WHERE SPIRITUALITY AND PRACTICE MEET at CHATEAU DE TRIBOMONT, PEPINSTER, BELGIUM (east-Belgium Ardennes, not far from city Spa) A weekend for arts and health practitioners to come together – bringing ourselves and our talents. From 4pm Friday 25th of August, until Monday 28th after lunch The aim for the weekend is that we can be […]
International
SWIM 4 is now out!
Emmanuel Williams has edited and produced the three previous editions of the Subud Writers International Magazine. However with pressures of work etc. he has handed the editorial role to Katharine Walmsley (one of the early promoters of the Subud Writers group). She asked if Ridwan Treacher would be prepared to produce the PDF Magazine for […]
Belinda Brazier – story-telling photographer
My name is Belinda Brazier and I have long been fascinated by photography. I was born in England but grew up in Austria in a spectacular little market-town called Hallstatt, which is located in a UNESCO World Heritage Region. This place is so picturesque that a number of Chinese entrepreneurs decided to build a copy […]
Frances Madden – Goodbye Jazz!
Dear Friends Just moving away from jazz and blues for a moment, here is an original ballad I hope you will enjoy called ‘I Will Remember You’ – view on YouTube. There are always times in our lives, for better or worse, when we have to move on or let go. I wrote it as a […]
The God’s Eye Anthology
Two poems from The God’s Eye A new anthology compiled and edited by Emmanuel Williams The anthology can be ordered directly from Emmanuel Williams [Read more poems at SICA International] The God’s Eye by Devreaux Baker You say you could die happy in this chair in the garden A green wicker filled with secret […]
SICA Prizewinners
Mahallia Ward Pollard and Frances Madden tie for $10,000 SICA Prize Two years ago, SICA announced to the world that it would offer a $10,000 prize to a young person, age 19-28, active in Subud, who demonstrated an extraordinary TALENT in some field. (Art, Science, Education, Technology, Business, Film, Medicine, for example). The prize, minimum $10,000, […]
Top Topham and the Fender Telecaster
Before there was Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton, there was Top Topham. The original guitarist in one of the most famous, guitar-hero filled bands in rock history, Topham was the guitarist who started it all. Though his tenure with the band was short lived, being only 15 years old at the time his […]
Alice Night and “Olivia”
Featured in Australia’s recent Uplift Festival, Alice is described “as an experimental music artist whose edgy arrangements compliment her stunningly intricate vocals. The songs on her debut release reveal a delicate balance of powerful dynamics and hauntingly beautiful intimacy.” See Alice Night’s website for more background on this most captivating talent.
Devreaux Baker – Poet
Devreaux Baker was awarded the 2014 Barbara Mandigo Kelley Poetry Peace Prize from the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Follow the link to read her award winning poem. She is also the recipient of the Women’s Global Leadership Poetry Prize, a California Arts Council Award, the Hawaii Council on Humanities International Poetry Prize – and honorable mention […]
Conversation Café
Begun in Puebla as an engaging conversational forum for sharing and exploring ideas about our future, Conversation-Café has become an exciting new video series we can ALL enjoy!! Thanks to the inspirational planning of Victor Margolin, Susannah Rosenthal, and Paul Nelson − and the filmmaking skills of Andrew Hall, SICA has now launched a whole new site, curated by Susannah and Paul, […]