Aristocrats of the Soul
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The world’s first text on home economics gives an idea of its great import. Xenophon, an Athenian, was born in 431 B.C. and was a pupil of Socrates. He fought with the Spartans and was exiled from Athens before settling…
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Aleister Crowley on Seven Practices of Yoga
Aleister Crowley has two books that provide details on yoga, and specifically, breathing techniques. Eight Lectures on Yoga details the basics of Raja Yoga, and Magick: Liber ABA (Book IV) provides detailed instructions for different practices of yogic breathing and meditation. The exercises in…
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Tom Wolfe on Why Modern Architecture Is so Awful
Have you ever wondered why in the so-called “Dark Ages,” a cathedral like Notre Dame was constructed . . . but after hundreds of years of innovations in engineering, technology, and construction methods, the bulk of modern architecture today is glass-and-steel constructions that all…
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Spartan Women by Sarah B. Pomeroy: Book Review
Sarah B. PomeroySpartan WomenOxford University Press, 2002 Ancient Sparta is known not only for its great warriors, but also for its unusual treatment of women. Further north in democratic Athens, modest women were rarely educated and mostly kept sequestered indoors.…
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Camille Rose Garcia’s Hip Take on ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’
Lewis Carroll and Camille Rose GarciaAlice’s Adventures in WonderlandNew York: Harper Design, 2010 The renowned artist Camille Rose Garcia is the perfect choice for revamping Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic fairy tale with a modern spin. For one, much of Garcia’s existing work…
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Classical Music for Kids
Classical music for kids can often be awful. For example, if you’ve ever listened to any of the CDs of concert music marketed by Baby Einstein, then you know the recordings are terrible, rife with synthetic instruments and music box…
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The Fashion and Fragrances of Salvador Dali
The surrealist Salvador Dalí was not only an exceptional painter—he also designed furniture, clothing, jewelry, and perfume bottles. In fact, his perfume and jewelry continue to be sold even today. Dalí was interested in fashion long before he entered the…
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Jean Shinoda Bolen’s Goddesses in Everywoman: Book Review
Jean Shinoda BolenGoddesses in Everywoman: A New Psychology of WomenNew York: HarperCollins, 1984 Most of us think of goddesses only as characters from myth—as images entirely unrelated to modern life. In Goddesses in Everywoman, Jungian analyst Jean Shinoda Bolen explores how…
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