Mystical Energy

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“Mystical Energy”  |  Anthony Satori

There is a mystical energy in the universe.  It lives all around us.  It vibrates just beneath the surface of everything that is good in the world.  It nourishes us through nature, beauty, compassion and love — through art, empathy, kindness and wonder.  This mystical energy is the elixir of the universe.  It can expand our consciousness and give our existence infinite new layers of meaning and beauty, if we allow it to.

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The Other Side of the Veil

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“Sphinx”  |  Anthony Satori

There have been countless attempts throughout history to decipher, represent, and/or access the spiritual world.  Such efforts usually take the form of religion, philosophy, ritual, or artwork, and they are almost always fueled by our innate human drive to discover and/or create a door between the known world and that which exists beyond.  As can be expected, every door that has been created by man up until now has been, by necessity, inherently flawed.  The simple fact is that it is almost impossible to escape the corrupting influence of human imperfection, especially over time.  But the destination is true.  That which lies on the other side of the veil is real.  It is pure, it is powerful, and it is eminently worth pursuing.  So keep trying.  Keep seeking.  Every genuine attempt to expand our understanding of — and our connection with — the compassionate creative Spirit which pervades the universe is a gift to the future of the collective human soul.

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Portrait of Fred

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“Fred Armisen” (2017)  |  Anthony Satori

One of the goals of a portrait is to capture a glimpse of the spirit within, to create an image that expresses some essential aspect of the subject’s nature.

Fred Armisen is an actor, writer, comedian and musician.  He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and Portlandia.  He is easily one of the funniest and most talented performers working today, but also, to my experience, he is one of the nicest people in the industry.  Watching Armisen’s improv and character work on screen you get a feeling of genuine warmth, intelligence and humor, and these traits come across even more in person, when he is just being himself.

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Dancing is Poetry

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“Carnival”  |  (Venice, Italy)  |  Anthony Satori

“The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable.  Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.”

— Charles Baudelaire

Be in Love with Life

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“Portrait of a Street Musician” (triptych) | Anthony Satori

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.”

— Osho

Enjoy the Journey

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“Enjoy the Journey”  |  Anthony Satori

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”

— Jawaharlal Nehru