Thursday, 20. September 2007
Financial Astrology

Indian Time Cycles, Gann and the Future of the US Stock Market

Most Gann aficionados know that Gann used astrology and that the most successful traders use it in their trading, as it is the hidden undercurrent that runs the markets. J.P. Morgan, the founder of the Morgan bank, was fond of saying that “anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire, you need an astrologer.” He had a private astrologer, Evageline Adams, who helped him tremendously. I have been fortunate to purchase financial astrological books from her library.

It is a little known fact that W. D. Gann went to India and studied Indian Sidereal Astrology. In his notebooks we find sketches of astrological symbols on his charts; and in his memoirs, he discusses his journey to India. In fact, the famous Gann wheel was first used by tea merchants in seventeenth century India. Gann also discussed the importance of using the starting date of when the first futures contract for a commodity began trading for predicting the future of that commodity. To my knowledge, there are very few individuals who use these starting dates to successfully time the markets even though my experience in using Indian Sidereal astrology has shown that these charts are invaluable.

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Below is a brief introduction to Indian Sidereal Astrology, an overview of Indian time cycles and how they can be used, and a forecast through 2017 for the U.S. stock market based on this system.

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Category: Articles & Essays | Astrology & Astronomy |




Wednesday, 19. September 2007
India’s Ganesha Festival

Amid chanting "Ganpati bappa morya" (A prayer: "in praise of the lord") and bursting of fireworks, several large idols of Ganesha were seen standing tall among fleet of vehicles and slowly inching its way in the snarling traffic of Mumbai from last two days. These Ganesha Idols will be nested in the decorative Mandals (bamboo erected stage) and at homes and will remain there up to 10 days of the festival.

The Ganesh chaturti festival begins on Sept. 15 and will last till the 24th of this month. During the festival, everyday the Lord Ganesha will be worshipped amid chanting of prayers, singing of bhajans (hymns) and ringing of bells. Flowers will be offered, camphor and scented sticks will be lit in front of the lord Ganesha.


A Photo Essay by OhmyNews: India's Ganesha Festival

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One of the most popular Gods in India, lord Ganesh or Ganpati is considered a symbol of wisdom and a bringer of good luck. It is said that his elephant head epitomises everything related to wisdom-small shrewd eyes, long ears that miss nothing, a long nose that can smell out anything fight and his vehicle, a mouse, reflects how much importance a wise man gives to the smallest of life forms. Shown at gateways and on doors, either by visuals or symbols, generally facing the rising sun in the east, Ganesh is revered across India as a great clearer of obstacles. Meetings, gatherings, weddings, functions and celebrations begin with a prayer of lord Ganesh and no new venture-be it a new company, a new house, a new shop is inaugurated without reciting a 'mantra' of lord Ganesh.

1st Ganesh festival - While working on the souvenir to mark the centenary celebrations of our Ganesh festival, we felt the need to collect more information about the festival.


India is a land of festivals and fairs. Every day of the year there is a festival celebrated in some part of the country. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of divine beings, saints, and gurus (revered teachers), or the advent of the new year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion.

Festivals of India
Don't miss Ganesh in Indian Art.

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Category: Gods & Goddesses | Time & Calendar |




News & Stories

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Conservationists fear for Machu Picchu's future by Houston Chronicle.
(WITH SLIDESHOW)
The tourists — about 2,000 each day — tramp through the 15th century mountain sanctuary, clog the paths between the stone buildings, scale fragile rock-and-sod terraces.
Now, following Machu Picchu's widely publicized designation as one of the "New 7 Wonders of the World," South America's best known archaeological site is bracing for even more visitors, while just down the mountain, new hotels and restaurants are going up to serve them. But some experts fear Machu Picchu and its surroundings will be loved to death.


Soul survivor by The Guardian.
His film career may have stalled lately, but Dan Aykroyd still has his eyes on the stars. He's an avid UFO-spotter, believes in alien abductions and thinks extraterrestrials are visiting the Lake District.
Aykroyd is the "Hollywood consultant" for Mufon (it stands for Mutual UFO Network), which seems to involve keeping abreast of developments in the UFO-sighting world and promoting the organisation. "Basically, [Mufon are] scientists from all kinds of disciplines that have formed this group to analyse what is real and what is a hoax ... "


The Enduring Mysteries of the Moon
by Space.com.
The moon--linked in myth with goddesses of witchcraft and the hunt, with gods of magic and wisdom--is nearly as old as Earth itself, with enigmas of its own. As close as the moon is to Earth, we are still far from solving all its mysteries--from how the moon was born to whether life on Earth has its past and future there.

