New Age
RIP Luiz Gasparetto
Gasparetto was a medium who claimed that the spirits of famous artists created new works by employing him as a channel. Above is a little trifle that Degas dictated.
Here he is in action.
More on the man here.
His obit, in Portuguese.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 05, 2018 -
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Category: Art, New Age, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
Louis Marinoff, Philosophical Counselor
Original article here.His Wikipedia page.
Still teaching.
Still counseling, via Skype.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 30, 2017 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Education, New Age, Philosophy, 1990s
Occult Knowledge and Esoteric Wisdom of the Cross
It's always good to "separate the 'shaft' from the wheat."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 08, 2016 -
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Category: Eccentrics, New Age, Religion
Aliens from Spaceship Earth
The year 2016 would be vastly different and possibly improved if we had all heeded the path outlined for us in 1978 by Donovan.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 13, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, New Age, Documentaries, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1970s
The Bimini Road (or Wall)
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 03, 2015 -
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Category: New Age, Caribbean
New Age Symphony Devoted to Scrooge McDuck
Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 28, 2014 -
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Category: Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music, New Age, Comics
FLUKE
I wonder why the trailer neglects to tell us that the dog houses the reincarnated soul of the little kid's father, who croaked in a car accident. Read the synopsis of the rest of the film to learn of its heart-warming tale of death, malevolence, vivisection, and heartbreak. A feel-good pic!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 28, 2014 -
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Category: Disguises, Impersonations, Mimics and Forgeries, Movies, New Age, Religion, Superstition, Dogs, 1990s
Madge Gill
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Thanks to WU-vie Mark De Novellis, we learn of a new UK exhibition devoted to the work of outsider artist Madge Gill. If you image-google her name, you get tons of examples, such as you see above.
A nice visit if you're in the UK over the next several months.
Exhibition home page.
From the Wikipedia entry:
After recovering from her illness, she took a sudden and passionate interest in drawing, creating thousands of mediumistic works over the following 40 years, most done with ink in black and white. The works came in all sizes, from postcard-sized to huge sheets of fabric, some over 30 feet (9.1 m) long. She claimed to be guided by a spirit she called "Myrninerest" (my inner rest) and often signed her works in this name.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 30, 2013 -
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Category: Museums, New Age, Outsider Art, Reader Recommendation, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
A Romany Rhapsody
I sure wish I could get a ouija board to do all my writing for me!
Read the story here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 20, 2013 -
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Category: Literature, New Age, Superstition, 1920s
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