Some interesting choices here, and several of them are featured in my books about enlightened cinema. Two of them appear in Consciously Created Cinema ("Cloud Atlas" and "Samsara"), and one is featured in Get the Picture?! ("Waking Life"). Check out these and many other fine titles by clicking here.Dancers from "Samsara." Photo courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Tune in on Tuesday at 12 pm Eastern when I'll be a guest on the New Consciousness Review Radio Show with host Miriam Knight. We'll discuss my books and how they illustrate conscious creation in the movies. Click here for some lively chat!
I'm thrilled to introduce the upcoming release of the new revised and updated edition of my first book, Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies, coming soon in print and ebook formats from all major online retailers! My thanks to Paul L. Clark of www.inspirtainment.com for such a terrific cover design!Cover design by Paul L. Clark, www.inspirtainment.com
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Join me for a lively conversation about conscious creation and the movies when I'll appear on Life Mastery Radio with hosts Todd Alan and Debby Handrich on Tuesday November 18 at 1 pm, Eastern. We'll discuss how film illustrates the principles of conscious creation (also known as the law of attraction). Click here for some fun and inspiring chat!
“Dear White People” (2014). Cast: Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Brittany Curran, Justin Dobies, Marque Richardson, Malcolm Barrett, Dennis Haysbert, Peter Syvertsen, Brandon Alter, Brian James, Katie Gaulke. Director: Justin Simien. Screenplay: Justin Simien. Web site. Trailer.Finding our place in the world can be a daunting task, both personally and in our respective peer groups in society at large. This can be especially challenging in racial and cultural contexts, particularly with ever-changing shifts in attitude and relations among various constituencies. And, for those with limited life experience, the task can be confusing, perhaps even overwhelming, as they seek to define their identity, a challenge brought to light with biting wit in the satirical [...]
Tune in for some lively chat about conscious creation and the movies when I appear on the Positive Living Vibrations Radio Show with host Sara Troy. The show will be available for on-demand listening by clicking here November 18-24, after which it will be available through the site's archives. Sara and I will discuss how films illustrate the conscious creation process, as well as my two books, Consciously Created Cinema: The Movie Lover's Guide to the Law of Attraction and the upcoming re-released edition of my first book, Get the Picture?!: Conscious Creation Goes to the Movies. Enjoy!Cover designs by Pail L. Clark, www.insportainment.com
“Citizenfour” (2014). Cast: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras, William Binney, Jeremy Scahill, Julian Assange. Director: Laura Poitras. Web site. Trailer.When presented with one of the biggest news stories of the century, one would hope that those covering it would make the most of the opportunity to inform the public about its scope and implications. That’s especially true when those ramifications have impacts that are far-reaching, both in our everyday lives and our metaphysical deliberations. Unfortunately, when it comes to coverage of one of the most significant milestone news events of recent years, those goals never reach the fruition they deserve, as becomes regrettably apparent in the recently released documentary feature, “Citizenfour.”In January 2013, documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras [...]
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” (2014). Cast: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifinakis, Amy Ryan, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Shamos. Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Screenplay: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacabone, Alexander Dinelaris and Armando Bo. Web site. Trailer.Making up our minds about what we want from life can be tricky business. Sometimes we think we know what we want only to find out later that we’ve confused ourselves, often in ways that we have trouble sorting out. This is where the power of discernment can be a big help to us. It’s a tool that comes in handy for a long-suffering protagonist in the eccentric new comedy, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of [...]
My heartfelt thanks to Chicago Writers Conference Executive Director Mare Swallow for mentioning my most recent book, Consciously Created Cinema, during the program's opening presentation! "CCC" was one of two titles she mentioned as having been a product that came about as a direct result of the informative presentations given at last year's conference. What a wonderful and unexpected treat to wake up to on a Saturday morning! Thanks, Mare!
