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believers single file march towards delusion Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2020 If my poetry helped, entertained, or moved you, please consider…
Offerings
Contemporary Artist Sara Roitman is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Ex Votes’. To see Sara’s body of…
Music | Chocolate Jesus By Tom Waits | From the Album Mule Variations (1999)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Chocolate Jesus…
Americans, Spending & The Christmas Holiday
The painful dump of Christmas sales in 2008 is over a decade old and the predictions for 2019 are astonishing. We spent a whopping one…
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Varanasi India Hindu pilgrims pray and bathe in Ganges Snake charmer puts cobra at ease Sadhus smoke their chillums Burning ghats leave only ashes…
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Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: The Essential Teachings Of Zen Master Hakuin (1686-1769) Translated By Norman Waddell “If you want…
Are Humans Reasonable?
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema ‘Reason’ separates the human race from all other species and yet our lives are flooded with components…
Death, Catholicism & My Mother’s Decisions
Written By: Kelly Burke @ Bee Abundant Defining What Driving is With My Mother No one in my family will be buried. No…
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Two frogs sitting on a rock 1st one says: “I bet you cannot jump to the rock all the way over there.” 2nd frog eagerly responds:…
Music | Tallis: Spem in Alium – 1. Spem in Alium (Composed 1570) Performed By The Tallis Scholars
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Spem in…
Music | Traditional: Sadness In Life: Introit Exsurge Performed By The Benedictine Nuns of Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation, Le Barroux
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Traditional: Sadness In…
Strangers’ Miracles
Photographer Jan Sturmann is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘The Miracle Portraits: In Search of the American…
Mecca
Creative Director and Photographer Toufic Beyhum is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Mecca’ series. To see Toufic’s body of…
Music | Le Chant des Templiers: VII. Antiphona “Da pacem Domine” – Psaume “fiat pax in virtute tua” ( Composed 12th Century) Performed By Ensemble Organum and Marcel Pérès (2018)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Le Chant…
Music | From Jewish Life, B. 55: I. Prayer | Performed By Sol Gabetta (2014)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: From Jewish…
Music | Cantata BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft, uns die Stimme | Composed By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | Performed By The Monteverdi Choir- The English Baroque Soloists | John Eliot Gardiner-Conductor
This Cantata was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Bach: Sacred…
Music | Traditional Annunciation Bells | The Benedictine Nuns of Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation Le Barroux | From the Album Voices: Chant From Avignon
These Traditional Annunciation Bells are selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Traditional:…
The Power of Ethnicity in the Islamic Religion
Palestinians Rohingya Syrian Kurds Uighurs Why is their blood considered not as sacred as other Muslim blood? Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
The Adhan (Call to Prayer) Performed By Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) | From Footsteps In The Light Album (2006)
This Ezan was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Footsteps in…
Quiet Life Inside The Walls Of A Carmelite Monastery
Documentary and Street Photographer Andrea Shkreli is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the book/project ‘ The Color of Silence’. …
Sabah Ezani (Saba Makam) Performed By Ender Acar From Album Ezanlar
This Ezan was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below: Sabah Ezanı…
Mysticism Or Performance | The Modernization Of Traditional Practices | Witchcraft, Palmistry & Spiritual Healing
Photographer Lucia Sekerková Bláhová is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Vrăjitoare’. To see Lucia’s body of work,…
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Believers Wrapped in white robes Patiently Stand in line Holding Tiny pink flowers Exchanged For “Illusion of happiness” Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019…
Faith, Family & Alcoholism | Sasha The Healer Of Rubtsovsk & His Personal Pain
Visual Artist and Documentary Photographer Valentin Sidorenko is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Where the world ends’. …
Life On The Irrawaddy’s Muddy Waters
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey ŚAKRA This delving day Of distracting thoughts Brings no…
Lottery | States’ Murky Maneuver
Written by: Carioca Da Gema With a jug of a purple drink, a very cheap can of meat, and a loaf of the store…
Still Life | Bad Omens | Italian Style
Photographer Olimpia Piccolo is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘The Evil Eye’ series. To see Olimpia’s body of…
