“Spectacular”

Mike Sekowsky - Murphy Anderson

The I, as we are knowable.. as flowers, as seeds from which the flowers sprout always contain the potential, the presence of the I, not known or knowable in form.

The seed of this rose hold the experience of the rose within itself.

Think of a caterpillar dissolving within the darkness of a pupa into a sticky substance from which a butterfly is generated.. the caterpillar lets go and surrenders to deeper forces so subtle to us that we perceive them as a state of existence that ceases to exist.

What if the I ever merges into the Great 'One'? Do we disappear then? When many atoms together in perfect harmony, subtly form a knowable form, they no longer seem to be recognized as separate entities.. When many cells together make up your body, do these cells really disappear? Will they not lead a life of their own as total independence with a special development of their own?

I suspect that if we were to merge with God, we would still exist in this way.

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I view the spiritual and physical as a series of dimensions or layers.

The I is the true desert, not only because it encloses us in ourselves and thus condemns us to live with a ghost, but also because it withers everything it touches

Octavio Paz

But London isn’t a detached metropolis, floating above England. It is part of England – not just economically or geographically, but by virtue of its values. Londoners are proud of the city’s openness and diversity. They’re proud of that sense you get in the city that you can make something of yourself, whoever you are and wherever you come from. These values did not emerge out of nowhere. They are the result of an English blueprint for a city: one which is free, and unsegregated, and fair. It might not be the form of Englishness favoured by Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg. But it is a kind of Englishness nonetheless. For some impossible-to-understand reason, this extraordinary place is now considered at best a separate state and at worst a cultural enemy. These results seem to have exacerbated that. We’re all the poorer for it. It’s no good for London. And it’s no good for England either.

Ian Dunt, ‘London is now seen as a cultural enemy and local election results have exacerbated a sad divide’ The i (6 May 2022)

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For those of you who weren’t able to get 100% of the total solar eclipse today… I gotchu <3

can’t stop smiling in inappropriate situations

sometimes im like "wow holy shit im being really fucking annoying. i should stop talking" and then i pull out my magic 8 ball and it says "youve always been annoying and your friends chose to talk you anyways. youll be fine" and im like wow thanks magic 8 ball. and then the ogre attacks me

leitmotifs never get old to me like holy shit dude there’s this melody that corresponds to this one guy and if you hear the melody it means the guy is there. holy shit. and sometimes it refers to ideas too not just guys. has anyone heard about this

Maybe the real treasure was the boops we made along the way

war never changes

happy old gnoll