An argument has been made, quite soundly, that an ethereal, gnostic impulse historically impels the development of groundbreaking information technologies. Two citations for this assertion spring immediately to mind: Erik Davis’ wonderful tome, Techgnosis (see the earlier ‘seed-crystal’ essay), and Avital Ronell’s The Telephone Book which details Alexander Graham Bell’s desire to speak with the dead.
William Gibson’s famous adage from Neuromancer, “The street finds its own uses for things,” catalyzed a deep realization within my skull. That the street is not only an exciting, alluring, dangerously deterritorialized zone of possibilities, it is actually alive. A god, even—one that as I walk within, I am (a very, very small) part. From this assertion expounds many resonant theories, but for now I speak of its skin: street art as an organic form of ritual dialogue; communion, if you will, as the writing on the wall.
Interests: Yoga, meditation, reading
Inspiration: I aspire to be the best seeker of Consciousness I can be through our work in the Quantum Theory of Self Empowerment