Preserving Tradition In Mea Shearim | The Lights Of Chanukah
Photographer Efrat Sela is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Hanukkah’. To see Efrat’s body of work, click…
Beautiful Azan By Muadin Hafiz Mustafa Ozcan
Good Morning! I miss the Middle East. Morning walks in total darkness, listening to the call to prayer, radiating from Mosque speakers. To listen on…
The Sadhus’ Way
Have you ever just wanted to walk away from it all? Require no home, no car, no job, no responsibilities, and just wander around without a…
The Search For A Heartbeat
Written by: Carioca Da Gema The Search For A Heartbeat AVAILABLE NOW! At the stairway to hell NEAREST YOU! There are pounding hearts in…
Make-Believe Shrines | The Power Of Images In Religion & Society
Photographer Alexander DIAZ is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Faith in Images’. To see Alexander’s body of…
Auschwitz & Birkenau Concentration Camps
Photographer Dorin David is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the book/project ‘Auschwitz – Birkenau. When People were not Humans.’. To…
Up On The Soapbox | Freedom Of Speech At Speakers’ Corner | London
Documentary and Travel Photographer Jan Enkelmann is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the project ‘Serious Conviction’. To see…
Death & A Methodical Cremation Ritual With A 3,000-Year-Old Pyre | Manikarnika Ghat
Photographer Madhur Dhingra is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Tandav | The Dance Of Death’. To see…
Off The Grid On The Southwest Side Of Chicago
Photographer Nicholas Pinto is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Sky Factory’. To see Nicholas’s body of work,…
DARK | Zenkō-ji Temple, Nagano, Japan
Photographer Tadashi Onishi is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the project ‘Prayers In The Dark’. To see Tadashi’s body of…
Death Between Light & Shadows
Photographer Adriano Cascio is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these photographs. From the project ‘Chiaroscuro’. To see Adriano’s body of work, click on…
Semana Santa | Antigua, Guatemala
Photographer and Producer Julien McRoberts is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Holy Week | Guatemala’. To see Julien’s…
How Changes Guide Our Existence | Rebirth, Self & Enlightenment
Photographer Madhur Dhingra is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Suññatā – The Great Void’. To see Madhur’s…
Haunted Spaces
Photographic Artist Kristina Hruska is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Haunted’ series. To see Kristina’s body of work,…
“…we must remember the fundamental things that make us human.” The Search For Ancestors’ Wisdom
Portrait Photographer Vincent Karcher is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary/portrait photography. From the project ‘Cosmic Convergence’. To see Vincent’s body of…
Baikal’s Shamans | Their Stories & Path Of Self Discovery
Documentary Photographer Alina Desyatnichenko is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Baikal of Wonders’. To see Alina’s body…
Forgotten Places Of Worship
Urban Photographer Roman Robroek is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Religion’ portfolio. To see Roman’s body of work, click…
The Ancient Healers Of Belarus | A Disappearing Tradition
Documentary Photographer Siarhiej Leskieć is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Whisper ’. To see Siarhiej’s body of…
The Albino Child | Tanzania
Documentary Photographer and Video Maker Michele Cirillo is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Be Albinos – Paulo’. …
Neo-Paganism | Italy
Photojournalist Annalisa Marchionna is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘The Year’s Wheel’. To see Annalisa’s body of…
Getting Closer To God In Vatican City
Photographer Guido Gazzilli is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the project ‘Vatican’. To see Guido’s body of work,…
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plants need to drink ancient vessel leaks happiness is what everyone seeks however humans suffer Who controls the switch? faith continues to make its pitch *…
Ukrainian Culture
Photographer Oleksandr Rupeta is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. To see Oleksandr’s body of work, click on any image. …
Christian Celebrations | Bulgaria
Documentary Photographer Aydin Cetinbostanoğlu is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Epiphany Celebrations | Kalofer, Bulgaria’. To see…
Music | Hymn of the Cherubim Performed By USSR Ministry Of Culture Chamber Choir | Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Album | Composed 1878
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: Hymn…
The Seven Deadly Sins | Oil On Canvas
Artist Lily Morris is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images (oil on canvas). From the ‘SEVEN DEADLY SINS SERIES’. To see Lily’s…
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Sipping Mint tea Taking Puffs On the shisha pipe “Deep Thinking” Has Islamic Submission Allowed Middle Eastern Countries To Be Controlled By Brutal Leaders? * Find…
Howling Dervishes
Photographer Riccardo Cavallari is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From ‘The Dance Of The Dervish’ series. To see Riccardo’s body of…
