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BOOKS: Beauty: The Invisible Embrace: Author - John O'Donohue

The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere inlandscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in ourselves. When we experience the Beautiful, there is a wonderful sense of homecoming; we feel fully alive. Our lives become

illuminated, and behind the shudder of appearances we come to glimpse the sure form of things. Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue invites us toremember and to awaken the Beautiful; it is always secretly there, awaiting butour attention and reverence in order to come alive. Beauty is the true priestessof individuation. But our times are dominated by anxiety and by what is vulgar,coarse, and artificial. Were Beauty to awaken in the fields of politics, religion,planning, discourse, and seeing, our world would heal, and fresh wells of hopewould refresh us. Kathleen Raine, the English poet says: "Strangest of all is theease with which the vision is lost, consciousness contracts, we forget over andover again, until recollection is stirred by some icon of that beauty. Then weremember and wonder why we ever forgot."REVIEW:

Beauty: The Invisible Embrace is essentially a poetic and theological reflectionon the beauty of the world, the universe, of life, and of God, using ideas from Christiantradition, theology, mysticism, and poetry.

The ideas in here are deeply Neo-Platonic and will be easily recognized byanyone who has read Plotinus (in a way this book unfolds the ideas in his work 'On

Beauty'). However, they are also deeply tinged with O'Donahue's Celtic appreciation forthe beauty of nature. It is perhaps not surprising Ireland has produced many greatthinkers and poets who refreshingly don't see the world as a horrible place infected bysin, but rather a beautiful reflection of God's glory. The greatest Celtic philosopher,Eriugena, called the universe 'God's theophany.'

Indeed this book treats our world and our life as a theophany of divine beauty, tobe celebrated at every moment despite its pain, vulnerability, and tragedy. -Anonymous Reader-

Beauty as Action: The Way of True Beauty and How Its PracticeCan Change Our World -by Lisa Z. Lindahl-

About the Author: Lisa Z. Lindahl is an artist, women's health advocate and shamanic practitioner.She invented the sports bra in 1977, revolutionizing athletic participation forwomen and girls. She has a BS from the University of Vermont and a Master's ofArts in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University in California. Shelives in Charleston, South Carolina, where it rarely goes below freezing and onecan garden year 'round.Book Description: We have all experienced moments of True Beauty-whether seeing a fieldof flowers, hearing a child laugh, or feeling in harmony with everything aroundus. Practicing True Beauty-not to be mistaken for glamour-puts us insynchronicity with the healing of our planet as well as on the path of spiritualevolution. Most importantly, by learning to engage with beauty more often, wecan heal our cultural dysfunctions and transform our world and our role within itto be more positive and generative.

Beauty as Action guides us on the journey to become practitioners ofTrue Beauty through simple, everyday actions that don't require esoteric tools orobjects. With humor, anecdotes, and dashes of philosophy, author, shamanicpractitioner, and inventor Lisa Z. Lindahl shows us how we can:

Consciously practice the pursuit and cultivation of True Beauty beyondsurfaces and appearances.Recognize and honor the presence of True Beauty while we activelyengage in creating it.Preserve and return the prominence of True Beauty in our global culture.

REVIEW:Lisa shares her insights into how practicing 'True Beauty' can help us all shift theparadigm of consciousness of our cosmology. True Beauty is not about what wesee & is not skin deep (that is cosmetology) rather it's what we do that createsTrue Beauty. Thorough 17 beauty practices she illustrates how we can makeconscious choices that will support us in this shift. She brings together big ideas& theories from science, religion, philosophy and more to support the importanceof True Beauty throughout history & as a call for urgent present-day change. -H. K. Powers-

Expressing with Poetry Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words. ~Edgar Allen Poe~

Simple Beauty -Raymond A. Foss-

Starflower little flower

elegant in your simplicity delicate stamens

bright yellow anthers star of the northwind

growing through the leaf litterwith the mayflowers,

lady slippers, the volethe chipmunk, the fallen tree

the wild creatures of the wood simple beauty of the forest

look down, pause, and wonderThe Definition of Beauty-Emily Dickinson-

The Definition of Beauty isThat Definition is none --

Of Heaven, easing Analysis, Since Heaven and He are one.

- Expressing Divine Beauty -

The Most Beautiful Heart ~Author Unknown~One day, in a realm where hearts were visible, a young man began

shouting. "People, look at me. I have the most beautiful heart in the world."Many people looked at him and were stunned to see his beautiful heart in a perfect shape, without any flaw. It looked quite amazing. Most of the people who saw his heart were mesmerized by the beauty of his heart, they adored & idolized him. After a time there came an old man who challenged the young man, "No my son, I have got the most beautiful heart in the world!" The young man asked him,"Show me your heart, then!" The old man showed his heart to him. It was very rough, uneven, and had scars all over. In addition, the heart was not in shape; it appeared like bits and pieces joined in various colors. There were some rough edges; some parts were removed and fitted with other pieces. The young man started laughing, and said, "My dear old man, are you mad?See, my heart! How beautiful and flawless it is. You cannot find even a bit of imperfection in my heart. See, yours? It is full of scars, wounds, and blemishes. How can you say your heart is beautiful?" "Dear boy, my heart is just as beautiful as your heart is. Did you see the scars? Each scar represents the love I shared with a person. I share a piece of my heart with others when I share love, and in return I get a piece of heart, which I fix at the place from where I have torn a piece!" The young man was shocked. The old man continued, "Since the pieces of heart I shared were neither equal nor in the same shape or size, my heart is full of uneven edges and bits and pieces. My heart is not in shape because sometimes I do not get love in return from those to whom I gave it. Your heart that looks fresh and full with no scars indicates that you never shared love with anybody. Isn't that true?" The young man stood still and did not speak a word. Tears rolled down his cheeks. He walked to the old man, tore a piece of his heart and gave the piece to the old man.

The Real Beauty and the Beast - Link-to-SmithsonianChannel

2017 Movie 1500s Painting 2017 Movie 1500s Painting

The real Beautyand the Beast,Catherine and

Petrus Gonsalvus,

were painted byFlemish painterJoris Hoefnagelin the mid 1500s.

I did enjoy the movie, but I had no idea that the original book, Belle et laBête - published by French novelist Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumontin 1756, was based on people who actually lived in the 16th century. Thestory evolved into a beautiful fairy tale with dancing teacups, candlesticks,clocks, etc. and yet, retained the truth that we can learn to see past theouter appearances and love the true beauty inside. ~Rev. Carol~

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