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Is God for Real? by OhmyNews.
The power of prayer, while we're still making up our minds what to do, and who we intend to be, can't be dismissed. Prayer is very effective in bringing about specific manifestations in reality. It's important for people to meditate in a deep, quiet place, on those things of the universe that are important to Being. The act of prayer also does a great deal to reset our paradigms; we are placed once more into the clockwork of the universe, and we're able to measure our respect for ourselves and others in the world. This is a vitally important practice.

Living Your Dreams, in a Manner of Speaking by New York Times.
If you learn to practice “lucid dreaming,” a state in which a sleeping person becomes aware he or she is dreaming and may even be able to direct the action. Those who regularly experience the phenomenon say that like the physics-defying characters in “The Matrix,” they are able to generate or manipulate the fantastical events that unfold. They can fly without wings, play instruments they never learned, go bowling with T. S. Eliot ...

Max the crystal skull by PostStar.
"The skull spoke to me," she [JoAnn Park] said. "He told me his name was Max. Imagine that! I had a rock in a box in the closet who had a name."
Max consists of five layers of quartz crystals, cut on an axis that would almost assure that it could not hold together, Parks explained.
He feels like glass and seems warm to the touch. Parks has a number of stories of people who meditated with the skull and claim physical or emotional healing from the experience.


See also: 'Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull': What's The Title Mean? by MTV Movie News.

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"These things are big crystals, and people started thinking of them as these super computers of past civilizations. If a silicon chip can hold tons of information and data, imagine what a gigantic 11-pound crystal can hold," Zender said. "So maybe this skull has stored all of the lost knowledge of the Mayans or Atlantians, or ET."

Ten-year-old Russian indigo boy predicted future and cured diseases
by Pravda.
People still cherish the memories of Slava Krasheninnikov, the little prophet and healer who died fourteen years ago. His grave in the city of Chebarkul became a place of religious devotion which attracts scores of pilgrims. Hundreds of sufferers come to visit Slava’s mausoleum every day. They lay flowers at his tomb and kneel down to pray. Many scoop out some earth from his grave and put it in their pockets. Rumor has it that the earth can cure lots of ailments…

A new surprising interpretation of Piero della Francesca’s masterpiece, The Flagellation by Newsfood.
In the background, inside the gallery illuminated by the right, the scene represents indubitably Jesus Christ's flagellation during his Passion. But who are the three characters in modern dresses on the right?
David King, director of the Frankfurt Institute for the History of Science, Germany, is now proposing a new tantalizing interpretation based on the relationships his co-worker Berthold Holzschuh discovered between the famous painting and a renaissance astrolabe.
Here is the painting itself.



Some news-links do not last long. In this case please send me a note.
Category: News & Stories |


Tuesday, 18. September 2007
Babylon Mystery: Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadrezzar II, more often called Nebuchadnezzar (c 630-562 BC), was a ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty, who reigned c. 605 BC-562 BC. He is famous for his monumental building within his capital of Babylon, his role in the Book of Daniel, and his construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (which, actually, might never have existed - it could be a myth, since there are no contemporary accounts of it and no archaeological traces) and known among Christians and Jews for his conquests of Judah and Jerusalem.

He was traditionally called "Nebuchadrezzar the Great", but his destruction of temples in Jerusalem and the conquest of Judah caused his vilification in the Bible, (Daniel 1:1; Prophecied Jeremiah 25:11). In contemporary Iraq and some other parts of the Middle East, he is glorified as a historic leader.

See also: Nebuchadnezzar by the WebBible Encyclopedia.

Enjoy now 'Babylon Mystery: Nebuchadnezzar',
First aired on Discovery Civilization, 2002. Duration 46 minutes.



You may also like:
K. C. Hanson's Collection of Mesopotamian Documents, see Nabuchadnezzar Ishtar gate Inscription.

Related Entry:
Secrets Of The Ancients: Hanging Gardens (Video)
Category: Buildings & Places | Movies & TV | Myths & Sagas |


Monday, 17. September 2007
What Color is Your Aura?

