B.T. Lowry

"It was all too easy, walking through these pines. Making lean-tos at night, trapping rabbits… "

Image by Tuncay

"I’ve been thinking about religion and science, and how too often we get caught up in pitting one against the other, as if they are natural enemies, or as if one is totally false and the other is a virtuous savior. Really that’s all bollocks."

Image: Science fish by Steve Rainwater

"Jashan wove through the dense London crowd, trying not to catch anyone’s mind."

Image by Paul Bica

Hi. B.T. Lowry here, fantasy author and videographer. Welcome to the first story developed from the scene-of-the-week series.

The scene which got the most votes was the short film, “Ghosts from 500 Years ago,” so I went right ahead and developed it further. I added more footage and brought in a ghost-king from ancient India and some deep thoughts. If the first part seems familiar, jes' keep watching. I've uploaded just the audio here, but to get the full effect, one must watch the video..

Here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DaED8WPl5Y

My special thanks go out to Erothyme, with Biomigrant and Emma Staarbird. Their excellent music is featured in the latter part of the film, the song "Pines and Leaves," from the album, "Sound in the Living Current.” The whole album--and all their work, really--is excellent. You can find out more about them at these sites:

http://www.erothyme.com

http://facebook.com/biomigrant

http://biomigrant.bandcamp.com

http://soundcloud.com/biomigrant

Also, thanks to unnamed temple musicians of South India and Orissa, whose celebratory sounds also grace this film.

Thanks for watching and listening and reading. Feel free to look around the site, btlowry.com, for more scenes and such. You can also read my novel, Fire from the Overworld, and sign up for the new scenes in your mailbox each week, along with guest posts and thoughts about living, loving investigation and creation. Or you don't have to do any of that, and we can still be friends.

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Image by ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER

"No one belongs to any country or family. We’re all citizens of the Earth, and even more than that we’re citizens of the universe and children of God."

Image: Our World by DIBP images

"A boy stops at the edge of a gargantuan canyon."

Image by Tristan Schmurr

"Bormeal hurtled through the streams of time, firmly gripping his hammer."

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"A meteorite hurtles through space. There are dormant seeds inside it, but they need a home, a planet."

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"I had the experience of looking back at all the major points in my life simultaneously."

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