Did you even know there was an April Fools Day Parade in New York City? Well there is one and it’s happening this Friday, April 1st at 12 noon beginning at Fifth Ave. and 59th St. Rain or shine. A little history of the festivities from the website: The New […]
If you’ve read Alan Moore‘s Promethea than you already know that we all participate in, share, and manifest this thing we might call the Big It, each one of us in her/his own time and unique way. Yesterday I had a passing taste of that, one of those “The Universe […]
I was really showboatin’ this past Saturday. Check it: 8:00am Practiced Yoga Started the day out at Ashtanga Yoga New York (AYNY) taking the led-primary as part of their “Mini-Retreat” Saturday special extravaganza. Haven’t been taken through the first series by an instructor in a while. Was good to have […]
There’s something particularly great watching Jiddu in the first part of this video. He’s so young! While you can hear his “pathless path” ideas starting to form, he’s still very stiff. He’s definitely assured of his message, very much so for such a young buck, but the whole thing is […]
The first Vodou party I ever attended was a Gede party for a new Priestess, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn. I didn’t know who or what Gede was. I […]
Haven’t been able to to get much info on this new-looking purveyor of the psychic arts located at 280 Mulberry St., but from what I can tell it’s taking the high road as far as decor is concerned. This new establishment, let’s call it “Psychic Visions” from the sign on […]
Right now you’re sitting around thinking, Yeah. I’m into moons. I’ve seen moons in every state. No moon’s gonna scare me. Oh, you silly silly sucker. You think you’ve seen it all. But, have you ever seen a frickin’ super moon?! You think you can handle that?!?! Turns out, tomorrow […]
This year, NYC’s very own self-described “Urban Shaman,” Mama Donna Henes, will be holding her yearly vernal equinox egg balance celebration/ritual/happening at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza. For thousands of years, households have been divided over the veritability of standing an egg on end, which is (wrongly as I understand it) […]
This Saturday the Broome Street Temple will host a six-hour kirtan from 4–10pm. Featured kirtan walas include (but I’m guessing not limited to) such chantanistas as Gaura Vani, Acyuta Gopi, and Ananta Govinda. Check out this Third Wave of Krishna Consciousness and find yrself lifted (or grounded depending on how […]
It’s like, when you tune your antennae in on something specific you start to see things you might have previously missed. Not that it’s really possible to miss the bright yellow Dorje Ling Buddhist Temple in DUMBO/Vinegar Hill, but you’d be surprised at what slips by unseen. Occupying what used […]
Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Above is a short clip from the documentary “The Other Side of the Water: the Journey of a Haitian Rara Band in Brooklyn.” The official synop goes as follows: The Other Side of the Water follows a group of young immigrants who take an ancient music […]
We’re going to be sharing a great deal more on this gem of a temple, but wanted to first share this gem of a video. Gems for everyone!
Ben Dickinson’s film “First Winter” is currently being shot on location at Heartland, a blooming yoga community in upstate NY. The official synop: In December 2012, a massive collapse of infrastructure leaves a group of Brooklyn yogis snowed-in at a country farmhouse without electricity, cell phone reception, or running water. […]
Vodou at the Crossroads: Conversation with a Mambo & book signing Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute March 2nd, 2011 Some people felt Mambo Marie Carmel was too young when she became a priestess. But, her frankness easily skirts the skeptics aside: “The spirits don’t want old people,” Mambo Marie […]
