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Biorhythalead (Octoccata part 4)



House number 8 place de la Concorde » by Tangopaso)



The fourth movement from « Octoccata » is entitled « Biorhythalead. » Its title came about from the markers I used to identify each of the sub-sections of the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 17, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Vibrastinato (Octoccata part 3)



(« Octoccata Freeway » based on Interstate Shield)



« Vibrastinato, » the third movement from « Octoccata, » gets its name from the combination of vibraphone and ostinato, and features an…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 16, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Igorchestral (Octoccata part 2)



eight » by timlewisnm)



« Igorchestral, » the second movement of « Octoccata, » has been thus named because of the inspiration for the music, and the selected arrangement.…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 15, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Octoverture (Octoccata part 1)



(« Label from a bottle of O·c·t·a·T·o·n·i·c » based on a picture of William Henry Fox Talbot by Antoine Claudet)





« Octoccata » is an instrumental suite clocking in at a little over…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 14, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Lepufology Master Class



Emblem 45 » from Atalanta Fugiens by Michael Maier)



The fifth and as of yet unwritten chapter is entitled «…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 10, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Lepufology 401



(Detail from « The hares and frogs » by Wenzel Hollar)



The fourth chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 401 : Responding To An Invasion. » Having accepted to collaborate…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 6, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Lepufology 301



Aerospaceplane » by Unknown Artist)



The third chapter of the series is entitled « Lepufology 301 : Racing Spacecrafts. » This time, things get a little more complicated for Jack Babbitt as he gets abducted and taken into the alien headquarters in the Wiltshire, UK, where he…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on December 3, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Lepufology 201



Conejo » by Ecelan)



In the second episode, entitled « Lepufology 201 : Investigating Burrows, » we follow our good friend Jack in Flatbush, Alberta, to investigate reports of strange occurrences. Here's the storyline…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 29, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Lepufology 101



(« Watching The Arrival Of The Mothership » by Mark Brumfield)



The Lepufology Project started as an instrumental composition meant as a tribute to Robert Anton Wilson's book « Quantum…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 26, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Between Worlds (Epilogue)



Maitreya the Conqueror » by Nicholas Roerich)



I read the The Tibetan Book of the Dead twice. I started with a French…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 22, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Determination (Between Worlds part 5)



Akshobhya Buddha » by VanemTao)



The last section of « Between Worlds » is entitled « Determination » and is intended to depict the intermediate state of rebirth, known as the « sidpa bardo, » the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 19, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Deliberation (Between Worlds part 4)



The Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya » - Unknown Artist)



« The Dance Of The Archetypes » culminates with an encounter with the Lord Of Death, a fearsome demonic deity appearing in smoke and fire, who…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 15, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Dissolution & Dance Of The Archetypes (Between Worlds parts 2 & 3)



Dance of the Lord of Death » by Jean-Marie Hullot)



« Dissolution » is a very short section which represents the moment of physical death itself. It corresponds to the first « between world, » or first bardo…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 12, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Departure (Between Worlds part 1)



Buddha painted on a rock wall in Tibet » by Unknown Artist - photography by onwardtibet.org)



« Between Worlds » is a suite in five movements that started as a song entitled « Requiem » which was written in response to the deaths of my father and…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 8, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Epilogue (The Door Of The Law part 6)



Artwork on the Anschutz Medical Campus » by Rinaldodsouza)



The conclusion of the suite, « Epilogue, » is a short section wherein I present my interpretation of the parable. The music is basically a reprise of the introduction, with a very simple acoustic guitar and vocals…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 5, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Awakening (The Door Of The Law part 5)



The path to enlightenment » by rohit gowaikar)



As instructed, Simon follows his roshi to the meditation hall. When they reach the door of the zendo, the master steps inside quickly, turns around, and slams the…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on November 1, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Pedagogue (The Door Of The Law part 4)



Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji Meditation Hall » by Michael Dougan)



After Simon tells his roshi the story of the man who waited at the door of the Law, the student begs his master to explain the dark…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on October 29, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Parable (The Door Of The Law part 3)



Ganjoji in Izushi » by 663highland)



The third part of « The Door Of The Law » is entitled « Parable » and presents the part of the story wherein Simon, the Zen student, reads to his master the bewildering…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on October 25, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Prologue & Plight (The Door Of The Law parts 1 & 2)



Huike Thinking » by Shi Ke)



« The Door Of The Law » is a suite in six chapters inspired by « A Parable About A Parable » from RAWilson's « Quantum Psychology, » itself inspired by Kafka's «…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on October 22, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

De Profundis (Lifeforce part 5)



(« De Profundis 1 » by Kate Parry Evans)



« De Profundis » is the fifth and final movement of « Lifeforce. » I discovered the title when time came to name the various sections of « Between Worlds. » I opened my encyclopedic dictionary and started looking for words beginning with « d » in…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on October 18, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments

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