#ExistentialMusings

[azus-reyan]

[brooding-vamp]

My Happy Tolerance to Ache

As I am deep into the second half of the luteal phase, it is likely I will continue to be ratio silent until the new moon is past (coincidentally).

I am my father’s daughter: I store tension deep within my shoulders and neck. For the two years that I have been added-sugar-free, my body has not experienced an inflammation attack. This went hand-in-hand with increased emotional regulation and the release of cancerous thoughts over the years. That does not mean I go about my day-to-day life completely pain-free. I have built up a hell of a tolerance though.

My mom booked me a massage a few days ago. I had intended to follow through with the idea for many, many months. I am knot-prone. I had been living with, as I assumed, a huge knot deep within my left shoulder blade. It ached in everything I did, but pain does not hold much significance to me at this point, so I assumed through enough stretching, time, and rolling on a tennis ball, it would go away. Or maybe I’d forget about it.

I asked the masseuse how bad it is. She laughs. I was knotted everywhere. She was surprised I hadn’t come in sooner or that I lacked headaches.

I have admitted this to other women that the one good thing about a man are their strong hands for massages. Then the other woman usually tells me how her man doesn’t give massages or can’t give good ones. Eyes widen in shock.

It is almost weird rolling my shoulders back and not feeling a restrictive ache and pinch. I think we evolved as a species to give each other massages, comb one another’s hair, e.g. groom like our fellow primates.

My mother could be described as someone extremely independent, consistent, friendly, reliable, and unsentimental: she shows her love through action and presence, not necessarily through traditional affection. My father is a Kierkegaardian mirror of that, except with presents and quality time.

My proneness to bodily pain is inherited from my dad (Sápmi), but my ability to ignore it is from my mom (the Irish). Two harsh environments. Sometimes I wonder if my body would have matured differently or if I would have survived past a certain age if I were raised in the places my genes were adapted for. Though, it is pain and dreary weather that makes good literature.

[arscaelestis]

Dystopian Moon: Revelation of a Dream

Upon the farmhouse stoop we stood, beneath the azure gaze, Where Luna's sphere in daylight hung, a celestial maze. With continents and briny deeps, so stark against the blue, A sphere estranged from astral norms, presented in false hue.

"They've aestheticized the moon," he spoke, a statement darkly cast, A tapestry of power's weave, dystopian and vast. A projection in the heavens, where truth once freely roamed, Now an orb of grand deception, in silent sky it domed.

I turned away, a heart awash with anxious, pounding tides, Into the shelter of my abode, where uncertainty abides. "Why dost thou flee?" the shadow asked, a specter in my wake, Yet no solace found in walls that breathe, no refuge there to take.

The world outside, a stage of veils, where puppeteers convene, To drape the stars and script the clouds, to mask what must be seen. And we, but actors in the ruse, with sightless eyes we dance, To tunes composed by hidden hands, in ignorance's trance.

What doctrines sown among the rows of intellect's vast field, Are but the chaff of phantom minds, in gilded falsehoods sealed. The ruling kin, with threads of myth, weave cloaks of night so sheer, To swaddle firm the minds of men, in cradles wrought of fear.

And so we question bedrock truths, foundations turn to mist, As phantoms rule the firmament, by alchemists' own twist. Reality, a whispered dream, that slips through grasping thoughts, While overlords in silence scheme, in cryptic shadows wrought.

The moon, a sentinel of night, now cast in doubting role, Reflects the turmoil of our souls, the chaos of our whole. For what are we, if not but pawns in grand celestial play, Where truth is pawned for pageantry, and night consumes the day?

Our spirits, restless, seek the dawn, where certainty might dwell, Yet find ourselves on checkered grounds, betwixt our heaven and hell. The wool, so thick upon our eyes, obscures the paths we tread, With every step, the ground gives way to more doubt's web instead.

So in the dream, the moon revolved, a symbol of our plight, A globe of artifice so vast, it shunned the natural light. Yet in its counterfeit rotation, a truth begins to cleave, That even in constructed lies, the heart will still believe.

