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Restoring the Lost Sense –
June 9, 2020 |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Strange Prayers for Strange Times –
May 17, 2020 |
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5 stars
"And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation
with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye
in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about
'proper' praying, just talk to God." —Richard J. Foster I think most of us would concede that Earth is a strange place and human beings are strange creatures. It stands to reason then that our times here should be likewise. But how do we go about dealing with such pervasive peculiarity and the consequent sense of unfixedness it engenders? Each person must confront that problem in their own way, but solving it is essential if we're to reach any level of peace either within ourselves or as residents of our terrestrial home. For innumerable humans throughout history, the solution has been spiritual. Strange Prayers for Strange Times is a compendium of unique approaches to one of those solutions: appealing to a Higher Power by means of personal prayers. Mr. Conley does not define the Entity on the receiving end, nor would it be appropriate for him to do so since each of the petitioners whose entreaties are featured no doubt had their own unique understanding of who or what they had turned to for assistance. The particulars are left to a reader's sacred intuition. I was powerfully affected by this book. In my 'mind's ear', I heard the urgently whispered pleas of kindred souls, grappling for spiritual purchase in a chaotic and often barbarous world. The intense feelings of unity with and empathy for my fellow 'strangelings' that I experienced as I turned the pages will remain in my heart for a long time to come. —Natasha K.
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
May 16, 2020 |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Strange Prayers for Strange Times –
May 9, 2020 |
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
April 24, 2020 |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Strange Prayers for Strange Times –
December 15, 2019 |
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Strange Prayers for Strange Times –
November 17, 2019 |
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Restoring the Lost Sense –
October 23, 2019 |
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| [Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost
sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of
Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then
flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images
we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.] |
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Strange Prayers for Strange Times –
October 20, 2019 |
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We did a Google search on the phrase "exhausted by prayer." Only a dozen results came up, and only one that actually charmed and intrigued us, involving an unlikely pair of dice:
In a small chapel belonging to the church of St. Dominic, were formerly exhibited relics of St. Rose, the patroness of Lima. Among them was a pair of dice, with which it was gravely said that, when the fair saint was exhausted by prayer and penance, the Saviour would appear and revive her drooping spirits with a friendly game. [Harpers, Oct. 1851]
See Astragalomancy: A Loaded Guide: Intriguing Readings of 21 Discrete Dice Throws.
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Everybody's Doing This Now –
September 5, 2019 |
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