chillout Sessions 10' - (Ministry Of Sound compilation/various artists)

*'Acoustic 3' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Waiting For The Weekend' - (compilation/various artists)

*Paul van Dyk - 'In Between'

*Kaskade - 'Bring The Night' (Compiled & mixed by Kaskade)

*Delta Goodrem - 'Delta'

*Eran James - 'Ten Songs About Love'

*Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set - 'The Moon Looked On'

*Jennifer Lopez - 'Brave'

*Felix Da Housecat - 'Virgo, Blaktro & The Movie Disco'

*Muscles - 'Guns Babes Lemonade'

*Katie Melua - 'Pictures'

*Santana - 'Ultimate Santana'

*Matchbox Twenty - 'Exile On Mainstream'

*Jens Lekman - 'Night Falls Over Kortedala'

~~~

Global Music:

*Balkan Beat Box - 'Nu*Med' (2007)

*Agent Du Monde [Presents...] - 'The Marrakesh Mission' - (compilation/various artists : 2004)

*'Bar Arabia' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Bar Istanbul' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Whispers From Arabia' - (The sounds of the Balaban - by Alihan Samedov : 2006)

*'India Rama' - (Compiled by Raghunath Manet : 2007)

*Gogol Bordello - 'Gypsy Punks (2005)

*'Gypsy Beats & Balkan Bangers Too' - (Compiled by DJ Russ Jones & Felix B : 2007)

*'Beyond Istanbul : Underground Grooves of Turkey' - (Compiled by DJ iPEK iPEKCIOGLU : 2006)

*'The Rough Guide to Bhangra Dance' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*'Bar Bollywood' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Angus & Julia Stone - 'Chocolates & Cigarettes' EP (2006)/'Heart Full of Wine' EP (2007)/'The Beast' EP (2007)

*Billie Holiday - 'Remixed & Reimagined' (2007)

*Bob Sinclar - 'Paradise' (1998)

~~~

Singles:

*'Gimme More' - Britney
*'Let Me Think About It' - Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand (Club Mix) & (Jason Herd's J Funk Remix)
*'About You Now' - Sugababes (Original) & (Spencer & Hill Remix)
*'Hey There Delilah' - Plain White T's
*'Don't Hold Back' - The Potbelleez (12" Mix)
*'Do It Well' - Jennifer Lopez
*'In The Basement' - Jade Macrae
*'The Creeps' - Freaks (Vandalism Vocal Mix) & (Micky Slim Vocal Remix)
*'Bigger Than Big' - Super Mal feat. Luciana (Original Vocal)
*'I Fell In Love With The DJ' - Che'Nelle feat. Cham (Cham Extended)
*'Magic' - Melinda Jackson (Pranda Inc. Club Mix)
*'I Want Your Soul' - Armand Van Helden (Original) & (Crookers Remix)
*'Mr. Ice Cream' - Soft Tigers (Original) & (DJ Waxmaster Juke Mix)
*'Don't You Wanna Feel' - Rogue Traders (James Ash vs Kam Denny Remix)
*'Goodbye' - Sneaky Sound System (Extended Club Mix)

~~~

Films:

'The Seeker' : **

~~~

Books/Tarot Decks:

*'The Ancient Egyptian Tarot' - Clive Barrett (1994) [arcane/occult]

*'Revelations Tarot' - Zach Wong (2005) [arcane/occult]

*'Fenestra Tarot' - Chatriya Hemharnvibul (2006) [arcane/occult]

*'Universal Tarot' - Artwork by Roberto de Angelis (2003) [arcane/occult]

*'The Secret Tarot' - Artwork by Marco Nizzoli (1997) [arcane/occult]

*'Tarot of Metamorphosis' - Artwork by Luigi Di Giammarino/Conceived by Massimiliano Filadoro (2005) [arcane/occult]

*'Fantastical Tarot' - Nathalie Hertz (1999/2004) [arcane/occult]

*'Madonna : Like An Icon - The Definitive Biography' - Lucy O'Brien (2007) [biography/entertainment]

*'The Tarot Bible' - Sarah Bartlett (2006) [arcane/occult/divination]

*'Who Am I? : An Archetypal Quest' - Katie Altham (2006) [jungian psychology/archetypes/symbolism]

*'Lucid Dreaming for Beginners' - Mark McElroy (2007) [dreams/symbolism/self-help]

