The conference was closed by the sacred dance which I wrote about yesterday, and everyone was invited to participate in the Epagomenal Festival as well.…
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More on “Hidden in Plain Sight,” & notes on presenting
I’m rambling, but I think I’ll continue to do so, as it makes writing anecdotally easier. Fair warning: I’m recapitulating my hastily scribbled notes here,…
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I’m back from Hidden in Plain Sight, the Rosicrucian Museum’s lovely four-day conference on esotericism. Not only did I have a wonderfully mentally stimulating time,…
Continue ReadingBrain. Full.
Urgh. Sorry for lack of post recently. After three full days of listening to six or seven fascinating presentations per day, I come home with…
Continue ReadingYingpan Man, Xiaohe Woman
Some random notes I found of interest about Yingpan Man: the “boots” were almost just little sacks for the feet, and clearly not designed for…
Continue ReadingMummies & the museum
The Bowers Museum clearly has someone working for them who is both extremely persuasive, and very well-connected in China, in order to negotiate such an…
Continue ReadingThe amazing mummies of the Tarim Basin
I was going to write in a rather scholarly mode about my visit to the Tarim mummies, but I think all my “scholarly” has been…
Continue ReadingOn the way to Urumchi… ;)
I’m here, woohoo! I’m sitting in the hostel near Bowers Museum, happily nibbling on my beef stew and playing with the hostel’s wifi. This is…
Continue ReadingSouthern migration for the Mummies of Urumchi!
Planning a trip down to the LA area this weekend for a potentially once-in-a-lifetime experience. Some of the astonishingly well-preserved Tarim mummies from China will…
Continue ReadingThese are the days! (2 of 2)
Interestingly, I recently stumbled across some old high school friends on-line. It was gratifying how pleased they were to find me again (see previous posting…
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