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Although not mentioned in any of the literature, I believe that the Eastern State Penitentiary was designed on Marcel Foucault's "Panopticon" concept which allows an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell whether they are being watched, thereby conveying what one architect has called the "sentiment of an invisible omniscience." (Wikipedia)
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pa. Mirror near central hub which allows a view of the entire corridor by the guard
Tomorrow, life in the cell blocks.....
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This black-and-white photograph captures an ancient stone engraving of the Eye of Providence within a radiant triangle. Common in Christian iconography, the symbol represents divine omniscience and the Holy Trinity. The weathered surface and cracked masonry evoke a sense of time’s passage, while the surrounding shadows enhance the solemn, almost sacred atmosphere. Found in the old cemetery beside Oberhofenkirche in Goeppingen, this emblem serves as a reminder of faith, vigilance, and the eternal watchfulness of the divine.
The collective noun for a group of godwits includes an "omniscience", a "pantheon", and a "prayer"!
Holes Bay, Poole
Although not mentioned in any of the literature, I believe that the Eastern State Penitentiary was designed on "the Panopticon" concept which allows an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell whether they are being watched, thereby conveying what one architect has called the "sentiment of an invisible omniscience." (Wikipedia)
Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pa. Mirror near central hub which allows a view of the entire corridor by the guard.
Best viewed zoomed in.
A large flock of Marbled Godwits are resting at Lake Pleasant as they migrate to their nesting grounds in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, the Western United States, and across Canada.
A group of godwits is called a prayer of godwits, pantheon of godwits, or omniscience of godwits
Thatbyinnyu Phaya in Old Bagan was built in 12th century with 60 m tall pagoda with ornate details and receding terraces. Towering above the other monuments of Bagan the magnificence in white which is the Thatbyinnyu takes its name from the Omniscience of the Buddha. Thatbyinnyutanyan in Myanmar language “omniscience” is given further explanation in contemporary inscriptions as "knowing thoroughly and seeing widely." This structure was built by King Alaungsithu (1113-1163). (bagan.travelmyanmar.net/thatbyinnyu-temple.htm)
The sin of King Nimrod, in the Old Testament, was to build a tower high enough to reach into Heaven so that he could access God.
The myth goes that as the Tower of Babel reached a great height, God was displeased and was concerned that humanity as a unified people would be capable of great things by their working together. So "He" caused great confusion in peoples' minds and sent them running in divergent directions. This confusion caused them to splinter their singular language into dozens of different tongues, from which sprang many nations and differing cultures of the world.
The arrogance of modern technology and science seeks to replace god ( God ) with it's own singular omnipotence, to reach heights unforeseen where every single aspect of life can be known and predicted. That would qualify as 'omniscience' to me, a quality usually reserved for the Biblical God. It's richly ironic how science works SO hard to deny the existence of God while doing everything it can to take 'his' place.
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A completely digitally un-manipulated photograph exploiting the deliberate misuse of the cell phone camera's "Pano" function.
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One of the two round windows to either side of the nave of Lincoln cathedral, in Lincolnshire.
Black and white, shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
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Bagan formerly Pagan is an ancient city from the 9th to 13th centuries,. The city was the capital of Myanmar. Bagan is one of Myanmar’s main attractions. It was the capital of Bagan empire, where Theravada Buddhism was the main religion. The area also known as the Bagan Archaeological Zone, occupies an impressive 26-sq-mile area. Marco Polo described Bagan as one of the finest sights in the world. Despite centuries of neglect, looting, erosion, regular earthquakes, not to mention questionable restoration, this temple-studded plain remains a remarkably impressive and unforgettable vision. Bagan’s kings commissioned more than 4000 Buddhist temples. Mandalay on the east bank of the Ayeyarwady River. Formerly inhabited by between 50,000 and 200,000 people, the lost city is now largely deserted. During our visit to Bagan, we rented a bicycle and were allowed to drive along any Buddhist temple. Myanmar Bagan Golden Palace is an inspiring location. It is a magnificent palace and retains a sense of mystery and intrigue. It was only reopened to public in 2008. The restoration and reconstruction of the Bagan Golden Palace was done in way to maintain the buildings heritage and architecture. Bagan Golden Palace of Myanmar's first ancient empire King Anawratha is among the four ancient palaces rebuilt after 1988, based on its original architectural style and is claimed as the most glorious one.
Half the fun of exploring Bagan is searching through some of the over 4000 remaining temples scattered across the sacred plain and finding seemingly undiscovered temples, secret passageways to hidden floors and sunrise spots that only the monkeys know about. Bagan Golden Palace is situated near the Tharabar Gate which is the main entrance of the Bagan old city.
De stad Bagan is één van de vroegere hoofdsteden van Myanmar, en is gesticht in het jaar 849. Het was de hoofdstad van het Bagan-rijk, waar het Theravada-boeddhisme het belangrijkste geloof was. Bagan is één van de absolute top bezienswaardigheden van Myanmar. Een reis naar Myanmar zonder tussenstop in Bagan is gewoonweg ondenkbaar. Bagan wordt niet voor niets vaak op één lijn geplaatst met Angkor. Bagan, dat is 42 km² bezaaid met tempels. Er zijn er meer dan 4400 in totaal. Dat is waanzinnig veel. Ondanks dat deze rijkdom al lang is verdwenen worden er tegenwoordig nog steeds nieuwe tempels bijgebouwd. In 1975 zijn er echter veel tempels afgebroken bij een grote aardbeving in Myanmar en vandaag de dag zijn nog steeds niet alle gebouwen hersteld. Tijdens ons bezoek aan Bagan huurden we fietsen. We fietsen langs alle bijzondere boeddhistische tempels in Bagan. Myanmar Bagan Gouden Paleis is een inspirerende lokatie. Het is een sprookjesachtig paleis maar behoudt ook een gevoel van mysterie en intriges. Het was pas heropend voor het publiek in 2008. De restauratie en reconstructie van het paleis werden gedaan om de erfgoed en architectuur te behouden. Het Gouden Paleis van Myanmar, van de eerste oud-keizerrijk koning Anawrahta, is één van de vier oude paleizen herbouwd na 1988, op basis van de oorspronkelijke architectonische stijl.
