melospace

Portishead - Hammersmith Apollo, 10th April

2008-04-11T09:00:00.000+01:00

Portishead - Hammersmith Apollo, 10th April

2008-04-11T00:03:00.017+01:00

Boom Festival - Concept

2008-03-23T14:48:00.001Z

MOMA - New York

2008-03-22T22:16:00.002Z

New York - Central Park

2008-03-22T22:05:00.002Z

New York - Top of the Rock

2008-03-22T22:03:00.000Z

New York - March 08

2008-03-22T22:02:00.001Z

Boom Book - A Pioneer Book

2008-02-20T23:53:00.009Z

This is the Press Release:

"It is one of the most unique festivals on a global scale. Along with Burning Man (USA) or Fusion (Germany), Boom Festival is considered an unequalled event. It is an independent cultural event in the fullest sense of the word: it does not accept commercial sponsorships; it develops worldwide pioneering environmental sustainability projects; it intertwines different artistic disciplines with nature as a background; its participants are literally from all around the world.
It is an intercultural, multidisciplinary and trans-generational festival that has contributed to a new perception of entertainment. Embodying a festival concept that goes beyond sheer entertainment, Boom Festival published a book.
“Boom Book” is a work developed along 2007 to mark the ten years of Boom Festival that had its first edition in 1997. It is written in English due to the international character of this event, where in its´ 2006 edition, 20 000 people from 80 different countries were present.
“Boom Book” is a cooperative project on a world scale, put together by anthropologists, journalists, designers, poets, photographers and illustrators. It is a book that brings to light some of Boom’s visionary initiatives but also explores the role of entertainment in a rapidly mutating society such as ours.
“Boom Book” is a manifest of independent culture and a contribution towards the deep rooting of a new philosophy of entertainment. It narrates the singular expressions that Boom has and the way it has been able to create a new perspective on the concept of festival. This book is a unique cultural contribution reflecting, through entertainment, the role of subcultures and social movements on modern society.

Chapter 1
“Zooming The Boom”
The first chapter of “Boom Book” depicts Boom Festival across its´ backstage. The role of art, the independent media projects developed or the pioneering interventions based on ecological sustainability that have been developed along the years, are some of the approached subjects.
Music is also interpreted from different view points, not just examining its´ role and importance within Boom but also with 2 articles: the first, where the social representations of dance music are rendered problematic; the second, through an historical summary of some of the musical pioneers of the 20th century.

Chapter 2
“The Liminal Village”
In what way can an event be a mirror and a part of the changes happening in the world? In what way can entertainment be not only a hedonist space but also a place for thinking? In this second chapter some of these questions are answered. The role of Boom Festival is reviewed along the years on changing the instituted paradigms, focusing on the Liminal Village, Boom’s cultural area. Along with an article that explores the conceptual role of Boom, we portray interviews with thinkers and artists, art works that have been exhibited along the years, as well as articles from one of the most prominent culture critics nowadays, Eric Davis.

Chapter 3
“Subcultures and Boom: Anthropological Perspectives”
Boom Festival invited three anthropologists to write essays having as a starting point the concept of intercultural and multidisciplinary events such as Boom. Portuguese Luis Almeida Vasconcelos disentangled various dimensions of the concept of interstitially. Under the title “Settling, Transformation and Mobility”, this anthropologist from the Social Sciences Institute, from the University of Lisbon, explores the unique characteristics of Boom that include the adoption of certain signs by its participants. Charles de Ledesma is a teacher in the University of East London and the author of the essay “Science and Electronic Music Culture”, where he explores the way in which the advances in science have manifested themselves in the way of music perception, namely electronic. At last, Australian Graham St John treads a way based on the concept of neo-carnival. In this essay he makes retrospection and prospecting about the importance of events such as Boom for a reformulation of the self-concept of its participants and a new conscience of collective identity.

Chapter 4
“Spinning Universes”
Basing itself on the work of George Lapassade, “Dal Sciamano Al Raver”, Boom Festival invited a musicologist and an illustrator for a cooperation in which creativity was imperative. The idea that powered the chapter was to look at ancestral societies and the place of culture in their midst. The result was a fantastic essay with a succinct analysis of Ancient Greece, Shamanism, Gnawa and Sufi culture by the light of art.

Authors of the Articles
Graham St. John: Australian from Melbourne, cultural anthropologist, researcher associated with the Institute of Advances Studies in Santa Fé, New Mexico (United States).
Charles de Ledesma: English anthropologist residing in London where he teaches on the University of East London.
Vítor Belanciano: Journalist, critic and anthropologist based in Lisbon.
Luís Almeida Vasconcelos: Portuguese anthropologist connected to the Institute of Social sciences, from the University of Lisbon.
Rui Miguel Abreu: Portuguese journalist, former and editor of Loop Recordings.
Naasko Wripple: Canadian, licensed in Social Sciences, label manager of Interchill Records.
Artur Soares da Silva: Social psychologist and free-lance journalist from Lisbon.
Lucy Legan: Australian living in Brazil, co-founder of IPEC Ecocenter in the State of Goiás, pedagogue and a specialist in Permaculture.
Delvin Solkinson: Master in Permaculture, haiku poet, living in the State of British Columbia, Canada.
Pedro Sotiry: Musicologist and Portuguese musician.

Design - João Filipe Matias: Graphic designer from Lisboa.
Ilustration - Sijay James: Designer and writer from Vancouver, Canada.

Photography
André Ismael e Lisa: Respectively photographers from São Paulo and New Zealand,.
Luís Magone: Photographer from Lisbon.

Interviewees
Erik Davis: Cultural critic in the United States, writer and author of several books. One of his works, “Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age Of The information”. He was an invited lecturer in Boom 2002.
Graham Hancock: Journalist, archaeologist and English writer. Author of books such as:
“Lords of Poverty”, “The Sign and the Seal”, “Fingerprints of the Gods”, “Keeper of Genesis”, ”The Mars Mystery”, Heaven's Mirror”, “Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization”, “Talisman: Sacred Cities” or “Secret Faith”. He was the screen player and presenter of Channel 4´s documentary: “Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age and Quest for the Lost Civilization”. He was an invited lecturer at Boom 2006.
Dr. Luís Eduardo Luna: Anthropologist born in Colombia. Doctored by the Compared Religions Institute from the University of Stockholm, he is a doctor honoris causa from the University of Saint Lawrence, in New York. He is a teacher of languages at the Swedish School of Economy and Administration in Helsinki, Finland. He was an invited lecturer at
Boom 2004.
Jon Hanna: Organizer and Editor of the Mind states Conference, in the United States.
Jenny Pell: Founding member of the Wilder institute, a Canadian design and Perm culture organization. She was responsible for some landscape architecture projects under the principles of Perm culture in Boom 2006.
Robert Venosa: American painter, well-known artist of the fine arts circle of Fantastic Realism. He exhibited his works, lectured and was a former of workshops on art in Boom 2004.
Martina Hoffman: Visionary painting artist living in the United States specialized in creating works inspired in ancestral cultures´ motifs."

A 'MUST HAVE' book.

Orbital Movement - Frank Molder

2008-02-18T22:45:00.003Z

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Desmond Morris

2008-01-31T23:14:00.000Z

The Alchemy of Relationship

2008-01-23T23:32:00.000Z

"The meeting of two people is like the meeting of two chemical substances. If anything happens, both are changed."

C. G. Jung

"When we mix together the ingredients for a cake, we begin by measuring the appropriate quantities of distinct and separate ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, sugar, milk. But somehow, when these are blended together in a particular order and baked at a particular temperature, we create an altogether different entity. The chemical composition of the ingredients has irrevocably changed; the cake smells, looks and tastes different from any single ingredient which we put into it at the outset; and through some magic which the chemist might explain but the cook usually does not comprehend, a transformation process has occurred which is nothing short of miraculous. Some ingredients, skillfully combined, make a delicious treat. Others produce a reasonable but unexciting dessert. Still others, even if they sounded wonderful in the book, create one of those kitchen failures which teach us to try another recipe next time. And perhaps even more mysteriously, different people like some kinds of cakes and find others indigestible; and no one really knows why.

