Sprung Again (Unmeaning Flattery)

Sunday 03/20/2011 7:41 AM

Lovely equinox art originally found at: http://blog.beliefnet.com/astrologicalmusings/2009/09/happy-equinox-2009.html

File Under: Equinox, Spring; Someone Else's Image

With day and night equal lengths today, the sun is crossing the celestial equator. In ancient times, this was called The First Point of Aries because back then, the sun was just entering the constellation of the ram as winter ended. Times change and stars drift (see precession), so today we would probably name it The Second (or Third) Point of Pisces.

Round these parts, though, we just call it spring.

Gurdjieff & Vassilis Tsabropoulos "Chants, Hymns and Dances"

G. I. Gurdjieff was an early twentieth century mystic who came to Western Europe with secret knowledge he claimed to have acquired from an obscure group known as the Sarmoung Brotherhood. His philosophy might be best summed up with this quote: “Man lives his life in sleep, and in sleep he dies.” As part of his awakening process he instructed his students in a series of improvisatory movements or dances intended to “to alter or heighten consciousness.” This CD is music that he composed for his dances.

This music has appeared in 8 blog entries.

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