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Kālacakra (Kālacakra Laghutantra; Sanskrit, von Zeit (Kāla) und Rad (Cakra), meist mit Das Rad der Zeit übersetzt) ist ein spezielles Praxissystem aus der Gruppe der Annuttarayogatantras (unübertreffliches Yogatantra) des tibetischen Buddhismus. Der Name Kalacakra bezeichnet zugleich die tantrische Gottheit, als auch das der Praxis dieser Gottheit zugrundeliegende Wurzeltantra
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Kālacakra(Sanskrit: कालचक्र; IAST: Kālacakra; Telugu : కాలచక్ర Tibetan: དུས་ཀྱི་འཁོར་ལོ།; Wylie: dus-kyi 'khor-lo) is a Sanskrit term used in Tantric Buddhism that means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles". It refers both to a Tantric deity (Tib. yidam) of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the Kalachakra Tantra and its many commentaries. The Kalachakra Tantra is more properly called the Kalachakra Laghutantra, and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the Kalachakra Mulatantra which is no longer extant. Some Buddhist masters assert that Kalachakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism.
The Kalachakra tradition revolves around the concept of time (kāla) and cycles (chakra): from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human breathing, it teaches the practice of working with the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment.
The Kalachakra deity represents a Buddha and thus omniscience. Since Kalachakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, Kalachakra knows all. Whereas Kalachakri or Kalichakra, his spiritual consort and complement, is aware of everything that is timeless, untimebound or out of the realm of time. In Yab-yum, they are temporality and atemporality conjoined. Similarly, the wheel is without beginning or end.[1]
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Thatbyinnyu Phaya in Old Bagan build in 12th century with 60 m tall pagoda with ornate details and receeding terraces. Towering above the other monuments of Bagan the magnificence in white which is the Thatbyinnyu takes its name from the Omniscience of the Buddha. Thatbyinnyutanyan in Myanmar language “omniscience” is given further explanation in contemporary inscriptions as "knowing thoroughly and seeing widely." This structure was built by King Alaungsithu (1113-1163). (bagan.travelmyanmar.net/thatbyinnyu-temple.htm)
Thatbyinnyu Temple was built by King Alaung Sithu in A. D. 1144. It is the tallest structure in Bagan. There is a rhyme traditionally sung by the people of Bagan, which runs:
" Massiveness that is Dhammayan Gyi, Loftiness that is Thatbyinnyu, Grace that is Ananda."
Dhammayan Gyi Temple is the largest in massive size, Thatbyinnyu Temple is the tallest in height, and Ananda Temple is the most graceful with all artistic decorations. Thatbyinnyu, from the base to the finial is 201 feet high.
The name "Thatbyinnyu " is an original name. It is one of the attributes of the Lord Buddha., "Thatbyinnyu" means "Omniscience" which the Lord Buddha attained on becoming enlightened. In the Temple are circumambulatory vaulted corri-dors, four-terraced devotional stupa, vihara (monastery) and the library. It is a big complex structure with seven terraces in all facing east.
On the upper terrace there is a big statue of Buddha made of brick and plaster, sitting on a lotus throne. Its head was damaged by the earthquake of 1975. A dolomite Buddha statue was discovered inside the damaged head. It is now on display at the archeological museum, Bagan. As in the case of Dhammayan Gyi Temple, brick laying technique used in Thatbyinnyu was excellent. The bricks in the walls on the upper terrace were laid horizontally and vertically in an alter¬nate style. When the earthquake of 1975 pealed off some plasters from the walls of the image house, it was found that stone bricks,were used in these walls up to 8 feet high.
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Towering above the other monuments of Bagan, the magnificence in white which is the Thatbyinnyu. Its name means omniscience in Burmese language, describing the status that Buddha attained as he entered enlightenment - knowing thoroughly and seeing widely.
Built by King Alaungsithu from 1113 to 1163, the Thatbyinnyu is a transitional temple, standing between two styles. It is one of the earliest double-storeyed temples, but the arrangement is different from that of later double-storeyed temples, much as if it were still an experiment in the new form. Temple is among the best among Myanmar architecture, with surprisingly straight corners and windows that welcome light perfectly. The temple consists of two storeys, four corridors, and seven terraces. The terraces of the Thatbyinnyu provide a good panoramic view of Bagan- of the green and brown landscape, the innumerable monuments, the broad Ayeyarwaddy river, and the distant hills to the east and west. To the southwest of the Thatbyinnyu, in a monastery compound, are two tall stone pillars with foliations in an inverted V pattern. They were the supports for a huge bronze bell.
A coachman drives horse-drawn carriage away from the Thatbyinnyu Temple. The temple is 61 metres tall, the tallest in Bagan - Myanmar. Thatbyinnyu is situated at the south-east corner of the city wall. On the top of this highest temple in Bagan, among sunset, you can enjoy the magnificent and panoramic view of thousands temples dotting the antique region. During our visit to Bagan, we rented a bicycle and were allowed to drive along any Buddhist temple.
Het mysterieuze en bijzondere Bagan in Myanmar is eigenlijk niet te vergelijken met een andere plek op onze mooie wereld. Verspreid over een uitgestrekt landschap vind je in Bagan duizenden boeddhistische tempels. Waarbij de ene tempel van buiten of binnen nog mooier, groter of unieker is dan de ander. Tijdens ons bezoek aan Bagan huurden we fietsen. We fietsen langs alle bijzondere boeddhistische tempels in Bagan. Langs de tempels fietsen is natuurlijk erg leuk om te doen. Thatbyinnyu Pahto is de hoogste tempel van Bagan. Je vindt ‘m vlak naast Ananda Pahto. Hij werd in de 12de eeuw gebouwd in opdracht van koning Alaungsithu. Alaungsithu is de vader van… Narathu. Jawel, die snoodaard die zijn eigen broer en vader vermoordde om de macht te nemen en dan maar Dhammayangyi liet bouwen om zijn zonden af te kopen. De That Byin Nyu tempel is grijs zwart van kleur. Een koetsier rijdt paard en wagen terug van de Thatbyinnyu Tempel. Deze tempel is vooral mooi om ’s avonds te bekijken vanaf één van de omliggende tempels omdat de tempel dan gekleurd wordt door het zonlicht.