Ever wondered about golden haloes around head of saints, gods or spiritually enlightened people shown in their pictures? It is called Aura.

Everything is made of energy & vibrations. That’s why everything has an Aura. Aura is an energy field that reflects the subtle life energies within the body. It’s a personal electromagnetic energy field around each of us shaped like Eggshell.
Kirlian method:

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Apple

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Leaf

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Butterfly



It is a reflection of the body's spirit energy. It reflects our health, mental activity & emotional state. It also shows disease - often long before the onset of symptoms.

Basic Aura looks like layer of Light covered body from 2-3 inches. But it can extend. You can see colors in extended part.

Psychics can see auras. Very young children can see aura spontaneously. Infants frequently look ABOVE a person in front of them. When they don't like the color of the aura above the head, or if this color is much different from their parent's aura, they cry, no matter how much smiling the person does.

Do you feel attracted or repelled to some person without even knowing them? It is because we can feel energy of other people’s aura subconsciously.

Aura Photography

There have been various attempts to photograph the aura. Aura Photography was first experimented with by scientist Nicola Tesla in the 1890’s. (By the way Tesla invented system for electrical transmission- the AC (alternating current) system that we use in our homes today & DC (Direct Current) is Edison’s invention) The Soviet Union included Aura Photography in the psychic research conducted in the 1960’s. In 1975 The University of California at Los Angeles was able to measure Auras with great accuracy.

Semyon D. Kirlian a Russian technician was repairing equipment in a hospital when he noticed something unusual. He later found that through the interaction of electric currents and photographic plates, imprints of living organisms developed on film.

Kirlian and his wife developed the process in 1939. They call it the “Kirlian Effect” (pronounced keer-lee-an) In the late 1940’s the Russians began serious research, but it was not until the 1970’s that Kirlian photography research began in the United States.

Kirlian photography involves the transferring of a high frequency charge through a metal plate attached to a Polaroid film camera base. The finger tips are lightly placed on the film which is encased in a light-tight bag, and an electric exposure is made. Sixty seconds later, after the film develops, the Kirlian photograph is complete and the subject’s energy field is revealed.

There are many different colored bands in a person’s aura.


Each color has significance on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.

The color of the Aura is based on frequency (cycles/second) of light energy. For this reason, the Aura may, and often does, change color, as the movement of light particles in the auric field responds to external forces.

Meaning of colors & How to see Auras, also your own? Read more ...
Category: Body & Health | Energy & Light |


Chinese Paper Gods

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Bedroom Door: Qilin song zi - 麒麟 送 子


The images in this collection were assembled by Anne S. Goodrich (1895–2005) in 1931, when as a Christian missionary in Peking she became interested in local folk religious practices. She studied the paper gods in this collection for much of her life. After publishing her research conclusions in 1991, she donated these prints to the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University.

The images are divided initially by usage: Those which were purchased to be burned immediately and serve as emissaries to heaven; and those which were purchased to be displayed for a year while offering protection to the family in a variety of ways, before being burned. The images are further divided by display locations and by the deities they represent.


Chinese Paper Gods by Columbia University Libraries.
An online visual catalog of over 200 woodcuts used in folk religious practices in Beijing and other parts of China in the 1930s.

See also:
The Nianhua Gallery by James Flath at the University of Western Ontario.


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Domestic Shrine: Ding fu gong - 定福宮
Category: Gods & Goddesses |


Sunday, 16. September 2007
The Heavens - Astronomy in New Mexico

New Mexico is linked to the stars by the "observatories" of the ancient peoples at Chaco Canyon and Bandelier National Monument, and by the present day Very Large array near Socorro, as well as the National Solar Observatory at Cloudcroft. This program explores the overwhelming sense of awe humans have about the wonders of the heavens, from the earliest days to today.

Orginally broadcast 1993 on New Mexico PBS station KNME.

Even if this is an old film, it's still pretty good. Duration: 29 minutes.

Category: Astrology & Astronomy | Buildings & Places | Movies & TV |


Saturday, 15. September 2007
Cosmic Fusion: The Inner Alchemy of the Eight Forces

Cosmic Fusion is an advanced level of Inner Alchemy that teaches how to bring the physical body into balance with the energy body - a necessary prerequisite for the formation of the universal body, the pearl of compassion that is one with Original Creation and the Universal Tao.