*'Signs, Symbols & Omens : An Illustrated Guide to Magickal & Spiritual Symbolism' - Raymond Buckland (2003) [wicca/magickal studies/symbolism]

*'Contact Cards : An Extraterrestrial Divination System' - Kim Carlsberg & Darryl Anka (1996) [ufos/divination]

*'Seeker : The Tarot Unveiled' - Rachel Pollack (2005) [arcane/occult/divination]

*'The End of Time : The Mayan Prophecies Revisited' - Adrian Gilbert (2006) [mayan cosmology/history/mythology]

*'Mystical Lenormand' - Marie-Anne Lenormand (New Edition : 2005) [arcane/occult]

*'Meditating With Mandalas' - David Fontana (2005) [body-mind-spirit/archetypes/symbolism]

*'Signs & Symbols' - Mark O'Connell & Rage Airey (2005) [symbolism]

*'The World Of Angels' - Gossamer Penwyche (2003) [new age/mythology]

*'The Freemasons' - Jeremy Harwood (2006/07) [arcane/mystery schools/symbolism/history]

*'Lover : Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' - Introduction by Robert A. Johnson (2002) [archetypes/symbolism/psychology/art]

*'Urban Legends' - Richard Roeper (2001) [reference/fiction]

*100 Strangest Unexplained Mysteries' - Matt Lamy (2003) [reference/unexplained mysteries]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

~~~

September '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-09-03T16:58:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for September 2007~

Current Albums:

*'Once' - Music from the Motion Picture (feat. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova)

*The Waifs - 'sundirtwater'

*James Blunt - '1973'

*Tiesto - 'In Search of Sunrise 6 : Ibiza'

*Ben Lee - 'Ripe'

*Colette - 'Push'

*'Pure Pacha 2007' - (Compiled & mixed by Pete Tong & Sarah Main)

*Dame Shirley Bassey - 'Get The Party Started'

*Jose Gonzalez - 'In Our Nature'

*Natalie Imbruglia - 'Glorious: The Singles 97-07'

*Angie Hart - 'Grounded Bird'

*G Swing - 'Swing For Modern Clubbing'

*KT Tunstall - 'Drastic Fantastic'

*The Cat Empire - 'So Many Nights'

*Sander Kleinenberg - 'This Is...' (Compiled & mixed by Sander Kleinenberg)

*'hed kandi : The Mix - Spring 2007' - (compilation/various artists)

*Jamie Cullum - 'In The Mind Of...' (Compiled by Jamie Cullum)

*50 Cent - 'Curtis'

*'Housework Songs II' - (compilation/various artists)

*'rnb superclub : volume 7.0' - (Compiled & mixed by G-Wizard & Kevin Watts)

*HIM - 'Venus Doom'

~~~

Global Music:

*'Ku De Ta 2 : Sunset Soundtracks' - (Crafted by Donni 1 : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Tiga - 'Sexor' (Special Collectors Edition : 2006/2007)

*Stevie Ray Vaughan (and Double Trouble) - 'The Essential' (2002)

*Diana Ross & The Supremes - "The No.1's" (2004)

*Diana Ross - 'Diana Extended : The Remixes' (1994)

~~~

Singles:

*'Song 4 Mutya' - Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena (tv rock remix)
*'1973' - James Blunt
*'Konichiwa Bitches' - Robyn (Trentemoller Remix)
*'Hook Me Up' - The Veronicas
*'Beautiful Girls' - Sean Kingston (Remix feat. Fabolous & Lil' Boosie)
*'Kiss Your Mama!' - Vanessa Amorosi
*'In This Life' - Delta Goodrem
*'Wall To Wall' - Chris Brown
*'F.R.E.S.H.' - Scribe
*'Oh My God' - Mark Ronson feat. Lily Allen (The Super Busdown Remix)
*'No Longer There' - The Cat Empire
*'Rock Star' - Prima J
*'White Lines' - Paul van Dyk feat. Jessica Sutta
*'Let The Beats Roll' - Tim Deluxe feat. Simon Franks (Metal On Metal Remix)
*'How Far We've Come' - Matchbox Twenty
*'Same Girl' - R. Kelly & Usher
*'Turn Around' - Samantha Jade
*'The Way I Are' - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson
*'I Got It From My Mama' - will.i.am (remix feat. Busta Rhymes)
*'Inconsolable' - Backstreet Boys
*'Loud' - Shannon Noll
*'Ayo Technology' - 50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake
*'Stronger' - Kanye West

