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THE MYSTERY OF PLACE | GALLERY I

By Tim Girvin at 3:45 am on Tuesday, November 15, 2011

THE STATE OF WOWNESS This is the first in a series of impressions — a gathering of images exploring interpretations of place, way-finding, presence and historical context; none of these images are raw — rather, each one has been tuned … Continue reading →

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S A N C T A S A N C T O R U M

By Tim Girvin at 6:41 am on Friday, August 19, 2011

sanctum \SANK-tum\, noun; Alone, this morning, I was thinking about the quietude of the place that I am, the place that I am being in — and I considered — I held, that idea of place and magic. That place … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS OUT, WHAT IS IN

By Tim Girvin at 12:34 am on Friday, August 12, 2011

THE PORTALS TO SEEING SOME ONE WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT WINDOWS. Actually, I was looking at old windows and wondering about what’s been seen between the seer and the sight beyond. These were old windows — that were removed … Continue reading →

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ABRACADABRA | Alphabet Amulets

By Tim Girvin at 5:23 pm on Friday, July 29, 2011

I got a note from some friends at the Oxford English Dictionary. It was about this word, “abracadabra” — and perhaps you’ve got the same one, since you might have friends there too. Earlier in my life, studying the history … Continue reading →

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The Exploration of Personal Ritual

By Tim Girvin at 3:45 am on Saturday, April 11, 2009

Getting to the soul of things. What is a thing? I’ve wondered about that. A thing. thing O.E. þing “meeting, assembly,” later “entity, being, matter” (subject of deliberation in an assembly), also “act, deed, event, material object, body, being,” from … Continue reading →

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