The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the
cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Wednesday April 27th, 2022 – World
Stationery Day
World Stationery Day is all about: preserving the
art of writing words on a page, instead of just sending electronic
versions of letters that cannot truly be touched but only seen on a
screen.
Humans have been writing for thousands of years, since prehistory.
The Dispilio tablet is thought to be the oldest written record on Earth,
dating back to around 5200 BC. After that, writing seemed to spring up
in a whole host of different places, being especially prominent in the
Near East.
At the time, the main reason that writing became a necessity was
because the information needed to be transmitted, particularly in order
for political expansion to be able to take place. Rulers and authorities
were most in need of communication and they were also very educated.
But, most of the time, they didn’t even do the writing themselves. They
had scribes on their staff who would record for them everything that
needed to be written down.
Changing Malaysian Politics: What does Gerak Independent have to offer? by Murray Hunter
When I first met Siti Kasim, online in this Covid age, her
bubbling passion for her cause and the future of Malaysia came across
very clearly. Siti is inspiring to many of those she reaches. Gerak
Independent (GI), is a movement of individuals under an umbrella
sponsored by Malaysian Action for Justice and Unity (MAJU) and some NGOs
to put independent people into the federal parliament.
In December last year GI announced their first six candidates for the
coming general election, headed by human rights lawyer Siti Kasim and
the former UMNO MP for Sungei Benut Tawfik Ismail, who both jointly
foundered the movement. Others named in the inaugural list also included
former journalist Charles CJ Chow, Wangsa Maju resident Raveentheran
Suntheralingam, social activist KJ John, and Sabah based lawyer Roland
Cheng. Shortly after the announcement Charles CJ Chow withdrew from the
line-up for personal reasons.
Continue reading HERE!
The Flow #poem & #painting by Nikos Laios
“What does
Writing poetry feel like?
Writing poetry is a rhythm,
Similar to music,
Or like a babbling stream”
Continue reading HERE!
Alexander Scriabin: Ecstasy and Light by Rene Wadlow
27 April marked the 100th anniversary of the death of the
Russian composer Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915) who believed that music
had the power to elevate the consciousness of people and therefore to
transform social conditions. Scriabin is often described as a “mystic”,
but there is no direct evidence that he personally had mystic
experiences. Rather he drew upon the works of theosophical writers and
conversations with people in the theosophical milieu in London and
Bruxelles.
Alexander Scriabin was a key figure of what is commonly called the
Silver Age in Russian history from the 1890s to 1914 . The start of the
First World War followed by the Russian Revolution dispersed many of the
groups which had been active in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Silver
Age had seen a surge of interest in various forms of mysticism, the
occult and the philosophical teachings of India and China along with
influences from Germany: the thought of Nietzsche and the Christianized
version of theosophy developed By Rudolf Steiner. Rudolf Steiner’s
second wife, Marie von Sivers was a Baltic Russian who also helped
spread Steiner’s views in Helsinki and Warsaw, cities in close contact
with Russian intellectual circles.
Continue reading HERE!
A fistful of cactus #024 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
For more A fistful of cactus, HERE!
For more Ovi Cartoons, HERE!
Ovi magazine
We cover every issue!