~~~

Films:

'Once' : ****1/2
'Hairspray' : ****
'Stardust' : ****

~~~

Books:

*'The Original Rider-Waite Tarot' - Conceived by A.E. Waite/Cards designed by Pamela Colman Smith (1910/1999) [arcane/occult]

*'The 100th Human' - Chris Fenwick (2006) [metaphysical/fiction]

*'Universal Fantasy Tarot' - Artwork by Paolo Martinello (2006) [arcane/occult]

*'The Fey Tarot' Pack - Artwork by Mara Aghem/Book written by Riccardo Minetti (2002) [arcane/occult]

*'Jung and Tarot : An Archetypal Journey' - Sallie Nichols (1980) [arcane/occult/archetypal psychology/mythology]

*'Dreams, Signs & Symbols' - O'Connell, Airey & Craze (2007) [symbolism/mythology/psychology]

*'Zillions : Titania's Book Of Numerology' - Titania Hardie (2000) [numerology/symbolism]

*'Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2008' - (2007) [wicca/witchcraft/diary]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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August '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-08-07T17:30:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for August 2007~

Current Albums:

*Darren Hayes - 'This Delicate Thing We've Made'

*'Hairspray' - Motion Picture Soundtrack (compilation/various artists)

*'Total 8' - Kompakt (compilation/various artists : Kompakt Records)

*M.A.N.D.Y. - '12 Great Remixes For 11 Great Artists' (compilation/various artists)

*Kate Havnevik - 'Melankton'

*Bob Sinclar - 'Soundz Of Freedom'

*'LateNightTales' - Lindstrom (compilation/various artists)

*'Hook N Sling' - Chew The Fat @ The End Presents... (compilation/various artists)

*New Young Pony Club - 'Fantastic Playroom'

*Martin Craft - 'Silver And Fire'

*M.I.A. - 'Kala'

*Garbage - 'Absolute Garbage'

*'ZenElectro' - (compilation/various artists)

*Midnight Juggernauts - 'Dystopia'

*'Pacha II' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Smash Your Stereo' - (compilation/various artists : OneLove)

*Groove Armada - (presents) 'Lovebox Weekender' (compilation/various artists)

*Sophie Ellis-Bextor - 'Trip The Light Fantastic'

*Slinkee Minx - 'Electric Dreams'

*Ricki-Lee - 'Brand New Day'

*Samantha Fox - 'Angel With An Attitude'

*Damien Leith - 'Where We Land'

*Avril Lavigne - 'The Best Damn Thing'

*Katie Noonan - 'Skin'

*Architecture In Helsinki - 'Places Like This'

~~~

Global Music:

*'Yoga : One' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Elysian Vibes 4' - (compilation/various artists - One World Music : 2007)

*'Think Global : Tango' - (compilation/various artists - in assocation with Oxfam : 2007)

*'Putumayo Sampler : 2007' - (compilation/various artists)

*'Think Global : Bellydance' (compilation/various artists - in association with Oxfam : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Dean Martin - 'Forever Cool' (updated duets album : 2007)

~~~

Singles:

*'On The Verge Of Something Wonderful' - Darren Hayes
*'Sexy' - Roxane (Main Extended Mix)
*'Feelin In My Body' - In The Spirit of Elvis feat. The Sweet Inspirations (Extended Mix)
*'Just A Song About Ping Pong' - Operator Please (Kissy Sell Out's White Stallion Remix)
*'Sun Dirt Water' - The Waifs
*'When You're Gone' - Avril Lavigne
*'Can't Touch It' - Ricki-Lee
*'I Won't Be Crying' - Infernal
*'Where I Stood' - Missy Higgins
*'Stronger' - Hayley Jansen
*'Blinded By The Light' - Michael Mind feat. Manfred Mann's Earth Band
*'Starz In Their Eyes' - Just Jack
*'Sound Of Freedom (Everybody's Free)' - Bob Sinclar & Cutee B.
*'The Story' - Brandi Carlile
*'Love Me Like The World Is Ending' - Ben Lee

~~~

Films:

