THE GREATEST AND THE LEAST
Last night I focused my huge Sky-Watcher 180mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope at the brightest object (of two) in the southern Oahu sky, Jupiter, the second brightest being Saturn. Of the two, Jupiter is my personal favorite. Jupiter (Greek Zeus), the much larger and stronger son of Saturn is the supreme Greek god, god of the sky, rulers of storms, lightening and thunder. The brother of Poseidon, god of the oceans and seas, and Hades, god of the underworld, Jupiter was also the principal god of the republic of Rome. "All roads lead to Rome," an incredible quote accorded to 12th century French poet and philosopher Alain deLille (though French, he didn't say all roads lead to Paris!), and in the southern Hawaii sky, Jupiter holds it place well as the brightest unblinking "star" in the night sky.
All this is to point to humanities longstanding worship of precedence and power. I have, however, long held the belief that money and its mighty relative, power, are but human illusions -- games invented by people who believe that by "winning" over others, they can achieve a futile mastery over fate and, perhaps subconsciously, death itself. In the end, that pathway seems to inevitably lead to rudeness, over confidence, arrogance and the application of aggression against others. A masculine representation of the power of creation, others claim.
Cupid (Eros), considered the weakest figure in ancient Greek mythology -- a mere child with a bow and arrow, and not greatest aim -- was ultimately feared even by Zeus. According to Pindar, “even the gods abhor his [Cupid's] power.” Can love then "conquer" all? I believe so, in a sense, but more in the form of genuine caring and empathy. The affectionate, nurturing side of humanity; the feminine representation of the process of birthing the creation into our world, others claim.
This universal, ubiquitous, omnipresent orchestration of archetypal forces is all about balance. My favorite representation of this in today's world is the hopi movie Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance decrying the polarization of the world into urban life and technology verses the "natural" world, at the very heart of my newly released novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020 by Raymond Gaynor.
The Edge of Madness
In it, urban life doesn't become dystopian and disappear, technology continues to race wildly ahead and the "natural" world immediately and sustainably benefits. How can that be? Clothe your mind in an invigorating balance of power and nurturing, peer over the edge of madness and see what one SCI-FU (science-based futuring) look at tomorrow holds.
All this is to point to humanities longstanding worship of precedence and power. I have, however, long held the belief that money and its mighty relative, power, are but human illusions -- games invented by people who believe that by "winning" over others, they can achieve a futile mastery over fate and, perhaps subconsciously, death itself. In the end, that pathway seems to inevitably lead to rudeness, over confidence, arrogance and the application of aggression against others. A masculine representation of the power of creation, others claim.
Cupid (Eros), considered the weakest figure in ancient Greek mythology -- a mere child with a bow and arrow, and not greatest aim -- was ultimately feared even by Zeus. According to Pindar, “even the gods abhor his [Cupid's] power.” Can love then "conquer" all? I believe so, in a sense, but more in the form of genuine caring and empathy. The affectionate, nurturing side of humanity; the feminine representation of the process of birthing the creation into our world, others claim.
This universal, ubiquitous, omnipresent orchestration of archetypal forces is all about balance. My favorite representation of this in today's world is the hopi movie Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance decrying the polarization of the world into urban life and technology verses the "natural" world, at the very heart of my newly released novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020 by Raymond Gaynor.
The Edge of Madness
In it, urban life doesn't become dystopian and disappear, technology continues to race wildly ahead and the "natural" world immediately and sustainably benefits. How can that be? Clothe your mind in an invigorating balance of power and nurturing, peer over the edge of madness and see what one SCI-FU (science-based futuring) look at tomorrow holds.
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