The Muse

I often use the word “muse” when describing or inviting or invoking the power of music and dance and poetry.  That music is a spirit leaves no doubt to me. Whether it is living or inanimate is arguably a tautology. The proof is in the vibes that manifest and empathiate you and i or you or i.  I believe that whether or not you or i do not exist (and will not exist at some point in time), the muse continues.

Victor Wooten said the muse is feminine.  I think so.  Likewise, I believe God — simply (to me) a word I use only to communicate the concept (don’t assume i believe God exists or that my belief of who or what God is aligns with common or popular beliefs). God maybe by nature, a feminine in characteristics, despite what’s commonly published in the compilation typically called the Holy Book.

A thinking and intelligent person must consider the context and content of what we’re taught.  If, then, God said “man” was made in his image, what is the image?  The image, of course, is male and female.  Thus, the contradiction of irrationality.

The bias is that the male image first occurred. That, however, is contrary to nature. At the cellular level, think “mitosis” and “meiosis.” Taking the latter scientific truth, one cell bifurcates into male and female components. At the macro-biological level (visibly male and female), birth is from the female component.  Fertilization is, therefore, from motion of the male component joining the female component. Although fertilization must first occur, that which is to be fertilized must, by definition, have pre-existed that which is fertilized. Furthermore, at some initiating point in time, One must have split that was together.

The motion that created the split is the manifestation of what a person may consider God to be. I do not.  Rather, the motion is created by the “emotion” is what God is to humankind: the unknowable whatever that caused the so-called “Big Bang.” After all, in science there is always cause that creates effect.

The problems between religion (ignoring the massive problems between religions) and science is a mere illusion.  It is simply a matter of the epistemology.  Simply put, it’s the difference between “knowing” and “believing.”

One can know what we call “fact” and one can know what we call “belief.” Knowing the difference is the distinction between superstition and reality.  Religion typically rationalizes belief as knowledge.

The question of the muse emanating from religion cannot be ignored.  The so-called Negro Spiritual, which has fueled the popular music of the day, came from those who were “born” in the Church.   And, before that, the ecclesiastical music of the Baroque era, etc. manifested the muse in one form or another.

The muse, thus, manifests through the spiritual belief domain in a scientific manner, as does animal (and plant) life manifesting between the joining of male and female.

There is a spiritual world that does not obey the laws of the physical world. If you enter that world, time is different (if it exists at all).  You know that to be the truth.  Sometimes, time itself expands or contracts depending on your experience.

Under extreme stress, for example, time tends to appear to stand still or move slowly.  When you have a good time and are in a state of enjoyment, time passes quickly, which is why you don’t want to stop having fun and amusement — a muse moment.

 

 

 

Freedom Jazz Dance

What means Freedom?  What is Truth?

This evening I thought about my cousin, Alma Laverne.  She is beautiful.  And, as a child she suffered from asthma.  Her mother, Octavia, was my most loved and enjoyable Aunt.  If I needed a place to sleep, I’d choose her household — even if I had opportunity to sleep at her sister’s house, in a better part of Oakland on Shattuck Avenue.

You might wonder what this has to do with Eddie Harris’ Freedom Jazz Dance.  Well, actually, nothing … except the thoughts of Octavia beating the asthma out of Alma, as the most effective therapy at hand, bubbled into consciousness.

I don’t think it worked, despite the adrenaline rush Alma experienced which seemed to make it go away.  And, with my own eyes I witnessed the failure of that therapeutic method.  That she survived is the evidence that at least one god exists.  It’s actually evidence of the miraculous nature of life itself.  And, somehow, somewhere a hot steaming pot with some funny smelling stuff seemed to kind of help her through it, better than the thrashings.  It was not pleasant to witness, so I know feeling it was worse.  Sometimes, inhaling on a hot towel didn’t seem to deliver that well, either.

That’s one of the reasons I have always loved Alma.  I guess I can also mention that I was really in love with her sister, Bobby Jean, after Alma was born.  But, that never worked out.  She married a guy in the Army.  I didn’t like him at first. But, at 11 or 12, what could I do?

Family!

Back to the bass:  Freedom Jazz Dance.

Finding the Answer!

“Who am i?”

Yea.  That’s a little “i”.

i = me

My destiny was to marry Jan Leslie Mathias (a beautiful soul), grand daughter of Frankie Fairfax … the guy who Dizzy connected with when he left Cheraw, NC and went to Philadelphia. Frankie’s daughter was Dolores, Jan’s mother.  It’s all in the book, To Be or Not . . . to Bop, by and about Dizzy., around page 52 or so.

Witness my Musical emergence from the fog of reality that engulfs life i’ve experienced: Merged with Muse, complete and free and it is there i be me.  Always, a “Thank you” to Dizzy for helping me see (for understanding and comprehension, read the book — especially the beginning  pages).

