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November 4, 2018
HOROLOGY: TIME AS ART AND TECHNOLOGY
My father studied *Horology after he was discharged from service in the US Navy at the end of WW II. He spent his entire life as a watch repairman and jewellery store owner. As a tribute to this nearly dead art form and technology, this post displays a magnificent gallery of photographs by Guido Mocafico showing the intricate inner workings of classic time pieces. The aesthetics of time have never been more artfully captured.
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*Horology (from Greek: ὥρα, “hour, time” and Greek: λόγος, logos, “study, speech”; lit. the study of time) is the art or science of measuring time. Clocks, watches, clockwork, sundials, clepsydras, timers, time recorders and marine chronometers are all examples of instruments used to measure time. (Wikipedia)
Originally posted 2011-08-31 00:44:55. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
November 3, 2018
IDOLATRY
IDOLATRY
You worship another along with your brothers, and carve them as statues: rather than you.
Denying your Self: gather dust on a shelf. You shatter and crumble like stone in a jungle.
Choose a man to be cause over you: You become them, then you lose You.
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Lawrence R. Spencer
Originally posted 2013-08-30 23:20:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
November 2, 2018
Don’t Just See; Observe: What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Mindful Decisions
Source: Don’t Just See; Observe: What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Mindful Decisions
Originally posted 2016-04-23 18:44:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
October 30, 2018
WORLD AS MYTH
The Number of The Beast, by Robert Heinlein is a series of diary entries by each of the four main characters who describe their travels through time and parallel universes to The Land of Oz, and to Barsoom, the fictional planet (Mars) created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In the novel, the Biblical number of the beast turns out to be, not 666, but 
, or 10,314,424,798,490,535,546,171,949,056, which is the initial number of parallel universes accessible through the continua device. It is later theorized by the character Jacob that the number may be merely the instantly accessible universes from a given location, and there is a larger structure that implies an infinite number of universes. As in many of his later works, Heinlein refers to the idea of solipsism, but in this book develops it into an idea he called “World as Myth” —the idea that universes are created by the act of imagining them, so that all fictional worlds are in fact real.
Sherlock Holmes: My Life, by Lawrence R. Spencer is based on the same concept. In my book, Sherlock Holmes is a REAL person, who lived and breathed. The stories of his real-life detective investigations were published, without his knowledge or permission, in a conspiracy to defraud and deface the greatest detective who ever lived! With the very able assistance of his brother, Mycroft Holmes — the most powerful man in the British government — a conspiracy between Dr. Watson, the authors of Peter Pan, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and powerful financial interests, is discovered and foiled!
I wrote the book long before I read The Number of The Beast. However, I am pleased to discover the “great minds” a like-minded! Why can’t there be a nearly infinite number of parallel universes? If one can imagine a universe, you have created it. It exists, at least for you, subjectively. Is it possible that Sherlock Holmes and Robert Heinlein could be enjoying an adventure together right in this moment, in a parallel universe of their own design? Now, THAT would be a really interesting universe!
Another book, The Big Bleep: The Mystery of A Different Universe, by Lawrence R. Spencer explores a similar theme. It is a universe concocted from the universes of hardboiled “film noir” crime novel by Raymond Chandler, a convention of plants who decide to collectively “hold their breath” to prevent new oxygen from being created in order kill off all the evil humans on Earth, and a conglomeration of pulp comic Superheroes, fighting to help the “heroes” of the story Peter, The Potted Plant (a stand-up comic) and a “Public Dick” named Sam Shovel, owner of the Unexistential Detective Agency of America, to solve the mystery of the murder of Carmel Underwood and rescue humankind from extinction! Simply stated, The Big Bleep is sort of like a Pulp Fiction version of Columbo riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle through the movies The Maltese Falcon, Alice In Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, with a Elvis and bunch of comic book super heroes bouncing back and forth between an X-Rated Universal Studios Botanical Garden Theme Park and a convoluted Las Vegas strip mall in a 5th Dimensional time warp!
The idea that universes are created by the act of imagining them is not new. Every history book in every library on Earth is a fictional universe filled with imagined events created by the conquerors of vanquished nations and extinct species in an imaginary time-line of undocumented fantasy!
Originally posted 2013-11-08 21:57:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
October 28, 2018
BUTTERFLY IMAGE GALLERY
CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE ALL THE INCREDIBLE BUTTERFLYS!
Flickr: Isaac Kehimkar’s Photostream.
Originally posted 2011-02-13 15:07:36. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
October 27, 2018
Satava Art Glass
I have a life-long fascination with glass blowing and glass art. Glass blowing is a trade and art form that is rapidly disappearing from the world. Fortunately, I had the privilege of touring the Satava artistic glass studio today. The studio is located in the quiet village of Chico, CA. Each hand-blown work of art glass is designed by Satava himself who supervises a veteran crew of 4 or 5 master glass blowers. Visit the website for a complete list of galleries who feature these extraordinary master works of glass art.
Satava Hand-Blown Glass Vases
Satava hand-blow glass vases are each entirely original works of glass art. One can only really appreciate the stunning colors and unique design by seeing them in person.
Satava Hand-blown glass paper weights
Satava Hand-blown glass “jellyfish” globes are astonishingly beautiful in person. Each glass globe takes a team of 4 or 5 glass artists more than 2 hours to produce.
Visit the Satava website for more: Jellyfish : Satava Art Glass.
Originally posted 2011-07-18 22:08:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
October 24, 2018
INHABITED GARDEN
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His works include four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; and treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour. In addition, there are numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him extant.
October 23, 2018
DOMINION
I have been a vegetarian for 35 years. The information in this film is the reason I became a VEGAN. Please watch this documentary. It is not a comfortable experience. However, the pain and brutality humans inflict on other sentient beings cannot be reconciled by any dietary argument. You can do something about it simply by changing your eating habits. It is a very easy thing to do.
Dominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind’s dominion over the animal kingdom. While mainly focusing on animals used for food, it also explores other ways animals are exploited and abused by humans, including clothing, entertainment and research. Find out more, get involved, download the film or donate to our ongoing work at www.dominionmovement.com. Narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Sia, Sadie Sink and Kat Von D, and co-produced by Earthlings creator Shaun Monson. Directed by Chris Delforce and Lissy Jayne. Filmed in Australia, with a global message. Subtitle translation credits: www.dominionmovement.com/subtitles
