Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., June 11-Sept. 4, 2011 and at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N.Y, Oct. 21, 2011-Jan. 15, 2012.

R. Bruce Elder argues that the authors of many of the manifestoes that announced in such lively ways the appearance of yet another artistic movement shared a common aspiration: they proposed to reformulate the visual, literary, and performing arts so that they might take on attributes of the cinema. The cinema, Elder argues, became, in the early decades of the twentieth century, a pivotal artistic force around which a remarkable variety and number of aesthetic forms took shape. To demonstrate this, Elder begins with a wide-ranging discussion that opens up some broad topics concerning modernity’s cognitive (and perceptual) regime, with a view to establishing that a crisis within that regime engendered some peculiar, and highly questionable, epistemological beliefs and enthusiasms. Through this discussion, Elder advances the startling claim that a crisis of cognition precipitated by modernity engendered, by way of response, a peculiar sort of “pneumatic (spiritual) epistemology.” Elder then shows that early ideas of the cinema were strongly influenced by this pneumatic epistemology and uses this conception of the cinema to explain its pivotal role in shaping two key moments in early-twentieth-century art: the quest to bring forth a pure, “objectless” (non-representational) art and Russian Suprematism, Constructivism, and Productivism.

"The Mind is the Healer, The Mind is the Killer" How the mind can heal you and how the mind can destroy you" by Zeev Kolman presents an exciting, unique and revolutionary perspective on healing, health, and spirituality, and shares with us the treasures of Zeev Kolman's lifework and journey, through clear instruction, moving inspirational stories, healing adventures and case studies. The author's transforming experience in the Sinai desert endowed him with healing and mystic gifts, including the vision and healing power of the dynamic Blue Diamond Light and Energy. In this book, Zeev offers a deep understanding of energetic forces, which govern and influence our lives, and he teaches how to connect with and embody this cosmic Blue Diamond Energy, and how to apply it in our lives, for self-help and for those in the healing professions. Zeev reveals details of his healing revelations through techniques, exercises, meditations, visualizations and working with the " Subtle Anatomy" of the brain, heart, aura, spirit and soul, for in-person and absent-healing. Experience how you can move beyond the physical fabric of reality into realms aligning the harmony of mind, body and spirit!

"Harmony of the Universe" takes us on a journey to the heart of nature where we find music, mathematical proportions, and the fields that organize all living processes. Andrew Glazewski, Poland's much loved scientist, mystic and priest explores the science behind healing, the fields of crystals, plants and human beings, and how those fields determine our physical well-being. How we can use our hands to heal. By removing our self-imposed psychological blocks we can become aware of our field and increase our sensitivity to spiritual worlds. He offers practical techniques for prayer and meditation to enhance our spiritual life, ultimately to know our Divine nature.

Retiring at the age of 35 gives one time to reflect on what is truly important. After successful ventures in business, politics, and education, I devoted several years to study, travel, and spiritual practice. Meaningful experiences came and insights arose. Further insights emerged through interactions with participants in seminars and workshops given over the last twenty years. One insight is this: We tend to compartmentalize our lives, thinking separately about relationships, finances, health concerns, spiritual matters, career, sex, values, passions, goals, political views, group identities, finding pleasure, aesthetic interests, and on and on. At the living edge, however, where life happens, all these currents mingle and merge. To find meaning and live a fulfilling life requires that we discover how these separate currents can be prioritized and harmoniously integrated. The core motivations we humans have felt through the centuries have not changed much. The challenge is, as it has always been, to discover and put into practice wise responses to these motivations. In ancient Greece, the quest for this wisdom was exemplified by the admonition of Socrates: "Know Thyself." Two thousand years later mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Blaise Pascal said, "It is an extraordinary blindness to live without investigating what we are." Continuing this theme in the 20th century, the humorist James Thurber advised, "All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why." Four of the most valuable trails through the wilderness of life's confusion are: (1) Engagement with science; (2) Creating and experiencing art; (3) Following a religious tradition; and (4) Undertaking a spiritual journey. Although different on the surface, these four are not so different underneath. As Albert Einstein succinctly put it: "All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree." This book explores these four branches of the tree of life: art, science, religion, and spirituality. Join me in an exploration of the commonalities between them and the guidance they each provide for a fulfilling and meaningful life.

For four decades, Dr Linda Lancaster's healing knowledge has been available only to her star-studded client list, including Mamma Mia's Amanda Seyfried. In Harmonic Healing, her first book, she shares her lifetime of knowledge with readers for the first time. In this book, she introduces readers to what she likes to call 'The Invisible Within the Visible', the energetic roots of ill health - caused by toxins, radiations, shock and stress - and how these invisible attacks on the energetic level manifest in the physical, starting in the liver. She also offers a comprehensive, doable and affordable programme to help readers rebalance their health and achieve a state of comprehensive wellbeing. Dr Lancaster's six-week programme is based on natural ingredients and non-chemical processes, requiring no expensive supplements. Readers will learn how to remove energetic interferences and reclaim their health through positive lifestyle changes, including cleansing foods, detoxifying baths and homeopathic remedies. Harmonic Healing is co-written with Amely Greeven, New York Times bestselling co-writer of Clean by Dr Alejandro Junger, Primal Fat Burner by Nora Gedgaudas, and Dr Frank Lipman's forthcoming book.

Explains the idea of the Tao, or the Way, in Chinese religious thought.