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The VOID in Art, Music and Meditation – by Stephen Fearnley
When you do an image search in google for the word “VOID” you get a plethora of black holes and nasty vortices . “The Void in Art” is even more apocalyptic. It seems to indicate that the idea of “ nothingness” is a scary place to go- that “the space” always needs to be filled… In Art we call it negative space and in music it’s referred to as silence or the pause or the absence of noise. In Meditation its called antar mouna – The stillness of a calm mind. This months’s composer’s choice ‘Sapphire’ is all about the void. Its like musical facets of light and reflections appearing out of white space or silence. I’ve imagined a misty world with nature emerging from the whiteness, much like a chinese calligraphic landscape. In the East – the white background is the negative space or VOID. It is a representation of nothingness or the place from which all forms emerge. Its a way of illustrating a cosmological point of view- as well as simply making a beautiful picture. There is also a rhythm in this composition that refers to a Shishi Odoshi – a Japanese bamboo garden feature which whenThe VOID in Art, Music and Meditation – by Stephen Fearnley
Stopping The Black Snake – Pre-Session
This episode was originally broadcast Oct 28, 2016 Naomi C came in today with news about the situation in South Dakota and we got political. Have you heard about what the Sioux people are trying to stop? It’s not something being covered by major media – and yet indigenous leaders from all over the world have traveled to South Dakota to lend their support to a very important cause…one that eventually, in some way, affects all of us. Sometimes, you have to get political.. About our Pre-Sessions: Every week, for 15 minutes or so before we began our group meditation broadcast, we opened the mics so that our members tuning in for the session could listen in while we talked about what was going on for us personally and spiritually, and what trends we were noticing. It was a fun way to get everyone settled and prepared for the journey to come, as well as a way to connect with us energetically. To listen to the One Mind Live meditation that followed, go to www.onemindlive.com/the-listening-room/
How Many Love Languages Do You Speak? – Pre-Session
This episode was originally broadcast Oct 21, 2016 Feeling unloved? Unappreciated? Getting accused of not being loving? It might just be that you and your loved ones are speaking different love languages, according to author Gary Chapman. The two Naomi’s blow Stephen’s mind with this ground-breaking (ten year old) information and lots of laughter and humorous dismay ensue as Steve realizes how many years of woe he could have avoided by knowing all this stuff way back when. Fun and, hopefully, informative so listen in and please let us know in the comments below what you think of the whole subject…. About our Pre-Sessions: Every week, for 15 minutes or so before we began our group meditation broadcast, we opened the mics so that our members tuning in for the session could listen in while we talked about what was going on for us personally and spiritually, and what trends we were noticing. It was a fun way to get everyone settled and prepared for the journey to come, as well as a way to connect with us energetically. To listen to the One Mind Live meditation that followed, go to www.onemindlive.com/the-listening-room/
Distracted By Your Brain Screen? – Pre-Session
This episode was originally broadcast Oct 14, 2016 If your day involves a regular public transport commute, you’ve no doubt witnessed the phenomenon of every head down, every pair of eyes around you focused downward on a handheld screen. Today we discuss what it means and why the sight can be disturbing to us – and look at how this relates to our general addiction to distraction. Click play to listen in and find out what came of our musings… About our Pre-Sessions: Every week, for 15 minutes or so before we began our group meditation broadcast, we opened the mics so that our members tuning in for the session could listen in while we talked about what was going on for us personally and spiritually, and what trends we were noticing. It was a fun way to get everyone settled and prepared for the journey to come, as well as a way to connect with us energetically. To listen to the One Mind Live meditation that followed, go to www.onemindlive.com/the-listening-room/