nonfiction – Yohan J. John, PhD

“The trouble with modern musicians is that they don’t know how to disintegrate.”

By Yohan October 6, 2015Odds & Ends

The tour opened on 9 September in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park Stadium. The set’s greatest surprise came with its choice of opening number, ‘Echoes’ from Meddle, which was given its first…

Relevations!

By Yohan October 5, 2015Odds & Ends

The word ‘relevant‘ derives from a verb ‘to relevate’, which has dropped out of common usage, whose meaning is ‘to lift’ (as in ‘elevate‘). in essence, ‘to relevate’ means ‘to…

Man follows the path left by the fire

By Yohan October 1, 2015Odds & Ends

"In the beginning there was a mute king, Māthava of Videha, who kept in his mouth the fire called Agni Vaiśvānara, Agni-of-all-men, that form of Agni which all living beings…

A Gateway to the Unseen

By Yohan October 1, 2015Odds & Ends

If Canterbury, the locus of pilgrimage, is the official capital of the Church of England, Glastonbury has long been its heathen obverse. The enormous Tor, or earthen mound, that dominates…

Looking versus Seeing

By Yohan October 1, 2015Odds & Ends

When we pass from looking to seeing, we do not therefore lose our sight of the objects observed. Seeing, in fact, does not disturb our looking at all. It rather…

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