'Next' : ****

~~~

Books:

*'The Mayan Code : Time Acceleration and Awakening the World Mind' - Barbara Hand Clow (2007) [mayan cosmology/ancient history/new age]

*'Radiant Rider-Waite Tarot' Deck - Drawings by Pamela Colman Smith/Conceived by Arthur Edward Waite (2003) [arcane/occult]

*'The Gilded Tarot' Deck - Ciro Marchetti (2004) [arcane/occult]

*'The Druid Craft Tarot' Deck - Illustrated by Will Worthington/Conceived by Philip & Stephanie Carr-Gomm (2004) [arcane/occult]

*'Ascension Magick' (2007)/'The Temple Of Shamanic Witchcraft' (2005)/'The Witch's Shield' (2004) - Christopher Penczak [wicca/witchcraft/magick/new age/shamanism]

*'Advancing The Witches' Craft' - Lord Foxglove (2005) [wicca/witchcraft/shamanism]

*'Wiccan Spirituality' (2002)/'Advanced Wiccan Spirituality' (2003) - Kevin Saunders [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Advanced Witchcraft' - Edain McCoy (2004) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Advanced Wicca' - Patricia Telesco (2000) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Solitary Witch' - Silver RavenWolf (2003) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom : A Book of Tarot' - Rachel Pollack (1980/1983/1997) [arcane/occult/divination]

*'Visions Of The Universe' - Dr. Raman Prinja (2004) [astronomy]

*'The Everything Wicca & Witchcraft Book' - Marian Singer (2002) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Treasures Of The Pharaohs' - Delta Pemberton/Consultant : Joann Fletcher (2004) [ancient history/egyptology]

*'Olympus Tarot' - Artwork by Luca Raimondo/Created & developed by Manfredi Toraldo (2002) [arcane/occult]

*'Quotationary' - Leonard Roy Frank (1999) [reference/quotations]

*'Astrology & Fortune Telling' - Sally Morningstar (2005) [divination/arcane]

*'8 Ways To Tell Your Fortune' - Sarah Bartlett (2006) [divination/arcane]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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July '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-07-03T17:29:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for July 2007~

Current Albums:

*Patrick Wolf - 'The Magic Position'

*Gotye - 'Mixed Blood'

*ATB - 'Trilogy'

*Chris Fortier - 'As Long As The Moment Exists'

*Armin Van Buuren - 'A State of Trance : 2007' (compilation/various artists)

*Lo-Fi-Fnk - 'Boylife'

*Prins Thomas (presents) - 'Cosmo Galactic Prism' (compilation/various artists)

*Mutya Buena - 'Real Girl'

*The Chemical Brothers - 'We Are The Night'

*Stateless - 'Stateless'

*Paul Hartnoll - 'The Ideal Condition'

*mo'horizons - 'Sunshine Today'

*Hot Chip - 'DJ-Kicks' (compilation/various artists)

*The Bang Gang DeeJays - 'Light Sound Dance' (compilation/various artists)

*Klaxons - 'Myths Of The Near Future'

*Calvin Harris - 'I Created Disco'

*'Disco Kandi : The Mix ' - (compilation/various artists : hedkandi)

*Marc Almond - 'Stardom Road'

*Prince - 'Planet Earth'

*'Disco Inferno' - (compilation/various artists)

*The Polyphonic Spree - 'The Fragile Army'

*Happy Mondays - 'Uncle Dysfunktional'

*Kelly Rowland - 'Ms. Kelly'

*Kids On TV - 'Mixing Business With Pleasure'

~~~

Global Music:

*'Cafe del Mar XIV : Volumen Catorce' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Tiesto - 'In Search Of Sunrise' (compilation/various artists : 1999)/'In Search Of Sunrise 2' (compilation/various artists : 2000)/'Nyana' (compilation/various artists : 2003)/'Perfect Remixes Vol. 3' (compilation/various artists : 2005)

*Armin Van Buuren - '10 Years' (2006)/'Universal Religion : Chapter One' (Selected & mixed by A. Van Buuren : 2003)/'Shivers' (2005)

*ATB - 'Seven Years : 1998-2005'

*'The Story of Electro' - (Compiled & mixed by Mark Walton : 2006)

*Kruder & Dorfmeister - 'DJ-Kicks' (compilation/various artists : 2003)

