http://significatojournal.com/rss en The Significato Journal 2006 120 http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/smitten-by-the-levins-my-friend-hafiz CD Review ~ Ira and Julia Levin ~ From the opening notes of the first track, “Dropping Keys”, I felt a high spirit similar to the sound of the musical duo, Seals and Crofts. A world-music feeling is present too... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 16:52:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/smitten-by-the-levins-my-friend-hafiz http://significatojournal.com/columns/culture-of-heart/what-would-i-have-done ~ An Offering of Repentance and Love
to the American Indian Community ~ [Written on November 7, 2007.
2013 Update: A photo of the painting with more accurate color has been included, and a more readable font has been used for the "Note to White Americans".]

“What would "I", the Reader, have done?” If "I" could have directed and controlled the movement of white Europeans to the American continents, over five hundred years ago, what would "I" have done? ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 00:33:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/columns/culture-of-heart/what-would-i-have-done http://significatojournal.com/help-the-world/environment/portland-maine-reduces-food-waste-in-a-common-sense-way Both of these services are the wave of the future. Food will be composted and returned to the earth the way nature intended. ]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 18:21:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/help-the-world/environment/portland-maine-reduces-food-waste-in-a-common-sense-way http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-meditation-of-spirituality/dorothy-maclean-the-divine-is-deep-within-you “I am with you wherever you are, deep within you. As you turn to me, wherever you are, I answer your call..."

The wonderful Dorothy Maclean is one of the founders of the Findhorn Community in Scotland. She has received countless messages from God and nature spirits that she has passed on to humanity in her many books. ]]> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:25:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-meditation-of-spirituality/dorothy-maclean-the-divine-is-deep-within-you http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-parliament-of-quotes/dr-albert-schweitzers-humanitarian-attitude "A man is ethical only when life is sacred to him, that of animals as well as that of his fellow man, and when he devotes himself helpfully to..."

Dr Albert Schweitzer: Physician, Missionary, Theologian and Nobel Laureate for Peace in 1952 ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:27:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-parliament-of-quotes/dr-albert-schweitzers-humanitarian-attitude http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-ecstasy-of-nature/they-made-merry-the-livelong-day "She was again among her old friends the flying-fish, interesting denizens of the sea. Shooting out of the waves like arrows, and with outstretched wings..." – from "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum ]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:44:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-ecstasy-of-nature/they-made-merry-the-livelong-day http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-illumination-of-art/front-page-images/i-hummed-a-bee-sonnet-while-floating-through-the-currant-forest This wonderful shot of a bee was taken by Leslie Stager. She is a freelance nature photographer/videographer, a silk painter, and a Perinatal Massage Instructor and Author.

She said about taking this photo: "One day I flew on the back of a bee into the currant bush to learn what the bee sees. I buried my nose in flower stamens and rubbed pollen over my legs. I hummed a bee sonnet while floating through the currant forest. I've never been the same since."

