Carl Orff: In Taberna Quando Sumus – Kurt Eichhorn
“Here no-one fears death,but they throw the dice in the name of Bacchus…May those who slander us be cursedand may their names not be written in the book of the […]
History of a Word: Greek Origin of “Theosophy”
THE NEOPLATONISTS, DIOGENES AND THE GREEK ORIGIN OF THE TERM THEOSOPHY, CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM & THE 1875 THEOS. SOC. There are multiple ways to describe Theosophy, whether technical, mystical, from the […]
Bogoroditse Devo (Virgin, Mother of God) | Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil)
Blessed is the Virgin (Bogoroditse Devo)Rachmaninoff Vespers, No. 6 Rejoice, virgin, God-bearer (Bogoroditse Devo, raduysia) Mary, full of grace (Blagodatnaya Mariye), the Lord be with you. (Hospod s’Toboyu)Blessed are you […]
Mel Britt – She’ll Come Running Back – Happy New Years!
“It takes a man with insight, yes it does to really understand We all go through some changes in life before we’re considered a man Don’t let today’s problems get […]
Sanctus! — Mozart and Süssmayr
Such magnificence leave us desirous to soar and delve into the sacred. SANCTUS Sanctus. Sanctus, Sanctus,Dominus Deus Sabaoth!Pleni suni coeli et terra gloria tua.Osanna in excelsis. Holy, holy, holy,Lord God […]
The Meaning of Pistis and the Science of Gnosis
The writings of Christian authors and theologians about those called Gnostics and Gnosticism often indicate insecurity and fear of it as a legitimate threat, even after attaining victory over it. […]
Solace and Inspiration in Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”
Dream little one! Grow and become strong, skilled, and wise. In the arts, in music and instruments, in your voice, and in how to feel the air, and touch the […]
Carl Orff: Ecce Gratum (“Behold, the Pleasant”)
“Behold, the Pleasant” “They gloryand rejoicein honeyed sweetnesswho striveto make use ofCupid’s prize;at Venus’ command…” ECCE GRATUM Ecce gratumet optatumver reducit gaudia,purpuratumfloret pratum,Sol serenat omnia.Iam am cedant tristia!Estas redit,nunc receditHyemis […]
Carl Orff: Circa Mea Pectora
Circa Mea Pectora (“In My Heart”) is a dramatic love song in Latin and Middle High German, and the singing is put in the mouth of a man whose intentions are […]
Alan Watts: “Ecology and Religion”
Alan Watts on the limited symbolic ideas about God affecting human behavior, the problem of the paternalistic concept of God, the feminine property in Eastern metaphysics, and the self-contradiction of […]
The American Minervan 