*Scooter - 'Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?' (2005)

~~~

Singles:

*'Real Girl' - Mutya Buena
*'Dr Love' - Bumblebeez (Architecture In Helsinki Rework)
*'Love Stoned' - Justin Timberlake (Femi Fem & T-Money Funketeria Mix)
*'Love Today' - Mika (Switch Remix)
*'Telegram' - Kate Miller-Heidke (EP : 2004))
*'Circular Breathing' - Kate Miller-Heidke (EP : 2006)
*'Xan Valleys' - Klaxons (EP : 2006)
*'22 Steps' - Damien Leith
*'4 In The Morning' - Gwen Stefani (Oscar The Punk Remix)
*'Last Night' - P. Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole

~~~

Films:

'Perfume' : ****
'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' : ****
'Transformers' : ****
'Premonition' : ***1/3

~~~

Books:

*'Crop Circles : Signs, Wonders & Mysteries' - Steve & Karen Alexander (2007) [unexplained mysteries/sacred geometry]

*'Witches' - Hans Holzer (2002) [wicca/witchcraft]

*'Tarot of Reflections' - Artwork by Francesco Ciampi (2005) [arcane/occult]

*'Tarot Of Atlantis' - Artwork by Massimo Rotundo (2004) [arcane/occult]

*'Pagan Tarot' - Gina M. Pace (2003) [arcane/occult]

*'Gay Tarot' - Lee Bursten & Antonella Platano (2004) [arcane/occult]

*'The Gods Within' - Peter Lemesurier (2007) [archetypal therapy/psychology/mythology]

*'Encyclopedia of New Religions' - Edited by Christopher Partridge (2004) [comparative religion]

*'Pagan Spirituality' - Joyce & River Higginbotham (2006) [paganism/spirituality]

*'The Everything Paganism Book' - Selene Silverwind (2004) [paganism/religion/wicca]

*'Living Wicca' - Scott Cunningham (1993) [wicca/paganism/witchcraft]

*'Egyptian Paganism for Beginners' - Jocelyn Almond & Keith Seddon (2004) [paganism/mythology/magick]

*'Egypt : Gods, Myths & Religion' - Lucia Gahlin (2005) [ancient history/mythology]

*'Man Monk Mystic : Dalai Lama ~ An Authorised Biography' - Mayank Chhaya (2007) [biography]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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June '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-06-05T17:55:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for June 2007~

Current Albums:

*Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - 'Reinter-Pretations'

*Tiesto - 'Elements Of Life'

*'Please Please Please' - (Compiled & mixed by Tobias Thomas for Kompact Records)

*'Altered States' - (compilation/various artists : NRK Music)

*'Buzzin Fly Vol.4' - (Compiled & mixed by Ben Watt)

*'Radio Disco' - (Compiled & mixed by - Boris Dlugosch vs. Radio Slave)

*Kate Miller-Heidke - 'Little Eve'

*Sinead O'Connor - 'Theology'

*'Discotek' - (Compiled & mixed by D. Ramirez & Mark Dynamix for Ministry Of Sound)

*Digitalism - 'Idealism'

*Justice - '+'

*Armand Van Helden - 'Ghettoblaster'

*Rihanna - 'Good Girl Gone Bad'

*Chromeo - 'FancyFootWork'

*Erasure - 'Light At The End Of The World'

*Nouvelle Vague - 'New Wave' (compilation/various artists)

*Enrique Iglesias - 'Insomniac'

*Scooter - 'The Ultimate Aural Orgasm'

*Kelly Clarkson - 'My December'

*Bon Jovi - 'Lost Highway'

*Simian Mobile Disco - 'Attack Decay Sustain Release'

*Cascada - 'Everytime We Touch'

*'Lust : Art & Soul' - (A personal collection by Louie Vega)

*Powderfinger - 'Dream Days at the Hotel Existence'

*'Cocktail Disco' - (Presented & compiled by Dimitri From Paris)

~~~

Global Music:

*'iYa Basta!' - (compilation - featuring Gotan Project, $olal, Stereo Action Unlimited, The Boyz From Brazil, and David Walters : 2007)

*Claude Challe [presents/from] The R.E.G. Project - 'New Oriental' (2002)

*'Space Sex' - (Compiled by Claude Challe & Jean-Marv Challe : 2007)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*Tiesto - 'Just Be' (2004) /'Parade of the Athlete' (2004)/'In Search Of Sunrise 3 : Panama' (2002)

*Towa Tei - 'Last Century Modern' (2000)

*'The Late Night Mix 4' - (compilation/various artists : 2002)

*'Venus & Mars' - (compilation/various artists : 2006)

