There's some communities and circles out there that use the term Grand Rising instead of Good morning. The story is that good morning sounds like 'good mourning' and often evokes a dread or dreary response by using subliminal messaging from homophonic speech patterns. Essentially Words that sound the same may elicit or borrow or evoke... Continue Reading →
Using Original Sin as a lens to re-examine Humanity
In (some) Christian terms, the concept of Original sin stems from Adam and Eve having sinned by eating the fruit of forbidden knowledge and thus being cast out of the garden of Eden having to suffer in the world. As such, everyone that's a descendent of Adam and Eve are born from this idea or... Continue Reading →
The Duality of Distance in Language
"It's easy to be brave from a distance" -proverb It's easy to have an opinion for something that has little gravitas or gravity to your life. If there's little impact to your existence, there tends to be a directly proportional amount of care. low impact = low care. High impact = High care. Generally speaking.... Continue Reading →
The Irony of ‘Just Cause’
The Phrase; Just Cause has some intrinsic irony with it's modern interpretation. I find it ironic and funny, that the term 'Just Cause' used to represent a justification for action or a cause or reason. Like a Casus Belli. When nations or people with power and clout performed actions or movements, they had to justify... Continue Reading →
A look at Identity and language
In philosophical terms, in order for ourselves to be an individual, we have to identify what is the 'self' as well as the 'other' and make distinctions in identity for what is and isn't a 'thing'. This is the base of identity, and there are many different debates and thoughts about this from identity, ego,... Continue Reading →
Language as the Lens or Looking-Glass to Reality
The way you look at the world is based on all the things you accepted and integrated into your being, shaping a unique perspective of the universe that is inherently your own. What you think is true and how you act, is a mixture of your nature and your nurture. The exact argument is for... Continue Reading →
Complex and Simplex systems thinking as it pertains to language and understanding the Universe
There are complex systems and complicated systems, one such is human health. Complex is the opposite of simplex or a simple system. In a simple system, it can be defined as simple inputs and outputs. Taking account some rate of exchange as well as some form of 'stock' or quantity. If it helps, you can... Continue Reading →
Framing and Reframing, Structuring our reality with words
The Following is an excerpt from my previous writing about The Death of an Author x Poe’s Law. I wanted to roll into this excerpt and expand on it, to discuss the idea of framing and reframes, with how we can shape our perspectives and change the 'lens' or 'looking glass' that we perceive things in/through.... Continue Reading →
The Death of an Author x Poe’s Law
I am simply writing a journaling effort of comparison between Poe's Law and Death of an Author by Roland Barthes. Both of these thoughts or theories are based on the idea of knowing the Author's intent. We have one end, saying that if We don't know the intent of the writer, that it's going to... Continue Reading →
A way to soften blunt questions
Not everyone appreciates a direct approach to speaking, not everyone is a Laconic speaking warrior of Spartanesque era where time is of the essence in communication. Some people, arguably many, prefer a subtler approach. Questions by their nature are an aggressive inquiry into someone's mind. By asking a question, you are essentially poking into a... Continue Reading →
Words Mean Things 