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Alan Hutner’s Monthly
Out-of-the-Box Conversation
Gangiji / PART 1
What I support people doing is, for a moment, retreating from their name, their gender, their history, their past, their future, their bodily sensations, and discovering what cannot be retreated from.
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Gail Vivino's
Astrological Insights:
Peace and Passion
On July 21, Saturn enters the sign Libra, where it will travel until fall of 2012. Shortly after, on July 26, it opposes Uranus for the final time in a stretch that began in the
fall of 2008, when our new president was elected.
Saturn is archetypally associated with the concept of “destiny” or purpose or life’s work. Whatever sign it’s in is usually an area of life we take seriously, learn lessons about, and gain wisdom in.
Arthur Lopez:
Ancestral Paths To Our Modern World
Interview and photographs
by Karen Cole
‘‘It’s an obsession or passion of mine. Each one is a beautiful and unique piece of artwork.” Arthur Lopez grinned as he spoke, gazing at his immense collection of carved crucifixes.
As I interviewed Arthur, we toured his surroundings, which are brimming with sculpture and paintings created by family, artisans, and Arthur’s own hands. His pieces are edgy and explosive, stretching the boundaries of his cultural tradition. Some are sculptural commentaries on social, political, and religious issues.
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Concrete Dreams
By Betsy Model
If you’ve got concrete ideas about the future of sustainable, affordable housing, perhaps exchanging an adjective for a noun can provide the sturdy foundation you’re looking for.
Most everyone knows what concrete (the noun) is. A quick glance around a neighborhood street provides plenty of examples of how concrete – and its big brother, cement – are used to create everything from street curbs and highway barriers to block walls and
garden statuary.
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Star Gazing and
E-mail Grazing
By John Cole
We are reaching full information-absorption capacity — the hard drive is crammed full, and we resent it when someone puts forth more information to digest.
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