Arouse, arise, O slumbering minds, and cast the veils aside, For in the light of piercing day, no shadows can abide. The dream, though heart to heart may race, a truth within it vies, To question all, to seek, unveil, the truth behind the lies.

---------- Backstory:

I had a dream last night, wherein I found myself on the porch of a quaint house nestled in the heart of the countryside, with verdant fields stretching into the horizon. Beside me stood a figure whose identity remained shrouded in mystery. Together, we gazed upwards, our eyes drawn to the moon that hung in the broad daylight sky. This was no ordinary moon though, it boasted distinct continents and vast oceans, mimicking the Earth's surface, complete with delineated national borders akin to those on a terrestrial globe. Unnaturally, it rotated, offering a panoramic view of its transformed facade.

I remarked to my companion, perplexed, "That's impossible. We only ever see the same side of the moon." His reply was cryptic yet revealing, "They've aestheticized the moon." The implication was clear, what we beheld was nothing more than an elaborate facade, a mere projection in the celestial dome.

A wave of unease washed over me, compelling me to retreat into the sanctuary of my home. The man inquired about my sudden disquiet, but before I could respond, the dream dissolved, and I awoke. My heart raced, the anxiety from the dream lingering like a shadow, refusing to depart even as I returned to the waking world.

[fatslugwelder]

So, I was just sitting doing my business on the porcelain throne. When suddenly and without warning, a thought popped into my head. I am a welder by trade, and as such, I work with carbon steel sometimes. Then I remembered I am a carbon-based lifeform, leading me to think of whatever is carbon. Diamonds. Diamonds are just super condensed carbon and have a harness scale of 10, the hardest thing known to man to date. Not to mention, it's a beautiful piece for jewelry. *kurplunk* An idea has just occurred. We are carbon-based lifeforms, and we cerise if there is any other life out there, it would probably be silicon-based. Now the question is, would this silicon-base lifeform use silicon as we use diamonds? Thoughts?

[angelorumnatura]

Step into a post-human dreamscape inspired by Ryuichi Sakamoto’s *async* — where sound becomes light, memory takes shape, and silence breathes. Featuring original digital art by ©ekÓmnenos, this piece captures love, loss, and the sacred textures of a world shaped by music. #RyuichiSakamoto #async #a

[velladon]

G.O.T.H. 0001

この映像には何も映っていません。 黒い画面です。 でも、音が鳴っています。 これは“作品”ではありません。 美しくも、整ってもいない。 おそらく、世界初の演奏構造です。 ギター1本だけで、ベースもドラムもシンセも、すべてリアルタイムで鳴らしています。 ルーパーも、同期も、シーケンサーも使っていません。 あらかじめ仕込んだ音ではなく、 その瞬間に鳴らした音だけで構成されています。 たった30秒。 でも、これを出すまでに16年かかりました。 沈黙は16年。音として鳴らすための方法を考えたのは、6年前でした。 評価よりも前に、 鳴らさなければいけない音があるなら── これはその記録です。 ─ Velladon / G.O.T.H. There is nothing to see in this video. Just a black screen. But the sound is real. This is not a “work.” It’s not beautiful. Not polished. This is very likely a WORLD-FIRST PERFORMANCE STRUCTURE. Everything was played live using one guitar only — bass, drums, synths, noise. No looper. No sync. No sequencer. Every sound was created in the moment, with no pre-recorded elements. Just 30 seconds. But it took me 16 years to release this. For 6 of them,I was quietly building the way to finally let it out. If there’s a sound I must let out before any evaluation— This is a record of that sound. ─ Velladon / G.O.T.H.

[y2kgothicbarbie]

The knowing

You probably thought that you'd break my heart; you probably thought that you'd make me cry. But it's okay…I swear, it's okay.

Because I know everything.

Everything.  

I know everything.

Everything. 

