Apparently, [tag]Dan Brown[/tag] and his [tag]Da Vinci Code[/tag] are no longer the last word in the encrypted secrets alleged to be in [tag]Rosslyn Chapel[/tag]. Rosslyn Chapel holds a musical mystery in its [tag]architecture[/tag] and design. At one end of the chapel, on the ceiling are 4 cross-sections of arches containing elaborate symbolic designs on each [...]

Of what use is it, I wonder, to speak of [tag]mindfulness[/tag] to a generation that grew up multitasking? Can the quiet, subtle peace of complete surrender to the one task at hand possibly compete in allure with the bright, glittering, ubiquitous sideshows that divide attention, again and again, into minutiae? I don’t know. These are [...]

Something to share today: First an article on Gregorian Chant that explains the title to this post. Second, a link to Walsingham in Texas, a Live365 radio station that broadcasts these chants 24/7. Tune in while you’re reading for a relaxing, tuned-in, timeless moment of awareness… [tags]music, timelessness, awareness, gregorian, wow![/tags]

I still have no real idea where this thing is going. But let’s start off the new look by quoting a passage out of Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology newsletter: “‘Heterosexual,’ ‘bisexual,’ ‘lesbian,’ and ‘gender queer’ are not terms I use to describe myself. They’re too limiting, like every other name and role I’ve had [...]

Read the article by right-clicking on the title, then choosing to open it in a new window, or new tab. From The Repository, Canton, OH: Recent religious-based protests against congressional budget cuts show that liberal and moderate church activists are starting to make themselves heard in a political climate long dominated by conservative Christians, religious [...]

The link to the story is in the title. But I liked this quote from the Jesuit in charge of astronomy at the Vatican: “God in his infinite freedom continuously creates a world that reflects that freedom at all levels of the evolutionary process to greater and greater complexity,” he wrote. “He is not continually [...]

All legitimate self improvement programs share one thing in common: All must provide the student at least some level of understanding of, and control over, their own ego. In fact, it’s virtually impossible to achieve any degree of self realization (improvement in self understanding) without it. But the ego can be a subtle and slippery [...]

The headline read: Suicide bomber kills 10 at Sufi Muslim gathering. BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of Sufi Muslims north of Baghdad, killing 10 people in the latest attack by Iraqi insurgents on religious sects they disapprove of, officials said on Friday. The bomber detonated his explosives on [...]