“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.” - Langston Hughes
[Two years ago I started a sleeping-faces series, based off of the eerie statues my mom used to have hanging in her house. I decided it was high time to pick up that series again! Pictured here is the lovely Mia O'Connor. Thanks for falling asleep all gorgeous-like in some flowers for me, Mia! By the way: these flowers smelled amaaaaazing.
Check out the three earlier iterations from the series here:
For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart. There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account. (World English Bible, public domain)
Thanks for looking!
The cosmic dance of Shiva symbolises the interplay of dynamic and static divine energy flow, containing the five principles of eternal energy — creation, preservation, destruction, illusion and emancipation. Shiva dances in ‘Rudra Tandava’ or the dance of destruction in an aureole of fire, creating wild thunder storms all around the universe, even shattering the Sun, the Moon and stellar bodies with his matted hair, marks of ash on the forehead, trident, drum, lifting his left leg and balancing over a demon of ignorance, with snakes crawling over his arms, legs, and braided hair that depict egotism. His upper right hand holds an hourglass drum or 'dumroo' standing for the male-female vital principle, while the lower gestures us to "Be fearless". A skull on his head depicts conquest over death. Goddess Ganga, epitomising the holy river, sits on his hairdo. His third eye represents omniscience, insight, and enlightenment.
This Christmas, the Peanuts gang are performing "The Seven Questions of Christmas" at the Bijou Planks Theater! They are on their way to get ready now.
"Waug wngh wngh WNGH wng wng."
"Oh, hi Mr. Washer! We're here to pick up our costumes for our Christmas play at the Bijou Planks."
"Whng wao wo wng wnhg."
"Oh yes, we know our questions."
"Wowao whgn wng wungh."
"The question of 'Where'? That's yours Pigpen!"
"Okay! Where did Christmas occur? We see in the prophecy of Micah, chapter 5, verse 2, "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity."
"This declaration is rich in truth and comfort for Christians. First we see that the Father sends the Son to undertake this amazing work of redemption. From you One will come forth for Me. This is restated by the Savior Himself in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life."
We then see God's particular love for those that the world considers foolish, despised, or small. But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah. As we see in 1 Corinthians 1:18-21,
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts. Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish? For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of the message preached."
We also see His times of coming forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity. When did God determine to provide redemption for sinful people? From eternity past, before there were any sinful people. God, with perfect omniscience, has one eternal plan. He has never been surprised or caught off guard.
All of these magnificent fulfillments of God's unbreakable promises were fulfilled in the little town of Bethlehem."
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
CHRISTmas! He is truly the reason for the season as there would be no Christmas without Him, making our traditions of gifts and celebrations disingenuous if they do not point to the Lord Christ Jesus.
Previous Days of Christmas in Paprihaven!
2015:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/23948665385/
2016:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/31758314131/
2017:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/25422525608/
2018:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/46417954911/
2019:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/49256347028/
2020:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/50746497683/
2021:
The collective nouns for Godwits apparently include omniscience, pantheon and prayer, but I can't imagine such names were ever really used, apart from in pub quizzes. Such collective nouns were supposedly used by shooters who wanted to communicate to friends without giving the game away to outsiders. That is how rhyming slang and palare (or polari) came about too. But as soon as a "secret" word becomes widely known it loses its purpose. I photographed these Bar-tailed Godwits at Spurn in East Yorkshire where large numbers spend the winter on the Humber Estuary having flown from their Arctic breeding grounds in Scandinavia and Russia. But Bar-tailed Godwits breed much more widely round the Arctic, and the ones that breed in Alaska fly to New Zealand for the winter. These birds fly non-stop for about seven days (longer if the winds are not favourable) and the journey has been measured at 11,680 km. I have heard this quoted as the longest known non-stop flight by any bird, although fledgling Swifts fly non-stop for four years before they land to nest. They eat and sleep on the wing so I'd guess that Swifts might cover more than 11,680 non-stop km in their first four years, especially as this would involve three return trips to sub-Saharan Africa. And when I say they sleep on the wing, birds can send one hemisphere of their brain to sleep while the other half remains active, then swap hemispheres so both sides get a rest. Dolphins do this too as they need to consciously come to the surface to breathe otherwise they might drown, whereas we breathe automatically throughout sleep. It is likely that the migrating Godwits will also close down half of their brains to sleep during their week long migration and this isn't the only part of their body they close down for migration. Bizarrely the digestive system shrinks prior to migration as they are not going to feed for a week, and the extra capacity is taken up with fat to fuel the journey. Many migratory songbirds have shrunken brains on their winter quarters because the brain uses up lots of energy but is not nearly as important in winter, but is highly necessary in the breeding season when they need to process songs and calls. This would be a bit like humans being able to recognise friends' voices in summer but not during winter.
Los Ojos de Buda, también conocidos como los Ojos de la Sabiduría, están pintados en cada stupa en Nepal. Dichos ojos miran hacia los cuatro puntos cardinales representando, así, la omnipresencia de Buda. Las características clave de los Ojos de Buda incluyen:
-Tercer Ojo: en medio de los ojos hay un punto o tercer ojo que simboliza la omnipotente sabiduría de Buda.
-Cejas: pintadas como una línea continua, representan la unidad de todas las cosas.
-Nariz: con la forma del número uno en nepalí, simboliza la unidad y el camino único hacia la iluminación.
-Ojos medio cerrados: reflejan un estado de meditación y contemplación profunda.
The Buddha Eyes, also known as Wisdom Eyes, are painted on every stupa or Buddhist shrine in Nepal. These eyes look out in the four cardinal directions to symbolize the omniscience or all-seeing nature of a Buddha. The key features of the Buddha Eyes include:
-Third Eye: in the center of the eyes, there is a dot or third eye, which symbolizes the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
-Eyebrows: depicted as a continuous line they represent the unity of all things.
-Nose: shaped like the Nepali character for the number one, symbolizes the unity and single path to enlightenment.
-Half-closed Eyes: they reflect a state of meditation and deep contemplation.
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
On virtually every stupa, which is a shrine of Buddhism, in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower.
