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The Man who Tilted at Literary Windmills
Miguel de Cervantes (September 20, 1547 OS – April 22, 1616 NS) On this day in 1605, Miguel de Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote is first published. It’s hard to believe it was so long ago. Cervantes claimed to have written … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, non-conformist, Quixotic, rebel, Spanish, writers
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Are We All Playing on The Devil’s Team?
Even Sidney Poitier Made Mistakes* It’s a tricky thing, reviewing our lives. If we’re brutally honest with ourselves, it can be devastating. A dissertation on the nature of man, for your edification. You realize that a tiger, following its nature, … Continue reading
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Tagged black and white, good vs evil, life review, nature, Seth, spirituality, writers
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The Man who Wrote The Faerie Queene
Edmund Spenser (d. January 13, 1599) William Blake thought that Edmund Spenser was the precursor of John Milton. I wonder… Since we don’t know exactly when Spenser was born, we can only rely upon his death details. The connections between … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, past lives, reincarnation, relationships, surprise, writers
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Now, I Wasn’t Expecting This Connection:
John Milton (December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674) By now, I should know better. But, honestly, the highlights of history are sometimes too much to experience firsthand. So, intervening years and lives make the connections more real. John Milton … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, astrology, dissenters, Gnosticism, past lives, reincarnation, spiritual poetry, United Kingdom, visionary, writers
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The Author who Shared the Remains of an Age with Us
Kazuo Ishiguro (November 9, 1954) Long before “Downton Abbey” the recent past in England was explored by Kazuo Ishiguro in his book “The Remains of the Day” in 1989. By 1993, this book was adapted into a film, starring Anthony … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930's, 1950's, astrology, films, in service, Japan, United Kingdom, upstairs downstairs, writers
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All About Time: The Film Writer/Director who Is…
Robert Zemeckis (May 14, 1952) We watched “The Polar Express” last night (again), but this time in a six-seater private screening room. What a difference from the cinema version and/or a TV broadcast… Most of the film takes place between … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, childhood memories, Christmas, directors, films, Hollywood, producers, writers
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Last of the Great Russian Christian Mystics
Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910) Ian, from our Faith & Science group, sent me links to pdf copies of two of Leo Tolstoy‘s books on the Gospels. Ian also copied out the Preface to “The Gospel … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, Christians, Lord's Prayer, mysticism, Russia, writers
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A Man about 150 Years Ahead of His Time
Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) Today is Oscar Wilde‘s 167th birthday. He didn’t live to a ripe old age, dying at 46 years, broken and alone. Is there a lesson in this story? Of course, only … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, birthday, prisoner, scandal, thinking, writers
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“Owl’s Talons Clenching My Heart”
Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) We watched a short documentary about this tortured soul‘s short life two nights ago. She was too far ahead as a feminist in the 1950’s to stay unaffected by society’s pressures … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 60's, astrology, mental states, poet, suicide, writers
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And Then the Line Suddenly Doubles…
Some Reincarnational Timelines (Part 2) Before William Blake had died, a new ‘branch’ of my spiritual tree was growing, which then confuses the traditional understanding of reincarnation. Phineas Quimby was born. Quite rightly, these two are connected, but is it … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology, past lives, reincarnation, spiritual poetry, spirituality, writers
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