*The Soft Pink Truth - 'Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want The Soft Pink Truth?' (2004)

~~~

Singles:

*'Breakaway' - Inaya Day (Chris Fraser Main Mix)
*'Words' - Kate Miller-Heidke (Album Version)
*'Keep It Natural' - Cosima De Vito (Taylor Square Remix)
*'Stop Me' - Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather (Dirty South Remix)
*'Time To Begin' - Katie Noonan (Future Jazz Force Remix)
*'Feels Like Home' - Meck feat. Dino
*'Don't Miss You' - Amy Pearson (Ra.D Remix)
*'Way Of Life' - Slinkee Minx (KC Baker Club Mix)
*'Destination Calabria' - Alex Gaudino feat. Crystal Waters
*'How Do I Breathe' - Mario
*'Truly Madly Deeply' - Cascada (Album version)
*'Like This' - Kelly Rowland feat. Eve

~~~

Films:

'Fantastic 4 - Rise of the Silver Surfer' : ***

~~~

Books:

*'The Witch Of Kings Cross' (The Life & Magickal Times of Artist : Rosaleen Norton) - Nevill Drury (re-released : 2002) [art/wicca/biography]

*'The Quest' : Tarot Deck & Book - Joseph Ernest Martin (2003) [arcane/occult]

*'Crop Circles : Art in the Landscape' - Lucy Pringle (2007) [unexplained mysteries/sacred geometry]

*'Sacred Mirrors' Theosis Cards - Alex Grey (2006) [art/theosophy]

*'Complete Tarot Pack' : Sharman-Caselli Tarot Deck & Book - Juliet Sharman-Burke (2007) [arcane/occult]

*'The Tarot : History, Symbolism & Divination' - Robert M. Place (2005) [arcane/occult/history]

*'Thoth' Tarot Deck - Aleister Crowley (1978/1983) [arcane/occult]

*'Tarot ~ Mirror of the Soul' : Handbook for the Aleister Crowley 'Thoth' Tarot - Gerd Ziegler (1988) [arcane/occult/mythology]

*'Realms of the Earth Angels' - Doreen Virtue (2007) [new-age]

*'Kryon : Lifting The Veil' - Lee Carroll (2007) [channelled material/new-age]

*'Ascended Masters' : Oracle Cards - Doreen Virtue (2003) [new-age]

*'Archangels & Ascended Masters' - Doreen Virtue (2003) [new-age]

*'The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology' - Arthur Cotterell & Rachel Storm (2006) [ancient mythology]

*'The Lover's Path' Tarot Set - Kris Waldherr (2004) [mythology/arcane]

*'The Atlas of Ancient Egypt' - Delia Pemberton (2005) [history/geography]

~~~

*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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The Intention Experiment

2007-06-04T22:30:00.000-07:00

In the follow-up to her book 'The Field', London-based health & spirituality author Lynn McTaggart explores what shamans and mystics have known since time immemorial: that thoughts are things with a tangible energy and can exert influence on other things for good or ill, thus affecting physical reality. Futhermore, the power of thought, or intention, can transcend time and space.

Experiments into the so-called 'observer' effect in quantum physics were stepped up over 30 years ago to test 'directed remote mental influence' and 'intentionality' and here McTaggart highlights some landmark scientific research illustrating how intention works, how it can be used in one's life, and the conditions that optimise its effect.

'Mutable' crystals; research on plants and cell cultures reacting to human intent; research into brain coherence of indigenous and spiritual healers; and studies of directed prayer groups are just some of the frontier science that is changing our understanding of consciousness and reality.
McTaggart introduces her own exciting experiment in which readers can participate after completing her practical program of 'intention exercises' designed to aid meditation, visualisation and focus of intent.

She's set up a website

http://www.theintentionexperiment.com

to allow participants to link up to focus the collective power of positive intention on specific targets, eg., in remote healing of individuals or nations, clearing pollution or generally helping the planet a better place with more compassionate people.

The power of our thoughts, intentions, imagery and actions CAN change the world...

***

Another Point of You : OM...

