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Last updated 3/28/2005
1. Drawing Down the Moon : Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers and Other Pagans in America Today
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From Amazon.com: Popular demand for this clear-sighted compendium
of information about the rebirth of Pagan religions hasn't waned since its
initial publication in 1979. Distinguished by the journalism of National
Public Radio columnist Margot Adler,
Drawing Down the Moon explains this diverse and
burgeoning religion's philosophies and activities while dispelling stereotypes
that have long been associated with it. Most people don't realize that pagan
simply refers to pre-Christian polytheistic nature religions, such as the
various Native American creeds, Japanese Shinto, Celtic Druid, and Western
European Wicca. Originally, the word pagan meant "country dweller" and was a
derogatory term in Rome in the third century A.D., not unlike calling someone
a hick today. If you find yourself feeling queasy when you hear the words
witch or pagan, a healthy dose of reeducation via
Drawing Down the Moon could be the cure.
2. Eva Luna
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From Amazon.com: A woman makes love to an Indian dying of snakebite, miraculously restoring him to life and engendering a daughter named Eva "so she will love life." Thus begins Allende's latest novel, a magnificent successor to The House of the Spirits and Of Love and Shadows. Set in a Latin American country, it relates Eva's picaresque adventures. Brought up in the house of an eccentric doctor devoted to mummifying corpses, where her mother is a servant, Eva is left an orphan at six. Her black godmother, or madrina , leases her as a servant to a series of bizarre households of metaphorical significance, the last of which she leaves in grand style upon emptying a government Minister's chamberpot over his head. Interleaved with Eva's story is her account of a certain Rolf Carle, with whom her life will become linked--she tells of his youth in Nazi Austria and young manhood as a filmmaker in South America. Through a series of improbable and felicitous coincidences, Eva is taken under the wing of such exotic benefactors as a street urchin who becomes a guerrilla leader, a colorful whorehouse Madam, a kindly Turkish merchant and a stunningly beautiful transsexual. Like the author, Eva is a prodigious fabulist, weaving extraordinary tales that change reality at will, making it, as she says, easier to bear. Although the fabulist's art is seen as dangerously escapist, Allende's wonderful novel, crammed with the strange and fantastical, the sensuous and the erotic, also speaks powerfully in the cause of freedom.
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From Amazon.com: With its subtle light illuminating the night sky, the Moon has always been an object of fascination, from its phoenixlike cycle of birth and death to its association with the female body and fertility. Jules Cashford explores the myths, symbols, and poetic images of the Moon throughout history, starting from early Paleolithic markings on horn and bone, up to present-day poetry. This captivating book traces our customs and secular events back to their sacred lunar source explaining how we have evolved to think in some of the ways that we do and why. Accompanied by 175 beautiful illustrations, The Moon investigates how the lunar image helped shape our mind, and more importantly, it examines what these myths and images tell us about our own consciousness. This is the most comprehensive and in-depth look at the moon and its vast influence on the structure and function of mythology, religion, and consciousness.
1. Luna
Original Release Date: 1994
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From Amazon.com: This rhythmic beauty offers deep songs that evoke the
feminine mysteries with emphasis on the rhythm of flowing.
Luna
is spiced with riffs from violins, synthesizers, guitars, bass, harp, and lead
and background vocals, and of course, extraordinary percussion.
Original Release Date: 1991
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From Amazon.com: The success of her first international hit, Watermark, confirmed Enya as less a singer or songwriter than a sonic architect: working with producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan, the classically-trained pianist built vaulting cathedrals of sound, framed by luminous piano, shimmering synthesizer orchestrations, and, above all, the seemingly infinite layers of vocal harmonies she plied on every song. The deeply romantic Celtic pop on its 1991 successor, Shepherd Moons, sustains the same spectrum of hushed reverie and surging, rhapsodic releases, as well as its mix of ballads, floating midtempo pieces, and forays into Celtic and Latin--and it's every bit as seductive. The terminally hip will sneer, but it's no accident that "Caribbean Blue," the best known song here, managed to sneak onto modern rock, top 40, "adult alternative" and public radio playlists.
3. Lux Vivens (Living Light): The Music of Hidegard von Bingen
Original Release Date: 1998
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From Amazon.com: This recording of 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen's music is a sheer delight, a beautiful collection of compositions for which the Benedictine nun (considered a saint, although never formally canonized) claimed divine inspiration. Listening to singer Jocelyn Montgomery's gorgeous renditions, that's easy to believe. Lushly produced by David Lynch, Lux Vivens has a clarity and presence of sound that does the material justice. The accompaniment itself is fairly thin, confined to sparse instrumentation and the inclusion of crashing waves, wind, tolling bells, or birdsong; this allows the beauty of the melodies themselves to shine through unimpeded. The selections include both secular ("Battle and Transition," "Et Ideo") and sacred ("Gloria Patri," "Kyrie"), though it's the melodies that capture the listener's ear. Enchanting and often otherworldly, Lux Vivens is a listening experience that's both subtle and sublime.
1. Moonstruck
(1987) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: The original screenplay is a wonderful, gently satirical tale of an Italian-American family dealing with repression and dissatisfaction against a backdrop of cultural expectations. Cher is focused and funny as a widow who feels she should marry an older fellow (Danny Aiello), but then falls for his black-sheep brother (Nicolas Cage). Olympia Dukakis and Vincent Gardenia are perfect as her parents, and John Mahoney (Frasier) has a memorable, small role as a middle-aged man on the make who gets a lecture from Dukakis's character. The dialogue is comically stylized in a way that makes one appreciate how much words can inform an actor's performance. Taking its cues from director Norman Jewison (And Justice for All), the cast immerse themselves in a pool of hilariously operatic emotion.
(1991) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: A jewel of a sleeper, The Man in the Moon comes off as a nearly perfect short story of two sisters' first competition in the field of love. In a 1950's small Louisiana farm town, 14-year-old Dani falls for Court, a 17-year-old engaging neighbor boy. The two become great friends, but Court is more interested in Dani's 17-year-old sister, Maureen, who is blossoming. Dani will look for any justification why she should be with Court, but as human law dictates, there is no cure for a 14-year-old with a crush. The film is another winning portrayal of small-town adolescence from Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird). His eye for casting is impeccable, with Sam Waterston and Tess Harper as the earnest parents and newcomer Jason London as the dreamy Court. The real find, though, is Reese Witherspoon as Dani. Her timeless work here is magical. The PG-13 rating is a bit heavy-handed--although the film does not shy away from its look at budding sensuality, or a horrific and emotional accident.
3. China Moon
(1994) ~ DVD
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From Amazon.com: Ed Harris, Madeline Stowe, and Benicio Del Toro star in this tricky modern noir. Harris plays Kyle Bodine, a police detective with a keen eye for detail and seemingly all the answers. His axiom is that murderers "always screw it up sooner or later," and if you think those words won't come back to haunt him, you don't know your suspense movies. He soon runs into Rachel (Stowe), who is rich, beautiful, and married to an abusive husband. The plot rolls along nicely toward the murder we all know is coming, then gives a few good twists on the way out. Del Toro, not yet famous in this 1991 release, does a terrific more-than-meets-the-eye acting job as Kyle's partner Lamar. This is a fun thriller that hits all the suspense film marks but still manages to keep a few surprises up its sleeve. | |||||||||
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