Christianity | Lebanon
Photographer Fadi Boukaram is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From the ‘Articles of Faith’ project. To see Fadi’s body…
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Single mother Holding her baby Walks into church Lights a candle Prays Makes a wish * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright©…
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Egypt Call to prayer Camel and man On the desert sand He kneels down to pray * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE …
Music | Angels And Saints At Ephesus CD By Benedictines Of Mary, Queen Of Apostles
This CD was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen to a sample from the CD titled Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence…
Music | Benedicta: Marian Chant From Norcia CD By The Monks Of Norcia
This CD was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen to a sample from the CD titled Gaude Maria (Responsory) on YouTube CLICK…
Music | 1000 Years: Selected Chants Of Russian Orthodox Church CD By Monks Choir Of Kiev Pechersk Lavra Monastery
This CD was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen to a sample recording from the CD titled Thy Resurrection (authentic Kiev chant) …
Music | The Gyuto Monks | Freedom Chants From The Roof Of The World
This chanting was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube click HERE. Worldwide, Timeless & Diverse See our Complete…
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Bangkok Busy Wat Calm monk Prays alone While tourists come and go * Find More Poetry HERE BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright© Edge of…
Rituals & Ceremonies Of Possession & Trance | The Akán’s Traditional Beliefs | Ivory Coast
Writer and Photographer Jordi Esteva is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his ongoing project ‘The Country of Souls‘. To…
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I see you floating above looking down on the non-believers. I rather take pieces and commit to none. * Find More Poetry HERE BACK…
Returning To Israel
Documentary Photographer Ludmila Ketslakh is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these daily life images. From her project ‘Time Honored – Israel‘. To see…
The Past Buried In A Painful Silence | Children Of WWII | Independent State Of Croatia
Photojournalist David Sladek is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his book/project ‘Unspoken Genocide’. To see David’s projects click on any image.…
The Influence Of Traditional Beliefs In Modern Life | Folklore In India
Photographer Pradeep KS is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Folk Art’. To see Pradeep’s body of work…
Faith: The Religious, The Blind & The Pure
Photographer Nilanjan Ray is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Faith’. To see Nilanjan’s gallery of photographs click…
Marketing Or Salvation? | The World Of Esotericism | A Photographer’s Undercover Story
Photographer Klaus Pichler is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this article. From his project ‘This Will Change Your Life Forever‘. To see Klaus’…
The Hope For Another (Better) Life | Faith In India
Street and Travel Photographer Frédéric Saez is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Karma Passengers‘. To see Frédéric’s…
Rohingya’s Quiet Genocide | The Arrival In Bangladesh’s Rice Fields
Documentary Photographer and Journalist Erberto Zani is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his book ‘EXODUS – Rohingya in Bangladesh‘. To…
The Way Of Allah | Saving The Next Generation Of Slum Dwellers | Dharavi, India
Photojournalist & Documentary Photographer Souradeep Roy is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘A School In Dharavi‘. To see Souradeep’s…
Sheltering Historical Passages For Over One Thousand Years | The Sycamore Trees Of Uzbekistan
Photographer Iulia Galushina is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From her project ‘Rooted in the Past‘. Uzbekistan is famous…
Ethiopian Jews | Discriminated By Jewish Laws In Israel | Ostracized In Ethiopia
Commercial Photographer Mark Tuschman is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his personal project ‘Ethiopian Jews‘ . To see Mark’s…
Healing Powers, Superstitions and Conservation | Madron Well, England
Photographer and Documentary Filmmaker Conan Marshall is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his project ‘Madron Well‘ . To see Conan’s body…
A Buddhist Ceremony To Say Goodbye | Nikko, Japan
Photographer Jasmin Gendron is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘The Last Goodbye‘. To see Jasmin’s projects click on…
Music-This Train (This Train Is Bound For Glory 1939) By Sister Rosetta Tharpe “The Godmother Of Rock And Roll”
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To watch and listen to an outstanding live performance by Sister Rosetta Tharpe on YouTube…
Music-Lord Don’t Move The Mountain (Give Me Strength To Climb) By Mahalia Jackson “The Queen Of Gospel”
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To watch and listen to an outstanding live performance by Mahalia Jackson on YouTube CLICK…
Bengal’s Rituals “…faith heals where logic and reason fails.”
