segunda-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2014

CRYSTAL AND FLAME

Musings on transparency, crystal, flame and harmony with the material...


Transparency as lightness - same as in flame same as in crystal. Ever noticed the light out of those is not dissimilar?  I tend to lean toward one or the other, all the time. 

 

And in both, we have period of non-light.
Less gliss in crystal, defects, intrusions from other stones, lack of outside mirror images of light to reflect the clear of crystal? 

And for the flame, the common talk  - the fire is out, no more passion, no more firewood, depleted forests, and by lazy extension, no more electricity, no more no more, no more of more.

Ah, but wait --

Once we couple crystal and flame, we may hopefully see that this is not about either/or.

Rather


to stare at clear water, yes, we learn to say these are clear sailings!

 

to stare at muddy waters, no, we learn to say, stay clear. 

- I propose then to stare long enough until the particles of sand loam and clay separate, and a space appears in between - that is one of the meanings of transparencies - you do not change the waters - you see into them.

thus knowing thy topic as mirror image to what you may see. 
And here enters the topic of time, while you wait and gather up the necessary patience and knowledge to wait. Here is the exercise to be practiced.

It occurs to me that confrontation is, in a way, the mode of staring into the "muddy" waters - into that we do not know, into the possibility of change.

Society and physical reality are separate entities.

The anthropomorphic view eventually always gives way to a more earthy reality, or, if you wish, to a cosmic reality - a slightly larger scale. or a smaller scale ( the bug, the virus, the tiny) 


What you touch - gets touched AND moves on with your touch.  No way for us to deny that simple reality.



Sympathy with your materials

as harmony.

Interesting that in architecture the "people" who make up a structure are called materials, as opposed to the architect, who calls himself a man.

The notion of leavers and takers, a book called Ishmael

the notion of leavers and takers still places man at the center, does it not?

And the issue of control comes to mind -  No. No, it will not change – I am in control, here!  “ Ah, but to control is to take. “
 

and, at the end of this particular time

it is not about moving or change

 - that is a given. -

it is more about moving and change in a particular manner

every single paratactic moment, in grace
 

it is about a take in cinema, flash, point, swish

and hwishh of eternal oceans
 

as long as we stop

when the endings are there

we leave
 

hwishh and swish of oceans


 

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