Highlights

Dancing into a trance to connect with greater powers is one of the very oldest recorded activities of humans. Vajrayana Buddhist deity yoga is a refined version of the same archaic act. Joseph Houseal continues his three-part exploration Mystical Dances in the Kingdom of Bhutan, Part 2: Cham is Deity Yoga in Action, based on a talk delivered in Stockholm in May, 2024. https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/mystical-dances-in-the-kingdom-of-bhutan-part-2-cham-is-deity-yoga-in-action/ Photo by Barbara Kipper

A Paean to the Moon performed by Parnassus Dancetheatre, Kyoto. Choreography by Joseph Houseal

Image from the Joffrey Ballet's watershed multi-media ballet based on the ancient goddess, "Astarte". The great goddess never dies in the world of art but returns in ever new forms.

Daost talismanic bird-fish script, a kind of encoded writing style among ritual and meditation adepts.

Like dancers, this pair of Han Dynasty ceremonial bronzes - elegant auspicious cranes - are free between heaven, earth, and water. #water fowl # Han dynasty #chinese bronzes # cranes # herons # auspicious cranes #ritual bronze birds

Join Chelley Sherman and Joseph Houseal in a 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Form, bringing together ancient wisdom arts and modern computational art. Nov 3 - Dec 1. #sacredgeometry #complexitytheory theory #the sphere #Buddhism #liminal research #interdisciplinaryart mysticism #sacred dance #aiart #meditationpractice https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form

Join creative technologist Chelley Sherman and Core of Culture director Joseph Houseal for 5-week workshop: Journey Through the Dance of Forms. Nov 3 - Dec 1 https://learn.yangchenma.org/courses/journey-through-dance-of-form #endangered dances #wisdom traditions #dance preservation #avant garde media #cultural preservation #buddhist monks --

Dancing deity, mural painting, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang