07-24-2019, 01:07 PM
Day 3 (0)
I said I'd research ideas of Grant Morrison and I lied. Well, not exactly. I did research it a little and I found out Alan Moore is not exactly fan of Morrison. In situations like that I tend to follow my gut instinct and it says to me to listen to Moore. So I shall, I might still do some research but not too deep.
I believe this Moore vs Morrison thing requires a little more explanation. Both are comic book writers, of them Moore is probably known to most of you thanks to "Watchmen" and "Killing Joke". Both are into occult mojo, but while Moore has this bum Gandalf sage-like appeal to himself, Morrison is this drug-snaring bold punk wearing leather jacket. Moore is stoic and balanced, weighting every word while Morrison seems hyperactive and overexcitable. Again, I might be judging them too early and also one should distinguish message from messenger. Still when Morrison talks about aliens from 5th dimension, in the lights of Moore's warning I shall err on the side of caution.
I love Moore's "Watchmen". It is truly a masterpiece. And the only comic book (well, comic novel to be precise) on my bookshelf. There is certain wisdom and magic to his writing. You may be familiar with Dr. Manhattan, god-like figure from his novel. As god-like he is outside of time and for him past, present and future are one and the same. This leads to fascinating musings in the book, something I certainly have on the back of my head when I think about nature of time.
Moore aside (I think I managed to show that he is quite an authoritative figure for me) it's time for some of my contemplation. Today I realized something interesting - I always seemed to be torn between "reason" and "heart". Decisions always seemed to come down to either cold calculus or gut feeling and which one should I choose would simplify to choice between regret of "what might have been" and pain of failing what was bound to fail. Now it's no linger the case. My reason and my heart seem to agree, there is no dissonance. At least none I can notice. And it's not like one of them won, instead there is some kind of synergy between them. A compromise if you will.
Ever since I started to think about love and sex and girls in general I hated idea of being lonely. And no wonder, I was a lonely child with few if any friends and I was in the front seat to witness beautiful love between my parents. So I was raised (or maybe I raised myself) in a dream of finding my perfect soulmate™. This, obviously, was futile. But my heart would insist on looking for that gem. But every time I dug for treasure I ended up in an early grave. And really no experience, no heartbreak and no subliminal would ease the feeling. Now it's different.
I said I'd research ideas of Grant Morrison and I lied. Well, not exactly. I did research it a little and I found out Alan Moore is not exactly fan of Morrison. In situations like that I tend to follow my gut instinct and it says to me to listen to Moore. So I shall, I might still do some research but not too deep.
I believe this Moore vs Morrison thing requires a little more explanation. Both are comic book writers, of them Moore is probably known to most of you thanks to "Watchmen" and "Killing Joke". Both are into occult mojo, but while Moore has this bum Gandalf sage-like appeal to himself, Morrison is this drug-snaring bold punk wearing leather jacket. Moore is stoic and balanced, weighting every word while Morrison seems hyperactive and overexcitable. Again, I might be judging them too early and also one should distinguish message from messenger. Still when Morrison talks about aliens from 5th dimension, in the lights of Moore's warning I shall err on the side of caution.
I love Moore's "Watchmen". It is truly a masterpiece. And the only comic book (well, comic novel to be precise) on my bookshelf. There is certain wisdom and magic to his writing. You may be familiar with Dr. Manhattan, god-like figure from his novel. As god-like he is outside of time and for him past, present and future are one and the same. This leads to fascinating musings in the book, something I certainly have on the back of my head when I think about nature of time.
Moore aside (I think I managed to show that he is quite an authoritative figure for me) it's time for some of my contemplation. Today I realized something interesting - I always seemed to be torn between "reason" and "heart". Decisions always seemed to come down to either cold calculus or gut feeling and which one should I choose would simplify to choice between regret of "what might have been" and pain of failing what was bound to fail. Now it's no linger the case. My reason and my heart seem to agree, there is no dissonance. At least none I can notice. And it's not like one of them won, instead there is some kind of synergy between them. A compromise if you will.
Ever since I started to think about love and sex and girls in general I hated idea of being lonely. And no wonder, I was a lonely child with few if any friends and I was in the front seat to witness beautiful love between my parents. So I was raised (or maybe I raised myself) in a dream of finding my perfect soulmate™. This, obviously, was futile. But my heart would insist on looking for that gem. But every time I dug for treasure I ended up in an early grave. And really no experience, no heartbreak and no subliminal would ease the feeling. Now it's different.
For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