These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha. The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
Between the Buddha's eyes where the nose would be is a curly symbol that looks like question mark. This is the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity of all the things as well as the one way to reach enlightenment through the Buddha's teachings. Above this is a third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
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Towering above the other monuments of Bagan, the magnificence in white which is the Thatbyinnyu. Its name means omniscience in Burmese language, describing the status that Buddha attained as he entered enlightenment - knowing thoroughly and seeing widely.
Built by King Alaungsithu from 1113 to 1163, the Thatbyinnyu is a transitional temple, standing between two styles. It is one of the earliest double-storeyed temples, but the arrangement is different from that of later double-storeyed temples, much as if it were still an experiment in the new form. Temple is among the best among Myanmar architecture, with surprisingly straight corners and windows that welcome light perfectly. The temple consists of two storeys, four corridors, and seven terraces. The terraces of the Thatbyinnyu provide a good panoramic view of Bagan- of the green and brown landscape, the innumerable monuments, the broad Ayeyarwaddy river, and the distant hills to the east and west. To the southwest of the Thatbyinnyu, in a monastery compound, are two tall stone pillars with foliations in an inverted V pattern. They were the supports for a huge bronze bell.
Thatbyinnyu Temple is 61 metres tall, the tallest in Bagan - Myanmar. Thatbyinnyu is situated at the south-east corner of the city wall. On the top of this highest temple in Bagan, among sunset, you can enjoy the magnificent and panoramic view of thousands temples dotting the antique region. During our visit to Bagan, we rented a bicycle and were allowed to drive along any Buddhist temple.
Het mysterieuze en bijzondere Bagan in Myanmar is eigenlijk niet te vergelijken met een andere plek op onze mooie wereld. Verspreid over een uitgestrekt landschap vind je in Bagan duizenden boeddhistische tempels. Waarbij de ene tempel van buiten of binnen nog mooier, groter of unieker is dan de ander. Tijdens ons bezoek aan Bagan huurden we fietsen. We fietsen langs alle bijzondere boeddhistische tempels in Bagan. Langs de tempels fietsen is natuurlijk erg leuk om te doen. Thatbyinnyu Pahto is de hoogste tempel van Bagan. Je vindt ‘m vlak naast Ananda Pahto. Hij werd in de 12de eeuw gebouwd in opdracht van koning Alaungsithu. Alaungsithu is de vader van… Narathu. Jawel, die snoodaard die zijn eigen broer en vader vermoordde om de macht te nemen en dan maar Dhammayangyi liet bouwen om zijn zonden af te kopen. De That Byin Nyu tempel is grijs zwart van kleur. Deze tempel is vooral mooi om ’s avonds te bekijken vanaf één van de omliggende tempels omdat de tempel dan gekleurd wordt door het zonlicht.
face of the deep waters, baby
without form,
fathomless
void
god, moving
mystic mists
twilight
the witching hour
and god said, “let there be steelhead”
and there were steelhead
but no one could catch them
and He saw that the steelhead were good
and god said, “the rest will take care of itself”
“what are you saying?” ask the buddhas
from within the cabin of the jet boat
fogged by sweet smoke
“nothing,” says god, “i was just talking to myself”
“nothing?” repeats the first buddha
all three buddhas start snickering
“steelhead have buddha nature,” say the buddhas
“well, they live in the present moment,
and are mindful only of themselves,
i will say that,” says god
as they approach a class five rapid,
god momentarily slows the jet boat
as He reads the waters
big water
big fucking water
big water forced through
narrow canyon walls
then god surges into the white water
and at full throttle
cuts all the way across
between two rocks,
gigantic, ancient, submerged
and then up again and through
suddenly
still up on plane
they are gliding
on a long slick of smooth water
autumn colors succumb to purple
mourning purple
shadows birthed by steep canyon walls
“when are we going to fish?”
asks the first buddha
“yeah, is this a good spot?
asks the second
“is this where the steelhead dwell?”
ask the third buddha.
up at the helm, god squints around
and takes a long drag
on a slightly damp lucky strike
“how should i know,” says god
“omniscience has its limitations.”
off the bow
of a jet sled
on the salmon river
in southern idaho
zero image 69
pinhole camera
kodak e100vs
color slide film
image cropped to 15x7
One of the Buddha images in Thatbyinnyu Phaya. This temple is located in Old Bagan and built in 12th century with 60 m tall pagoda with ornate details and receding terraces. Towering above the other monuments of Bagan the magnificence in white which is the Thatbyinnyu takes its name from the Omniscience of the Buddha. Thatbyinnyutanyan in Myanmar language “omniscience” is given further explanation in contemporary inscriptions as "knowing thoroughly and seeing widely." This structure was built by King Alaungsithu (1113-1163). (bagan.travelmyanmar.net/thatbyinnyu-temple.htm)
Los Ojos de Buda, también conocidos como los Ojos de la Sabiduría, están pintados en cada stupa en Nepal. Dichos ojos miran hacia los cuatro puntos cardinales representando, así, la omnipresencia de Buda. Las características clave de los Ojos de Buda incluyen:
-Tercer Ojo: en medio de los ojos hay un punto o tercer ojo que simboliza la omnipotente sabiduría de Buda.
-Cejas: pintadas como una línea continua, representan la unidad de todas las cosas.
-Nariz: con la forma del número uno en nepalí, simboliza la unidad y el camino único hacia la iluminación.
-Ojos medio cerrados: reflejan un estado de meditación y contemplación profunda.
The Buddha Eyes, also known as Wisdom Eyes, are painted on every stupa or Buddhist shrine in Nepal. These eyes look out in the four cardinal directions to symbolize the omniscience or all-seeing nature of a Buddha. The key features of the Buddha Eyes include:
-Third Eye: in the center of the eyes, there is a dot or third eye, which symbolizes the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
-Eyebrows: depicted as a continuous line they represent the unity of all things.
-Nose: shaped like the Nepali character for the number one, symbolizes the unity and single path to enlightenment.
-Half-closed Eyes: they reflect a state of meditation and deep contemplation.
Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
These large wading birds are a Schedule 1 species. In summer, they have bright orangey-brown chests and bellies, but in winter they're more greyish-brown.
Their most distinctive features are their long beaks and legs, and the black and white stripes on their wings. Female black-tailed godwits are bigger and heavier than the males, with a noticeably longer beak (which helps the sexes to avoid competing for food with each other).
