Normalcy
I know that your dear Uncle Morry has been away fro awhile, but I have returned my beloved friends and conspirators.
This evening I have something on my mind outside of the usual Lifebomb post. In many ways it does tie in, but it is a bit different.
this evening I want to speak to you all about normalcy.
What is normal? Do the fictions that we create define a new form of normalcy?
Let us turn to popular media and zombies shall we?
There has for several years now been a trend in the popular media, written and visual, to have heroes (however anti they may be) that are outside of the accepted norm. We have seen OCD, addiction, psychopathy, sociopathy, depression and even (now) schizophrenia reduced to convenient plot twist and lovable quirks.
Now, by no means do I declare myself sane, but I think we are doing a dis-service in our fictions by the constant downplaying the seriousness of these, or any serious, condition.
We must be mindful in what we create, it must come from an authentic place, and it must be true to those involved.
Examples of the aforementioned
Dexter (main character is a serial killer)
Monk (detective with OCD)
Sherlock (hero describes himself as a high functioning sociopath)
Addiction (media darling Charlie Sheen, actor Robert Downey Jr.)
Schizophrenia (the new show Perception)
And now Zombies.
Zombies are possibly the greatest example of a meta fiction gone wrong that I can think of. I admit to not really understanding the popularity of the adventure/horror/necroporn that has swept the country.
Everyone loves zombies. So much so it seems that it has become a favorite for the occasional nutter to emulate. The news is full of "zombie "attacks lately. They try to blame it on drugs, but the fact of the matter is that drugs aren't to blame. No, it is the ever present meta fiction that we have created. Some are always going to be more susceptible to the work.
So, we do influence the reality around us with our works. We do define the normality of our society.
I am not saying that we can't push boundaries, that we can't write great horror, what I am saying is that we must be cautious what fictions we imbue with energies that we have.
We are capable of great change me droogies. We can create the world we want.
We, however, should not strive for a world of mentally ill necrophiles praying for an apocalypse.
Keep the work personal, keep the rest of it talented, but powerless. Write the great stories you want, but keep the true sigil work true.
Cheers and more on my great work soon.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Good afternoon my faithful friends and droogies.
It seems auspicious that on this day we tackle a subject that needs to be addressed as much as any of the others that we have skimmed ever so lightly over..
Yes, to day we speak of independence.
Independence from the enemy, from the barking dogs of doubt that rattle around in the backyard of our minds.
The work can be a long and arduous process, one that can take us to new places and new insights, and as we have spoken of prior, not all of which will be enjoyable.
Never lose sight of the greater work. As a good friend and fellow conspirator phrased it to me ,"be the grain at the center of the grinding wheel, remain whole whilst the rest is ground away" or as in the philosophy of the Kensai ", let thee storm rage around you, you are the eye, be the center".
It will not be easy, but if it was what value would the work actually hold for us.
"So Morry, how can I be charging the life bomb and still be independent of the work? Doesn't the work require undivided focus?" you ask.
Good question, damn good in fact. I think you've been paying attention, good for you.
Yes, the work requires undivided focus, but one must not let yourself get absorbed into it. We are creating a fiction for ourselves, a life that we want to live. To do that we must maintain perspective or else we just become a cog in the bomb, not the creator.
When we lose perspective the enemy starts to take hold again. He lets loose the dogs of doubt and repetition to roam free amongst our words and to trample the prose we seek to create. When this happens we can no longer see the great fiction, only the life we have now, and only from our limited "why me?"POV. This is what we must maintain an independence from.
You see, we as fictionauts must be aware of what is actually going around us. How else would we be able to judge the results of what is taking place, what is moving forward, so we can continue our plots from actual places in time instead of from the fiction alone. We must be flexible, we must adjust for such a great work.
I will venture a guess that for most of us the fictions that we are creating will affect those around us in some way. If we only focus on the fiction from an inside POV how can we see if others are actually benefiting? How can we see the subtle adjustments to our reality that we are bringing about.
We create from the first self, from authentic places of want, we must always maintain that authenticity. If we lose that place we become sucked into the fiction we lose that authenticity and the dogs, once again, may very well jump the fence, and then we find ourselves back where we started.
No bueno mi amigos and amigettes, no bueno.
So, invest in your lifebomb, believe in it, believe in the work, want it from the authentic places in your soul, but do not let it consume you. Maintain a life outside the work for yourself.
There is nothing more beautiful to see a work of art coming to fruition. Alas, sometimes you can only tell when it is done by taking a step back and viewing it from a distance.
When next we chat dearest ones we will touch base on an unspoken aspect once again, the physical and the energies they can provide.
Till then,
Cheerio
It seems auspicious that on this day we tackle a subject that needs to be addressed as much as any of the others that we have skimmed ever so lightly over..
Yes, to day we speak of independence.
Independence from the enemy, from the barking dogs of doubt that rattle around in the backyard of our minds.
The work can be a long and arduous process, one that can take us to new places and new insights, and as we have spoken of prior, not all of which will be enjoyable.
Never lose sight of the greater work. As a good friend and fellow conspirator phrased it to me ,"be the grain at the center of the grinding wheel, remain whole whilst the rest is ground away" or as in the philosophy of the Kensai ", let thee storm rage around you, you are the eye, be the center".
It will not be easy, but if it was what value would the work actually hold for us.
"So Morry, how can I be charging the life bomb and still be independent of the work? Doesn't the work require undivided focus?" you ask.
Good question, damn good in fact. I think you've been paying attention, good for you.
Yes, the work requires undivided focus, but one must not let yourself get absorbed into it. We are creating a fiction for ourselves, a life that we want to live. To do that we must maintain perspective or else we just become a cog in the bomb, not the creator.
When we lose perspective the enemy starts to take hold again. He lets loose the dogs of doubt and repetition to roam free amongst our words and to trample the prose we seek to create. When this happens we can no longer see the great fiction, only the life we have now, and only from our limited "why me?"POV. This is what we must maintain an independence from.
You see, we as fictionauts must be aware of what is actually going around us. How else would we be able to judge the results of what is taking place, what is moving forward, so we can continue our plots from actual places in time instead of from the fiction alone. We must be flexible, we must adjust for such a great work.
I will venture a guess that for most of us the fictions that we are creating will affect those around us in some way. If we only focus on the fiction from an inside POV how can we see if others are actually benefiting? How can we see the subtle adjustments to our reality that we are bringing about.
We create from the first self, from authentic places of want, we must always maintain that authenticity. If we lose that place we become sucked into the fiction we lose that authenticity and the dogs, once again, may very well jump the fence, and then we find ourselves back where we started.
No bueno mi amigos and amigettes, no bueno.
So, invest in your lifebomb, believe in it, believe in the work, want it from the authentic places in your soul, but do not let it consume you. Maintain a life outside the work for yourself.
There is nothing more beautiful to see a work of art coming to fruition. Alas, sometimes you can only tell when it is done by taking a step back and viewing it from a distance.
When next we chat dearest ones we will touch base on an unspoken aspect once again, the physical and the energies they can provide.
Till then,
Cheerio
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