Magic & Science

Posted on Feb 17, 2013 in Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Reflections | 1 comment “Magic’s fundamental conception is identical with that of modern Science; underlying the whole system is a faith… in the order and uniformity of Nature.” Sir James Frazer ~ The Golden Bough. This may look like a mandala…   Is it ancient sacred art?  Or is it a modern computer graphic of DNA? Mandalas and Mantras are magical ancient ritual practices still...
read more

Synesthesia: Tasting shapes?

Posted on Feb 3, 2013 in Art and Science, Blog, Come to your senses, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells, Shaping Taste, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 7 comments There is a sensory experience that some folks have where they SMELL numbers or SEE  sounds.  Jimi Hendrix HEARD the color blue and physician Richard Cytowic wrote about one of his patients who tasted chicken as angular . Check out his interesting book “The Man who Tasted Shapes.” Synesthesia is a state in which sensory experiences are cross-wired in the brain.  Some say this is...
read more

The Force is with YOU

Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Art and Science, Blog, Cellular Wisdom, Featured, Psychology - an inside job, Sacred mysteries | 0 comments When I take the time to remember that I have been given the gift of the sacred energy of LIFE I can sometimes move out of selfishness and lack to the wholeness of us all.  We are all connected  by the air we breathe, the roads we share, the food that is harvested, and the molecules and atoms within us. At the hidden invisible parts of us, we are the same. Of course, I may have more fat in my...
read more

TASTEs Sweet?

Posted on Sep 3, 2012 in Art and Science, Cellular Intelligence, Cellular Psychology, Come to your senses, Featured, Sacred Geometry, Shaping Taste | 0 comments This top image is that of table sugar magnified 30x – sweet signals that the food is an energy source, and generally safe to eat.  Though not all sweet things are safe.  For instance, some lead salts are sort of sweet yet deadly; I presume they would likely have an altered shape.  The taste of sweet requires a cellular receptor to take in the information. On the left is photomicrographic...
read more

What are You Saving it for?

Posted on Jun 9, 2012 in Art and Science, Blog, Cellular Intelligence, Cellular Medicine, Cellular shaman, Cellular Wisdom, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Health, Psychology - an inside job, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality | 0 comments My friend Rabbi David White  (co-founder of WineSpirit) in teaching about wine and life has a wonderful question - What are you saving it for? IT could be a bottle of wine you brought back from Italy. A special piece of chocolate. A year old pie in the freezer. The first time I asked that question to myself, it was about a new chef’s knife I bought for more money than I’d ever spent on a...
read more

Wine Characters

Posted on May 20, 2012 in Art and Science, Blog, Come to your senses, Edibles, Featured, Sacred Geometry, Shaping Taste, Wine | 0 comments Seeing all the bottles of wine on a shelf in a store, you are stymied – which should you buy. A daunting task.  If only you knew which one you would like – some sort of message that jumped out at you assuring “YOU’LL LIKE ME.” I liked this wine. With its flowing full-bodied softness, it filled me with its spirit and sensual nature. When the winemaker Theo...
read more