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Giving In To Astonishment

Posted on Sep 18th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

(I'll be making this available as author-read audio; email me at michaelgarfield at gmail dot com if you are interested in a copy.) Giving In To Astonishment: Scenes From Burning Man’s American Dream “The myth... More »

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Oh, Irony!: An Ode

Posted on Mar 5th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

Normally I don't do this.  Normally I don't dip into the bedlam of internet discussion forums.  They're engaging, but only until you realize that pearl diving in a flame storm is usually fruitless.  Bless the... More »

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You Have To Be In Love: MG Interviews Ken Wilber, Part Three

Posted on Feb 26th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form [Here are links to Part One & Part Two of this interview, highly recommended if you intend to make sense of the lingo.  And immediately below is the audio... More »

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Complex Coherence: MG Interviews Ken Wilber, Part Two

Posted on Feb 25th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

[Continued from Part 1 .  I highly recommend that you read these in order, as a great number of confusing terms are explained in annotations throughout the interview.  The audio for Part Two is available... More »

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Art Beyond Irony: MG Interviews Ken Wilber, Part One

Posted on Feb 17th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

I recently had the immense honor of interviewing author and philosopher Ken Wilber , known worldwide as the premier living philosopher of integral theory and the pioneer of the AQAL Model .  For over thirty-five... More »

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Interview: Scott Johnson of the Positive Music Association

Posted on Feb 2nd, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

This blog inaugurates the visionary music interview series I'll be starting on this blog. The goal is to bring you the fresh ideas of musicians, philosophers, and other luminous minds whose unique insight into the... More »

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Upcoming L.A. Integral Art Party, 9 February 2008

Posted on Jan 30th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

Guys.  I am so excited.  My dry academic veneer has been pierced and I'm bleeding all over the upholstery in joy. My friend Paul Lonely (awesome interview with him here ) is about to celebrate... More »

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What Is Integral Art? (or, How To Spot An Integral Artist)

Posted on Jan 30th, 2008 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

As a primer for my forthcoming interview with integral philosopher Ken Wilber - and because I like to consider myself an "integral artist" - I need to properly situate things with a definition of "integral... More »

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The Soundtrack To Your Funeral, Part III: Do It For The World

Posted on Dec 25th, 2007 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

There are at least three levels of motivation for making a funeral mix.  As I have mentioned, personal comfort - planning-as-insulation from an intensely impartial and unforgiving void - is one.  But beyond the narrow... More »

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The Fullness of Emptiness: Riffing on Arvo Pärt

Posted on Oct 18th, 2007 by Michael : The ice on Mars is melting. Michael

With this entry, I'll be commenting on the sage wisdom of visionary composer Arvo Pärt. Pärt's minimalist soundscapes are a major feature of the Twentieth Century's musical terrain; his is a particularly windblown and barren,... More »

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