Art and Music
What an incredible way to honor a time past and celebrate this Christmas season! This awesome 1940’s musical flashback will really move you.
Lee’s fame and influence as the face and figurehead of Marvel, even in his nonagenarian years, remained considerable. Beginning in the 1960s, the irrepressible and feisty Lee punched up his Marvel superheroes with personality, not just power. Until then, comic book headliners like those of DC Comics were square and well-adjusted, but his heroes had human foibles and hang-ups; Peter Parker/Spider-Man, for example, fretted about his dandruff and was confused about dating. The evildoers were a mess of psychological complexity.
John Lennon never shied away from telling it like it is, and neither should we. In honor of what would have been Lennon’s 78th birthday, here are some uncomfortable truths about life in the American police state..
With her fun and upbeat “Colors” music video, Wai Lana is introducing us to a simple and practical world-view, one that can put an end to unnecessary racial conflict and disharmony. So check out Colors. It’s such an easy good deed to share it with your friends and family, but it can make a world of difference in people’s lives.
Remember Who You Are by Omkara is a song that inspires spiritual awakening and oneness. I listened to this song during a sacred ceremony I took part in. It’s one of the most beautiful spiritual songs I’ve ever heard. (Note: Here is also a live version with Omkara performing for Mooji.) Lyrics: This life is… This […]
Cannabis, better known as marijuana, has been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. Historical remnants from all around the world reveal the importance of cannabis in medicine and spirituality. The earliest written references to cannabis are found in the Chinese Materia Medica, written by Shen Nung around 2800 B.C. Nung documented 100 conditions that responded well to cannabis, including gout and rheumatism. For thousands of years, cannabis remained one of the 50 essential plants used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Vedas, the sacred text of India, also lists cannabis as one of five sacred plants. The ancient Egyptians, Persians and Greeks also used cannabis in a variety of ways, including medicinally and for spiritual upliftment.
It’s great to strive to do your best, but when that feeling becomes a compulsion, when you lose sleep because some project didn’t turn out right, or when nothing you can do feels quite good enough, you have veered into the unhealthy territory of perfectionism.
The Solfeggio Frequencies are a series of 6 electromagnetic musical tones that the Gregorian Monks were said to use when they chanted in meditation. Rediscovered in 1974 by Dr. Joseph Puleo, these six Solfeggio Frequencies are said to deeply penetrate the conscious and subconscious mind, stimulating inner healing.
Buddhist Music can bring many health benefits to your child’s brain and inspire them as they discover and open themselves to understand the world; fostering their ability to make kind and compassionate choices that will eventually influence their practice on compassion, happiness, and ability to experience joy.
Are you ready for an aggressively 21st-century sentence? Benedict Cumberbatch and his Uber driver apparently saved a Deliveroo guy. According to British paper The Sun, Uber driver Manuel Dias picked up the Sherlock Holmes star and his wife Sophie Hunter to take them to a club in London.
Film has the power to illuminate, to make us feel deeply, essentially taking us to a place beyond ourselves. As a medium, it opens hearts and minds, and our response to it is both visceral and personal. Underneath this response lies the unspoken connection between us all, and nowhere is this more evident than at the ILLUMINATE Film Festival. Renowned for their groundbreaking immersive approach to the film festival experience, the 5th annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival returns May 30th-June 3rd. The premier conscious film festival, which some have referred to as the Sundance of the conscious film industry, ILLUMINATE is dedicated to elevating awareness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema.
Little Girl is an original, never released song by Christina Grimmie that shares a moving story about the profound level of love and support that exists between mother and daughter. Christina wrote when she was 12 years old to comfort her mother, who was battling breast cancer at the time.
The industry component of the Illuminate Film Festival, the Conscious Film Convergence (CFC) is geared to filmmakers and offers attendees an invaluable opportunity to learn from and interact with speakers both at sessions and nightly parties. True to the mission of the festival, the goal off the CFC is to elevate global consciousness through cinema by supporting emerging voices in the field of conscious entertainment.
ILLUMINATE is the premier conscious film festival, and is dedicated to elevating awareness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema. Here’s the incredible 2018 lineup.
Today, on Earth day, I want to share this beautiful song that is an Ode to Mother Earth. And, it’s also a healing song for the first chakra. Below are the lyrics so you can get even more benefit by singing along. Enjoy!
