Lake MacBride

The weather was beautiful today–not super sunny, but overcast in a way that brightens the colors and muffles sound–just how I like it. I drove up to Lake MacBride to see if I could run into the bald eagles my friend Sterling sees up there. I didn’t see them–I kind of wonder if [...]

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What is flight?

Birds are masters of the air. Masters in the sense of knowledge. Really in order to fly one must both know how to use the air to one’s advantage and how to yield to the air. Meeting the air. Being in the flow (as Kali Ray would say). Being in [...]

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Wake up call

I was trying to stay asleep today. I had my head covered up to keep out the pesky light. Then I heard an especially loud bird song. I looked over at the window and saw that a songbird had landed on my open window! Of course the Savage Beast I call [...]

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Hawks and Eagles: vision and flight terms

Hawk Vision: at 500ft hawks can see about 27 square miles, at 1000 they can see about 39, at 5000: 86, and at 10000: 122. Hawks usually are at between 2300 and 4600 ft at the height of the day heat. Vultures reach 10,000 feet–their rocking motion enables them to climb much higher [...]

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Julian of Norwich–the Via Negativa

I’ve been reading Edward Peter Nolan’s “Cry Out and Write” off and on for a while now. It covers the writings of 3 female Chrisian visionaries: Vibia Perpetua, Hildegard of Bingen and Julian of Norwich. He is interested in the feminine style of revelation. This is non-conclusive, fluid, and experiential rather than [...]

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Art For Sale

This print is titled: “We die because we cannot connect the end to the beginning”–Alcamaeon of Croton, 5th c. BC, it was printed in 2001 by apprentices at Tamarind–13.25″ x 18″, four layers of printing on a delicate Japanese rice paper, edition of 14. $108 (S/H) included.

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Golden Eagle Dream

I think I’m in New Mexico, or some place like that, clear wide blue sky. I think I see a golden on a roof. I am with someone smaller than me, I lean over a little to show it to them. On closer inspection it actually is a man crouched on the [...]

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fly awake show

I just had my first show of the Fly Awake material. Currently I am working on a second video and some drawings for a book.
I’ve been thinking about flying using your hands (the mudras). Also, a recent dream where an eagle came to the basement window and ate a banana peal.

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