Photographer and Banker Niladri Adhikary is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his ‘Rituals’ Gallery‘. To see Niladri’s galleries click on any image.…
Iran “Faith is a tool of control for the powerful and intimate shelter for enlightened souls”
Photographer Ciro Battiloro is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Iran. Life, Death and Prayer’. To see Ciro’s body of work…
“…in the city of gods – the city of Jerusalem.” The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Documentary Photographer Ofir Barak is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his ongoing project ‘Christianity – Jerusalem‘. To see…
Perceptions Of India
Travel Photographer Kristian Bertel is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this article. To see Kristian’s body of work click on any photograph. …
Teenage Girls Are Forced To Give Birth – How Nicaragua’s Abortion Law Is Placing Young Women At Higher Risk
Photographer Anna Tärnhuvud is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Nicaragua Abortion Law‘. To see Anna’s body of…
Celebrating Christianity In Eastern Europe
Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker Jan van IJken is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From his book/project ‘A Touch Of Divinity‘. To…
Worshiping In Jerusalem
Photographer Sagi Kortler is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Religions‘. To see Sagi’s projects click on…
Accustomed To Devastation & Rooted By Old Religious Tradition – The Japanese Resilience In Minamisoma
Photographer Uma Kinoshita is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Prayer in Stricken Land‘. To see Uma’s…
Between The Boundaries Of Dawn & Sunset – Daily Life In The Himalayas’ Female Monasteries
Photographer Monica Bonacina is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images and poetic words. From her project ‘Anitya‘. To see Monica’s body of…
Intimate Portraits Bringing Together Members Of A Orthodox Jewish Family
Photographer Kovi Konowiecki is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this portrait/documentary photography. From his project ‘Bei Mir Bistu Shein‘. To see Kovi’s projects…
The Intricacy Of Levirate Marriage In Jewish Law
Photographer Gregory Michenaud is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his ongoing project ‘Yibbum‘. To see Gregory’s portfolio click…
Dahi Handi Celebrations In Pune
Independent Film Maker and Photographer Ritam Talukdar is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. To follow Ritam’s photo journeys click…
Mud, Fire, Mourning & The Islamic Month Of Muharram In Iran
Photographer Majid Farahani is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Ashura‘. To see Majid’s portfolio click on…
The Unwanted Myanmar’s Rohingya: Homeless, Countryless & With No Place To Go
Photojournalist Michael Drost-Hansen is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Rohingya‘. To see Michael’s body of work…
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Street and Documentary Photographer Skander Khlif is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Arabian Rhapsody‘.…
The Augustinian Priest’s Weekly Visit To The Elderly Of Mandragg
Documentary Photographer Gilbert Calleja is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘Priest‘. To see Gilbert’s body of…
Islamic Liturgy CD-Smithsonian Folkways Archival
This CD was selected from the Hermit Poet’s library. To listen to track # 7 The call To Prayer (Adhan) Blessings on the Prophet…
Prayer Beads: The Familiar Counting Device For Worshipers Of Distinct Faith
Fine Art and Documentary Photographer Erlend Mikael Sæverud is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Everybody…
Leaving Persecution Behind To Find A New Life – The Rohingya Of Canada
Documentary Photographer and Social Sciences Educator Colin Boyd Shafer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his series ‘The Canadian…
Praying For Freedom While Waiting For Death In The Holy City Of Varanasi
Photographer Monidipta Saha is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From his project ‘The Salvation‘. To see Monidipta’s gallery of…
The Energetic Religious Festivals Of Bangladesh
Documentary and Fine Arts Photographer Gobinda Paul is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his ‘Cultural‘…
The Ritual Of Transferring Sins To A Chicken – The Jewish Ceremony Before Atonement
Photographer Yaniv Nadav is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. These images are from his project ‘Kippur‘. To see Yaniv’s body…
Indonesian Muslim Women Reciting Quran Verses For A Beauty Pageant
Writer and Documentary Photographer Okky Ardya is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this social documentary photography. From her project ‘Crown, High Heels, and Hijab‘.…
