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 Rainbow Breath

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

[WeeDie]

I liked this one so much I put it as desktop background,
but I a no idea what it means.

Hopefully it's a warning sign for clairvoyance.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

I don't know what it means either. I have some ideas, but they are educated guesses at best.

Watching a certain TED Talk recently got me thinking of how modern people may take a little too much responsibility for their own art, as if every piece is some approximate reflection of the artist's current worth as a human being.

People used to think of creativity as coming from an outside source. Many believed creative genius literally lived in your wall. Socrates, among others, believed that he had a daemon which shared its wisdom. So whether it's a masterpiece or a total piece of shit, there's no need to get hung up on expectations for yourself, so no need for artists to live up to the cliche of addiction and self-destruction, maybe.

It occurs to me that maybe this indicates the different manner in which ancient peoples transferred impulses between the two hemispheres of their brains. History has shown us growing into the need to feel like we're in control of everything. At any rate, it's lovely to not have art as a burden. Even Warhol said that art is a process, not a product.

I don't care about this piece at all, but you know, I can always blame it on the muse who dances with rats in my wall and go on with my day.

So, why would need to be warned about clairvoyance?

[WeeDie]

So, why would need to be warned about clairvoyance?

Because you get caught up in it. It's just my intuition. Perhaps you can handle it better than I do.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

Oh, I can dig that, dhattyboy.

Clairvoyance isn't necessary. I ask only for as much power as I need to do my work on Earth. I ask only for compassion.

Excessive ability leads to excessive force. It's very easy to be corrupted.

[The Nephologist]

Oh, I can dig that, dhattyboy.

Clairvoyance isn't necessary. I ask only for as much power as I need to do my work on Earth. I ask only for compassion.

Excessive ability leads to excessive force. It's very easy to be corrupted.

wisdom.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

I have a new album available for download: http://phalaris.bluesphereweb.com/beausoleil/skontog%20-%20sketches%20of%20fire.rar

Actually, it's not new. I recorded it all a year ago and never let anyone listen because it seemed too personal. At the time, I had just gone through a bad breakup, was getting off cocaine, and dealing with financial crisis. I was trying to deal with all of that, so I got back into yoga and meditation heavily. This was an attempt at healing. I didn't try to make a fun, quirky, psychedelic free-for-all this time. It's a concept album all about using language to manipulate your reality for the better. The poems on the odd-numbered tracks are all me speaking. They are Hindu devotional poems I wrote solely for the album.

I don't know if anyone will actually enjoy this one, since it is so serious, but I had to get it out there now so I could keep working on my new one. Until today I dismissed it as unfinished. I guess now I've let it go, so it must be done.

For anyone who wants my previous one, it's found hosting: http://phalaris.bluesphereweb.com/beausoleil/skontog.ace
And for anyone who cares, two albums I recorded as a teenager have recently resurfaced after I thought they were long gone: http://mv.lycaeum.org/z3/scb/

Hopefully a new one will be coming soon.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

Happy Feast of St. Eris, everyone!

[Tragic Fool]

I have a new album available for download: http://phalaris.bluesphereweb.com/beausoleil/skontog%20-%20sketches%20of%20fire.rar

Nice one! What recording equipment do you use?

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

 

Nice one! What recording equipment do you use?

For that one it was just an inexpensive computer microphone and Cool Edit Pro 2 on a PC. I used to make a lot of sounds from scratch, but now I prefer what can be done with the obsessive tweaking of samples. Things always turn out so much dirtier that way, which feels more real to me.

Thanks, man.

 

[gorfehttimrek]

Excessive ability leads to excessive force. It's very easy to be corrupted.

It is absolutely amazing how many people who claim to be enlightened do not understand that concept AT ALL.

I was introduced to the superman syndrome and its dilemmas by a short story by Larry Niven.  Man of Steel Woman of Kleenex  It was a rather light hearted approach to the reality of Supermans actual existence. 

How could he EVER have sex with an Earth woman was the central theme of the story(which was aimed at teenage boys).  Many other topics were braoched as well however, and it all got me thinking on how power corrupts.

Sorry for the off-topic post.  Wonderful collection of images you have amassed here H. A.  Keep on keeping on bro,
Kermit

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

Taking another look at things, I wonder if it is true that power corrupts, or rather, if it is corruption which leads to power. It could be that the very desire for power is a corruption of that which is compassionate and equanimous. Is it by a good will towards others that one wants power? Or does one see things in competitive terms and wants advantage over others? At this moment I am guessing that it is the latter. Leaders come to the job pre-corrupted, drawn to it by their desire to one-up others. Of course, there may be those with the best of intentions at times. It's hard to say.

