(musings from an upstart crow)
The left card represents an important element of the past. Sun: Being illuminated by imagination and inspiration. Liberation from old patterns. Realization of your personal goals. Radiating joy, finding delight in life. A feeling of Returning to the Source. Angels on your shoulders. Things flowing smoothly. Dawning consciousness. Cutting away from the past. Feeling welcomed … Read more
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
Seven Line Poem Endymion’s a restless dreamer Stormtossed coffin bound in raging moonlight Cold skin, warm lips,heart full of nails Your Sleeping Beauty’s a boy tonight That Siren sweet singing will never raise the dead But the song is a prayer and his breathing is steady And the night smells like Hyacinth and miracles… (detritus)(poetica)(myth)(opinion)(divination)
There’s an episode of “Friends” in which one of the characters is so frightened by a Stephen King novel that the book has to be put in the freezer. A friend of mine told me recently that they threw a copy of “The Shining” into the desert because it bothered them that much. While I … Read more
“I’m gonna ask you the question people always ask me…what do you do? Show me don’t tell me. Send me something you’ve written (fiction, poetics, obscenely verbose ranting, I don’t care) or digital photos or scanned art or some music you’ve recorded or whatever else you do that’s creative other than things of a tactile … Read more
Today I will make a half assed attempt at succeeding.We’ll see how it goes. Arete, mi amigos.
Saw the constellation of Orion through a belt of lavendar clouds in a clear sky last night. Remembered being a child fascinated with the stars. Want to find a way to get that sense of wonder and awe back into my life.
Kurt Cobain, Journals…Just, as it claims, the photocopied, handwritten notebooks of Kurt Cobain, sometimes funny, sometimes insightful, sometimes insane. Contains playlists for mix tapes and his mom’s stroganoff recipe alongside original lyrics, letters to friends and philosophic expounditure. There is an angry,tragic irony to the journal entries about how wrong everyone was for painting him … Read more
Can’t make any sense of this thing, but it’s better than consulting a thesaurus. Meaningless but lovely words. Uses “exponential,” detritus’” and “feeble” all on the same page. Fidelity’s Promise