anamnesis

Check the ending. Awesome music video.

What happens when mainstream media starts taking an even more active role in shaping public opinion; moving beyond spin and actually changing or omitting critical information? It's really fascinating how Fox, ABC, NBC, CNN, NYTimes and others have been blacking out Ron Paul's campaign. Even going so far as ABC and CNN actually misreporting results in the Nevada primaries. And what have you heard in the "conventional" media about the S 1959 Thought Crime bill making its way through senate? This one targets "american terrorists." With the removal of habeas corpus (didn't hear about that one? That's odd eh? It just means the government can put you in jail without a charge and without evidence. Indefinitely) and this bill proposing the use of paramilitary agencies like blackwater against US citizens with dissident views (not necessarily actions.) The so called "patriot act" has set aside 7 of the first ten amendments. I think some of our ...

A cool little personal tank, sold on Amazon . I've mentioned the "creative" use of amazon before --- especially in the comments area. The whole thing: listing, comments and all, gel into a new form of narrative and storytelling.

The archetypes of the wise old man and eternal youth. The building of the ego in the first phase of life ---a solid sense of self to navigate the requirements of tribal living and to engage in effective transactions with the physical world ---the ability to choose--- Responsibility for one's choices. Then the turning. The consideration of choices not made. Potentials unlived. Coming to terms with the finite. Reconciling. Re-uniting parts of self. All those parts that were put on hold, diverted, rejected, ignored and misplaced ---coming back home at midlife like rowdy relatives. Or staying ex-communicated. No longer in touch. Sometimes the most basic needs and desires; wanting expression. Not necessarily in physical ways ---that page has turned--- no red sports cars. Diamond rings. Plastic surgery. In symbolic importance. In the rituals of life. In the ways their presence is recognized. And they still burn. Unsmothered. The wise old man and his procedures: life experiences process...

Isn't exactly against the law. The motive for profit, especially in spinning the "truth", is probably more dangerous than any (other) ideology. One more reason why Fox News sucks.

The Indian myth Ramayana tells a story of prince named Rama's journey to enlightenment. It's an amazing epic, full of subtle application, the way most myths are, to modern life. At a point in the story, Rama has become king and holds daily court. Pressing issues, judgments and measures come rolling in with the waves of his subject's concerns du jour. Rama bears his role solemnly and with great responsibility. But every morning also, a monkey jumps in through the court window and hands Rama a piece of fruit. It's become such a routine that he hardly acknowledges it, he thanks the monkey and tosses the fruit behind him and gets on with business. As you might imagine, the pile of fruit grows pretty substantial; finally one day they decide to clean up. As they are picking through it, they discover that each fruit contains a jewel. Rama, wrapped in his duties of dispensing wisdom and managing daily affairs, had been tossing these precious gifts without thought. In the course...