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Cosmic Fusion works with the expression of the eight pakua (bagwa) of Chinese cosmology, through which all creation is divided and given form, its nature, and definition.

Cosmic Fusion exercises establish the spiritual body firmly in the lower abdomen, where Chi energy is gathered and distributed to all parts of the physical body. The fully illustrated exercises in this book also show how to collect and channel the greater energies of the stars and planets. By “fusing” all these different energies together, a harmonious whole is created, a unity of what is above and below. As heavenly and earthly forces are brought into balance, the life perfectly suited to the practitioner manifests, allowing the spirit body to prepare to move into worlds beyond - and back.


Cosmic Fusion: The Inner Alchemy of the Eight Forces by Mantak Chia
Universal Tao Publications, 2002
PDF | 3 MB | 255 pages

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of twenty-six books, including 'Energy Balance through the Tao' and 'The Inner Structure of Tai Chi'.

Example from the book:

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Related Entries:
Tan Tien Chi Kung
Awaken Healing Energy through the Tao
Chi Self Massage
Category: Body & Health | Books & Magazines | Energy & Light |


Egypt Puzzle

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Unlock the secrets of the Pharaohs hidden in ancient hieroglyphs that will help you restore the glorious pyramids.

Match three or more hieroglyphic blocks of the same color in the center by pushing them from the borders remove all blocks in the center.

Egypt Puzzle
Category: Games & Humor |


Friday, 14. September 2007
Miniature Fairy Garden Accessories

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Create an enchanted portal into the world of fairies, gnomes, and magical wee garden folk with our selection of handcrafted fairy doors. Place one of these enchanted fairy doors in front of a stump, tree, or rock outcropping to create an instant fairy or gnome dwelling!

Fairies, gnomes and magical wee garden folk are naturally shy magical creatures that appreciate magical portals to pass easily through your garden undetected by human eyes.


Fairy Doors


Believe in the magic of fairies and indulge your imagination in your outdoor enchanted miniature fairy garden. Fairies were often reported to be enchanted peaceful beings that protect humans, from illness, stress, and danger. You can't help but love the playful quality of fairies always ready to frolic and dance in your magical miniature fairy garden when no one is watching!

Fairy Houses

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Our collection of Forest Fairy Furniture is handcrafted from scratch from natural oak harvested from our own backyard. Each piece of Forest Furniture is lovingly assembled by hand to grace your miniature garden, gnome garden or miniature fairy garden.

Fairy Furniture


There are so many things you can add to your miniature fairy garden abd magical miniature garden, it can be a bit overwhelming! We've broken down our categories into buildings, fairy garden accents, miniatures, garden decor and gifts to help you navigate our site and build the enchanted miniature garden of your dreams.

Enchanted Gardens
Happy gardening!

Related Entry:
Lighted Fairy Houses
Category: Faeries & Nature Spirits | Products & Services |


Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity

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Amulets -- protective devices worn around the body, or placed next to other objects, to protect them from various evils -- were common in all societies and all periods of antiquity, and their use was accepted as normal by secular, religious, and "scientific" authorities (i.e., the physicians). Almost anything could serve as an amulet -- a red string wound around the wrist, a stone carried in a small pouch around the neck, or a piece of iron tied to one's bed. Such amulets could be prepared at home, and called for no special knowledge or technical skills. Given their mundane nature, such amulets often are hard to identify -- for when we come across a decorated ring, for example, how can we tell whether it was an amulet or merely a piece of jewelry?


Protective Magic: Amulets and Gems

Within the wide category of protective magic, one local tradition stands out as unique, namely the so-called Babylonian demon bowls.

These inscribed earthenware vessels were found in several sites in Iraq and Iran, dating from the 6th to the 8th centuries A.D. and are unknown outside that region. They are normally inscribed in one of three Aramaic dialects -- Jewish-Aramaic, Syriac, and Mandaic -- though some bowls are known which are inscribed in Persian (Pehlevi). The form and direction of the writing varies -- the most common form being spirals, beginning from the bowl's rim and moving toward the center. Some bowls are inscribed on the outside as well as the inside.