They're very similar to bar-tailed godwits, which breed in the Arctic. Black-tailed godwits have longer legs, and bar-tailed godwits don't have striped wings. As the names suggest, the tail patterns are different, too.
Extract taken from www.rspb.org.uk
Tithe memorial, Elmsett, Suffolk
The Elmsett Tithe Memorial seen through the gates of Elmsett churchyard.
My little book records the biased observations of a tithepayer under notice of distraint. I make no claim to omniscience, broad-mindedness, or even good temper; I have, however, about as much of each of these desirable qualities as any titheowner with whom I have yet come into contact. I have, in addition, a grievance, for I am experiencing the oppression of the Tithe Laws. And I have an inspiration: the courage and conviction of my fellow soldiers in the Tithe War.
- Doreen Wallace, Wortham Manor, Suffolk. November 1933. (Foreword to her book The Tithe War)
The Elmsett tithe memorial is one of several reminders in Suffolk of the battle fought by small farmers against the demands from the Church for payment of tithes. It also recalls a now largely forgotten but rather murky period in East Anglian local politics.
In the 1930s, agriculture in England experienced a deep depression, and it was very hard to make the land pay. The Church of England had undergone much modernisation over the previous century, but even so, there were still parishes where the tithe system meant that even small landowners were legally obliged to contribute a proportion of their income to the church for the upkeep of its incumbent. This was the case even if they were not Anglicans, which in Suffolk many were not. In addition, many of the smaller landowners were supporters of the Liberal Party, but the governing Conservative Party, which many of the larger landowners supported, stood foursquare behind the Church in the matter.
If the landowners refused to pay, the courts could enforce tithe seizures by bailiffs, who in many cases would take goods valued at far more than the unpaid tithes.
The Elmsett Tithe Memorial recalls such an incident, just one of many, in which possessions were seized from the home of a land owner in lieu of payments to the Church. It reads 1934. To commerate the Tithe seizure at Elmsett Hall of furniture including baby's bed and blankets, herd of dairy cows, eight corn stacks and seed stacks valued at £1200 for tithe valued at £385.
Charles Westren, the farmer in question, had refused to pay his tithes to the church. After the seizure, he set up this monolithic concrete memorial on the edge of his land facing into the gateway of Elmsett church, so that anyone leaving a service would be reminded of the injustice of the system. Westren eventually emigrated to America during the Second World War. The legal abolition of the tithes system in England and Wales was set in motion after the War, the system coming to a final end in the 1970s, by which time very few tithes were still collected because of the cost of doing so.
However, it is salutary for us to recall that the tithe controversy has lingered well into the collective folk memory of modern Suffolk. The tithe protesters received strong support from, among others, the writers Henry Williamson and Doreen Wallace, who would later recall the events in her book The Tithe War, both of whom had small farms in East Anglia.
Their articles in London newspapers had the effect of drumming up considerable discussion, and both writers' sympathies with the British Union of Fascists encouraged that organisation to support the tithe protesters.
The writer George Orwell documented the struggle in his novel A Clergyman's Daughter, as did Henry Williamson in A Norfolk Farm. People in this part of East Anglia gave strong support to the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s, who were vocal in their support for the tithe rebels. Ronald Creasy, a local farmer, was elected as a British Union councillor for Eye, principally on the issue of the tithe protests.
In 1934, Doreen Wallace and her husband Rowland Rash refused to pay their tithes for Wortham Manor farm. For sixteen days, some fifty members of the British Union of Fascists surrounded the farm to stop the court's bailiffs gaining access to remove goods. They were confronted by lines of police drafted in from Ipswich, and then many were arrested on a technicality and carted off to prison in Norwich. Hard to imagine, now. The events are remembered by a memorial similar to that at Elmsett in a country lane near Wortham Manor.
Los Ojos de Buda, también conocidos como los Ojos de la Sabiduría, están pintados en cada stupa en Nepal. Dichos ojos miran hacia los cuatro puntos cardinales representando, así, la omnipresencia de Buda. Las características clave de los Ojos de Buda incluyen:
-Tercer Ojo: en medio de los ojos hay un punto o tercer ojo que simboliza la omnipotente sabiduría de Buda.
-Cejas: pintadas como una línea continua, representan la unidad de todas las cosas.
-Nariz: con la forma del número uno en nepalí, simboliza la unidad y el camino único hacia la iluminación.
-Ojos medio cerrados: reflejan un estado de meditación y contemplación profunda.
The Buddha Eyes, also known as Wisdom Eyes, are painted on every stupa or Buddhist shrine in Nepal. These eyes look out in the four cardinal directions to symbolize the omniscience or all-seeing nature of a Buddha. The key features of the Buddha Eyes include:
-Third Eye: in the center of the eyes, there is a dot or third eye, which symbolizes the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
-Eyebrows: depicted as a continuous line they represent the unity of all things.
-Nose: shaped like the Nepali character for the number one, symbolizes the unity and single path to enlightenment.
-Half-closed Eyes: they reflect a state of meditation and deep contemplation.
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On virtually every stupa (Buddhist shrine) in Nepal, there are giant pairs of eyes staring out from the four sides of the main tower. These are Buddha Eyes (also known as Wisdom Eyes), and they look out in the four directions to symbolize the omniscience (all-seeing) of a Buddha. The Buddha eyes are so prevalent throughout the country that they have become a symbol of Nepal itself.
The mysterious eyes, painted on all four sides of the stupa's spire, represent the eyes of the Buddha and face the four cardinal directions--east, west, north, and south. Between each pair of eyes, where the nose would be, is what looks like a question mark. This is actually the Nepali character for the number 1, which symbolizes unity and the "one" way to reach enlightenment--through the Buddha's teachings. Above this is the third eye, symbolizing the all-seeing wisdom of the Buddha.
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God is everywhere! (Don Fortner)
"The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." Proverbs 15:3
God is everywhere by His power—upholding, maintaining, sustaining all things, and performing with His own hands the works of His eternal purpose in all places.
God is everywhere by his providence—taking care of and governing all His creatures, executing in all places at the same time His everlasting decrees.
