RIP David Lynch, filmmaker and meditator

RIP David Lynch

Valarie Kaur: See No Stranger

We’ve talked about Valarie Kaur and her Revolutionary Love tour, a much-needed call and plan of action to heal our fractured society. Here are a couple of excerpts from her book, See No Stranger.

Creativity, Spirituality and Science

Daruma dolls: Goal getters

Daruma dolls are symbols of good luck and fortune and tenacity and perseverance. They are modelled after the Bodhidharma, who in lore is said to have meditated for nine years straight until his arms and legs and eyelids fell off. (Yikes! This explains the round shape of the dolls.)

New Year's Eve Lucky Foods and Traditions

I looked up some New Year’s Eve traditions and picked the ones we might actually do. (aka food.) I’m pretty sure no one wants to throw a broken dish at a loved one’s front door. (But if you do, more power to ya! That’s a Denmark thing and is supposed to wish them luck.)

Jodorowsky's Dune: "the greatest movie never made"

Since we’ve been thinking about authenticity and staying true to one’s self, I thought I’d mention this documentary: Jodorowsky’s Dune. Alejandro Jodorowsky is a filmmaker. In the 70s he made a couple of really wild, wacky, gross cult movies. He made them how he wanted to make them, despite the opinions of others.

Authenticity

In the movie, Pig, Nicolas Cage’s character, a former chef, talks to a chef who once worked for him and now runs a very successful restaurant. I posted the clip below, and I won’t do it justice if I try to describe it. I will just say it is a plea for authenticity, and the sentiment struck me.

Abraham-Hicks and the Law of Attraction

“I am Abraham. I am your spiritual guide.”

Beatrix Potter

In 1901, Beatrix Potter self-published her first book, the Tale of Peter Rabbit, after several publishers had turned it down. It was picked up by a publisher the next year and was so popular it was reprinted six times by the end of the year. Potter went on to write 20 more children’s stories, becoming one of the most beloved authors of all time.

Are you Spiritually Mature?

Consciousness of neutrality refers to a state of awareness characterized by impartiality, non-judgment, and detached observation. This concept is explored in various philosophical and spiritual frameworks, including David R. Hawkins' Map of Consciousness.