Magical Reading List
I’ve created this reading list of 50 books for aspiring magicians, published from 1904 to 2020. Actually, there are 51. Make of it what you will.
༄༅། །གནད་ཀྱི་གཟེར་དྲུག།
Six Words of Advice by Tilopa
Infinity
The moment one crosses a peculiar threshold in infinity, either deliberately or unwittingly, everything that happens to one from then on is no longer exclusively in one’s own domain, but enters into the realm of infinity. Infinity is everything that surrounds us: the spirit, the dark sea of awareness. It is something that exists out there and rules our lives. […]
morning and night
between us there is nothing not even space yet we are miles apart there is the fullness experience the song sung but not yet heard the fullness the youness pervading vibration cannot be denied or ignored the youness not oneness but twoness distinct but not divided at all not oneness me and thee harmonized fine-tuned […]
This
This weaving of time, this time of weaving timelessness. The gaps — gaping — grasping —empty. The drum— beats —— beats —— beats —space. Offering— phat phat —— phat phat —— phat phat —raindrops. Grow.
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York County, Maine 2018
I spent some time in Saco, visiting the old house, school, and mystery tower in the park. I also visited the Camp Ellis and Kennebunk beaches. Can you believe that a 1/2 pint of whole fried clams at Gooch’s now costs $21.50?! Now you know where I’m really from. 🙂
New England Peace Pagoda
I visited the New England Peace Pagoda on my way to Vermont. It was very peaceful. I didn’t see another soul.
Rising Appalachia Northampton 2018
It may look like I was following Rising Appalachia, but the plan to visit my daughter in Atlanta and then wander north to visit friends in Vermont was conceived before the tour schedule was announced. So technically, they were following me. 😉 Out of the five shows I hit on this tour, I think this […]
Baltimore to Northampton 2018
I wanted to visit Padma Samye Ling, a beautiful retreat center, so I headed up through Pennsylvania, entering New York through Hancock to Sydney. Strangely enough, my route took me into Massachusetts through Hancock, Mass. It was the New Moon, so I stopped for tsok at Tsegyalgar East in Conway. The bridge there is the […]