Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Three and a half thousand years ago in the city of Thebes, Greece, gods expanded in space upon the town's altar. For 9 months of the year, the beautifully sculpted and traditionally attractive Apollo stood in austere elegance. Known for being proud in law and order, he ruled over propriety. When humans were being good samaritans, following rules and practicing obedience, Apollo expressed joy. His other half, Dionysus, would also take the throne, but only for three months of the year. Equally as...
How much of an individual's behavior is directly influenced by one's fantasy of that person? A complex question worthy of multiple responses, perhaps best answered by drawing an example from the 2021 film Coven of Sisters (currently accessible on Netflix). Before getting into the synopsis of this film, allow for an introduction and definition of a psychological process known as projective identification. Projective identification is when an individual is unable to identify and own an aspect of...
Imagine a world where women look forward to having their periods. As the cramps begin to activate in their wombs, they know they are a day or a few hours from luxuriating in their femininity. During their week of bleeding, they are granted days of having nothing to do except nurture and care for their bodies, their souls. Nurturance might look like going for walks in nature, candle-lit baths, and blank canvases transforming into colorful, divine messes. In this world, women know their week of bl...
The archetype dripping in pomegranate juice makes his deliciously messy entry onto the stage of Aquarius March 23, 2023. Pluto. Furthest from the sun, he rules over everything scapegoated as taboo in the collective: sex, death, and power. Money too. With a sonorous rhythm, he walks in chilling confidence. Everything about him is otherworldly, except for his chthonic appetites. That which binds the entelechy of humanity to its carnal nature all have prominent placed jewels on his quiet crown. The...
The demonization of the term witch in conservative cultures and Christianity commits egregious wounding to the natural streams of wisdom in women. One of these fundamental natures is her monthly cycle. This cycle innately syncs with the moon along with the tides of the ocean. There are four weeks to her cycle with each week holding significance. Each week or sequence of her cycle carries disparate variations in her intuitions, depth and wisdom. Contemporaneously, the moon has four weeks in its c...
To be so hungry for God one renounces the world is one testament of spiritual love. BAP Production's Man of God tells the historical story of St. Nektarios of Greece, a saint canonized for not just his miracles but his unparalleled humility. His devotion to asceticism moves with a purity so pure it threatens the monks he works alongside with. Under the spirit of envy, they plot to defame him, coming up with heinous allegations which cannot be corroborated by any evidence of truth. Their plots...
Who doesn't love pizza? The shape alone is enough to bring a sense of peace and comfort. Afterall, the first shape a child learns to draw is the iconic circle. Eating pizza cultivates wholeness. Pizza, no matter where one is from, feels like home. Numerous cultures have created their own renditions of it including and not limited to Vegans, India, Mexico and Greece. Pizza Napoletana stands charismatically on Liosion 21, the corner of Liosion and Kritis in Athens, Greece. Family owned, it shares...
The curtains rise as a vision takes hold of the stage. Illuminated are vestiges of the otherworld. Masters of time and shapeshifting, dance artists extend the definition of what it means to be human (Anandha Ray, 2022). The ceremony begins as energies are called in. Repressed and denied stories, memories, and traumas knock on the door. They are listening, they are watching, and they want in. Devoted, disciplined training allows the dancers to be clear channels. They are not channeling entities...
Earth is the bridge between the worlds. Chthonic energy resides everywhere on planet earth. Heavenly energy can be accessed too. However, it's easier to succumb, entertain and be amused with the chthonic. It requires no sacrifice. The heavenly however, needs an open heart. Humility as well. Both of these require discipline and a devotion to truth. The chthonic doesn't care what one is devoted to; it's humanity's carnal nature. Carnality without the spirit is a spiritually dangerous place to be....
A common psychological response when enduring trauma is disassociation. This mechanism allows the consciousness of the individual to leave their body altogether and go elsewhere. It may be traveling to another dimension, a fantasy world, or somewhere else. Disassociation protects the psyche from experiencing complete annihilation. Additionally, if the psyche is not at a development where it can process the heinous acts occurring, the disassociation protects them from the truth. Sometimes the...
Phantom Love (2007) by Nina Menkes, was featured as part of a one month long retrospective of her work, presented by the American Cinematheque at Los Feliz and Aero theaters in LA. Along with her multiple other titles including and not limited to Queen of Diamonds, Magdalena Viraga, and The Bloody Child, it took up space on the big screen during the month of MARCH 2022. The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York, also presented a comprehensive retrospective of Menkes' work this March....
The term trauma is gaining insurmountable doses of consciousness with the proliferation of mainstream's psychological understandings. An unpopular and perhaps even taboo subject, it nevertheless is omnipresent in society and culture. While just a few years ago this word may have come across as dramatic and histrionic, due to the influx of research on the subject it now is commonly understood as a phenomenon that every individual has endured on some level. In fact, the very first breath of a...
Amidst pink flowers and a sweating sun, dozens of patriots gathered to wave their flags and express their first amendment rights in Torrance, California on the high noon of February 12, 2022. People showed up to drop off supplies for truckers, protest the mandates, expound theology, and gather signatures for a recall. The main motivation underlying virtually everyone's presence was their value for freedom. Andrea, a Los Angeles rebel, said she was standing up for the freedom of choice. "If you...
Due to an increase in both traffic and demand during the super bowl, anti-trafficking organizations are working double time to increase city wide awareness and efforts to combat the supply of there being underage girls and boys for sale. Republican and Democratic conventions, along with car trade shows are also events which inspire increased momentum from these human rights organizations. Theresa Flores, founder of SOAP (standing for Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution) has implemented a...
Mysteries, fascinations, and obsessions about immortality have played rhythmic harmonics throughout humanity's history. These enigmas and larger than life inquiries have begun religions, wars, and spectacular works of art. While these questions open portals and birth worlds within worlds, some qualities of answers are only accessible through subversive undertakings. Peering into the makeup of archetypes which engage a dynamic dance with immortality, flavorful exhalations of the varying worlds...
"Imagination is more important than knowledge," one of Albert Einstein's prolific quotes, resounds through the ethers with trembling ominousness. As western culture continues exponentiating artificial intelligence, civilians are unconsciously consenting in allowing their intuitions and imaginations to enter the foreboding threat of moving from endangered to extinct. Imagination is one of the most blessed treasures gifted to humanity, and there currently is a war upon it. What might some of the...
