Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

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From the Archives: Paul Simon's Spiritual Fascination

From the Archives: Paul Simon's Spiritual Fascination

November 29, 2016

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Paul Simon performs at the HollyWood Bowl, June 2016. Photo by the author.

While he waits for the Brazilian faith healer to arrive, Paul Simon is supposed be meditating quietly with his eyes closed.

Instead, he’s peeking.

“I want to see what’s going on,” Simon said, recalling his visit to the Casa de Dom Inácio de Loyola in Abadiânia, Brazil, where, in th…

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