This was left over after I edited down my previous post. You can read it here. I think Girard's theories may preclude the notion of mimetic desire forming between persons who are human and the more than human. I'm not sure if we conclude that all desire is fundamentally non-human. It's fuzzy to me. Heritage seems distinctively human, cyclical mimetic then, preserving the … [Read more...] about P.S. Poorly thought through follow up thoughts on Mimetic Desire and Animism
In Medias Res, 14 – 20 June, 2020 Horoscopes
Aries Dream Darkly, Dream Deep Principally, the week should provide opportunities for recuperation. Sunday brings articulation and vitality to places where worlds intersect within your depths. Living and dead, past and future. None of them settled, all of them churning. While cognition of this sense of continuity will begin to fade by Thursday, it paints itself across the … [Read more...] about In Medias Res, 14 – 20 June, 2020 Horoscopes
Solar Returns and a time of Plague Logic
I spend Sunday deep cleaning the house and shoring up my pantry's inventory. The mild head cold mixed with confusing instructions coming from authority figures resulted in my staying home from work for half of last week. I tried to catch up on things. Mail, for example. Dishes, for another. Sleep, of course and always. Three (two and a half) months later and I still haven't … [Read more...] about Solar Returns and a time of Plague Logic
Either it’s all a Joke or …
None of it is. I remember thinking the Astronomy class in high school would be so much fun, but then again, it had math. A lot of it. Confusing math. Like, what is the Local Hour Angle and the Right Ascension anyway? Advanced high school classes blended math with prickly practical applications. These classes would strip math from it's formal black tie attire and put it in … [Read more...] about Either it’s all a Joke or …
Moonrise (and set) Kingdom, a February Update (Revised 2-27)
As January matured, my regular work load for the old reliable 9-5 began to shore up. February saw me assigned to assist on a project out of office and often out doors in freezing weather until Wednesday the 26th. A change in the schedule from five 8 hour shifts to four 9 hour shifts with a "4" on Friday (combined with a longer commute and bad weather exacerbated an already … [Read more...] about Moonrise (and set) Kingdom, a February Update (Revised 2-27)