Visit Leslie's web page or her new website that will be live this summer: EarthReveries.com. ]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:03:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-illumination-of-art/front-page-images/i-hummed-a-bee-sonnet-while-floating-through-the-currant-forest http://significatojournal.com/columns/guest-columnists/compassionate-communication Some of my biggest experiences of heartbreak have come from problems with communication. When this happened to me, I felt angry, sad, and hurt, and yearned for a connection that seemed to elude me. ]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:58:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/columns/guest-columnists/compassionate-communication http://significatojournal.com/stories/poetry/unglooming-the-gloam Leaden sky Absorbs the light. Wambling through the bamboo grove I enter into the gloaming... ]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://significatojournal.com/stories/poetry/unglooming-the-gloam http://significatojournal.com/columns/photovoyance/no-more-boring-photos ~ Learn to See ~ Don't let your eyes restrict you to what you see. Allow your mind to direct your creation - turning a snapshot into a work of art conveying a vision true to yourself. ]]> Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:28:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/photovoyance/no-more-boring-photos http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-illumination-of-art/front-page-images/the-smallest-feline-is-a-masterpiece ~ In the words of Leonardo Da Vinci, "The Smallest Feline is a Masterpiece." Photovoyant, Maureen Spagnolo, took this shot of her exquisite cat, Kali, in front of a snowy window. ~ ]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:54:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/an-illumination-of-art/front-page-images/the-smallest-feline-is-a-masterpiece http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-parliament-of-quotes/the-true-human-can-tune-to-the-voice-of-the-river ~ From the book, "Return of the Bird Tribes", by Ken Carey ~ The true human can tune to the voice of the river and give it expression. The true human can tune to the voice of the wind and speak the words that the wind cannot speak without a human tongue. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:23:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-parliament-of-quotes/the-true-human-can-tune-to-the-voice-of-the-river http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/erica-brown-and-the-bluegrass-connection-shine-with-good-fun Venue: One Longfellow Square, Portland, ME ~ February 1, 2013 ~ I could feel the love coming from the packed house of bluegrass fans, as well as from music students and their families in attendance. Erica and two of her band-mates, Steve Roy and Matt Shipman, teach music lessons at The 317 Main Community Music Center in Yarmouth. ]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:45:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/erica-brown-and-the-bluegrass-connection-shine-with-good-fun http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/eilen-jewell-knocked-my-socks-off Venue: One Longfellow Square ~ Portland, ME January 10, 2013 ~ ...sorta like a Buddhist monk gone cowgirl -- the songs spiraling into the night, like prayer beads from a sagebrush mala. I was riveted and enthralled. ]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:27:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/eilen-jewell-knocked-my-socks-off http://significatojournal.com/columns/back-porch/the-first-boy-i-loved I saved my allowance money to buy him special gifts for Christmas. I got him cool things that I thought he would appreciate. Once it was a rubber chicken; another time it was plastic vomit. ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:53:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/back-porch/the-first-boy-i-loved http://significatojournal.com/columns/back-porch/the-woods-were-alive-with-bogey ~ This column was written in 2011. It seems a fitting eulogy after writing about Vinny in our last newsletter ~ When I tried to catalogue what it was that I loved about him, I found that I couldn’t name it exactly, but I began to summon him in my heart from across the unnamed worlds of the universe. An uncanny mood emanated from the woods, and I noticed that the trees were the same color as Bogey. ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:04:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/back-porch/the-woods-were-alive-with-bogey http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-soupcon-of-foodieness/the-transcendence-of-poms-thai-general-tso-s-chicken ~ A Capsule Review of Pom's Thai Restaurant and Noodle House in Portland, Maine ~ Eating Pom's Thai General chicken was an Event. In fact, it was a "Remember my mother's gourmet cooking and exclaiming event," where we would close our eyes and murmur, "Oh, my, that’s good."

It was not only delicious, it was different. I learned that day, with all due respect to the bolder, more hearty taste of Chinese General Tso’s chicken, that I actually preferred the more sophisticated and delicate taste of Pom’s Thai General chicken. ]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:14:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-soupcon-of-foodieness/the-transcendence-of-poms-thai-general-tso-s-chicken http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/winterbloom-fragrant-fair Venue: One Longfellow Square Portland, ME ~ December 13, 2012 ~ From their opening notes, and their body language, I could see they have unique musical styles that are joined together with love and humility to create the miracle of Winterbloom. Where should I begin? First, each one of them is beautiful. ]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:59:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/columns/musicviews/winterbloom-fragrant-fair http://significatojournal.com/help-the-world/environment/saving-horses-from-pmu-slaughter-and-horsemeat ~ Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Challenges the "Kill Buyers" ~ "Premarin is created by collecting the urine of pregnant mares. The mares are kept in small standing stalls in order to limit their movement, so [as] not to displace the urinary bladder bags used to collect every drop of urine. The mares are kept in this manner for a lengthy portion of their pregnancy, normally about six months." ]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:22:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/help-the-world/environment/saving-horses-from-pmu-slaughter-and-horsemeat http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-meditation-of-spirituality/our-need-for-love ~ From the Dalai Lama's speech "Compassion and the Individual" ~ "Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence." ]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:08:00 -0500 http://significatojournal.com/bliss/a-meditation-of-spirituality/our-need-for-love