God is everywhere by His omniscience—beholding all things, all places, all events, all people, even the secrets of the hearts of all men at one time.
"His eyes are on the ways of men; He sees their every step. There is no dark place, no deep shadow, where evildoers can hide." Job 34:21-22
"For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and He examines all his paths." Proverbs 5:21
"My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from Me, nor is their sin concealed from My eyes." Jeremiah 16:17
"Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him? Do not I fill Heaven and earth?" Jeremiah 23:24
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13
"O LORD, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue You know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain!" Psalm 139:1-6
Bahubali ( 'one with strong arms') was the son of Rishabhanatha (the first tirthankara of Jainism) and the brother of the chakravartin Bharata. He is a revered figure in Jainism. He is said to have meditated motionless for 12 years in a standing posture (kayotsarga), with climbing plants having grown around his legs. After his 12 years of meditation, he is said to have attained omniscience (kevala jnana). Bahubali's other names are Kammateshwara and Gommateshwara, the namesake of the Gommateshwara statue dedicated to him.
Psalm 139 Amplified Bible (AMP)
God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken],
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
Such [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high [above me], I cannot reach it.
Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
Spoopy day for spoopy MOCs. The body was heavily inspired by General Grievous.
“I’ve got your life in my hands and every debt will be paid when I’m calling”
Name: Unknown, calls himself “The Void”
Species: Cosmic entity in a physical form
Occupation: Destroying and consuming all of creation
Titles: The Void, The Elder God
Alignment: None
Personality:
Element: None
Side Powers: Omniscience, power to destroy and consume all of creation, myriad of other abilities
Kanohi: None, face takes form of Ignika
Weapons: None
Backstory:
Matoran and Toa alike no very little of this elder entity, most of his history has been lost to legend. When Aeon acquired the power of the Vault, he ascended to godhood. When he achieved this god like status, he created life on Aeos-magna, a planet once covered in ash and dust. What Aeon didn’t expect when he reached godhood, is that he would be joined by another god like being. After his creation of Aeos, he heard a small, faint voice call out to him. This voice brought him to the brim of the known universe, Aeos being the heart of it. Once he reached the edge, he found a chasm of nothingness in front of him, filled with nothing but darkness. In this chasm, Aeon found a purple like miasma. This miasma was the voice that beckoned him. Aeon asked for its name, but only got one response, “Void”. The miasma formed into a being, a being looking much like a twisted, darker version of Aeon.
The Void had little to say to Aeon, simply explaining Aeon’s place in this world. When Aeon was created, The Void was created consecutively. It explained how the universe has an uncanny need for balance, for control over what it makes, and that it was the answer to Aeon. Aeon could not create recklessly without consequence, and The Void was that consequence. Whatever Aeon created needed to eventually die, decay, and rot away into nothingness, and The Void was the being to bring his creation into nothing. The Void also explained that Aeon, too, would be taken by him. Obviously, Aeon refuted this, how could his paradise be taken away from him?
He left The Void in his abyss and returned to his creation, to Aeos. He tried to block that abomination from his mind, but he couldn’t ignore it. Not long after he became hands off in his world, he confronted The Void again in his little pocket of darkness. Aeon set aside his arrogance and came to terms with The Void on how the universe would run. Obviously, creation must die, Aeon saw this happen without permission, and he was willing to accept this. As long as The Void did not take his habits too far, Aeon would not either.
However, after this final meeting, both beings kept secrets to help further their agendas. The Void, in his spare time, created the Apocalypse Triggers and let their seeds sow into the myths of Aeos-Magna. Aeon, in his spare time, has created unknown way to combat the destructive force of The Void. Only the future holds what will become of the universe in a war between this gods, but for now, they do what they must, together.
I want to post something but need to write something to go with it. I normally write about my thoughts when I created the sculpture, or something that's preoccupying me or maybe something amusing that's just happened.
Well, I didn't make this today and can't remember much of what I was thinking when I did. Actually that's not strictly true. I remember quite clearly trying to get a photo of it all day. I knew it would be better to wait until the sun was lower but I tried anyway when the sun was high in the sky. It was very windy too and kept falling out of the tree I first put it into, shedding seeds as it did.
I knew that the dogwood ring would begin to dry out and contract, and as it did the thorns would fall out. So I needed to get a photo quick but the wind and sun weren't playing ball. Probably I was expecting too much, the wind might drop but I haven't developed omniscience, recently, with which to control the sun. If I had I expect my land art would be absolutely brilliant but I guess (un)godly powers might be considered cheating.
Eventually I gave up and returned later on, when the wind had dropped and dappled light lit up the undergrowth. Now everything was perfect or at least it would seem so. The light was magical and the breeze light and warming but the dogwood ring had lost some moisture and the thorns decided to drop out like needles on a Christmas tree on January 6th.
So I spent many minutes pushing them back in, cursing and pricking myself. This eventually worked and I had the seeds arranged nicely again. I expect you'd have less success using this technique if you were trying to stop your Christmas tree from going bald.
Once positioned and backlit all that was left was to click the shutter.
As for anything funny happening, that would be depend on your point of view. Some may see it as an opportunity, or perhaps something threatening, but in hindsight I definitely thought it was funny.
I've recently acquired a camper van of the Mazda Bongo variety, complete with elevating roof and electric blinds. We like to go out in it somewhere and brew up a cup of tea, simply because we can.
We went on a trip down south and arrived after midnight near to where we wanted to be. We found a little back road, in a forest where it seemed quiet. Pulled up into a layby, elevated the roof and got ready to sleep until dawn.
It's the great thing about owning a camper, you can just roll up and sleep wherever you like. However not worrying about where you are exactly might have unexpected consequences.
This tiny little lane, supposedly in the middle of nowhere, suddenly turned into a highway. Car after car came past, each one slowing down as they approached our spot. "Just what are they gawping at?" We exasperately exclaimed! "Leave us alone, we just want to sleep!"
When we got home I typed the words 'dogging' and "Devon" into Google and retrieved the answer I was looking for. It seemed some local swingers thought we might be up for some action. We had rolled up to one such particular spot, apparently very popular with those inclined in looking for late night action. The moral of the story is to be careful where you park up for the night, you might get more than you bargained for. Quiet remote spots are popular late at night with people other than just impromptu campers.