May '07 : Music/Movies/Books

2007-05-22T18:35:00.000-07:00

~My top favourite albums, songs, films & books for May 2007~

Current Albums:

*Trentemoller - 'The Polar Mix'

*Simian Mobile Disco - 'BuggedOut! : Suck My Deck' (Compiled & mixed by Simian Mobile Disco)

*Ono - 'Open Your Box'

*Ame - 'Coast2Coast' (Compiled & mixed by Ame)

*'Body Language Vol.4' - (Compiled & mixed by DJ Dixon)

*Bjork - 'Volta'

*Rufus Wainwright - 'Release The Stars'

*Mark Ronson - 'Version'

*'Vinyl Pusher : Pure' - (Compiled & mixed by Firefox & Boogs)

*Ebb - 'Loona'

*Groove Armada - 'Soundboy Rock'

*Feist - 'The Reminder'

*'Ministry Of Sound : Session Four' - (Compiled & mixed by John Course & Dirty South)

*Natasha Bedingfield - 'N.B.'

*Nitin Sawhney - 'In The Mind Of' (compilation/various artists)

*Maroon 5 - 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long'

*Robin Thicke - 'The Evolution of Robin Thicke'

*Endorphin - 'Soon After Silence'

*Bebel Gilberto - 'Momento'

*Michael Buble - 'Call Me Irresponsible'

*'Eurovision Song Contest : Helsinki 2007' - (compilation/various artists)

*Carla Bruni - 'No Promises'

*Erica Baxter - 'Through My Eyes'

*'Pure Ballads' - (compilation/various artists)

~~~

Global Music:

*Pink Martini - 'Hey Eugene!' (2007)

*Namaste - 'Flowering' (Compiled by DJ Alok - Ibiza : 2005)

*'Marrakech Express' - (Compiled by San Carlo Dal 1973 : 2003)

*REG - 'REG Project 4' (2007)

*'Gypsy Groove' - (Compiled by Putumayo : 2007)

*'Bellydance Superstars Volume 5' - (compilation/various artists : 2007)

*'Cleopatra Cafe' - (compilation/various artists : 2002)

~~~

New Finds/Old Stuff:

*'Eurovision Song Contest : Kiev 2005' - (compilation/various artists : 2005)

*'GOLD : Motown Classics' - (compilation/various artists : 2005)

*Junior Senior - 'd-d-don't don't stop the beat' (2003)

~~~

Singles:

*'Makes Me Wonder' - Maroon 5
*'The Creeps' - Camille Jones vs Fedde Le Grand
*'Catch You' - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Riff And Rays - Radio Edit)
*'In The Dark' - Tiesto feat. Christian Burns
*'Fidelity' - Regina Spektor
*'Perfect Exceeder' - Mason vs Princess Superstar
*'The Village Sessions' EP - John Mayer
*'I Wanna Have Your Babies' - Natasha Bedingfield
*'Acceptable In The 80s' - Calvin Harris
*'Umbrella' - Rihanna feat. Jay-Z (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Remix)
*'Everything' - Michael Buble
*'Signal Fire' - Snow Patrol
*'Learning To Breathe' - Nerina Pallot
*'Never Again' - Kelly Clarkson
*'I'm A Flirt' - R. Kelly feat. T.I. & T-Pain
*'If You Don't Mean It' - Dean Geyer

~~~

Films:

'The Science Of Sleep' : ****
'28 Weeks Later' : ****
'Zodiac' : ***
'Spiderman III' : **3/4

~~~

Books:

*'The Inner Temple of Witchcraft' (2002)/'The Outer Temple of Witchcraft' (2004) - Christopher Penczak [wicca]

*'The Witch Book : The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-paganism' - Raymond Buckland (2002) [wicca]

*'Wicca - A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner' - Scott Cunningham (1988) [wicca]

*'Spells : Charms, Talismans & Amulets' - Pamela Ball (2002) [wicca]

*'Universe' - Nicholas Cheetham (2005) [astronomy]

*'The Planets' - Dava Sobel (2005) [astronomy/mythology]

*'Abounding Grace : An Anthology of Wisdom' - Edited by M. Scott Peck, M.D. (2000) [sayings/quotes]

*'The World's Greatest UFO & Alien Encounters' - Chancellor Press (2003) [metaphysical/extra-terrestrial]

*'Edgar Allan Poe : Selected Poems' - (1996) [poetry]

*'Walt Whitman : Selected Poems' - (1996) [poetry]

*'The Book of The Vedas' - Virender Kumar Arya (Edited by Malcolm Day : 2003) [hindu/mythology]

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*Note : This post will be updated regularly as the month progresses.

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