For those tired of Hollywood glamour and the occasional shallowness of feeling, I recommend watching something from the old pieces. The musical documentary "Latcho Drom" (1993) by French director of Romani origin Tony Gatlif ("Safe Journey" in Romani). It shows the Romani road through different times and seasons, through several countries and cultures, from India to Spain, passing through Egypt, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and France. Each stretch of the road is played out and sung, reflecting the distinctive Romani way of life, traditions, the rhythm of existence, crafts and worldview.
Sagittarius can be an excellent lover and a rather unbearable husband; he can be a charming friend, direct and open, but his feelings are quite one-sided. In the company of women he nearly loses his head on account of their youth, beauty and feminine charm, and enthusiastically savours the various sensations that representatives of the opposite sex arouse in him. The compliments and flattery he lavishes in moments of enthusiasm are genuinely meant.
There has long been an idea to write about Latgalian mentality - how a čangalis (Latgalian) differs from a čiulis (non-Latgalian Latvian), why they hold so firmly to their language, their land, their roots, traditions. But it's hard to write about things so close, emotional, intimate, and yet very self-evident. It seems that after the play "latgola.lv", viewing Latgalianness from the outside, I can finally try to do so.
Autumn strikes me as a very laconic month, with no superfluous words, needless movements or stormy expressions of feeling. My mind unexpectedly recalled a Japanese three-line poem read long ago and, for some reason, lodged in memory: "I depart. You remain. Two autumns." /Yosa Buson/ Tonight, as cold autumn rain falls outside the window, I invite you to read some haiku together.
He is capable of being a cool-headed and subtle tactician, a player, an excellent actor who takes on the most varied roles when necessary. The complexity of this game is determined by his innate intellect. In all other areas of human relations, except for sex, he is sincere, well-disposed, responsive and kind.
Stumbled upon by chance - not new (from 2007), but artistically engaging - a 14-episode feature film "Ликвидация" (Liquidation), alternating between Russian and Ukrainian. The setting is Odessa, 1946 - that is, shortly after the war. The main storyline follows law enforcement agencies' struggle against organised criminal gangs in Odessa, contraband traders, document forgers and illegal gamblers. Running through it all are human relationships in the post-war period, when everyone carries their own life tragedy and the deaths of many loved ones behind them.
Quite by chance I came across a few interviews on YouTube from a private conversation with I. Godmanis. Judging by the interior, it could be a sauna. The range of topics covered is quite broad and the account is captivating.
In the September issue of the magazine "LILIT" I read an interesting article by Jeva Karabeško titled "The Circle That Fulfils Wishes", which tells of a thing known to many - especially those interested in esoteric matters - the symbol and drawing called the mandala. I would not wish to agree with the invitation expressed in the article for everyone to create their own mandala in order to change their life. If you also want to create something and put it on the wall for the realisation of your wishes and dreams, then put up a proportional spiral formed in the golden ratio. Why? More on that below...
Libra's sexual potency is very great, but his opportunities to make use of it are meagre. He must be very careful in his choice of partner. Women are to him merely a sex object, so he is incapable of fully understanding and appreciating each one's distinct individuality. Only a few women can come to terms with such an attitude for any extended period, yet he firmly believes he has earned the right to receive what he wants and what life owes him.
While watching the film "Amaya," one's feelings can be loosely divided into three parts: at first an extraordinarily realistic portrayal of the environment and human relationships, an outlining of the plot and characters; then the subtle, almost imperceptible yet symbolic details characteristic of Eastern culture - rain outside the window reflected in Amaya's face like ceaseless tears, the ticking of a clock that dispassionately counts the moments of a human life, wind chimes set in motion this time by a fan rather than the free mountain wind, and so on; and finally a poignant sense of doom, sadness, satisfaction, pain and love.
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