For those of a sensitive disposition or anyone who is quite happy with the lack of broadness of their mind, I suggest you don't Google those words, and certainly not look at Google Images. You will definitely get more than you bargained for, you have been warned!
As for ponderings I don't think there is much profundity present. Perturbing me this week would be the News of the World scandal, the sudden addictiveness of Twitter (don't do it unless you can handle it), and whether someone really can eat too many crisps.
But what of email etiquette? I regularly receive emails from different people interested in land art and I always take the time to reply. I know if I had written to someone that I would be upset if I just got ignored. Often it takes time to write the replies, I go into detail about what they have asked about, answer questions or help students with projects and dissertations. It's nice that people are interested enough to write to me and I enjoy writing back to them too. But here's the rub!
If it were me I would thank someone for taking the time to answer my questions but very rarely does this ever happen. I often respond to requests for help 'with sure what do you want to know' and never hear anything again, or write a long answer to posed questions and again hear nothing from them either. It is rare, but gratefully received, when they do reply but really that's only happened a handful of times. Am I too sensitive, is my email etiquette calibrated incorrectly? It all seems a bit strange to me.
Over recent months I've written and emailed a number of (well known, famous and less so) UK based natural artists to express my sincere gratitude to them for the inspiration they've given me, and expressed how my life has been profoundly affected. In addition I wanted to reach out and make contact with likeminded individuals, with the hope that we could perhaps collaborate in the future. Disappointingly I haven't received a single reply.
Perhaps they receive a great deal of mail, of the unsolicited and fan variety, and it has become a burden to reply to it all. But I feel that everyone is an individual and deserves that simple courtesy no matter how busy you are.
I am tempted to compromise my principles when I answer questions and seldom get a reply but perhaps it is really a test of character. If I feel sad when my communications remain unanswered then I expect someone writing to me will too. It's important to resist feeling jaded as without empathy most of us are nowhere.
I really need to get out and make some proper land art soon and when work and time allows. The words come best when making something as do funny encounters and pieces of insight. My interim ponderings are more on the morose side without the solace of creativity. Normal service should be resumed soon!
Spoopy day for spoopy MOCs. The body was heavily inspired by General Grievous.
“I’ve got your life in my hands and every debt will be paid when I’m calling”
Name: Unknown, calls himself “The Void”
Species: Cosmic entity in a physical form
Occupation: Destroying and consuming all of creation
Titles: The Void, The Elder God
Alignment: None
Personality:
Element: None
Side Powers: Omniscience, power to destroy and consume all of creation, myriad of other abilities
Kanohi: None, face takes form of Ignika
Weapons: None
Backstory:
Matoran and Toa alike no very little of this elder entity, most of his history has been lost to legend. When Aeon acquired the power of the Vault, he ascended to godhood. When he achieved this god like status, he created life on Aeos-magna, a planet once covered in ash and dust. What Aeon didn’t expect when he reached godhood, is that he would be joined by another god like being. After his creation of Aeos, he heard a small, faint voice call out to him. This voice brought him to the brim of the known universe, Aeos being the heart of it. Once he reached the edge, he found a chasm of nothingness in front of him, filled with nothing but darkness. In this chasm, Aeon found a purple like miasma. This miasma was the voice that beckoned him. Aeon asked for its name, but only got one response, “Void”. The miasma formed into a being, a being looking much like a twisted, darker version of Aeon.
The Void had little to say to Aeon, simply explaining Aeon’s place in this world. When Aeon was created, The Void was created consecutively. It explained how the universe has an uncanny need for balance, for control over what it makes, and that it was the answer to Aeon. Aeon could not create recklessly without consequence, and The Void was that consequence. Whatever Aeon created needed to eventually die, decay, and rot away into nothingness, and The Void was the being to bring his creation into nothing. The Void also explained that Aeon, too, would be taken by him. Obviously, Aeon refuted this, how could his paradise be taken away from him?
He left The Void in his abyss and returned to his creation, to Aeos. He tried to block that abomination from his mind, but he couldn’t ignore it. Not long after he became hands off in his world, he confronted The Void again in his little pocket of darkness. Aeon set aside his arrogance and came to terms with The Void on how the universe would run. Obviously, creation must die, Aeon saw this happen without permission, and he was willing to accept this. As long as The Void did not take his habits too far, Aeon would not either.
However, after this final meeting, both beings kept secrets to help further their agendas. The Void, in his spare time, created the Apocalypse Triggers and let their seeds sow into the myths of Aeos-Magna. Aeon, in his spare time, has created unknown way to combat the destructive force of The Void. Only the future holds what will become of the universe in a war between this gods, but for now, they do what they must, together.
Spoopy day for spoopy MOCs. The body was heavily inspired by General Grievous.
“I’ve got your life in my hands and every debt will be paid when I’m calling”
Name: Unknown, calls himself “The Void”
Species: Cosmic entity in a physical form
Occupation: Destroying and consuming all of creation
Titles: The Void, The Elder God
Alignment: None
Personality:
Element: None
Side Powers: Omniscience, power to destroy and consume all of creation, myriad of other abilities
Kanohi: None, face takes form of Ignika
Weapons: None
Backstory:
Matoran and Toa alike no very little of this elder entity, most of his history has been lost to legend. When Aeon acquired the power of the Vault, he ascended to godhood. When he achieved this god like status, he created life on Aeos-magna, a planet once covered in ash and dust. What Aeon didn’t expect when he reached godhood, is that he would be joined by another god like being. After his creation of Aeos, he heard a small, faint voice call out to him. This voice brought him to the brim of the known universe, Aeos being the heart of it. Once he reached the edge, he found a chasm of nothingness in front of him, filled with nothing but darkness. In this chasm, Aeon found a purple like miasma. This miasma was the voice that beckoned him. Aeon asked for its name, but only got one response, “Void”. The miasma formed into a being, a being looking much like a twisted, darker version of Aeon.
The Void had little to say to Aeon, simply explaining Aeon’s place in this world. When Aeon was created, The Void was created consecutively. It explained how the universe has an uncanny need for balance, for control over what it makes, and that it was the answer to Aeon. Aeon could not create recklessly without consequence, and The Void was that consequence. Whatever Aeon created needed to eventually die, decay, and rot away into nothingness, and The Void was the being to bring his creation into nothing. The Void also explained that Aeon, too, would be taken by him. Obviously, Aeon refuted this, how could his paradise be taken away from him?
