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Gustave Moreau: The Apparition

2008-06-24T15:05:12Z

John the Baptist is the last of the Old Testament prophets, according to the New Testament, and paves the way for the Messiah. "He must increase, but I must decrease." John, 3:30. John baptizes Christ and recognizing the Messiah tells him he nee...

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Women In Art

2008-04-03T17:33:12Z

by Philip Scott Johnson 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art Music: Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma For a complete list of artists and paintings visit http://www.maysstuff.com/wo...

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The Return to Goddess Worship

2008-03-21T08:26:49Z

The christian conception of feminine sexuality turns on the opposition between virgin (good) and whore (bad). This is very different from pre-Christian goddess worship. The Goddess, in her many guises and manifestations, was the most holy figur...

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A History of Evil

2008-02-21T17:42:48Z

Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day. After all the comments I feel like some clarification is in order, but firstly, to you guys that liked it: Thanks, you've made my day. The f...

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Rumi: Say I Am You (Sufi poem)

2008-02-04T06:51:43Z

Sufism is the spiritual teachings of Islam. Sufi Masters teach the way to inner peace. The driving principle of Sufism is the purification of the self. ("I am the wind in the top of the grove." shows a typhoon scene. Better luck next time.)

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32/32 Short Films about Glenn Gould - End Credits

2008-01-17T14:50:34Z

Bach "Contrapunctis No 9 from The Art of the Fugue"

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Ezra Pound 1

2008-01-15T07:36:22Z

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Sestina: Altaforte," read by the poet. It is written in the personae of the troubadour warlord Bertrans de Born.

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Ezra Pound 2

2008-01-15T07:35:25Z

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Homage to Sextus Propertius," section VI, read by the poet.

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Ezra Pound 3

2008-01-15T07:34:42Z

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," section IV, read by the poet. Written in response to the First World War.

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Ezra Pound 4

2008-01-15T07:33:23Z

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Cantos," section I, read by the poet. "The Cantos," Pound's epic, opens with Odysseus and his crew setting sail for the Land of the Dead.

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