Sofiah Sexton Aspects of Culture Map

Sofiah Sexton Aspects of Culture Map

Sofiah Sexton shares her “Aspects of Culture” map to help initiate a discussion of what culture is and how it is experienced by Subud members. The map is part of a cultural conversation being initiated by SICA-USA.
The Culture of Advertising (Sofiah Sexton)

The Culture of Advertising (Sofiah Sexton)

The purpose of advertising is to persuade one to purchase the advertised product, right? What tools of persuasion are used to prompt the desired behavior? Most of what I have seen in the nearly seven decades I’ve been exposed to commercials involves manipulation of...
The Doctor’s Socks

The Doctor’s Socks

Found this in my pocket journal while harvesting American Sentences for the second edition of that book, due late 2021. Thank you Philip Lindstrom for your Latihan attire and commitment to Subud. Your Humble Narrator, Paul E Nelson Seattle, WA Cascadia...
Meet New SICA-USA Board Member Lauren Woodward Stanley

Meet New SICA-USA Board Member Lauren Woodward Stanley

Lauren Woodward Stanley is a practicing architect, advocate of nature in cities, outdoor enthusiast, and dabbling artist.  She lives with her husband Lars, another architect and blacksmith, and two sons in Austin, Texas.  A native east coaster, she found herself in...
A Memory (Reynold Weissinger)

A Memory (Reynold Weissinger)

When my children were still children we decided to relocate to a place in the mountains not far from Mt. Lassen. We lived in Marin, and I was tired of traffic jams with Porches and BMW’s. I decided I’d rather look at pick-up trucks and backhoes on...
Creativity in Captivity

Creativity in Captivity

Andrew Hall of SICA-International, sends this: Creativity in Captivity is a show of music and theatre pieces created by people who perished in the Nazi Holocaust of World War II. It is directed and conducted by Honora Foah and Dahlan Foah. The Foahs produced, directed...
SICA-USA Welcomes Sanderson Morgan to the Board

SICA-USA Welcomes Sanderson Morgan to the Board

  Sanderson Morgan joined the SICA-USA Board on January 17, 2021. Sanderson lives in Eureka, California and is a member of the Subud California at Arcata Center. At Arcata he is currently the Center Chair, House Coordinator and a Men’s Helper.  He served as a...
Hamilton Plays Piatigorsky’s Chopin

Hamilton Plays Piatigorsky’s Chopin

While our past Chair Hamilton Cheifetz recovers his health, he gifts us with this achingly gorgeous duet which is (for now) his LAST performance: Piatigorsky’s transcription of Chopin’s Nocturne in c# minor, in my first and (so far) last performance. The...
Lucas Hille Guided By Love

Lucas Hille Guided By Love

Our Vancouver (BC) Subud friend Lucas Hille performed a song at (the infamous) SICAmooka which has been released on a video expertly produced by Zoomuse director Andrew Hall. Lucas is joined by Veda Hille. Lyrics by Lucas and Simon Beck. Thank you Lucas and Veda for...