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Human relationships are considerably more enigmatic than cookery, for the psychologist, unlike the chemist who observes changes in the molecular structure of eggs and flour, will never be able to totally reduce our interaction with others to a rational formula. There is a profound mystery at the heart of every relationship which always eludes our best efforts to explain why we are with this person and not that one. Yet the essential principle is the same.

Take two human ingredients, distinct and separate, and put them together in the mixing bowl of a close relationship. Stir vigorously and apply heat - the heat of sexual desire, emotional need, conflict, intellectual exchange, the challenges of time and mundane circumstances, idealisation and inspiration - and through some extraordinary alchemy a new entity is created with its own life-force, its own intelligence and vision, and its own identity independent of and different from the two people who generated it.

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Even more mysterious is the effect which this new entity has on the character and development of the individuals involved. At best, each person may grow and blossom through the transformative effect of the relationship. At worst, both may suffer. Or the relationship may be healthy for one partner but turns out, however delicious, to disagree badly with the other. Some people bring out the worst in us, and some bring out the best. And this is not necessarily related to how we are treated by our partners. We may feel profound compassion for failings in one individual which invoke only contempt or anger when we perceive the same failings in someone else. We may find ourselves able to explore and express talents and abilities in one relationship which seem mysteriously blocked or thwarted in another - despite any active encouragement or obstruction on the part of our companion. Sometimes even deep love between partners cannot prevent the gradual erosion of confidence and enthusiasm in one or both people. Sometimes a couple who have always been ill-suited and unhappy with each other remain inexplicably locked in relationships for a lifetime, yet at other times a couple who in fact have much in common as well as a deep attachment to each other are forced apart in spite of their sincere and prolonged efforts to preserve the bond. Many failed relationships are due to the unintentionally destructive actions of both partners, and could be helped or even radically transformed through insight and joint effort. Many others are inexplicably unworkable despite such insight and effort. Every relationship contains many ingredients, some conscious and some unconscious; and however deeply we analyse ourselves and our partners, we must sometimes accept some deeper or higher intelligence at work in our relationship patterns. Yet whatever the nature and outcome of a relationship, if - as Jung puts it - anything "happens", both people are irrevocably changed."

Astrodiesnt

Because you're worth it!

2008-01-15T02:26:00.000Z

'If someone wants to insult you, they might look at you and say "Get a life!". This is not a bad thing to consider. It is only when you know that you don't have a life that the thought of trying to get one will freak you out!"
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Iyanla Vanzant

Determination and Patience

2008-01-15T02:10:00.000Z

'Determination is the strength that will enable you to pass the barrier of useless thoughts in order to create positive thoughts and to be successful in whatever you wish. It comes from within and its partner is patience. Patience teaches you not to push but rather to wait and appreciate the game of life instead, knowing that nothing remains the same, and everything will change at some point.'
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inner space

Manners

2007-12-21T00:51:00.000Z

'A person of wisdom and spirituality has very beautiful manners that have grown from genuine respect and love for the whole of humanity. Manners in this sense have nothing to do with culture or education: it is simply a question of humility. When we are at the receiving end of such manners, we feel that some deeper part of us has been honoured. In fact, none of us deserves anything less.'

Inner Space

They don't follow crowds

2007-12-14T23:48:00.001Z

successful people do it. interesting people do, too. so too do leaders. there is a clear synergy between successful and interesting people and leaders, so what is it that they all do? they are not afraid to do what is right as opposed to what people think they should do. they don't follow crowds; they think for themselves. so too must you.
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2007-12-14T22:38:00.000Z

Jasmin - Koeln from Sven Swift on Vimeo.

in ten years from now - bobby baby

2007-12-13T23:19:00.001Z

Boom 2008 dates revelead!

2007-11-22T23:56:00.000Z

"People go to great lengths to get experiences they love! Some undertake a two-week trip to arrive at Boom, carrying a wide array of vehicles and survival technologies. Others make a lifetime culminating in a gathering with some co-conspirators. Passion for living - that's the essense of these moves."

Boom Festival newsletter nov 07

Encompassed with the full moon of August 2008 - 11/18

http://www.boomfestival.org/pommo/user/mailings.php?mail_id=29

New Eyes

2007-11-21T06:10:00.001Z

'It is easy to create new things, change places or do something different. To keep that sense of newness that creates enthusiasm is more difficult. The secret of newness in life is not to do new things constantly, but to see everything you do with new eyes, new insights and a new perspective.'

Inner Space

Sweetness

2007-11-20T00:39:00.001Z

It is exactly the way it should be...

2007-10-14T09:04:00.000+01:00

"To a truly contented and enlightened soul everything in the world, which means the way the world is right now, is just fine. To the unenlightened and discontented soul this will sound like a massive avoidance. But think about it. Does the masterful actor go to the theatre for their evening performance, and on entering the stage start shifting the backdrop, altering the scenery and moving the props around? Of course not, they are totally concentrated on the role they need to create and play to the best of their ability. And so it is with the world. The backdrop to our life is the way things are at this moment in time. The props are exactly where they are meant to be at this moment in time. Many people spend their whole lives trying to change the backdrop and move the props around, little realising the futility of the exercise. Yes they may succeed in altering an angle here, a minute part of the picture there. But all at the cost of the focus and the energy needed to put on their best performance. Little did they realise that if they had fully focused on their performance and achieved their own highest standards of excellence, not only would those around them be immensely enriched, but the backdrop and the props of their life would have changed automatically, as the invitations roll in to perform their life elsewhere. Excellence is a much more powerful influence in the world than discontent. So everything is fine out there. No one said it's perfect. But it is exactly the way it should be ...at this moment. So here is the paradox of effective change - if you want to influence change for the better, then the most effective way to begin is with contentment with the way things are. The way things are, are the way things are meant to be!"

Inner Space

Create Vision

2007-10-08T21:57:00.000+01:00

“Never believe anyone who says we cannot change. Vision is one of the secrets of personal transformation. We are all artists, our mind is the arena of creation and vision is what we are constantly creating. What is your vision of yourself today – patient, relaxed, positive or tense, tight and negative? What do you prefer? So be creative – what does patience look like, feel like, what are you doing that is different when you are patient and you are expressing your power to …wait? Always start with vision not action. See it and you will be it. Be it and you will do it.”

Inner Space

Flow of life

2007-09-24T23:54:00.000+01:00

Madredeus, Haja o que houver - 1997

2007-09-18T21:45:00.000+01:00

Pure Living

2007-09-10T21:49:00.000+01:00

When we look around to examine the state of our environment, which is what we leave behind after developing and exploiting the resources of the planet, many are quick to see pollution and waste. We are not slow in pointing out the damage and the impurities which will be our legacy for the future generations. We are not so quick to spot the impurities which we have allowed to develop and accumulate in our own personal lives. At the level of our thoughts, is every thought a pure and benevolent one, which carries the best wishes for our fellow travellers. Unlikely, as we mostly learn to criticise and complain, attack and blame. At the level of our intentions do we always mean well and want the best for others, or are our intentions sometimes coloured by selfishness or greed? At the level of outcomes do we celebrate the achievements of others as they grow to be all that they can be, or do we stand back in envy or jealousy. Our lives all begin within our own consciousness. The lakes and the landscapes of our mind and intellect are where we all live the most. Do we keep them clean and pure and unspoilt? Can beauty and harmony be found within? No! Then perhaps we need to clean up inside before we condemn others on the outside. Because what is out there is simply a reflection of what is in here! And we are all in it together. Perhaps that is why no one is to blame but we are all responsible.

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Inner Space

Chemical Brothers, Trafalgar Square 9th sept 07

2007-09-10T21:01:00.001+01:00

http://www.thechemicalbrothers.com/

Resist not

2007-06-29T00:28:00.001+01:00

“Have you ever noticed that resistance leads to persistence. And behind all resistance is self-created fear. The only way to relax and stay relaxed is acceptance. You don't have to agree, or follow, or condone, but acceptance means you begin any interaction with a serenity which invites others to engage with you. And out of engagement comes the satisfaction of creative expression and an enriching relationship. That's relaxation in action!”

Inner Space

All change

2007-06-21T22:14:00.000+01:00

“When you are aware and accept that everything around you is constantly changing, and that you have no control over 99.99% of it, you are able to embrace change like a close friend! Change is a like a river, constantly flowing and moving things around. The river of life is constantly bringing you ideas, people, situations – each one is an opportunity to be enriched or to enrich others, and to learn. Change is the play of the universe as it entertains us in the biggest light and sound show of all time. Why not sit back and enjoy the show!”

Inner Space

Highly Sensitive Person

2007-06-07T23:49:00.000+01:00

A highly sensitive person can be described as someone that is overwhelmed by the senses. Having a nervous system that absorbs and processes ten times more information than the average person's leaves an HSP exhausted after a "normal" day of activity. Not only are they overwhelmed by their physical senses such as sight, sound, touch, taste and smell, but can be exhausted by their emotions as well. They tend to absorb the feelings and energies of others, which can be taxing on the mind.

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It has been estimated that 15-20% of the population or 50 million people are highly sensitive. Among this population, there is a scale of sensitivity levels since some people are slightly sensitive while others are extremely sensitive.

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Unfortunately in our society (specifically the U.S.), outgoing, bold, extraverted personalities are rewarded while sensitive personalities are treated as a flaw that can be overcome. Highly sensitive people have been around forever, but they have been mislabeled as shy, timid, inhibited, or introverted. Although some highly sensitive people do have some of these traits, not all of them do. In fact many highly sensitive people are extraverted (30%) and outgoing. An HSP may be seen as shy or inhibited, when they are actually just taking time to absorb their surroundings and consider all of the possibilities in a situation. Once they have processed this information thoroughly, they are quite comfortable responding with confidence and precise actions and words. Another explanation is that they just might be trying to avoid the stress of over arousal in a particular situation.

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Your friends and family who love you have probably always told you to "not be so sensitive," as if sensitivity were a flaw. Well, sensitivity is not a flaw. Highly sensitive people tend to be extraordinarily creative and productive workers. In relationships, they are usually attentive and thoughtful partners with acute listening skills and compassionate hearts. Most are also intellectually gifted individuals. According to Dr. Elaine N. Aron, pioneer in the sensitive personality type, “HSPs could contribute much more to society if they received the right kind of attention.”

Sensitive Living

Inspiration point

2007-06-07T23:34:00.000+01:00

Listen In

2007-06-07T00:07:00.000+01:00

“Only when we find the quietness in our own minds can we begin to hear our inner teacher, so that we may receive some in-tuition. Only when we are ready to recognise and value the wisdom that we carry at the core of our being will we turn our attention inwards and 'listen in'. But it's been a long time since we truly listened, so a little practice and patience will be needed. Sit down, be quiet and listen in at some point today and you might be surprised at what you hear. Then do it again tomorrow. All you need to do is remember that you are the listener and not the noise.”

Inner Space

Loneliness - According to the Existentialist

2007-06-06T00:10:00.000+01:00

"According to the Existentialist, a human being's existence is a lonely existence. At the end of the day, we are all alone. Can anyone ever truly understand what it is to be you, to experience all the things you have experienced, to understand your joys and happiness, your pains and sorrows? Surely we can talk to other people about how we feel, we can draw pictures, we can play music, but all this attempt to communicate ultimately leaves something behind. We cannot always get our feelings, ideas or experiences across exactly. There is a painful reality that ultimately we are alone, by ourselves, and ultimately lonely.