Moreover, numerous bowls are inscribed in various pseudo-scripts, either because the person who manufactured them was illiterate, or because the text itself was deemed only a secondary component of the bowl, and could be recited orally, or dispensed with altogether.

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While many bowls show little sign of outside influence, others display the well-known motifs of "international" magic -- common divine names, familiar voces magicae, and symbols such as the ouroboros or the characteres.
Protective Magic: Babylonian Demon Bowls

Magic played several important roles in ancient life, and many magical texts have survived on papyrus. This popular exhibit examines these ancient, mystical traditions:
Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity by the University of Michigan Library.
Category: Magick & Witchcraft |


Thursday, 13. September 2007
Surviving 2012 and Planet X

First of all: There is a long, long list of "end of time" stories that get around for years.

Is there a disaster that mankind has not yet imagined, described, drawn or filmed? Depending on the way it sees the world and time, depending on its beliefs and its scientific model, each society perceives the catastrophe differently. This is true for the future as well as for the past. Technological prospects, political discourse and stories of the end of time, all illustrate this multi-faceted reality. Within each system of interpretation, catastrophe is now assuming an unprecedented significance in the face of the globalised environmental and social uncertainties of the 21st century.
Mankind has always wondered about its future. Through works of fiction, man seeks to describe the catastrophe to come, the better to explore, expose and exorcise his fears. These apocalyptic visions give expression to our concerns and help us to prepare for the dangers that the future may hold in store.

So, how about you? How do you imagine the catastrophe to come?

Oh well guess I'll just be extremely English about the whole situation and have a nice cup of tea.

Anyway - If you like end-of-times stories then this is one for you.

Produced and hosted by Marshall Masters, a former CNN science feature field producer, it is an ideal Planet X / 2012 primer for those new to this vital topic.
As the co-author and publisher of Planet X Forecast and 2012 Survival Guide, Marshall believes that 2012 will be a survivable, evolutionary event.


Part 1 of 5: Understanding the Threat (8:25)

Shows how the approach of Planet X is already changing our world.




Part 2 of 5: Reading the Signs (9:35)

Presents scientific proof for a catastrophic return of Planet X in 2012.




Part 3 of 5: Historical Proof (6:14)

Presents historical proof for past catastrophic flybys of Planet X
and ancient predictions regarding 2012.




Part 4 of 5: Surviving the Flyby (8:27)

Examines the massive Planet X preparations our governments
are making in anticipation of a 2012 Planet X flyby.




Part 5 of 5: Beyond 2012 (4:46)

Offers a post-2014 vision of our world and how humanity
will rebuild after the Planet X flyby.




See also:
Marshall Masters: YOWUSA.COM
Marshall Masters: Could We See Two Suns in Five Years?, Media Website.
Category: Movies & TV | New Legends & Claims |


Wednesday, 12. September 2007
Spirit Photography

For over 100 years Spiritualists and others in the field of psychic research have tried scientifically to prove that people have souls that live on after death. Spiritualists have often used spirit photography as proof of survival-after-death. Photography itself dates back to the 1840's and has progressed from daguerreotypes to the highly evolved photography that we know today. Amazingly, spirit photography which first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century also continues to evolve and is alive and well in this twenty-first century.

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Spirit photography began with one man, a Boston engraver named William H. Mumler, who discovered ghostly images of individuals on a photograph he had taken of a colleague in 1862. Mumler, who had been casually experimenting with his camera at the time, claimed to have had little or no interest in spiritualism. The news of Mumler's discovery quickly spread around the world and shortly after Mumler started a business as a medium/photographer claiming he could call up deceased celebrities, strangers and family and friends of well-paying clients. He charged ten dollars per photograph at a time when an average portrait cost merely pennies. Mumler's portrait sittings were like any other, a person would sit for their own picture expecting their deceased friend or relative, a spirit "extra," to appear not in the studio but in the negative and prints.

Beyond the Grave: A Brief History of Spirit Photography
by Anne Harney and Leigh McCuen.

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During 30+ years of collecting we have often found that a sub-collection will just appear without our being aware that it was happening. This is the origin (really appropriate when you think about it) of our collection of spirit photography. We acquired an original edition of Brewster's book on the Stereograph and read his instructions for making a spirit photograph. We then realized that we already had a stereo card that gave him credit as well as more than 30 other stereos of "spirits".