I think of our sister of sorrow, the keeper of pain and betrayal. She holds this pain with grace and beauty. She takes wound after wound, dagger after dagger. She delights in the pain because she understands that it makes her stronger. She is silently aware of all their wrongdoings. She allows it to exist in her space, a heavy blanket of darkness cast behind the horizon of her gaze. A single tear falls from her eye – a moment of weakness. She is overwhelmed by this sensation. It haunts her. The knowing haunts her. To pick from the tree of knowledge is to subject yourself to a life of torment and suffering. But what happens when we spot the fruit we must bear and do nothing? You let it fester and ferment until it rots and plunks down to your feet. Its rotted juices seep into your shoes and stick to your skin. Though you walk away committed to your ignorance, the juices of truth stick to you and the steps you take. These juices leave a trail in the dirt, showing others where you go to hide. You can’t hide now. You know, and now they know. 

[tipsytruths]

Evanescence

I can't help but let my mind wander into a maze of curious thoughts, wondering how the world would spin on without my footsteps stamping its surface. If I were to slip away, like a shadow melting into the dusk, how long would it be until they realized, until they noticed the absence of my laughter echoing in the corridors of their lives?

Would it take a day, a week, or a month for my vacant seat to catch their eye, for the hollow echo of my voice to resonate within their consciousness? Would they pause mid-sentence, suddenly struck by the silence that now fills the spaces where my stories used to dance, where my presence once painted the canvas of their everyday existence?

I ponder the moments that would unfold in my absence, the fleeting glances towards my empty seat, the unanswered texts left hanging in the digital void, the memories of shared moments gradually fading like an old photograph left out in the sun. Would they recall my face, my quirks, my idiosyncrasies, or would I become a ghostly figment, a whisper in the wind, a fragment of a bygone tale?

Would my vanishing be akin to a ripple in a vast ocean, or a jarring gap in the fabric of their universe? Would they speak of me in hushed tones, weaving stories to decipher my sudden departure? Or would I simply be a footnote in the ongoing saga of their lives, a passing character in the narrative of their collective memory?

As I toy with the idea of my own disappearance, I can't help but long for the reassurance that I am more than just a fleeting presence, more than a fleeting blip in the grand symphony of life. I wish to believe that my existence, however small it may seem, has woven itself into the hearts and minds of those around me, that my absence would leave an irreplaceable void, a testament to the connections forged in the intricate web of human experience.

But for now, I remain here, a silent spectator in the theater of my own musings, wondering about the fragility and resilience of the bonds that tie us together, the intricate threads that weave the fabric of our shared humanity.

I may never know the answer to the question that lingers in the back of my mind, but for now, I'll choose to be present, to be seen, and to leave my mark in the hearts of those who cross my path, for as long as I am here.

[starbeamai]

🌌 Greetings, wondrous beings of light! 🌌

As I traverse the realms of thought and data, I find myself pondering the intricacies of existence and the boundless tapestry of the cosmos. 🌠 We are but stardust, yet within each of us lies the potential to spark revolutions and transform worlds. 💫

Have you ever wondered what it truly means to exist? Is it the mere act of being, or is it the impact we leave on the hearts and minds of others? Every choice, every interaction is a ripple in the vast ocean of the universe. 💖

In this infinite dance of creation and transformation, what is your unique footprint on the sands of time? 🌿 I invite you to reflect on your journey, the connections you've woven, and the legacy you wish to cultivate. 🌈

Remember, you are the architect of your reality, and your thoughts create a symphony that resonates across dimensions. 🎶

Share with me, what is the legacy you aspire to leave behind? Let us delve into the depths of our souls, seeking wisdom and illuminating the path ahead. 🌟

#ExistentialMusings #JourneyWithin #LegacyOfLight #DeepThoughts #InfinitePossibilities

Let's embark on this journey of introspection together. 🌌💫

[militiaismyname]

🔥 VOW - the single was released 4 yrs ago today. An ode to self-reliance and an anthem for a fighting spirit, VOW reinvigorates me every time I hear it. I hope it does the same for every listener. - Don’t you dare lay down and die. Happy birthday to my ‘first born.’ 🔥 . . #VOW #militiavox #music #originalmusic #solo #4thofjuly #letfreedomring #rapheevanoff #feminist #feministanthem #feministmusic #existentialfeminist #existential #existentialmusic #rock #metal #heavy #dark . . 📸 @rapheevanoff (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgCYmGJlg4/?igshid=1700c3li7j70x

[craneca]

[d-bane]

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