 

Allegiance

The Pledge should be re-written.  No flag is necessary, as it is a symbol and thus, idolatry (a primitive state of mind based on pure superstition that an object somehow is imbued with extraordinary power).

I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America , one nation with liberty and justice for all.

Really, is there anything else that’s needed or required?

Elevate public social and political consciousness, now!

The Healing Power of Music

Strings and Keys 2Volunteer Performer: Michael Schwartz and Charlie Channel

Facility Name & City: San Carlos Adult Services

Facility Type: Adult Day Care

Date:  3/16/15

Volunteer Host: Steve Pickford

 Essence Story by Steve Pickford: 

These are two very skilled jazz musicians, with Mike on guitar and vocals, and Charlie on bass.   The audience eagerly awaited their performance.  Mike set the tone right away that this was going to be a relaxed and fun show.  They started with an upbeat swing tune, then immediately followed with a “Name That Tune” challenge.   After a playing a few bars of melody, a lady in the back shouted out “You Are My Sunshine”, at which point Mike led the whole group in a rousing sing-along.

 Their song selections were very clever.  Mike recounted a personal story that his daughter got married two years ago, and when it came time for Mike to make his speech as father of the bride, he didn’t know what to say, but he knew what he wanted to sing.  He then played and sang here what he did then, a moving interpretation of  “Falling in Love is Wonderful”.

These two were fearless in their repeated offer to take any requests.  Someone wanted “It’s Been a Long, Long Time”, which Mike and Charlie cheerfully tackled, having never played the song before.  This was followed by another “Name That Tune” challenge, which, after just a few notes, a gentleman shouted out “Fly Me To the Moon”.  That started a mini set of songs with “moon” in the title.  Someone in the back said “Moonlight Bay”.  Mike said he knew the song but not the lyrics.  But he quickly went into playing it and sang little fragments of the lyrics that he could sort of remember. After a few attempts at this, a Pacific Islander woman from the staff quietly walked up to the stage and started singing the song perfectly, augmented with a subtle, hula-like dance with gesturing hands.  One of her fellow staffers gleefully grabbed her smart phone to video this surprise performance from her colleague. 

 The audience was so engaged that Mike and Charlie ended up filling an hour with their interactive performance.  Nobody wanted it to end! The Bread and Roses mission of providing the healing power of music was ably accomplished this day.

 

LiveStream.com

I use LiveStream.com for my televised entertainment.  Somehow, it’s connected to what I want to spend my time doing, if I’m into “watching.”

I noticed a program to be webcast April 30, 2015 and, upon further investigation, “discovered” treasure beyond imagination!

Joey Alexander

But wait … there’s more … from an earlier time …

Don’t miss the LiveStream.

 

 

 

 

Fruit of the Womb

The Fruit of the womb is the human to the tomb. Like all fruit, if it falls on fertile ground takes root to produce (not destroy). The fertile ground is the mind that evolves through time to show that which is sublime and far from war, it’s true place of birth in timeless space.

Social Evolution

The purpose and thrust of human life is discovery (“not concealed”). Invention (“internal release”) is the personal expression of discovery, the uncovering of illusion or what seems to be through that which also exists as an equivalent reality.

The social understanding by others of the manifestation of human invention = change. The moment of change, leaving the past illusion to adopt the “new” reality, is evolutionary revolution.

Religion, therefore, is trapped in the quicksand of its popular extremely  fundamental excrement. Although it serves the purpose of civilizing the uncivil (which is good, considering the nature of those who tend to continue fundamentally uncivilized), it ultimately falters as EVOLUTION of consciousness unfolds. Those embracing such ideology utilize fear, force, guilt and, ultimately, violence to impede evolution.  Of course, they are destined to failure:

The invented reality is simply a higher state of consciousness that advantages knowledge above ignorant self-adopted stupidity. Invention is not attenuated by illusion, nor can it be controlled by ignorance.

Progress unfolds gold.

Evolution nobody holds.

All behold nothing sold.

To my extremely fundamentalist religious friends, here’s the point that might empower you to understand the rights or privileges of those who are homosexual or bi-sexual, whether male or female, to equal protection of the law.  Answer the simple question: Why should a person NOT be entitled to the same human rights you have?

To my extremely fundamentalist religious brothers and sisters, here’s the point that might empower you to understand the rights and privileges to peacefully live by those who are non-believing infidels, whether Christian, Buddhist, Jew, Hindu, Muslim or whatever religious paradigm of your birth and personal indoctrination:  Do you really believe you can and will kill all of us?

My bet is on life: copulation will corrupt the plans of everyone and every belief justifying world domination.  Period.  Life always has.  Life always will. That is the revealing of life’s love, life’s light and skill.