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Nonprofit magazine for Cultural Creatives: People concerned with the planet and its people. Publishing since 1982. A Common Good Press publication.
Salt Lake City, UT
Joined December 2009
A 2002 Carl Rabke story from our archives on "the catalytic effect of having a wish come true."
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Think of all the birthday candles, the fallen eyelashes, shooting stars, coins pitched into a fountain — all of the wishes we wish for throughout life. One of nine-year-old Alexandra Whiffen’s wishes...
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Past writing from CATALYST friend, family member and long time contributor, Alice Toler:
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The key to succeeding at persistence. —by Alice Toler Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will...
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Revisit writing from Marla Dee, creator of the Clear & SIMPLE Way. In December, 2015, she shared her nature guide for the season's cycle.
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In 2012, we published a comprehensive guide on alternative health care in Utah. Revisit this guide, for much of it is still relevant and remind yourself of the importance of living a healthful lifestyle, including seeking healing in its various forms.
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Major elements of the modern Christmas celebration are based upon the traditions surrounding the harvest and consumption of amanita muscaria. Dana Larson in December 2009 on the "psychedelic secrets of Santa."
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Major elements of the modern Christmas celebration are based upon the traditions surrounding the harvest and consumption of amanita muscaria, a mushroom considered sacred by ancient Lapplanders, and...
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Babying the Buddha columnist invited friends to share their favorite family rituals in the December 2006 CATALYST:
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Babying the Buddha columnist invited friends to share their favorite family rituals. Rituals, the touchstones of our lives, bring comfort, security, tradition, sacredness and consistency. They bond...
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Yoga pose of the month from November 2014: Urdva Mukha Prasarita Padottanasana: Hugging the ground.
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The word “scrying” has English roots, more exactly in the word “descry,” which means “to reveal.” To scry, one simply gazes into an object, until revelations are revealed. More on the topic from October 2016 CATALYST here:
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"CATALYST turned 30," Greta deJong writes in 2012. "I had a birthday of epic proportions, myself. I wanted to know: Do you still care?" To end the month in gratitude, we are rereading some of the wonderful notes that you sent us in response:
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Revisit the October 2009 issue of CATALYST for a lesson in palmistry by Margaret Ruth.
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Find your lifeline. by Margaret Ruth If you have ever wondered what your palm lines say about yourself, I have some quickie palm line guides you can use. The quality of a line is one of the most...
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This Thanksgiving revisit "Giving Thanks: Five great reasons to cultivate gratitude as a habitual response," by Margaret Ruth from 2009.
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In the 2006 CATALYST November issue, Beth Hoffman writes about Westminster College by professors Jeffrey McCarthy and Ty Harrison's early efforts to create connection with food through the local 100-mile Thanksgiving feast project.
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Feasting on the native harvest. We have lived by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives, so that it will be possible to...
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Today we celebrate our long-time contributor and friend, Amy Brunvand. Before Amy began her column, Environews, she was CATALYST's beloved dance writer. Below, a story she wrote in 2012 reflecting on her time at CATALYST! https://t.co/oVMuGTw0sI
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How Amy became a dance writer and learned to love deadlines. by Amy Brunvand Dancers are the messengers of the gods. —Martha Graham My first dance article for CATALYST appeared in the February 2000...
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CATALYST was conceived in the Spring of 1981. It hit the newsstands in April of ’82. In 2014, we published our 33rd April edition. Revisit this edition of CATALYST and Greta's note reflecting on the magazine over the years:
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CATALYST won 10 awards at the annual banquet for Utah journalists in 2019. Today, we are revisiting some of the first place winners of the Society of Professional Journalists Utah Headliners Chapter competition! Check out the award-winning pieces below:
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We're evolving. The next issue of CATALYST will be our 400th and final. Read below for what we see in the future of CATALYST and remember to get your comments to us by tomorrow! If CATALYST has touched your life at all since 1982, please consider donating:
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Sacred herbs can help mark a moment, lift spirits and prayers, and ground an intention. Merry Lycett Harrison explores sacred herbs and the people who use them traditionally in the December 2009 CATALYST:
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Revisit stories from the past on topics near and dear to our CATALYST community. Here, Todd Mangum's beloved Health Series:
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Relaxed awareness creates a presence in the body Shamanism, our most ancient spiritual tradition, has been practiced by all indigenous populations on the planet. If we go back far enough, everyone...
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Contribute $25 today to help create a keepsake CATALYST. We’ll mail you your copy of the 400th and last print issue. We invite you to include your sentiments and reflections on CATALYST, as well; comments received by Nov 20 may be published in the issue. https://t.co/uBnmaRlOES
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For almost 70 years, Utah has been cloud seeding to increase snowpack. Ground-based seeders, placed along foothills and higher elevations, shoot silver iodide into winter clouds. Ice crystals form around the particles and fall to Earth as snow, glorious snow. #UrbanAlmanac
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