A Corpsman is also referred to as a field medic, the origin of the word 'corp' comes from French and earlier Latin for Corpus or Corpse. A Corpsman is essentially a Corpse-man, a person who deals with corpses. However, that's not very PR friendly when it comes to saving lives out in the field. The... Continue Reading →
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Outlining some thoughts on writing and Video Essays
So recently, I started making small youtube videos of me going over some of my written works. And as I adapt and evolve through the medium of video, to incorporate a picture and image to go along with the words, I am becoming more enlightened to writing. At first, I wrote on this blogsite to... Continue Reading →
Seeing Satire in everything
Satire is essentially making a parallel narrative or story that uses humor, irony, and/or exaggeration to expose elements in a reflection with our current society. -Or rather, our current personal perspective of society. To see the satire in everything, I will paint a picture using small words that build up the idea of irony. Oxymorons... Continue Reading →
The Term ‘Spaghetti Western’
This is a small blurb that I just found out recently. So Spaghetti Westerns are movies set in the American fictional style of the wild west, but filmed in Italy by Italians. Hence the 'spaghetti' part. I always heard of spaghetti westerns, but never really understood what it had to do with spaghetti. I figure... Continue Reading →
‘To bear witness’ and the Grand Witness
It takes wit, to bear witness, the witty or wittiness of a person is required. Perhaps meaning that someone has to be consciously aware and discerning to be a bearer of witness. When someone is at the end of their wits, they are mentally drained and exhausted. Wit is about mentality as well as state... Continue Reading →
Aryans and Spiritual Racism
At a certain point in using a spiritual lens, all things secular and material, if viewed in a spiritual way, are spiritual itself. The act of chopping wood and carrying water can be viewed in a spiritual sense. The act of acquiring materialistic wealth can be properly connected to a world view of vibrational frequencies... Continue Reading →
Spell check and Grammar check are crutches
Long ago I held the opinion and belief that over-reliance on spell checkers and Grammar checkers would result in the inability to spell or use proper grammar. I still hold that belief and I found someone as a prime example of why I do. This lady here got a corporate job and relied on her... Continue Reading →
Testing out Youtube with audio articles
I have created two audio videos, one from an article; https://words-mean-things.com/2023/08/03/on-words-their-meaning-and-truth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHbO646t5WE And another from a rambling rant on questions and the nature of questions; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQRcsX1tSRo&t=3s This is sort of a test or pilot to see if I can push out the content and musings of my written work to a more audio take. One... Continue Reading →
Bonfire analogy for Shadow work
A lit candle will cast shadows on other things, and even itself. This is the exposed shadow. To integrate the dark parts and illuminate that darkness, to grow your light brighter is self shadow work. Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com Two lit candles will expose each other's shadow, creating a new layer of dimension... Continue Reading →
Categorical thinking
A categorical thinker is someone who uses broad generalizations and categories to understand the world. In a simple sense, we put things into boxes with labels. We categorize them. What is 'good' what is 'bad' what 'is' and what 'isn't'. It's a short assumption we internalize or generalization into a cookie cutter label of 'true'... Continue Reading →
