[MD] A Glimpse of "Oneness"

[kieffer odigaunt]

Hello Krimel,

2009/3/8 Krimel <Krimel at krimel.com>

> > [KO]
> >  How can we tap into that energy? Do you credit those who say our
> > verticality
> > is as an aerial for the transformation of cosmic energy?
> >
> > [Krimel]
> > It takes no effort on our part whatever to tap into the energy she is
> > talking about.
>
> [KO]
> I should have been more precise - what i meant was how can we learn to
> recapture that sense of oneness that she experienced as the after effects
> of
> the stroke; and with my reference to verticality i was trying to suggest
> one
> way may be through giving more attention to how we wear our bodies.
>
> [Krimel]
> My question would be why in the world you would want to experience a
> massive
> stroke?


Its perverse to even consider such a thing.


> People who have frontal lobe seizures report even more profound
> experiences of oneness and connection to the divine. Frankly I would rather
> have a brain seizure than a stroke any day but that's just my personal
> preference. Of course there are other ways of achieving feels of compassion
> and unity, years of staring at the wall in a lotus position are said to
> work. Magic mushrooms will do the trick. I suspect that it all comes down
> to
> brain chemistry and that all of these methods are ways of changing chemical
> balance in the brain.


Add to those Gregorian chanting, flagellation and stained glass windows.

>
>
> [KO]
> I like your 'reach out and touch'; with this typical choice of phrase along
> with your propensity for poetry i thought you would see the funny side of
> my
> word choices:
>
> [Krimel]
> To be honest I have no idea what you mean by "verticality" and I really
> didn't get and humor out of what you wrote. It must be some subtle cultural
> difference in word meaning...
>

your mind set was just too static when you read what i wrote.

>
> [KO]
> Zappa was immoral in the way he deliberately withheld the master tapes to
> Beefhearts 'Bat Chain Puller' album.
>
> [Krimel]
> To be honest 90% of Zappa and 200% of Beefheart just sounds like offensive
> noise to me. Whatever the story behind this alleged incident of immorality,
> I can't imagine that it bothered more than the three people clamoring for a
> second pressing.
>

Yes, Beefheart is definitely an acquired taste!

-KO