Archives for January 2025

“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.” William Blake (The Marriage of Heaven and Hell) "We can define rituals as symbolic techniques of making oneself at home in the world. They transform being-in-theworld into a being-at-home. They turn the world into a reliable place. They are to time what a home is to space: they render time habitable." Byung Chul-Han (The Disappearance of Rituals) "But among the animals only man can conceptualize violence. Only man can enjoy the idea of destruction." Paul Bowles (Conversations with Bowles) "We are the last, first people." Charles Olson (Call Me Ishmael) The fires across Southern … [Read more...]