That book seems neat, kermit. The story of Superman has never made any sense to me. It seems like it would be hard to resist the temptation to at least rob a bank or use x-ray vision to check out naked broads. I'd also probably disarm the entire world, against their will. But then, that was done already in a Superman movie and didn't work out so well. And how did he bone Lois?!?!?!? There are so many problems with that.

Regarding this thread, maybe it should be un-stickied. I haven't even been posting in it for a while, so why should it get any priority? It is certainly not essential for anyone coming to this forum. If I want it to stay relevant, I'll make more art. I will, however, be posting my newest music album here soon, I hope, for the intended melting/disruption of the collective mind. Be afraid, messy mortals.

[DrYRHead]

The desire for power is cuvatiousness, and coveting is realy the root of greed and sin. It leads to all of those things.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

But what is the root of coveting? Fear of not having enough to survive? I guess sometimes we overcome the object of a fear but the fear itself remains. We cling too hard to past selves to see the abundance of Now.

[psilocyborg]

if old selves are leftovers, the trick then is to be like used cling wrap and let the static leech away so you just let go.

[Tragic Fool]

Power is everywhere humans go, which can also be seen in the behavior of quite a few animals with territoriality, building of harems etc. The good stuff is limited, everybody wants it, granted some have bigger appetites than bellies, but power is an inseparable part of this world.

Imho you can be excellent at something and still maintain gentleness and human warmth, in fact I think that's the trick. I have to confess, I do not really know what "excessive ability" is supposed to mean as there are many that have reached the highest level of skill in their respective fields without becoming arrogant, or forceful, or corrupt; even though there is evidence to the contrary, I would say that parenting that is loving, mostly selfless, enriching for the children is an ability/duty that I would count as an example. Parents have power over their children, yet in most cases, they try not to abuse that power, barring of course circumstances that force children into labor where the issue of choice on the part of parents becomes questionable itself. The world, under this capitalistic frankensteinian monster is giving/sharing more than it ever has, even though the news are filled with horror stories. Also, I enjoy the vibes of people who are ridiculously good at what they do if they can contain their arrogance/vanity. You also have people who are arrogant/vain and domineering that are shit at what they do.

In my experience power or money aren't always the bad guys. Especially when it comes to medical advancements of the last 100 years, yes the big pharma companies are exploiting us, but living standards have undeniably risen and technological advancements that brought us the computer, better sanitation, clean water etc. were also born out of this way of doing business and being in the world. It's not all bad. Sometimes it may certainly appear like greed or lust for power gets the better of us, yes, but more often it is for me a reductive leftist cartoon and has little to do with the realities I encounter as increasingly, I find myself completely unable to judge other people in their entirety, and what I know about them mostly doesn't suffice if I'm honest.

Anyways, as a service to anyone plagued by excessive money or power I offer myself as savior: give me your money and power and I will rid you and dispose of these corrupting agents appropriately, in a way that will not hurt the planet or anyone other than myself, for that matter. I will sacrifice my purity for your benefit. But no small change please, I reserve my services to those that really need help.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

Ohhhhhhhhhh yeaaaaahhhhhh, time to lay down some mo' funk. In today's struggling economy, how can you afford NOT to groove on the celestial howl?

Some more psychedelic mash-up stuff I've been doing:

http://www.mediafire.com/?qdnowfe0onh

I used only Cool Edit Pro 2 this time. Feels good. Call it an audiobiography of a schizophrenetic.

[x]

Dude, that is some really awesome stuff, you want to bind that all togeather and sell it as a book/manifesto in new age stores, I really, really liked it, alot, it was good stuff . I'm quite impressed . The art side of things is good, but you know what it really reminded me of ?  One of the most important books in my collection . Baba Ram Das, most famous work, Be Here Now . This thread is a lovely unfolding of conciousness . Bravo brother, keep it pure .

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

That may be no coincidence, dear X, because I am quite sure that sporadic readings of Be Here Now occurred between a lot of these works.

It is the book that it is not a book. It's a spot on the dirty window where it's been wiped clean, so we may peer through whatever the window happens to be for us.

'Tis also a good thing to keep around for critical moments of trips, methinks.

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

Posting in this thread again reminded me of how much I enjoy making art, so I've begun again.

[farmerjack]

so, what are the symbols in the pyramid? what do they mean?

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

so, what are the symbols in the pyramid? what do they mean?

Chakras! It probably would be easier to guess if they were in perfect vertical alignment, but I had to act upon a creative opportunity. There's a tendency to focus on the root and chakras anyhow, ignoring the middle.

[psilocyborg]

Fool and Drug Administration approved...

[Hyperspatial Ape Beausoleil]

[psilocyborg]

tat tvam asimpsons

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