With the Current

Chris Hedges on the work of Sheldon Wolin, 17 May 2011 from Lannan Foundation on Vimeo.

Inverted totalitarianism and the works of Sheldon Wolin are providing a great deal of insight into the current nature of the United States. This organism without accountability has reached critical mass. In another video, Wolin points out how barbarism is a harsh reality that requires only small amounts to persuade the masses to persevere by assembling once again. How high is your tolerance to chaos and violence? What is your threshold? Will you let go?


Applying static principles to economic evolution is a fruitless venture. Yet there is a surplus of those who attempt to do so. Letting go of the nostalgic residue from the past and moving forward by recognizing the situation at hand.This is one prescription for elevating one's self to join the real conversation.





Though inverted totalitarianism may be another gradient added to the incomplete spectrum of phasic political events, it is still a measure of progress. There is a disregard for transitional positions within political and social worlds here in the United States. It is often regarded as a departure from Capitalism even if it is anything but.  As if it's applicability could not be outgrown or to leave it means total abandonment.

The ebb and flow...

Fall brings things inside.

Fall brings the garden indoors. It also marks the start of my Winter project preparation. Today we spent some time transplanting,cutting, and tending both the hydroponic and soil gardens.

Basil

Oregano

Parsley


Meyer Lemon

Emily's Garden Hydroponic system at day zero. This will be for my indoor herb garden. We will see if that southern facing window will offer enough exposure for the plants. 

"Big Mama: The Marmorkreb"

Though the Emily's garden is sold as a hydroponic system, I consider it a possibility for a prototype tank for the Marmorkrebs. Currently, I have a ten gallon aquarium that we will be housing the full size crayfish and its two spawn. I have yet to determine the ratio between enclosure size and colonization. 

It is hoped that the marmorkrebs will be an excellent alternative for aquaponics. Typically, people are using tilapia or other fish to provide the fertile waste for their crops.  Marmorkrebs may offer another alternative. If farmed in conjunction with fish you could use the marmorkrebs as a feeder. 

Now it is time to review crops and plan the planting cycles. 

Low.

The lapse in correspondence. Not indicative of negative corollaries. Just been laying low and withdrawing momentarily.
All this energy invested into systems. Systems require time to assimilate and this is a natural progressive  activity. Usually stretches over a lifetime. A mild offering of hope is interwoven through the discipline.

Occasionally, my taste for this art turns bitter and I begin to reject it. This is a indication that I have usually crossed my threshold. Not in discipline nor in practice. It is true that cessation motivates me. For this I have no shame. Yet I know that I will return to my systems in time.

I do not condemn myself to hedonism, nor do I reject the suspicions that I am being hoodwinked by schema. I somehow retain an observance that simultaneously allows for subjectivity. This is nothing new to those who have obsessed over duality and polarization at some length.  This process offers the dual representation while allowing for the operator to familiarize intimately with processes that would otherwise remain subconscious.

The theme for late has been low.
Low Magick and High. The Practical and the precise.
Low is a common point of entry, especially for those who's egotism negates their attraction towards the dogmatism of High Magick.

The solar adorations outlined in Liber Resh, remain a daily exercise. Here is an article I found that extrapolates the general: Who And What Are Those Egyptian References In Liber Resh?

In this episode of the speech in the silence, Dr. Shoemaker goes into the visualizations that can correspond with the exercise. This is something I utilize with my ritual.

Interestingly, the visualization experience opened another influential avenue in Tibetan models: The Bardos. The act of envisioning the barque traveling across the surface lends itself quite well to invoking elements of the Bardo Thodol. Here is a good article on the Bardos: From Rest for the Fortunate by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche