Citadel
“Every choice human being strives instinctively for a citadel and a secrecy where he is saved from the crowd, the many, the great majority—where he may forget ‘men who are the rule,’ being their exception—excepting only the one case in which he is pushed straight to such men by a still stronger instinct, as a […]
If Freedom Exists…
Burning Man Burning I was there last night. I watched the burning man take flight. Go up in fire and fall. I watched the crowds and all. The fireworks as the burners rejoiced. Feeling the connectivity and one voice Heard over the desert. If freedom exists it is in the twist Of the match that […]
From a Letter to A (foreign) Friend
October 2001, Manhattan I catch myself calling myself a human before “American,” but no one seems to understand, or at least acknowledge, that. And I wonder if I am human, and I wonder if the other things I call human are human. The mythology is thick, and it’s hard to distinguish truth from mere tales […]
While Eating Our Breakfast
Philosophy teaches us. Unsettles us. With what we already know. It works by remixing what you know And makes it strange. Philosophy estranges us from the familiar. Providing and provoking a new way of thinking. Once the familiar becomes strange You are never again the same. Self-knowledge can never become unknown. Political philosophy is a […]
Father Mapple’s Prophecies #1
The 21st century will see truth dethroned as the ideal target of philosophy and honesty will take its place. Father Mapple Moab Adzu III
Father Mapple’s Life Lessons…#1
The strength of a relationship is discovered in the exploration and dismantling of obstacles to shared purpose… If you would like to learn more about this, read the wave that is growing over at GU, and see how Akbar and Globatron found some solutions to our existential crisis…. This post was brought to you by […]
Choken then Spoken
The first collection of spoken word mixes from the Choken Word series available now. >>Download<<
Father Mapple’s Commandments #1
My dear Globatron brethren and sistren, I have been thinking lately about the nature of law-giving. Anybody who has been around our temple for any time knows that this is a constant fascination for me. I have been meditating on how it is that such things operate, like the 10 commandments, The Code of Hammurabi, […]
