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  • by petermatthewbauer

    Fifth Sun, Fifth World is the journal of the Laurel Canyon Center for Consciousness Studies, based on the west coast of the United States with a headquarters in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. The basis for the center is an investigation into consciousness as it arises out of art, mystic vision, myth archetype and symbol. (click on the picture for more)

    December 10, 2014
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New From the Center For Consciousness Studies

October 30, 2017

Chakrapani Ullal

Early Saturday morning October 28, 2017 our beloved friend and teacher Chakrapani Ullal passed into the light of consciousness....

by petermatthewbauer
August 21, 2017

Note on Today’s Solar Eclipse

August 21, 2017 The eclipse today speaks to much of what has happened over the last two years in...

by petermatthewbauer
February 3, 2017

The Cosmology of Protest

On January 26, the planet Saturn changed astrological sign. From a sidereal perspective, it entered Sagittarius after more than...

by petermatthewbauer
December 8, 2016

The Rahu Cycle & the American Psyche

A long form essay by Peter Matthew Bauer on the collective psyche of the present moment, the US election...

by petermatthewbauer
September 9, 2016

Notes on the Present Election Part II

Continued analysis of the US presidential election from a Vedic and archetypal astrological perspective...

by petermatthewbauer
July 7, 2016

Notes on the Present Election Part I

Dear friends, Recently, I’ve been discussing the 2016 election with some of my astrological students as we study global...

by petermatthewbauer
April 27, 2016

The Mars Saturn Conjunction

A constant topic with clients this past spring has been the ongoing conjunction of Mars and Saturn in Scorpio...

by petermatthewbauer
April 6, 2016

The Conversation Within Astrology

Contemporary understandings of astrology as well as those of other forms of divination will often focus on prediction. Whatever...

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Astrology Readings & Archetypal Counseling

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Astrology Readings

Astrological Readings and Archetypal Counseling with Peter Matthew Bauer are available in the LA area in person and by telephone/skype throughout the world. (Click picture for more).

September 1, 2015

About the Center For Consciousness Studies

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Laurel Canyon Center

The Center For Consciousness Studies is an esoteric organization based in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. (click for more)

September 10, 2014

Featured Articles

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Note on Today’s Solar Eclipse

August 21, 2017 The eclipse today speaks to much of what has happened over the last two years in the United States and serves as an important catalyst for...

August 21, 2017
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Vice/Noisey Interview with Peter Matthew Bauer

Peter Matthew Bauer was recently interviewed in Vice/Noisey by Jennifer Maerz on his astrological work as well on his musical output.

October 8, 2015
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Le Grand Jihad

A short film by Director Vincent Moon documenting a group of Sufi women in Chechnya.

May 10, 2015

New From the Journal Fifth Sun / Fifth World

May 14, 2015

The Oceanography of The Night

A brief paper by young phenomenologist Parker Biehn on Gaston Bachelard and Evan Thompson

by petermatthewbauer
May 14, 2015

Jathilan: Popular Trance Ritual from Java

A short film by Fifth Sun contributor and director Vincent Moon. Shot in January 2012, the Jathilan ritual is...

by petermatthewbauer
May 14, 2015

Justina

A short film by Fifth Sun contributor and director Vincent Moon. A little village not far from Pucallpa, in...

by petermatthewbauer
May 14, 2015

The Invention of Tape Echo

Les Paul. American ingenuity at its finest. Invented tape echo and multi-track recording out of his garage...

by petermatthewbauer
May 13, 2015

Lên Dong

Short film by Fifth Sun contributor and film director Vincent Moon on a rare trance ritual from the suburbs...

by petermatthewbauer
May 10, 2015

Le Grand Jihad

A short film by Director Vincent Moon documenting a group of Sufi women in Chechnya.

by petermatthewbauer
May 10, 2015

Yesetan Menfes: Exorcism Ritual in Addis Ababa

A Short film by Vincent Moon and Jacob Kirkegaard documenting an exorcism ritual in Addis Ababa.

by petermatthewbauer
April 15, 2015

Robert Ashley Part 2 “Music With Roots in the Aether”

Robert Ashley, the groundbreaking educator and composer whom I’ve written about previously, also created “Music with Roots in the...

by petermatthewbauer
April 12, 2015

Robert Ashley Part 1 “Perfect Lives”

Robert Ashley is a giant of 20th century electronic music and performance art, and an embodiment of the DIY...

by petermatthewbauer
April 9, 2015

Kashmir Shaivism

Meditation and lecture on Kashmir Shaivism by Dr Rudolph Bauer PhD. Taped January 2015. Painting of Shaivite master Abinavagupta.

by petermatthewbauer
March 12, 2015

Joseph Campbell’s Soup

A short meditation from Lila Heasley

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March 12, 2015

Dzogchen as Presence

Meditation and lecture entitled "Dzogchen as Presence" by Dr Rudolph Bauer PhD. Image of Guru Dragpo- meditational form...

by petermatthewbauer
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

A letter to new readers from the editor of Fifth Sun / Fifth World

February 11, 2016
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EMAIL LIST

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October 6, 2015
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OTHER CONSULTATIONS

The Laurel Canyon Center For Consciousness Studies was founded to support the work of different artists and contributors whatever their medium (click picture for more)

July 1, 2011

New to Further Reading - Short Reviews & Links from the Journal

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Holy Mountain

There is no more obvious first choice for a film that epitomizes the spirit of Fifth Sun/Fifth World than Alejandro Jodorowsky’s metamorphic masterpiece The Holy Mountain. This film is...

December 16, 2014
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Tarot’s Dynamic Symbolism

The ability of humankind to navigate life through mythology, ritual, archetypes and the symbolic has been damaged by cultural misapprehension as an attempt by corporate media, etc, to imprison...

December 12, 2014
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The Music of Gurdjieff / De Hartmann

"Kurd Melody from Isfahan" - Gurdjieff/ De Hartmann (Click on the photo to listen)

December 10, 2014
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A Recent Discovery

Henry Corbin’s “Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ‘Arabi” found last week in Washington DC. A longer piece forthcoming. “Suhrawardi died a martyr at the age of thirty-eight in...

December 10, 2014
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Ramayan Chaupai- Alan Lomax Field Recording

"Ramayan Chaupai" - Alan Lomax Field recording 1962 Caribbean Voyage (Click on the photo to listen and read more)

December 9, 2014

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