A question arose from deep down among the iridescent deep-sea dwellers along the bottom volcanic layer of my unconscious. The question goes like this: “What qualities must I incorporate into my essence to make myself a true teacher?” This led me to ask, “What qualities have my various teachers shared in common with each other [...] Read more »
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Today I completed a series of charcoals. I had never used them before today. Special thanks to E.J. Gold from the IDHHB and GorebaggTV….a Real Can’t-Monster Slayer… My fingers got raw from smudging on the paper… Leave me comments with what you like, what sucks, and where to go next. Also, a very limited amount [...] Read more »
Yesterday, She and I broke out the Just Because Club book again. This time, we decided to head downtown to the heart of Eugene, OR for a dice walk. Without giving too much away, let’s just say it surprised both of us. The exercises in the book have a tendency to create an eerie ambiance. [...] Read more »
Continue reading about Why? Just Because….A Roll of the Die….Dice Walk #2
First, a wonderful song in the flavor of Gurdjieff. It’s a bit scratchy, but check out the lyrics, and pretend you are listening to an olde record. Or, better yet, realize the static as outer space sunspot radiation, full of communication……. I had never even heard of Parker Dickson until today, when, on my second [...] Read more »
Continue reading about Bardo Safari 2, Coyotes, Foot-Curb Dams, Parker Dickson
At 10:00am today, I did my first Remote Bardo Safari. Instead of trying to explain it to you, I will send you to the site. Click on the words “Remote Bardo Safari” and you can read all about it for yourself. My Oxford American Dictionary defines bardo as: bardo |?bär?d?| noun (in Tibetan Buddhism) a [...] Read more »
Last night, in addition to all the rest of the posts you saw appear here, I did another Just Because Club experiment. This time, the directions were to investigate my bedroom as if it were the room of a stranger, all the while deducing things about the inhabitants by the things in the room, the [...] Read more »
Setting out with a bit of inspiration from the vast and concise wordplay and in-depth consciousness investigation documented and performed by Eric Olson at his site, the Frank Olson Project. Further, he has put forth a praxis of self-examination, discovery, and transcendence that involves a method of collage. Explore this HERE. Tonight, I went through [...] Read more »
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