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Whether we would like to agree with it or not, loneliness is a universal phenomenon, it visits every human soul at some time in every culture, every race, every class, every age, and at all times in human history. It is inescapable, and has been expressed throughout the ages in music, literature and art. To feel lonely is to join the rest of humanity in acknowledging that we are somehow fundamentally separated from each other, doomed to speak and yet never fully understood. Being lonely for too long may not be a good thing. And while we suffer a monadic existence, we are social animals, needing each other, to bond, to connect, to love. It is the paradox of human existence to seek to fill a need that can never be satisfied, to fill the vortex of loneliness in our lives."

Understanding Loneliness

Detachment

2007-06-04T23:41:00.000+01:00

“Detachment is the releasing of all our attachments, from our false identity to our opinions, from people to possessions. Cutting the subtle threads of attachment frees the spirit from fear, and when the time comes to move on, it's like 'shooting the breeze'. Detachment is simply letting go of all you hold fast to in your mind. It doesn't actually mean losing anything, simply changing your relationship with the things in your life today. The greatest pleasure for every soul comes as a result of choosing detachment. Why? Because attachment is a form of slavery that takes place in our own minds. And the result of detachment? Real freedom.”

Inner Space

Reactable

2007-06-04T22:38:00.000+01:00

The reactable is a collaborative electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible multi-touch interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving and rotating physical objects on a luminous round table surface. By moving and relating these objects, representing components of a classic modular synthesizer, users can create complex and dynamic sonic topologies, with generators, filters and modulators, in a kind of tangible modular synthesizer or graspable flow-controlled programming language.

Reactable Media

Manage Emotions

2007-06-03T22:58:00.000+01:00

“When the energy of our consciousness is out of our control - the mind is agitated. We are being emotional. The solution is to detach from the inner storms, stand back and observe the hurricane pass. Detached observation withdraws the energy which your emotions require to sustain themselves. When you watch your own anger, it dies. If you don't detach from it, and observe it ...it will be your master.”

Inner Space

Boom Festival 2006, Main Stage

2007-06-03T22:43:00.000+01:00

Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face

2007-05-31T22:22:00.000+01:00

Labelling

2007-05-30T21:57:00.000+01:00

'Everyone is fallible. We all make mistakes or do silly things at times and there are some things we are just not good at. Sometimes we behave inappropriately, make stupid comments, do things that have a negative impact on other people, perform badly in our work, ignore symptons of failing health, make unsound financial decisions or fail to achieve the things we want.

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The way we think about our mistakes or perceived flaws determines whether or not we feel diminished by them. Sometimes is rational and appropriate to tell ourselves: 'That was a silly thing to do', 'I made a big mistake' or 'I'm not very good at this particular task'. Thoughts such as these do not create problems because they focus on specific behaviours. In contrast, when we label ourselves as an idiot, a failure, ugly, no good, stupid, lazy, a loser or incompetent, we are making gross generalisations about ourselves on the basis of specific behaviours or experiences. As a result we dimish our self-esteem and create other upsetting emotions such as guilt, shame, anxiety, self-loathing and depression. Labelling is the ultimate overgeneralisation, because it ignores the fact that people are a complex mixture of personal characteristics and behaviours and cannot be defined by just one or a few of these.
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While some people are inclined to label themselves, others use labels for other people: 'That guy is a creep', 'My boss is a jerk', 'That politician is a sleaze-bag'. Labelling others is just as illogical as labelling ourselves, since we sum up an entire person on the basis of particular behaviours ot characteristics. Labelling is also self-defeating because it fuels anger and resentment, wastes energy and makes it harder for us to get on with people. This does not mean that we should never judge people's actions. As with our own behaviours, it is totally reasonable to think that something was selfish, unfair or unethical, or 'What she did was very silly'. However, it is important to distinguish between a person's actions and the person as a whole.'

Change Your Thinking
Sarah Edelman

Nuts!

