Invocations: Wonders of the World

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:April 22, 2015
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Sociobiologist, author, and "father of biodiversity" Edward O. Wilson describes the abundance found in a small patch of forest at dawn. Invocation from Odd Salon MYRIAD ~ April 21, 2015.

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RARE ~ April 7, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:April 8, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons

Stories from the merely unusual to the exquisitely exotic, mysterious diseases & languages nearly extinct, to gems found only once in a lifetime Featuring: Kelly Jensen, Rachael Van Schoik, Frederic Lightning Leist, Isolde Honore, Lilia Gutnik & Todd Barrett

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CURSED ~ March 24, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:March 25, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons

Stories of ill-fated adventure & horrifying luck, lost tombs & famous diamonds, evil eyes & incantations to steer the forces of fate Featuring: Ryan Galiotto, Kurt Larson, Casey Selden, Janelle Slavik, Laura Rubin, and Tamar Baskind.

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Invocations: Fireworks & Joy

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:March 18, 2015
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Thoughts on the exhilaration of genius from the beautiful and haunting Flowers for Algernon written in 1958 by Daniel Keyes. Invocation from Odd Salon GENIUS ~ March 17, 2015.

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GENIUS ~ March 17, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:March 18, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons

Spectacular savants & wicked brilliance, our never-ending search for knowledge & the mysteries of man's most complicated organ Featuring: Steen Comer, Amber Guetebier, Aimee Pavey, Joule Aguila, Bart Bernhardt, Annetta Black

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Further Reading: Method

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 26, 2015
• Post category:Read/Reading Lists

Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon METHOD

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Invocations: Nabokov’s Butterflies

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 25, 2015
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Poetry on the joys of lepidopterology, from author and life-long butterfly lover, Vladimir Nabokov. Invocation from Odd Salon METHOD.

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METHOD ~ Feb 24, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 25, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons

Tales of feigned madness and elaborate systems, cautionary tales of scientific process and legacies of artistic rigour. Featuring: Beth Abdallah, Egan Hirvela, Andrey Tselikov, Chris Carrico, Daen de Leon, and Tania Seabock

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Dragon filled skies, from the c. 1552 "Augsburg Book of Miraculous Signs"

Further Reading: Phenomenon

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 12, 2015
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon PHENOMENON

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PHENOMENON ~ Feb 10, 2015

• Post author:Annetta Black
• Post published:February 11, 2015
• Post category:Past Salons

Stories of the unexplained and fantastic, from marvels of nature to quirks of the mind, and why we want to believe in the impossible. Featuring: Jade Hoffman, Amy Widdowson Mains & Miles Traer, Douglas Worley, Aj Anderson, Patrick House, Marcelo Pontin, and Raven Ebner.

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