I was sitting on my favorite chair outside in my backyard the other day, minding my own business, enjoying the winter sunshine when something happened which caused me to rethink a very boring subject–geometry. Since it’s almost spring here, and I live in a very mild Mediterranean climate, the flowers were starting to bloom and the sun was shining gently. A slight wind ruffled the … Continue reading Perfectly Centered
(Continued from Human CCC 1: On the Confluence of Crows and Monkeys) You all know me by now. If there is anything I love about Taoism, it’s that much of it can be backed up by science, with the rest of the more esoteric stuff, still yet to be proved, not because it’s not based on science but because science hasn’t quite caught up with … Continue reading Human CCC 2: The Science Behind the Human CCC Tower
Today, I am going to talk about nothing. Literally–NOTHING. In fact, I have a lot to say about nothing. Since Taoism has a lot to say about NOTHING, I’ll start with Chapter 14 of the Tao Te Ching, translated by Derek Lin Tao Te Ching: Chapter 14 Look at it, it cannot be seenIt is called colorlessListen to it, it cannot be heardIt is called … Continue reading Topology of Nothing
Ever since Old Dude charged me with being a Tower, I have been trying my best to act like a bona fide, certified Tower. In my mind’s eye, a Human Tower should be someone standing tall and proud, eyes slightly closed and facing into the stark cool wind of a fluctuating summer. I imagine myself as that lone sentinel outlined against a dark night–tall, strong, solitary, … Continue reading Human CCC 4: How to be a Human CCC Tower
So, I met up with the Old Dude again a few nights ago, as I was going through my usual dream life stuff. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Sheesh, Taobabe is writing up another one of her boring tall-tale dreamscapes again–but let me hasten to assure you, it’s not the usual suspect. Bear up with me here. Now, most of my dreams are dull and totally forgettable. Half … Continue reading Human CCC 3: Old Dude Strikes Again
***Note: I was having a bit of trouble trying to find a good spot for the words, because although this photo has plenty of dark, relatively star-free areas, the words didn’t seem to quite fit anywhere, and I was randomly moving it around, hoping that it would find a nice comfortable spot to be placed. But then I happened to look closely at the words. … Continue reading Allegiance to the Universe
I had a vivid and memorable dream last night. In my dream, I was going to do a photo shoot and I wanted to have thousands of ladybugs in my photo, rising up above a fantasy wooded glade, so I went to this old man who, I was told, sold all types of bugs. The man was old, with grey hair and beard, and he … Continue reading Hexagram 56: Of Butterflies and Freedom
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