Elegant Flick for the Week-end

Friends With Money, Joan Cusack, Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, and Frances McDormand, DVD in stores; winner of the Sundance award!

Hairstyle
Madonna, multi-tonal colour from copper blonde pieces through to pale pearl lights create a flattering effect against Madonna's creamy skin tone. Michelle Pfeiffer changes hair colour as per job description in what film?

        BABYLON 5

The planet pro- vides the perfect compliment for the Babylon 5 space station.  The position in space and subtly  enhancing amber-gold neutrals, cast the lapis lazuli effect of 'the philosopher stone.'  Classic golden-blue colours set the script at higher octave levels, moderating the internal climate for both the space station as well as it's many "colourful" characters. Neutral colours allow people to project the intense emotional colours of their personality and internal life  via attitude and higher octave thought (see Captain Sheridan's quarters below.) Right, Mira Furlan as Ambassador Delenn, in the highly acclaimed hit series,  Babylon 5,1994-99

“I am become grey. I stand between the darkness and the light. Between the candle and a star.”   -Delenn enters the Grey Council, “Atonement”

Intense  colour can be a type of food, soul nutrition, and has a patterning style in  common with B5's  hydroponic  science (the
elaborate and simultaneously simple system that provides  constant flowing, quality
oxygen through the entire space station.  B5 gardens also double as an 'off the record' safe area for meditation and reflection. It is for 'time out' moments, and regarded as a shared space where ambassadors meet and discuss their concerns. In it's way it is simple, elegant, always there and still silent, like the neutrals in interior design and apparel. Neutrals are firm   foundations - a field ready for planting. They perform and yet remain  unaffected by any nearby element. Neutrals do not effect colours  directly. They serve us as 'the little colours that could,' staples and anchors, and give any accessory the chance to work a room. Note the gemstone buttons on Delenn's robe?

Hydroponic chambers suspend Plant roots in mid-air so they grow straight and take on
the full range of nutrients provided. Neutrals  open doors, give a break from the fast lane,  and encourage others to share as gardens do. Though neutrals don't add pizazz to an impression because, like soil-free fibers that replace earth in hydroponics, they tend to anonymity, they are an attractive canvas for vibrant, spontaneous colours generated by thought.    Babylon 5
Check your knowledge about B5  - Babylon 5 Quiz

Film Greats ~                    Star Wars and Narnia

   Jedi Guru, Master Yoda, favors very 'high texture' Autumn robes. Green-whites may be tinged yellow for an Autumn palette.

     The human eye finds maximum sensitivity  (visibility) to yellow and yellow green.

     In a greenhouse under an artificial light, weak green illumination is safe for plants because there is little or no plant response to it. Light passes through the plant leaf or is reflected. Chlorophylls absorb blue and red light, and carotenoids absorb mid-spectrum blue-greens. The Jedi Order dons the homespun look of the male mentor, a spiritual reference to the interwoven cosmos, to move in sync with phases in any natural cycle. It may be going with the Force as "the line of least resistance." See Alec Guinness for more. See Ewan McGregor, young Obi-Wan Kenobi.

   Three years after the Battle of Yavin, a new hope reached Yoda at his retreat on a misty and forgotten, distant planet. Guided to Dagobah by a vision of his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker discovered Yoda without even knowing it. Stranded on the swampy world, Luke met a comical elfin creature that promised him aid.

   CORUSCANT CELEBRATION:  Emperor toppled [above] based on work of artist Ralph McQuarrie. Coruscant is the capital of The Old Republic and New Republic, also the Galactic Empire. The city covers an entire planet. Beige, pale dawn and pastel peach.

Star Wars III fanpage, more image/costume examples

 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, right, by C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia fanpage, some more information/images from the film

Robbie Coltrane BT March 31, 1950 Sun 9° Aries 50' ~Ascendant Capricorn 8°44
Harry Potter Quizzie  Hogwarts and Magical Creatures    Triwizard Champions

"The Matrix Reloaded"
Carrie-Anne Moss, Randall Duk-Kim, Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves and Monica Bellucci, as Core Soteria [Artemis Proserpina, soul guide] ~ Persephone takes Trinity, Morpheus and Neo to The Keymaster in the sequel.  Right, the Portland Vase now resides in the British Museum.
 

"...direct evidence as to the detail of the ceremonies enacted, or of the meanings connected with them, their tendency must be inferred from the characteristics of the contemplated deities with their accessory symbols and mythi, or from direct testimony as to the value of the Mysteries generally."  Morals and Dogma

P. Diddy - Attentive to neutral shades, Winter personalities
select traditional power colour combinations such as
chalk white and grey-beige, pewter and putty, ultramarine
and ivory-white, and iced mauve-grey with onyx-black.
rt, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
See Trade Show links below.

"Chicago" Nights (Richard Gere) Colour range includes the Chocolate Brown used for Road To Perdition, Chocolate4 
Trump 0/22 tunes: Lyrics and performance of
*    Press Conference Rag
*    Mr. Cellophane – "cause you can look right through me and never even know I’m there."
*    A Tap Dance – Richard Gere is outrageous!
Right, The Banquet from Luxor

      The United States has her Sun in the Moon's sign running on the blueprint of birth, death, and rebirth, in time with Lunar phases each month. The agricultural division of time recorded in the Farmer's Almanac is suggested as an important link between America today and Piscean forerunners in early civilizations. The United States Aquarian Moon guarantees fixed thoughts of boundless space adventure, the vast unknown, and spirit with a passion for freedom.

