Nest, Burrow & Swarm

Humans do pretty much what other animals do — they nest, burrow and swarm. Reproduction, food harvesting and warfare with other tribes are their main occupation, and in the end, they die without a trace, as if they’d never existed.

Gosh, doesn’t that sound familiar?

How about a t-shirt that reads “Believe it or not, this was once a living creature.”??? That kind of humor goes best on the gallows or in front of the concrete brick wall, which is why I included it in this little dissertation on the subject of Primal Rock Painting, something I sort of re-invented back in 1972, when I was working with Fritz at Cowichan in British Columbia, which I ran for a year following his passing.

“I’ve seen behind Maya,” he announced one day back in 1971, as a result of which, he decided to dismantle and rebuild Gestalt, which never happened, but some part of it survived in the form of “Play Therapy”, a term attributed to several prominent psychologists, all of whom might well have done so — the field was new and wide open to speculation and experiment, and people did.

With our therapy developed out much further, we would have ended up with what we today call “Primal Rock Painting”, about which I’ll endeavor to explain as best I can: Continue reading

The Zen of Checkers

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Checkers was for many years known as “draughts”, and was played actively and daily by Roman soldiers, of course for money, and the practice has continued right up to the present day, as you’ll see around any cracker barrel or its equivalent, in any small town, anywhere on the planet and beyond.

Roman soldiers had little to do other than road-building, and eagerly sought exciting ways to pass the little leisure time they had to themselves, and every game they played involved money, even hopscotch, where the purse was placed on the chalked or stick-inscribed game layout.

Chess was played by the sons of rulers, to teach elements of strategy and defense, and Tic-Tac-Toe was a murderous game where you could lose your shirt quicker than a five-card stud player can lose theirs.

Many games are considered stress-busters, and backgammon is probably the best-known relaxation board game ever invented, although kalah and checkers might be just as popular. Continue reading

ANDROID GODDGAME ANNOUNCEMENT — “GoDDWalk”

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A Warning Sign Takes you Back Home if you lose your nerve or want to try a different level or both.

It’s all iron-reinforced concrete forms into the sky and back again for the casual traveler on the first and easiest level, which is the the SuperBeacon & Matrix to the far left as you come into the World of Skywalking in GoDD®. You can experience this thrilling and challenging virtual world on your Android smartphone and on Pads and Tabs, too. Continue reading

Because Root Prim

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Yeah, that’s what I said…“Because Root Prim”…and I meant it, too! Gurdjieff (gesundheit) called the Root Prim the “Centrum of Gravity”, but you’ll never get a practical way to get hold of the Will and Discipline Cycles needed for centering in that Old-Fashioned (meaning the alcoholic drink, not the age-group) Way. Here’s the straight low-down on the Terror of the Situation:

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Secret Tarot Decks News Leak

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Zen Garden Photo by ej gold — from “Zen Garden Re-Collections” — available soon.

This is an Official News Leak. None of that crap Hollywood hands out, this is the straight stuff from the horse’s mouth: I am about to release the ding-dangest tarot deck ever put on the face of the Urth, and you’ll know about it when I announce it this morning at 6:45 AM on today’s ICW. How do you sign on for the ICW? How do you get there? What’s the password? That’s the First Initiation in this particular gig: find out. This isn’t one of those places where everything is a Hot Link to something for sale. Find yer own way there. Nope, I ain’t gonna tell ya.

See You At The Top!!!

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Dance & Movement — The Unlocking Postures

Here’s a sample of the upcoming Dance & Movement Workshop, which will also combine fountain-making, Feng-Shui Zen Gardening, classes in Hollywood Fast-Draw and of course there will be lots of unusual dessert offerings from the Sacred Kitchen!!!

With luck, you can find out more about the Dance & Movement Workshop by contacting someone here. I don’t do windows.