Feast of the Arts: BEETHOVEN'S 6th SYMPHONY

This is the movement that appeared in the movie "Fantasia" but I wanted to find something different to post here for the Feast of the Arts. Supposedly Beethoven himself was a tremendous nature lover, and it was nature itself that inspired this piece.

I'm hoping I'll be able to squeeze into these few days everything I'd like to post, to celebrate the arts, the creativity and inspiration that sometimes saves our lives and uplifts our souls. There's SO MUCH out there!!

Feast of the Arts: O FORTUNA

One of the great musical works of all time!

Feast of Arts & Technology

Hail Thor, hail Brighid, hail Athene, hail all Lords & Ladies of craftsmanship, the arts and technology! It is Your power, working through our minds and hands, that enable us to fight back the inimical powers of cold and death and destruction, and also that lift us up beyond mere animals as we create works of art that communicate something more than just "eat, excrete and make new people". Hail the transformative fire!




I'd like to add that for me, this is a great holy tide to yell UP THE WORKING CLASS! The people who do the sweaty work that enable us to have things like what is shown in the video, drive society. Without them, we'd all be lost.

Ordinary Time

Back to ordinary time.

Glad Yule!

Glad Yule! Blessed Yuletide! 'Tis the season of the longest period of darkness of the year, from which is born the light!

Ordinary Time

Back to Ordinary Time, until Yule.

All Hallows

Now begins the big feast of All Hallows, which seems to be a very good generic word for this holy tide. From today thru 5 November, this is the time to remember the ancestors and call to mind their gifts to us and what kind of stewards we are of those gifts.