Little Miracles

Little life miracles are all around us...One has just to open his eyes to see them...
(thanks Albert)

Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus: Nyabinghi Tour '98

Ras Michael (& The Sons of Negus) is one of the brightest examples of great roots music still 'burning' after at least four decades of activity. Even though the quality of the video is rather low, the music and vibrations are so amazing that I consider it one of the best reggae live videos on youtube...Enjoy!!
(I posted other Ras Michael's videos on June 16, 2008...)

Best Nature Photos

If you're a lover of great nature photos, you can't obviously miss National Geographic, the main and best source of this kind of fascinating images; see few amazing samples below, then visit their site to see (a lot) more of them...
(click on photos to see larger format)

The Walkmen: "On the Water"

"On the Water", nice song by the American indie rock band The Walkmen and cool video directed by Nir Ben Jacob. "On the Water" is on The Walkmen's 2008 album "You & Me".

Old Beautiful Seed Catalogs

The Smithsonian Institution has published on-line a great collection of old seed catalogs. Explore their web site with 258 catalogs and 500 total images.

(via City Farmer)

Crumb's The Book of Genesis Illustrated (Chapter 19)

The good guys of boingboing got the permission from the publisher of Robert Crumb's The Book of Genesis Illustrated to share Chapter 19 with their readers.
Knowing that many Terra Incognita aficionados are Crumb's big fans, I guess they'll be pleased to see some pages here and got the links to the other ones:
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( thanks boingboing! )

Amazing Video Projections

Video mapping projections during a 'secret' festival held in the North-East of England. The theme and logo of the party was the heart... A true spectacular eye-candy!!

Bye-bye, Jim...R.i.P.

James Dennis "Jim" Carroll (1949 - 2009) died of a heart attack at his home in Manhattan on September 11. Jim Carroll was a well-known member of the American counterculture, an author, poet and musician. He was best known for his 1978 autobiography The Basketball Diaries, which was later made into the 1995 film of the same name with Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.
Apart from being interested in writing, Carroll was a basketball player throughout his grade school and high school career, but by age 13 he also began using heroin and prostituting himself to afford his expensive habit (his autobio exactly describes his experiences in New York addiction/prostitution underworld as an adolescent.)
In 1978 Carroll founded The Jim Carroll Band, a punk rock group. Their debut album was Catholic Boy (1980) which featured the single People who died, later appeared in Spielberg's 1982 film E.T. and also covered by John Cale.
In the mid-1980s Jim Carroll returned to writing full time and since 1991 he performed readings from his unfinished first novel, tentatively titled The Petting Zoo.
Rest in peace, brother!
(in the photo: Jim and Patti Smith )

Cults, conspiracies & secret societies

If you're interested in topics like conspiracies, secret power groups and bizarre cults, you can't miss Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies, a new fascinating book by journalist Arthur Goldwag which covers Freemasons, the Illuminati, Skull & Bones, the Bilderberg Group, black helicopters, the New World Order and much, much more.
You can buy this intriguing book on Amazon.

The Visionary Art of Michael Hiep

Michael Hiep (Amsterdam, 1958) is another visionary artist who without doubt deserves our attention. You can see other Michael's works and get infos here

The Rolling Stones: "Sympathy for the Devil"

The Stones' masterpiece performed live at Rock'n Roll Circus 1968. Mick at his best...with John Lennon, The Who and other guests in the crowd...

W. S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within is a feature-lenght independent documentary by Chicago Director Yony Leyser, in collaboration with BulletProofFilm. Inc.
The film features never before seen footage of William Seward Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including David Cronenberg, Victor Bockris, John Waters, Genesis P-Orridge, Donovan, James Grauerholz, Laurie Anderson, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Anne Waldman and many others, with narration by actor Peter Weller and soundtrack by Sonic Youth.
Visit the documentary site for further infos...

Disturbing Grandma GIF

I know that many of my blog readers like gifs a lot. Recently some of them asked me why I didn't post them anymore on Terra Incognita: effectively I had some 'techical' problems with them lately, but now things seem ok again, so I hope to stumble upon some exciting gifs in the near future, immediately post them on the blog and so make all the gifs-lovers happy.
Let's begin with this funny Disturbing Grandma that a good friend sent me few weeks ago: I hope you'll like it...!

Steampunk Art Exhibition

From October 13, 2009 through February 21, 2010 the Museum of the History of Science (University of Oxford, UK) will present the world first exhibition of Steampunk art. Imagine the technology of today with the aesthetic of Victorian science. From redesigned practical items to fantastical contraptions, this exhibition showcases the work of eighteen Steampunk artists from across the globe.
Expect steam-powered computer mice, clockwork hearts, brass goggles and the latest state-of-the-art eye-pod…
More information about the exhibition will appear on this site soon, but in the mean time, a full list of artists and some intriguing images can be found on the exhibition’s official blog site: http://www.steampunkmuseumexhibition.blogspot.com/
To coincide with the exhibition, there will be a special issue of the Museum’s publication Broad Sheet, including Steampunk content by animator Sydney Padua.

Muzorama

A short surrealistic 3D animation by the French illustrator Muzo


(via everlasting blort)

Muzorama from Muzorama Team on Vimeo.

Celebrating Life

Hi people, I'm home again after two months in my country home spent in total relax, going to the sea, sun bathing, meditating, eating delicious natural food, chanting devotional songs, experimenting with sacred plants, sitting by holy fires, having wild night parties and good and inspiring times with all the brothers and sisters of my spiritual family.
When one realizes that it's possible to get insights and deep spiritual teachings from everything, even from things and situations normally considered way far from 'spirituality', the usual 'differences' - high/low, funny/serious, sacred/profane, etc. - magically disappear and one can celebrate life in every aspect, seeing the Divine in every little things and realizing that "All is One" and "God is harmony"...indeed.
Lately I deeply resonate with Osho when he says that the perfect spiritually realized human being is "Zorba the Buddha", the man able to realize the union with God fully enjoying - without mental attachment and with a conscious attitude - the simple material pleasures and continually celebrating life.
This is the tantric way, the spiritual path where one doesn't try to negate his own material desires and inclinations but uses them like an initial trampoline towards spiritual attainments and self-realization. Effectively it's a very difficult and even dangerous path since one can loose himself along the way: the border between liberation and self-delusion and perdition is very thin...It's a perilous spiritual path, but it's the only one I know...


In the photo below one of my dear brothers of the spiritual family: a living example of walking the spiritual path while fully enjoying life (and sometimes making others happy with some good ol' rock'n roll!)