I am OPTimist

Despite the inherent nonexistence of time itself, our perception often vacillates between envisioning it as boundless, stretching infinitely, and the practical recognition that, in reality, we should regard it as scarce." ~Me :) TIME IS SCARCE Time is insufficient, limited, and scarce. Therefore, I must allocate all my attention, energy, and value to it. Why? Because the duration of my perception...

The original meaning of Latin contemplari was "to mark out a space for observing auguries or omens," and the temple was a holy space reserved for this purpose. Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari "to gaze attentively, observe," from the prefix com- "together" plus templum "temple." “The Self (God) is a circle whose centre is everywhere, whose circumference is nowhere.” C.G. Jung and...

“The best political, social, and spiritual work we can do is to withdraw the projection of our shadow onto others.” — C.G. Jung Swimmer's Ear - Temporarily Deaf It has been several weeks since I can't hear from my left ear. Perhaps it's due to excessive noise from the external environment? That's what my inner voice has been emphasizing... Or could it be the water that clogged my Eustachian tube?,...

If your heart isn't yet illuminedBe awake always, be a seeker of the heart,Be at war continually with your carnal soul. But if your heart is already awakened,Sleep peacefully, sleep in the arms of Love ~Rumi Today marks a month since my mom's passing; I have deeply felt my mom's love, sometimes to the point of tears. Her guidance is palpable, I was blessed to have seen her spirit rise and dissolve...

Hard to explain some days, Some experiences, And that is why we make art, Music, Poetry, Life Is G e N E R O U S You k n ow, you are rESO n a Ting W H E N You catch the W A V E You a r e no l o n ge r Stru G g ling Just BE ing You know You Have Walked the road alone you H a ve Be E N A Hermit For A R E A Son I can’t really Explain with W O R D S I am Wordless . . . Pure Feeling In tune Gra t I t u...

We are all linked by a fabric of unseen connections. This fabric is constantly changing and evolving. This field is directly structured and influenced by our behavior and by our understanding. — David Bohm Awareness is indeed a funky thing! Being too aware of what is happening could lead to anxiety if the things one is focused on are the stuff that doesn’t work. Presently, it encompasses nearly ev...

NOTE: I started writing this article around September 7/8th. By the time I was going to post it, my beloved mother died peacefully. I decided to leave the words as I wrote them. Integrating the sudden death of my father at 8 years old left a deep imprint. Witnessing the passing of my mother a fortnight ago is a slow process, and creativity is my vehicle. Though time will tell, for now, I feel stro...

NOTE: this is a long article so take your time and enjoy! Don’t tread on me, first Jaiden then the rest of us. I have to say, stories like Jaiden Rodriguez’ fill my heart with inspiration and somehow validate the urge I feel to stay true to my authentic path.  It has never been easy, for one may have to eat lunch by oneself, probably sustain attacks by people who feel threatened by one’s personal...

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. ~Carl Jung I never can tell how things will end up but I can surely tell when I am in the middle of a deep transformation. Right now, I am experiencing deeply on a personal level, and I know that pretty much everyone on the planet is going through a collective transformation as well. D...

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. ~Carl Jung Leading with affection This article will be short, I need to take off for a few days during this wonderful Venus retrograde. We just hit the midpoint on August 13th when Venus will initiate the journey back to being a night star. For me, this 42-day period has been and still is a chance to refle...

From my perspective NOTE: I may fragment the subject of A.I. into some instances, not necessarily in order or in one single article. Who knows! Bear with me, it is a discovery to tap back into what makes us so unique as humans and not droids.  This can lead to different rabbit holes that connect to cognitive science, human design, Biogeometry , and more subjects I find fascinating and would like t...

Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I don’t mean escaping into dreams or into the irrational. I mean that I have to change my approach and look at the world from a different perspective, with a different logic, and with fresh methods of cognition and verification. The images of lightness that I seek should not fade away like dre...

«But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought» Oh language! Written, spoken, unspoken, thoughts, insinuated, cryptic, ideas, concepts, ideals, social constructs, mind, intelligence, cognition, → truth: is there any? The letter’s soup is ready! IF Only!  The meaning can’t be grasped, all translator’s tools are on strike, abstraction in the form of images and storytelling, the...

​​“The model we choose to use to understand something determines what we find.”  ― Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World ‘B e a S p e c tato r with a L a r g e E a r ’ -ᴛɪʟʟʙᴇʀɢ, ᴍᴀʀɢᴀʀᴇᴛᴀ: ʙᴇ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴀᴛɪᴜsʜɪɴ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ, 1932 I remember Sat H., my Taoist [ shīfu 師傅/师傅] while I was still his di...

TIMESHIFT_Short and concise: I am back, a bit different though– I have done (still am doing) a lot of reflection. At times when I withdraw, I can see the big picture and then wait for the right time to act, respond, and share. It is clear that the timelines have shifted, as has my attention. The way I will spend my energy (Qi, Prana, Breath) is only focused on what can be regenerative, which means...

"And on each of its circles was seated a Siren on the upper side, carried round, and uttering a single sound on one pitch. But the whole of them, being eight, compassed a single harmony within the seven intervals." -Plato Book X, "Republic" State of being hey, here I am again, another week, and I am still observing the view, not really wanting to dive in back yet. I will share however that I am in...

»For the artist communication with nature remains the most essential condition. The artist is human; himself nature; part of nature within natural space.« Paul Klee -Pädagogisches Skizzenbuch Update Another week, I sense a shift in the air, and I am still purposefully taking the time to be; I have been entertained by drawing plenty. I also entered a state of integration from the insanity of the la...

Hello beautiful people, I am 88% close to wrapping up my next article on AI {artificial intelligence}, language, and Venus' loop around the sky, but all of a sudden I had the urge to indulge in other things this week. [Context The Sun and Mercury are in playful Gemini while Mars and Venus dance in delightful Leo, so I will leave you with 9 random things, enjoy 1- a poem 2- a song 3- a set of rando...

“The world which is described from observation is a manifestation of the mental activity of the observer. When man discovers that his world is his own mental activity made visible, that no man can come unto him except he draws him, and that there is no one to change but himself, his own imaginative self, his first impulse is to reshape the world in the image of his ideal. But his ideal is not so e...

I sent this video message to my friend  ELLERY JAMES ROBERTS  on December 4th, 2022, we had a conversation that morning that I wished I had recorded, so later in the day, I felt inspired, and I created the video below. It was sent as an open dialogue/invitation, although today I see it more as an inner dialogue, a statement of an era that unbeknownst to me was about to close. In retrospect, I had...

NOte: it is a long one, I won’t post anything next week, enjoy! Masks off A few weeks ago I was packing to go for a week down to Bogota where the average temperature is 15°C [60°F], and since I moved to Miami Beach my average temp is 26 °C [80°F]. When I was choosing what to pack and wear in the colder weather, I paused in surprise and asked:  -Whose are these garments? Who is the person wearing t...

Two unusual examples of the Gemini type in the field of letters are Dante and Bernard Shaw. Dante wrote his Inferno so that he could show in luminous verbiage all his enemies roasting in the pits of perdition. The Shavian humor has about it the bite of shallowness. It is not the deep laughter of the gods who understand all, but the shallow titillating laughter of mortals who understand not even th...

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρός σου, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία σου. Matthew 6:121 Dear reader, bear with me on this winding road of unchartered waters. At times delusional, at times mystical, these territories are where we use our objectivity to observe, verify and discern, so the instincts, intuition, and emotions, which are coded beautifully in...

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