Art Book Corner Screen Dance as Rite of Passage Screen Dance as Rite of Passage (c) Dr Lila Moore The Dancing Veil I was laying on the treatment bed waiting for the acupuncture needles to take effect on my distressed body and mind. The acupuncturist, a highly praised though modest practitioner of alternative medicine, and I, were in the unknown. He could not […] Lila Moore April 1, 2023April 6, 2023 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Visionary Brit Museum On a cold afternoon in November, I passed through the threshold of the smallest gallery in London to install my augmented reality prints. It reminded me of a scene from Harry Potter or an occult ritual in which two realms intersect and fuse into a visionary vista. This time, it wasn’t a wall that led […] Lila Moore December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Celebrating Alef Trust’s 10th Anniversary On Saturday 12th November, Alef Trust celebrated our 10th Anniversary with a gathering in Liverpool, UK, that brought together students, alumni and faculty from near and far. This was also an opportunity for us to consider how our stories connect and the collective myths that are unfolding among and beyond us… a moment to reflect […] Francesca Hector November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Eco-Community Behold the Pale Horse: Why I write Cataclysmic TRIGGER WARNING: discusses climate breakdown, mass extinction, fear of death, fear of disaster. Bill McGuire, Professor of geophysical and climate hazards on Twitter, 10:48 PM November 10 2022: (Response to a report headlined “carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022 climate crisis.“) “….climate scientists [are] saying we need urgent action if […] Matt Colborn November 17, 2022November 21, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Word, Flesh and Whale Song And the word became flesh and dwelt among us for many days and nights. Life was simple and peaceful until one noon when it was fishing, the flesh desired to become word again. Longing for a release, the flesh jumped into the big waters, and fell through the mouth of an old and wise whale. […] Lila Moore June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art Think Pink: Spirituality and the Arts “Rulers of the World” is a description of an automatic drawing made by the artist Pamela Colman Smith in 1907. It depicts three solemn-looking women sitting on a cliff in a rocky landscape. The women are dressed in flowing robes in earthy hues and wearing pink S-shaped headdresses. A tower is visible on another cliff […] Lila Moore May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Making Magic Happen “The Magickal Women Conference held on 1 June 2019 was a major international gathering in London celebrating women in the occult, witchcraft, and esoteric traditions. The conference was designed to pay homage to the women of the past who challenged the status quo by embracing mysticism, magic and occultism, and to the women who continue […] Lila Moore June 24, 2021August 17, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Art NOW IS THE TIME – EVERLASTING TIME Egypt’s Pharaohs’ Golden Parade Last night Egypt dazzled the world. A majestic journey that history will forever remember lit the streets of Cairo with a golden glow. The atmosphere fused new and ancient memories, hues, sensations, and a profound feeling of mystery, magic and reverence. Once again, Egypt’s legendary kings and queens took centre stage. They […] Lila Moore April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Corner Uncategorized The Faces of God: A Kabbalistic “Myth” and its Implications for Consciousness Last year I was invited to contribute a chapter to a book with the provisional title “Perspectives on consciousness”. My initial impulse was to decline the invitation due to a high workload for Alef Trust related tasks, exacerbated by responsibilities to a child needing home schooling during the pandemic and an ageing father requiring increasing […] Les Lancaster March 10, 2021April 9, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corona & Beyond: Dialogues Corona & Beyond: The power of myth This was the last session in a series of dialogues that we have been hosting, exploring transpersonal perspectives on the corona pandemic and the challenges we are facing collectively at this time. In this session we delved into an idea that is traditionally associated with magical or religious thinking: The idea that our lives may […] Jessica Bockler and Les Lancaster October 7, 2020June 30, 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
