March 2008 - Through the Mind of Onayemi

February 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

Elegba-ShowCelebrating the Orishas through art.

Join us for the Artist Reception and African Drumming Performance ReScheduled for Saturday March 8th 7-9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Call the store at 612-872-1292 for information/directions.

Onayemi Ogunkoye will be our featured artist through the end of April, 2008. His art focuses on the Orishas, the attributes of the Source of All Things as personified as sentient beings in the Ifa Tradition of Yorubaland, West Africa, and the New World traditions of Santeria and Haitian Vodou and other decended branches of the African Tradition.

The title of the show reflects the way in which these pieces of art came to be . . . Onayemi feels these images are a reflection of an inner listening rather than a contrivance.

Boldly colored and symbolic, these multi-media paintings Read more

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Unalterable

February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

~The Buddha

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Show your Love: Take the survey

February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Australian musician Wendy Rule is coming to Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 28th, as a stopover on her way to other scheduled performances in the states, and we are trying to swing a concert at the Cedar Cultural Center, hosted by the Twin Cities own Kari Tauring! But we need your help. This is Wendy’s first visit to the area, and we are looking for an idea of how many folks are interested . . . If you haven’t heard Wendy’s music, check out http://www.myspace.com/wendyrule or Wendyrule.com

We need this quick survey to be completed ASAP to tell the Cedar how many fans she has, and secondly, so we can get additional sponsors to help promote the event.

This concert event is just a verbal agreement right now, and we need your feedback to ensure it becomes a reality.

>Take the Survey Now!

Posted by Jane Hansen | Filed Under Features, Fresh News 

Abe’s Way

February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

~Abraham Lincoln

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Tall Dark Stranger

February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tall Dark Stranger“For centuries, the Tarot has been used to answer questions about love and romance. From teenage girls in Renaissance Italy to contemporary cartomancers, the cards have been shuffled and spread in search of tall, dark strangers.”

So begins Chapter One - Tarot’s Romantic History in Tall Dark Stranger - Tarot for Love and Romance by Corrine Kenner. Romance is a mystery of the heart that bring many to the Tarot to search for answers, and Ms. Kenner has written a book that explores exactly how tarot can do that. In Part 1: History and Mystery, the Elements of Attraction are explored as they relate to the tarot, as are the Astrological influences on the Major Arcana that have an effect on our relationships. Deciphering all these signs and symbols to understand how they teach us about our love relationships is a true art, and Kenner is a master at explaining things in language you can understand.

Part II consists of detailed definitions of all the cards, as they relate to love and relationships and beyond. Over all, Tall Dark Stranger is a well rounded book, never forgetting the most common reason people turn to the tarot in the first place, the quest for love. This book goes beyond the love match, and would make an excellent starter book for the novice tarot enthusiast, as well as a great addition to the experienced reader’s library.

As it says on the back of the book, Corrine Kenner is a certified Tarot Master who specializes in bringing metaphysicial subjects down to earth. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and she has taught Tarot classes and workshops since 1998. She’s also a nice person, I’ve met her and went to one of her workshops. She even gets personal in the introduction and talks about the reading she gave herself when she first met her husband.

So if you’re looking for love, love the tarot, or just want a good book written by a seasoned Tarot professional with a fun and informative voice, Tall Dark Stranger just might be your perfect match.

Posted by Beth Hansen-Buth | Filed Under Features, Tarot 

Never Fear

February 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
~ Albert Einstein

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Now is the Time

February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be stop you. Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.
~ Robert Henri

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Let it Be

February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man’s observation, not overturning it.”
~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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Composition

February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“Therefore, even the lover of myth is in a sense a philosopher: for myth is composed of wonders.”
~ Aristotle

Posted by Jane Hansen | Filed Under Quotes