2007-05-30T21:40:00.000+01:00

"If you're pretty crazy then you're in good company, because the human race as a whole is out of its goddam head. Now all of you, of course, know this about others - about your mother and father and sisters and brothers and friends and wives and husbands. You know how nutty they are. Now the problem is to admit this about yourself, and then do something about it."

Albert Ellis

Vibrations

2007-05-29T09:29:00.000+01:00

“Every thought creates vibrations. Vibrations are like sound waves or radiations. No obstacles, no hurdles can stop them. Kind thoughts make good vibrations.”

Inner Space

Boom City, August 2006

2007-05-28T19:13:00.000+01:00

Pass on

2007-05-27T11:17:00.000+01:00

“Everything that comes to us, comes to pass or, more accurately, for us to pass on. Not just the money in our pocket, but wisdom, objects, ideas, even opportunities, all come to us, so that, at the right moment, we can pass them on. This is called flow. Being in the flow means accepting whatever comes and putting it to good use, before passing it on. Going with the flow means allowing whatever comes to move on freely, without holding on in any way. If we do not pass on, we are trying to block the flow, and that's when we feel pressure in our life. Pressure is always self-inflicted. Every time you feel 'under pressure' look at what you need to release and to pass on to someone else. Once you do you can ...relax...again.”

Inner Space

Orbital - One perfect sunrise

2007-05-26T20:35:00.001+01:00

Miss everything

2007-05-25T23:12:00.000+01:00

You can only be in one place at any moment in time. If you feel you are missing out on something then you are. But it's not the party, or being with another person that you're missing, it's your own life. As long as you are thinking of where you could be, you are marking yourself absent from where you are now. Which means you are nowhere. Many people spend their entire life in 'nowhere'.

Not a wise choice!

Inner Space

Relationships

2007-05-23T01:29:00.000+01:00

It’s time to make an effort in a significant relationship. Maybe to make an effort in order to have a significant relationship. Love doesn’t just happen on its own. Not proper, grown-up, sustainable love anyway.

Mulu - Desire

2007-05-22T23:45:00.001+01:00

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek

2007-05-21T20:01:00.000+01:00

New urges

2007-05-21T18:24:00.001+01:00

I'm kind of buzzed up by new information, sudden happenings and a whole bunch of new urges. What's going on now has the potential to change the way i live - and in a huge, exciting, postitive way.

The Wobly Bridge, Boom Festival 2006

2007-05-20T13:38:00.000+01:00

Free Mind

2007-05-17T23:24:00.001+01:00

“A free mind is a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing. Most people spend much of their time looking for reasons to be offended. An open mind is never offended because it is free of any attachments. It is never the self that is offended but always the illusion that the self has of itself that is affected by insult! If you can really understand this, deeply grasp it?s truth, live it each day, then pain will be no more. Next time you ?feel? offended look closely within yourself at yourself and ask yourself what was offended? If you remain aware you will see that it was only an image of yourself which you had become attached to, and that image did not resonate with the image contained in the insult. If you weren?t attached, if you didn?t identify with the wrong image of yourself then there would be no offence taken. You would then remain free and therefore happy.”

Inner Space

Opinions

2007-05-17T23:10:00.000+01:00

"It's good to have an opinion isn't it? If you don't have an opinion about important issues you are seen as weak - right? This is how people justify holding an opinion about anything and everything. But wait a second - in the moment of expressing your opinion, if it is the defence of a position, or it's designed to be against another opinion, it is nothing more than an attachment. And this means fear is present. It means insecurity. This may explain why those who have the same opinions form pressure groups and factions, and why there is usually a great deal of emotion and conflict present. It may explain why there is much wailing and weeping, loud words and the crossing of swords whenever, opposing opinions meet. Much better to have a point of view, and to be extremely interested in others points of view. This says, "I am flexible", it says, "I have the humility to learn", and it says, "I seek to meet you on the ground we share, as opposed to fight you from a proclaimed territory.”

Inner Space