by Amanda on June 30, 2013, no comments
“What you say about Jesus says more about you than it does about Jesus.” — Richard Smoley The other day I was introduced to this couple and we were bonding about the affect of music on courtship. As they were explaining how they met, I asked them their astrological signs. I could sense an inner […]
by admin on June 21, 2013, no comments
“‘Modern Spiritualism’ had, after all, started in the United States when the Fox sisters discovered in March 1848 that the spirit of a murdered man communicated with them through raps and taps (Wallace [1874] 1896:152-53). The movement spread quickly and reached England in the early 1850s in the shape of two female American mediums and […]
by admin on June 21, 2013, no comments
“The performer sees herself as a medium the spirit passes through.” — Joan Jonas, 1982, “Closing Statement”. Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art. Ed. Kristine Stiles, Ed. Peter Selz. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 894. Print.
by Amanda on June 21, 2013, no comments
The totem we have created calls us back. Calls us back to ambiguity. To the larger story. Spirit is in everything. The totem reminds us. And ambiguity is the porthole.
by Amanda on June 5, 2013, no comments
Magic is everywhere. Magic sparkles from cleaning products in television advertisements. Sarah Silverman argues that “Jesus is Magic.” Esoteric shops in every city offer magic stones, crystals, wands and herbs promising to help achieve a variety of desired effects. Even Donald Rumsfeld uses magic (as our comrades at The Center for Tactical Magic can attest), […]