He left The Void in his abyss and returned to his creation, to Aeos. He tried to block that abomination from his mind, but he couldn’t ignore it. Not long after he became hands off in his world, he confronted The Void again in his little pocket of darkness. Aeon set aside his arrogance and came to terms with The Void on how the universe would run. Obviously, creation must die, Aeon saw this happen without permission, and he was willing to accept this. As long as The Void did not take his habits too far, Aeon would not either.
However, after this final meeting, both beings kept secrets to help further their agendas. The Void, in his spare time, created the Apocalypse Triggers and let their seeds sow into the myths of Aeos-Magna. Aeon, in his spare time, has created unknown way to combat the destructive force of The Void. Only the future holds what will become of the universe in a war between this gods, but for now, they do what they must, together.
Spoopy day for spoopy MOCs. The body was heavily inspired by General Grievous.
“I’ve got your life in my hands and every debt will be paid when I’m calling”
Name: Unknown, calls himself “The Void”
Species: Cosmic entity in a physical form
Occupation: Destroying and consuming all of creation
Titles: The Void, The Elder God
Alignment: None
Personality:
Element: None
Side Powers: Omniscience, power to destroy and consume all of creation, myriad of other abilities
Kanohi: None, face takes form of Ignika
Weapons: None
Backstory:
Matoran and Toa alike no very little of this elder entity, most of his history has been lost to legend. When Aeon acquired the power of the Vault, he ascended to godhood. When he achieved this god like status, he created life on Aeos-magna, a planet once covered in ash and dust. What Aeon didn’t expect when he reached godhood, is that he would be joined by another god like being. After his creation of Aeos, he heard a small, faint voice call out to him. This voice brought him to the brim of the known universe, Aeos being the heart of it. Once he reached the edge, he found a chasm of nothingness in front of him, filled with nothing but darkness. In this chasm, Aeon found a purple like miasma. This miasma was the voice that beckoned him. Aeon asked for its name, but only got one response, “Void”. The miasma formed into a being, a being looking much like a twisted, darker version of Aeon.
The Void had little to say to Aeon, simply explaining Aeon’s place in this world. When Aeon was created, The Void was created consecutively. It explained how the universe has an uncanny need for balance, for control over what it makes, and that it was the answer to Aeon. Aeon could not create recklessly without consequence, and The Void was that consequence. Whatever Aeon created needed to eventually die, decay, and rot away into nothingness, and The Void was the being to bring his creation into nothing. The Void also explained that Aeon, too, would be taken by him. Obviously, Aeon refuted this, how could his paradise be taken away from him?
He left The Void in his abyss and returned to his creation, to Aeos. He tried to block that abomination from his mind, but he couldn’t ignore it. Not long after he became hands off in his world, he confronted The Void again in his little pocket of darkness. Aeon set aside his arrogance and came to terms with The Void on how the universe would run. Obviously, creation must die, Aeon saw this happen without permission, and he was willing to accept this. As long as The Void did not take his habits too far, Aeon would not either.
However, after this final meeting, both beings kept secrets to help further their agendas. The Void, in his spare time, created the Apocalypse Triggers and let their seeds sow into the myths of Aeos-Magna. Aeon, in his spare time, has created unknown way to combat the destructive force of The Void. Only the future holds what will become of the universe in a war between this gods, but for now, they do what they must, together.
I created this abstract image to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon Landing.
Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's "2001 - A Space Odyssey", I am trying to help stimulate a resurgence in Space travel and Space exploration.
It seems that exploration is essential for mankind and, considering that we have explored most of our planet, I feel that manned space flight to places beyond the moon is necessary.
Einstein's "constant" in his fundamental equation "E=MC[squared]" is being questioned as physicists probe more exotic types of matter. This gives us hope that technologies can be invented that may surpass the limitations that Einstein's theories prescribed.
"Panthesis" is a neologism, literally meaning a thesis for everything, or omniscience. Even though omniscience is impossible, the challenge of greater knowledge and exploration awaits us. "Panthesis" can be seen as relating to "panacea" meaning "a universal medicine". Indeed, Space exploration may be a (partial) cure for post modern stagnancy, and a purpose to reassess Capitalism and the difficulties of the "artificial" world that we are currently creating.
Simon
Here is a link to a number of "stills" from the Stargate sequence of "2001- A Space Odyssey". Here we see man journey at great speed through Kubrick's version of intergalactic travel. Kubrick touches on the psychological implications of such travel as well as the physical. The effects were ground breaking at the time of the films release.
After the polemic which appeared under my last image on Flickr ( www.flickr.com/photos/designldg/2342196105 ) controverting religious, philosophical and political matters concerning FREE TIBET, I hope that this one will bring peace and wisdom to those who refuted the fact there was an annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in 1959...
This Shakyamuni Buddha is the central statue on the Altar of the Tibetan temple in Sarnath where I like to come often.
This place near Varanasi (Benaras) is full of peace, this is where the Buddha thus journeyed to Deer Park (Sarnath in Sanskrit), where he set in motion the Wheel of Dharma by delivering his first sermon to the group of five companions with whom he had previously sought enlightenment.
Buddhahood is defined as a state of omniscience (sarvajñä) that is freedom from the obstructions to liberation (or negative states of mind such as ignorance, hatred and desirous attachment) and the obstructions to omniscience (which are the imprints or 'stains' of delusions imagining inherent existence).
When one is freed from mental obscurations one is said to attain a state of continuous bliss mixed with a simultaneous cognition of the true nature of reality, where all limitations on one's ability to help all other living beings are removed.
This includes the attainment of omniscience - that is the removal of all obstructions to knowing all phenomena (or seeing the empty nature of each phenomenon as well as each of their relative characteristics).
From the perspective of Tibetan Buddhism, when one conceives of a particular object the mind gives rise to the appearance of that object.
In perceiving the empty nature of all phenomena as well as each of their relative characteristics, one becomes both omniscient and omnipresent.
Happy Holi and Happy Easter to all of you.
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