Lughnasadh – Burning Man & Harvest Festival
Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-nash-ah) is the first of three Celtic harvest festivals, and honors the decent of the Sun God, Lugh, into the Underworld. A modern version of this ancient harvest festival is known as Burning Man. Lughnasadh (the binding promise, or duty of Lugh) is celebrated from sunset July 31 through sunset August 1. Beginning […]
Jim Morrison 50-Years After The End
Dance in the Graveyards – Jim Morrison – 50 Years After the End I first met The Lizard King between shows at the Cheetah club in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, August 27, 1967. The Doors were performing a double show, one at 3pm for all ages and then at 8:30pm for 18 and over. […]
Winter Solstice – A Time of Joy
Have you ever wondered what an evergreen tree decorated with ornaments and lights, a jolly old man with a great beard and belly wearing a red suit, the exchanging of gifts, and gathering with family and friends over a grande fête have to do with the coming of winter? Surprisingly there are many correlations between […]
Thank the Furies
It’s a curious statement, let alone the title for a blog. My life has taken many twists and turns. Some consider it a “cautionary tale,” fraught with danger, risks and adventures, some bringing me close to death. Often, after reading my Memoir, House of the Moon: Surviving the Sixties, people ask, how on Earth did […]
The Sound of Silence – Disturbed Visions of Reality
I have been struggling with an essay: “Six Ways the Sixties Changed the World.” It wasn’t until I saw Disturbed’s cover of “The Sound of Silence,” written by Paul Simon, that something clicked, and I realized why I was having problems defining how my generation changed the world. I have believed the world is a […]