We had read about Mumler and were delighted to acquire some of his carte-de-visites. We then picked up additional carte-de-visites and cabinet cards here and there and a few books on the subject.


Jack and Beverly's Spirit Photographs


Approaching photography and photographer literally as a "medium," this exhibition considers how historical and present-day practitioners utilize and reference intrinsic mechanics of light-sensitive media to achieve spiritual allusions and illusions. The title of the show is a nod to the early-twentieth century painter Wassily Kandinsky's landmark book, Concerning the Spiritual in Art (1911), which heralded artists as the leaders of a new spiritualist age. Many of the makers represented here are from New England or have ties to Boston, an area that gave rise to spirit photography itself as well as one of the most notable mediums in Spiritualism's history.

Concerning the Spiritual in Photography
by Leslie K. Brown.

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Related Entry:
Do You Believe? - A Ghostly Gallery
Category: Ghosts & Spirits | Para & PSI |


Heart and Soul: The Integrative Medicine of Dr. Mehmet Oz

The word "healing" means "to make whole." But historically, Western medicine has taken a divided view of human health. It has stressed medical treatments of biological ailments. That may be changing. Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiovascular surgeon, is part of a new generation of doctors who are taking medicine to new technological and spiritual frontiers.

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Dr. Mehmet Oz was interviewed on the American Public Media radio program 'Speaking of Faith'. During the hour-long segment, entitled "Heart and Soul: The Integrative Medicine of Dr. Mehmet Oz," Dr. Oz talked about his career as a cardiac surgeon and an innovator of devices and procedures to heal the heart, and about the mind and energy-oriented therapies like meditation, reflexology, and massage that he has introduced into operating and recovery rooms at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia.



Also available as RealAudio and Podcast at Speaking of Faith.


Transcript of Radio Program:

Krista Tippett, host: I'm Krista Tippett. Today, "Heart and Soul: The Integrative Medicine of Mehmet Oz." Cardiovascular surgeon Mehmet Oz is a healer, a teacher and, he says, an explorer. In bringing meditation as well as robotics into the operating theater, he and others like him are changing the face of modern medicine.

Doctor Mehmet Oz: When you finally figure out that you've got the best technology available, when you've finally climbed the last technology mountain and the patient still doesn't feel well, that's when we start looking in areas where we're much less comfortable, like spirituality and alternative therapies that bridge cultures of healing beyond this country's borders.

Ms. Tippett: This is Speaking of Faith. Stay with us.

I'm Krista Tippett. The word "healing" means "to make whole." But historically, in a field like cardiology, Western medicine has taken a divided view of human health. It has stressed medical treatment of biological ailments. This hour, we revisit my conversation with Mehmet Oz, one of the most respected and dynamic of a generation of doctors on new spiritual, as well as technological, frontiers.

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Category: Body & Health | Music & Voices |


Tuesday, 11. September 2007
Cosmographica - The Paintings of Don Dixon

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A scene far more common within a globular cluster, where stars swarm like bees and collisions between them are more likely, this digital painting shows the final minutes of our sun's life as a white dwarf approaches it. As tidal forces stretch the sun into a pear-shape, the delicate balance between gravity and radiation pressure fails, and the sun ruptures. The energy released as the two stars merge would vaporize the earth.

Don Dixon Portfolio:
More than 500 images.
Each page contains 50 fast-loading thumbnails which link to larger images. For the sake of completeness (and to perhaps inspire young artists to persevere) I've included very early work dating from the late 1960's.


Most were created in traditional media -- acrylics on illustration board. In the past few years, however, I've done most work using Adobe Photoshop as a digital paintbox. Digital painting is wonderfully liberating. The ability to save multiple versions of a subject encourages the artist to take risks. The tradeoff, however, is that there is no physical original. On the other hand, digital images can, theoretically, last forever. The ill-fated Russian Mars 6 probe carried a CD filled with Martian literature and imagery -- including my painting Red Mars -- that was to serve as a kind of time capsule for future colonists. Unfortunately it "sleeps with the fishes" at the bottom of the Pacific instead.
Now that most of my scientific illustrations are being created digitally, I have returned to my first love: painting in oils on canvas.

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Cosmographica - The Paintings of Don Dixon
Category: Art & Visions | Astrology & Astronomy |


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