Featured Stories May 2007

transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project

by Olaina Anderson

"A student will tell me something like, 'My brother got sent to [juvenile hall], my mom is moving next week and I'm going to live with my grandmaä I have to find a job to pay for my college application fees, and my best friend just told me she's pregnant," Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of transcenDANCE Catherine (Cat) Corral said. "And that all happened in the same week. Then that person will take a deep breath, put on their dance shoes, work hard and sweat, and move through what they need to deal with." Continued...

One Man's Noise, Another Man's Music
The Life of Musician and Artist Lou Reed

by Jill DeDominicis

What sounds like noise to one man's ears, might be music to another's. With a little attention and imagination, we find music everywhere. The cosmos, our bodies, even the sounds of a modern city can produce a rhythm valid in its own right. Is this very personal aspect of music what makes it so pervasive and everlasting? Perhaps its power also lies in the magnitude of ways it is delivered to our ears. From simple chanting to complex technologically produced arrangements, music can take infinite forms, and what better practice for a musician than to explore the vast world of acoustic possibilities? Continued...

Art of Living May 2007

Trust 22: A conversation with Oren Stambouli creator of Trust 22

by Sydney L. Murray

Watching the film Trust 22 I am struck once again by the way people can live life as a work in progress and trust that what they see in their mind's eye can be achieved. It is the art of living. Continued...

The Art of personalized Yoga & Ayurvedic Healing

A Journey from the Outer Healer to the Inner Healer

by Shazia and Bharat Gogia

"Anyone who believes that anything can be suited to everyone is a great fool, because medicine is practiced not on mankind in general, but on every individual in particular." --Henri de Mondeville (1260-1320) French pioneer surgeon. Continued...

Bay Area

Art for Life and Death's Sake

by Bente Mirow

Life is an artwork all by itself, reflected through the ways we were, things we did, things we overcame, the flavor with which we met others and the world.

An inspired woman's thoughts have given birth to a unique enterprise to honor life in death through art. Continued...

Vision Cafe

Controversial Bookstore

A 43-year landmark has moved to a larger location: Controversial Bookstore is now located at 3063 University Ave., in San Diego's North Park. Now with enough space for readings, workshops and signings, the metaphysical community can comfortably exchange independent ideas with other independent thinkers. The store is stocked with materials on subjects such as religion, politics, psychology, music and self-realization. In 1960, the concept was to provide ready access to the full spectrum of the Information Age without bias, censorship or fear. Continued...

Greek to Me

Wanted: Dead or Alive

©2007 by Michael Raysses

I am always intrigued by where people grew up and the time frame of their childhood. It lends a certain context to a person. I grew up, for instance, in a place and time where people were obsessed with what everyone did for a living. Though they would routinely ask where you were from and what your ethnic background was, the question that got all the attention had to do with your occupation. Continued...

Inner Art May 2007

The Art of Clearing Spaces
An Interview with Spirit Works' John Chandler

by Sydney L. Murray

After a six years in our office and a series of events it was time to clear the energy in our space. I asked John Chandler from Spirit Works to come over to clear the Vision Magazine offices. I walked him and his assistant Barbara around describing the rooms and past interactions. Continued...

Los Angeles

Wedding Bard Writes Only True Love Stories

by Karin Spritzler

Everyone wants to share their love at their wedding, but for many couples, telling the story of their love seems to be a daunting task. "We love each other so much, but we don't quite know how to express it so others can know it!" they say. This juncture is where having a bard comes in handy.

For those who do not recall, Shakespeare is known as The Bard- poet/storyteller whose most romantic story ever told is "Romeo and Juliet." Continued...

Mind States

Making Mistakes - Unweaving or Moving on Creatively

by Paula Scardamalia

When was the last time you made a mistake? This morning? Yesterday? Last month? More importantly, when was the last time you admitted, to yourself or others, that you made a mistake? In our culture, perfection has become the standard for everything we do. Continued...

An Artful Life

By Jesse Wolf Hardin

Art and love are surely among humanity's most redeeming graces. The most meaningful of that art reflects, exalts and is informed by inspirited nature. It acknowledges and glorifies the inner essence of relationship and form. It is the marriage of symbol and context, Earth and Spirit, fostered by our own loving hands—a palette of mountain clay and earthen pigmentäof pain and joy, struggle and hope. There is a purpose and honesty to real art that makes it more than decoration, raising it to the level of ritual.Continued...

The Khamau-True Living Artists

by Het-Heru Maatkeru

Webster's dictionary defines a living artist as one who inspires or achieves artistic fame in active function or use. When I think of living artists, the people of ancient Egypt definitely come to mind. My life took a very different turn 16 years ago when I learned about these ancient people known as the Khamau. Continued...

Natural Health

Dr. William Tiller - Science as Living Art

By Jeff Welsh, Ph.D., M.A., HHP

What if the power of our minds could reliably change our physical world? For centuries, shamans, healers and mages have believed that the power of the human Will—the focused intention of the practitioner—is a vital ingredient, necessary to bring about the success of any important endeavor. Herbalists and alchemists learn that the purity of their intention contributes to the potency of their creations. Continued...

Holistic Products May 2007

Another Great Product from Planet Dog

I can't get enough of the amazingly creative products at Planet Dog. Their new line of Orbee-Tuff Eggplant, Artichoke and Strawberry Toys are so cute and playful. Our office dog Gigi loves the artichoke. She literally can't get enough of this fun and playful toy. And as it bounces across the expanse of our office she is giddy with pleasure. And they are minty fresh which is sure to freshen even the most doggy breath. Continued...

Ancient Remedy Modern Wonder?

Pomega5 a new wellness and skin care company offers a line of organic pomegranate seed oil nutritional supplements and therapeutic skin care products. By merging ancient medicine with modern science they have launched a holistic line using the highest quality organic pomegranate seed oil, from the most potent part of the fruit to create some very unique skin care products that luxuriously soothe, moisturize and heal dry irritated skin. Continued...

Reviews May 2007

The Life Organizer: A Woman's Guide to a Mindful Year

By Jennifer Louden | Published by New World Library

My day planner is the key to my life. I can view the week with each day divided into half-hour increments and room for notes under the 12-hour span. There is even room for e-mail and cell phone numbers to be written down, and a column on the right for more notes on the week. Continued...

Colors: What They Mean and How to Make Them

By Anne Varichon | Published by Abrams

People awaken to a beautiful world filled with vibrant, soft, bright and dark colors. Some people even dream in color. It is one of the most basic means of human expression—one young woman wears pink when she feels she is in a bad mood; she feels her cheery outfit will change her heart to joyousness, and those who know her secret method treat her gently on pink days. Continued...