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Art and Ashe in the Yoruba Tradition

Brian George

According to the Yoruba, Ashe is the foundational energy of this world and the other. Without ashe, the orishas – the gods or active powers of creation – would be shadows hovering on the edge of nonexistence, the human body would be a corpse, the greatest work of art would be a shell. (more)

6-4-08

Psyche

Four Scouts to the New World

Brian George

It is discovered that life can be supported on a pristine planet just like the Earth located in a distant galaxy. The only difference is that there aren't any humans. Technology exists to get four people to the planet on a scouting mission. They will stay for one year, planning for the arrival of settlers from Earth. (more)

5-12-08

Psyche

The Gods Behind the Calendar

Brian George

The sheer scale of the Mesoamerican catastrophe is almost beyond imagination. I find myself hungry for adventurous interpretations. (more)

4-3-08

Arts

Maps of the Metaphysical Double: In the Footprints of de Chirico

Brian George

De Chirico's images of deserted town squares and empty headed manikins are iconic. Discovering his paintings was like discovering a new world, or being altered by a drug which had the power to rearrange my entire way of seeing. (more)

3-7-08