Soul's Aperture

Soul's Aperture
Author: Gary B. Boyd
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2015-01-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496962338

The reader becomes emotionally committed within the first ten pages. Bart Stearman is committed to meeting his Maker. Melba Kirsham is committed to saving the life of her infant son, Arnold. Circumstance and serendipity thrust both of them into the middle of a medical experiment that will affect not only Bart's soul but the souls of others. Fighting against odds that suggest he cannot succeed, Bart struggles to save the life and soul of Arnold Kirsham, who is an unwitting player in the conflict. Before their souls can be saved, Bart must align with the only source of power capable of energizing a battle in the darkness outside the Light.

The Mirror of Simple Souls

The Mirror of Simple Souls
Author: Marguerite Porete
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1993
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780809134274

We know very little about Marguerite Porete, only that she was a beguine from Hainaut who was burned at the stake as a relapsed heretic in 1310. She might have been a solitary itinerant beguine who expounded her teachings to interested listeners.

Souls Against the Concrete

Souls Against the Concrete
Author: Khalik Allah
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2017-10-18
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781477313145

Khalik Allah is a New York–based photographer and filmmaker whose work has been described as "street opera," simultaneously penetrative, hauntingly beautiful, and visceral. His photography has been acclaimed by the New York Times, TIME Light Box, the New Yorker, the Guardian, the Village Voice, the BBC, and the Boston Globe. Since 2012, Allah has been photographing people who frequent the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Harlem. Shooting film at night with only the light pouring from storefront windows, street lights, cars, and flashing ambulances, he captures raw and intimate portraits of "souls against the concrete." This volume presents a gallery of 105 portraits created with a Nikon F2 35mm camera and a photography predicated on reality. Inviting viewers to look deeply into the faces of people living amid poverty, drug addiction, and police brutality, but also leading everyday lives, Allah seeks to dispel fears, capture human dignity, and bring clarity to a world that outsiders rarely visit. This nuanced portrayal of nocturnal urban life offers a powerful and rare glimpse into the enduring spirit of a slowly gentrifying Harlem street corner and the great legacies of black history that live there.

The Soul of the Camera

The Soul of the Camera
Author: David duChemin
Publisher: Rocky Nook, Inc.
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2017-06-14
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1681982048

As both an art form and a universal language, the photograph has an extraordinary ability to connect and communicate with others. But with over one trillion photos taken each year, why do so few of them truly connect? Why do so few of them grab our emotions or our imaginations? It is not because the images lack focus or proper exposure; with advances in technology, the camera does that so well these days. Photographer David duChemin believes the majority of our images fall short because they lack soul. And without soul, the images have no ability to resonate with others. They simply cannot connect with the viewer, or even—if we’re being truthful—with ourselves.

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In The Soul of the Camera: The Photographer’s Place in Picture-Making, David explores what it means to make better photographs. Illustrated with a collection of beautiful black-and-white images, the book’s essays address topics such as craft, mastery, vision, audience, discipline, story, and authenticity. The Soul of the Camera is a personal and deeply pragmatic book that quietly yet forcefully challenges the idea that our cameras, lenses, and settings are anything more than dumb and mute tools. It is the photographer, not the camera, that can and must learn to make better photographs—photographs that convey our vision, connect with others, and, at their core, contain our humanity. The Soul of the Camera helps us do that.

Soul Purpose

Soul Purpose
Author: Jason Kemp
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2010-11-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1468503782

The aim of Soul Purpose is to present some up to date information with regards to the new spiritual energies we are receiving and the possible changes we may go through as we begin to absorb them. It is in no way a definitive explanation of what is happening - we each have our own perspectives and experiences in life, it is just that on some levels many experiences are now being shared at a group level. It is this theme of us as a collective, a group commonly sharing lifes themes, which has been of interest to me. Soul Purpose is presented in two parts; the first part is informational, covered under various chapter headings that you may already relate to. Reading them is initially a mental exercise, but its really the feelings, impressions and energy of the content that matters. You may find that within the gist of a subject you may sense, feel, or visualise a way to receive an understanding, building a relationship with the imagery and ideas. Part two of Soul Purpose contains 22 meditation exercises that can be used to balance the physical, subtle and mental aspects of ourselves. They are practical tools that help our bodies to remember levels of their spiritual imprinting, raising our energy levels and allowing for something new, internally, to take place. Our sensitivities are increasing as time goes on; they are a biological response to the changes in energy of our environment. The meditations are a way of managing these sensitivities, building an energetic platform on which to open more to the energies that are on offer. They offer a gentle, sympathetic alignment to natural law and divine will.

Kwame Brathwaite

Kwame Brathwaite
Author: Kwame Brathwaite
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: African American
ISBN: 9781597114431

Coincides with an exhibition of Brathwaite's work, 2019.

Shooting with Soul

Shooting with Soul
Author: Alessandra Cave
Publisher: Quarry Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-12-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 161058922X

DIVShooting with Soul is glorious and beautiful book for anyone who loves to take pictures. Whether you are an aspirational photographer, artist, creative mom, or blogger, you will enjoy expanding your understanding of this medium by exploring 44 weeks of unique and reflective prompts and exercises aimed to demystify seemingly “techie� topics and enhance your creative self-expression. No matter what camera you own, an SLR, point and shoot, or even a camera phone, this book offers tips and methods for any device that snaps a photo./divDIV/divDIVNew technologyis making it easier to share photography, and interest in photos is being fueled by the popularity of photo-based apps and social networking sites such as Pinterest, Instagram, Hipstamatic, Flickr, and tumblr blogs. Sharing photos with friends and family has become as easy as pushing a button, however, finding the right photos to take and coming up with creative concepts for jaw-dropping photos remains something that needs to be explored and fostered./divDIV/divDIVShooting with Soul teaches successful photography methods through an approach that is very much like journaling. By putting deep thought and feeling into the process, and into the exercises, which focus on personal exploration and autobiographical information, you will become able to create images that are infused with soul and that connect you with your viewers more deeply, whether they are friends and family, a professional art audience, or followers of a blog or website./div