{"id":1415,"date":"2014-12-06T12:36:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T17:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flowermandalas\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2014-12-06T12:36:23","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T17:36:23","slug":"the-transformative-power-of-art-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flowermandalas\/2014\/12\/the-transformative-power-of-art-2.html","title":{"rendered":"The Transformative Power of Art (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In Paris, Doors to Other Cities<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another example of the transformative power of art and its ability to connect us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nz8L4MJMXgQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nz8L4MJMXgQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More anon,<\/p>\n<p>David<\/p>\n<p><strong>Store<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/phototran\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Mandalas CafePress store<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Book<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidbookbinder.com\/uploads\/Fifty_Two_Flower_Mandalas_Preview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Fifty-Two Flower Mandalas book preview (Kickstarter edition)<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Discussion:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/flowermandalas\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Flower Mandalas page<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Subscribe to the <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidbookbinder.com\/cgi-bin\/dada\/mail.cgi\/list\/flowermandalas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Mandalas mailing list<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Request the 15 Flower Mandalas screensaver:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:phototransformations@verizon.net?subject=15 flower mandalas screensaver request\">Fifteen Flower Mandalas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Text and images \u00a9 2014, David J. 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