     The motivation is to break through bounds and institute reform, be it social, intellectual or spiritual. Guilt and innocence can be established via a formal system that pertains to Divine and mortal law. This vision will ensure most of the vital growth of the community consciousness. On the page we continue to consider someone innocent until proven guilty, but have discovered how easily the masses may be confused, manipulated, and mislead. Note Henry Fonda deeply believed in "The Oxbow Incident," not the only film to address mob violence and hysteria ["Amistad," "Emile Zola," "A Cry In The Dark," and "Good Night and Good Luck" - true stories] that might force suspension of common sense and proper observation of individual rights. The grey-phase mood - sometimes parallel to nigredo and death-related  'stripping down' ["Constantine" and "Gothika"]- implies the desire for love and acceptance while experiencing life in a 'surrender' or shedding mode. Energy to extend personal warmth doesn't exist during this  phase of metamorphosis. Trump XX discusses the birth-death-rebirth cycle phases in depth. Left, Diana, Goddess of the Hunt

  Denzel Washington, in "American Gangster"

  "Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they’re so frightfully clever. I’m really awfully glad I’m a Beta, because I don’t work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don’t want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They’re too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides, they wear black, which is such a beastly colour. I’m so glad I’m a Beta."  -Aldous Leonard  Huxley, Brave New World (1932)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                            

"Awakenings"   Stars Robert DiNiro and Robin Williams go where no man has gone before)

Karnac, by David Roberts

 Left, "Mrs. Doubtfire" (Robin Williams) prepares a superior repast;  Dylan is "Masked and Anonymous" July 2003

Similar   tones are seen around the Earth in photographs from space. See The Transparency Wave for a glimpse of such subtle energy. An illustration of The Silver Rose, at left, is a timeless creation by Adrian for Marie Antoinette.

 

Try The Blue Violet Wave and The Silver Rose
for more in a yoga-theta range of thinking.
exhibit 2003                                                        

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Gallery & Video Resources

     "Apocalypse Now Redux"  Marlon Brando projects a full spectrum while he remains locked in black and white, the extremes within emotional-internal spectrums. Black and white herb- moly has a milk-white flower and a black root. The herb Hermes had given to Odysseus, according to Homer, for the antidote against the spells of Circe. [See Brando as The Godfather.] Robert Redford, a General subordinate to a colonel in, "The Last Castle," faces off with system-theory designed to degrade him. Grey as a weapon can minimize evaluation of integrity and importance of an individual.

     If the suggestion is 'neutrality' it could convey an image of vulnerability in a war zone.  Grey may convince  people no opinion held on issues of importance facilitates a successful escape from either religious or political arguments. It is an "in-between" colour and enhances projection of a nebulous view if a wish to cloud issues predominates.

     This colour can veil sensitive information, or blur fine lines so the purpose of an action is misread. In Gladiator, this technique is used by Maximus (Russell Crowe) to convince the gladiators' captain to mark his tunic yellow instead of red. "Star Wars" Samuel L. Jackson is Jedi Mace Windu in council room robes for the  prequel series. The white and blue-gray neutrals blend perfectly with the mood and background of this picture. The category for these colours, Dynamic Winter, also applies in regard to the interior  of the council room. Chamber architecture moves with lines that show circular emphasis, in alignment with cycles in time and the power of 'the zone,' a Jedi power field. Generally speaking, in the presence of warm colors, time is overestimated; with cool colors, it’s underestimated.  Top right, B5 scenario features fleet of gathering star cruisers. Below,  U2 CD with blue-gray and soft chalk white Winter neutrals. Right, Robert Redford in, The Last Castle.

Van Gogh wrote of "the endless variety of grays:
red-gray, yellow-gray,
blue-gray, green-gray, orange-gray and violet-gray."
 

Dowser Design Tip:  Emphasize a warm, hospitable welcome by selecting a colour scheme that sends a harmonious signal to all who enter the area. Design the entrance and shared space so neutrals provide energizing, yet subtle, universal themes. If you renovate, or remodel a large building such as an inn, place of amusement, or convention area try a neutral glaze over large surfaces. Add beige or gray to a clear glaze to carry an atmosphere from one room to another:  
Use samples of the preferred colour with the prepared glaze to test the combination of colours. A translucent layer of paint will add drama and harmony to your overall colour scheme. If you are in an experimental mood, try beige, almond, or caramel added to these base colours:

• taupe

• wheat

• chocolate brown

• pastel orange

• iced apricot

• silver gray

America's Aquarian Moon established the country's resolution to defend "self-evident" truths as outlined by the framers.   Court - how to look good for your grill and arm fracture from TV cameras. Read Winona's court ordeal on BD Oct 30 '02  Our New Aeon hopes for humanity pivot on the collective consciousness blueprints for a constructive philosophic playing field. America's Moon established the country's plan to continue the conversation in the heart center between the mortal self and the immortal self [portrayed on film as "THE MAHABARATA".] 

     While the Piscean Era has been focused on the Dying Water God, the new Aquarian outlook concentrates on the resurrection, return, rebirth. Framers of the Constitution drew from The Iroquois Law of The Confederacy, in part to design Jupiter templates with features and a mechanism to facilitate channeling Mars energy into rebirth efforts rather than destruction. Mars was originally an agricultural life force prior to the arrival of the warrior pantheon. The Autumnal Equinox [personified through the 'leaving' elven procession, ROTK] signals the fall of the seed, it's separation into fourths to prepare for the new cycle in Spring. Notice the elven power colours, the combination an indication of closure and new beginning in one ensemble.      Visit Givenchy

Right, Lord Elrond and Arwen, about to embark on transformations awaiting them in "Return of The King." Top of page, Delenn [and Captain Sheridan] undergo the death-rebirth transmutations to further peace in the universe, in the five year sci-fi series, "Babylon 5."