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Jul 30 2011

Amazing instrument – true or false?

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 10:31 am

A fascinating display of musical wizardry?

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Jul 29 2011

Guest post: The Past Is a Foreign Country By Jo Nesbo – from Norway

I could not let this issue go without some mention of the tragedy that unfolded in front of our eyes in Norway. It came in the form of this brilliant and poignant article, first published in the NYTimes: July 26, 2011. ’nuff said really. A FEW days ago, before the bombing here and the shootings [...]

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Jul 29 2011

Guest post: Against the Big Fat Gypsy Eviction by Rabbi Janet Burden

Tag: Guest Posts,Human Condition,Persephone's UpdatesPersephone Arbour @ 1:20 pm

This article came to my notice recently. It highlights that, even in this so-called ‘advanced’ country, we can come up against fear and mistrust of so-called ‘ethnic minorities’. Here we have a Jewish Rabbi writing passionately about the plight of a Gypsy (Traveller’s) community. It would be interesting to hear your comments. As is so [...]

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Jul 29 2011

Poem: The Unnamable River by Arthur Sze

Tag: Human Condition,Persephone's Updates,Poems,SpiritualityPersephone Arbour @ 12:32 pm

Words, for obvious reasons, often seem inadequate when trying to write about ‘what-cannot-be-spoken’. For me, Arthur Sze manages it quite beautifully. 1. Is it in the anthracite face of a coal miner, crystallized in the veins and lungs of a steel worker, pulverized in the grimy hands of a railroad engineer? Is it in a [...]

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Jul 29 2011

Video: Pilobulous

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 10:25 am

A quite unexpected turn of events. Well worth watching!

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Jul 28 2011

Guest post: Choosing to Die by Bhagawati Morris

Tag: Persephone's UpdatesPersephone Arbour @ 10:08 pm

This article was first published in Osho News, posted by Bhagawati Morris on Jun 16, 2011 in Healing & Meditation. Many thanks to Osho News for permission to print this article. (P) www.oshonews.com I make no apologies for yet another article on this subject. It is beautiful heartfelt, coming from a spiritual perspective that is [...]

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Jul 28 2011

Waves of Hawaii

Tag: Persephone's UpdatesPersephone Arbour @ 4:18 pm
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These incredible shots are taken mostly from the inside of a barrell!

Waimea Bay shore-break surfing pioneer, husband, and father of two, Clark Little has gained nationwide recognition for his photography on National Television. It all started in 2007 when Clark’s wife wanted a nice piece of art to decorate a wall. Voluntarily, Clark grabbed a camera, jumped in the water, and starting snapping away capturing the beauty and power of monstrous Hawaiian waves from the inside out.

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Jul 27 2011

Video: Porcelain Unicorn

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:29 am

A simple heart-wrenching beam of light. It brought tears to my eyes.

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