OK. I admit up front, this idea is going to be a little out there, and might sound outlandish to some readers… but humor me. I promise this one will be a wild and fun ride, if nothing else. For starters, I need you to imagine you are a consciously aware fish... Lets first discuss your reality. From your perspective, you know there is a surface below you that you can only effect mildly with the movement of your fins. For the most part, it's solid. You also know that above you lies this thin blue line that represents the barrier between where you can survive for the entirety of your lifetime, and where you will stop surviving very quickly. Here's where the question comes in. If your only understanding of the material you exist in is that you can travel up and down as well as forward and backward... would you have the context to understand that you were swimming, or would you think you were capable of flight? I was thinking about the nature of personal perspective; how we are trapped in one set of beliefs, simply because we can not experience a more accurate interpretation of reality beyond what our limited perceptions can tell us. Some might say it's pointless to ponder reality too deeply since you will never be able to experience it beyond what your senses offer you. An excellent argument, until you remember that at some moment in the past, one of those little sea dwelling creatures decided to cross that thin blue line, and explore the great beyond. Before that day, everyone believed they could not survive if they crossed that threshold. Then one crazy fellow got the wild idea to give it a try. Evolution was cool with that, and today we have a wide array of species that walk the surface of the planet, needing water only once in a while to survive. And of course we, being the surface dwellers that we are, can't imagine unaided flight up into the skies. But the same evolution happened again at some point in our planet's history. Some wildly imaginative fellow got the idea in their head that they were capable of more than just walking on the surface. Evolution said 'give it a shot', and now we have a planet filled with species that can travel unaided, great distances through the air. The point I'm trying to make is this: the impossible only remains impossible until someone proves it possible. Then, rules we thought were set in stone become rather malleable. And that makes me wonder what rules we'll be breaking in the future. I remember reading a book by Richard Bach called ‘Illusions’ many years ago when I was a teenager. The thing that struck me most deeply was the main character’s ability to defy the very rules of nature as we think of them. This man could walk through walls like they were air, sink into the earth like it was a liquid, and step on water as if it was a solid. And it was no miracle that he could do this. It was simply because he understood and could directly interact with the hidden mechanics behind the illusion of matter; the particles found in space, and the space between all particles. It may sound far-fetched, but what if we could perform these kinds of 'miracles' as if they were second nature. What if we are already capable of walking through walls. What if all it takes is realizing our minds create the matter before us, and we can choose to perceive it any way we desire. What if it's already entirely possible for us to lift ourselves off the ground and fly into outer space, simply by adjusting our body's molecular composition to fit with the environment. What if we no longer needed food or water, because we understood how to pull energy from the very air we breathed. What are we truly capable of? Science has already proven that everything around us, including our bodies, is made up of the same interchangeable building blocks. And something guides those building blocks into position. What if that something is us? What if we are all the collective resident architects of this beautiful universe; and the bigger we become, the bigger it becomes? It's something worth thinking about. And while I won't be bravely walking into any walls any time soon, that won't prevent me from believing it is a possibility. There you have it; my wild idea for this last day of November, 2017. Feel free to swim around in it like a liquid, to mold it into something solid, or just pass through it like so much gas. :) On to the new music (although I admit I’m falling behind. I already have two newer songs done that will have to wait until my next post. Two songs per post is where I cap it. So apparently, I need to either make less music, or blog more frequently. Haha.)… Two More New Songs for You to Enjoy. The First is: ‘Rooting for Robots’ Many of you will remember Isaac Asimov's 'Three Laws of Robotics'. The first rule (A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.) is the one that came to mind as I created this song. In this day and age, with the advancement of AI, there is a growing concern that humans might be surpassed by our own inventions some day in the near future. I look at the way we treat each other, and I sometimes wonder if that might be the best possible outcome. For our own protection, AI is designed to uphold the highest of ideals; to display the very best ethics and morality. In a way, it represents the greatest potential man has to offer; a potential we can't collectively seem to achieve. Maybe we are not the end product, but just the creators of the next evolution in intelligence. My feelings... If we ever reach a point where it's certain we are going to destroy ourselves and this beautiful planet we live on, that's the day I start 'Rooting for Robots.' I hope you enjoy my latest song, borne of the darker matter in my brain. o.O Click the image link below to take a listen. (Opens SoundCloud in a separate window.) The Second Song is: ‘Private Oracles’ I’m very excited to share my 4th finished collaborative project, this time partnering with the wonderfully creative, auditory artist... K. M. Ende. (https://soundcloud.com/b-p-s-s Stop by for a visit. You'll be very glad you did.) As the song reached completion, I had the funny feeling it could be an ambient representation of our deep inner selves. Not that noisy 'ego' character, who tends to yammer on all the time about the silliest of things. I'm talking about that wiser personality that stands behind the ego, silently observing the little fellow with love and amusement... our inner guide. We all know from experience… it's a bittersweet connection we each have with our inner guide. When everything is going well in our lives, we can feel that connection deeply, in the form of love and joy; for ourselves and everything around us. But if we're experiencing a lot of pain or fear or anger, we feel cut off from this wonderful source of love, never realizing we accidentally closed the (illusionary) door from our side. Fortunately for us, that doorknob is always within easy reach. I hope you enjoy my first collaboration with the very talented K. M. Ende... this lovely little melancholy song, 'Private Oracles.' You want to click the link below. You know you do. ;) A Painting Update: (019) ‘Fall Gourds’ Continuing my Fall of 2015 Advanced Oils class, this is the first color painting done for class; a little seasonal piece that turned out quite well. 3 more paintings to go. That's more than enough for this post. Until next time…
Smiles, Justin
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AuthorHello everyone. I'm Justin Mackay. I'm a creative soul, an explorer of life's mysteries, and a big fan of all the beauty in the world. If you're just here for the paintings, then head on over to my Art tab. If you wish to delve deeper into the odd thoughts of a pondering mind, then this is the place for you. Archives
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