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𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿-𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿

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1. Clitocybe odora, Aniseed Funnel mushroom⁣

2. Mycena haematopus, Bleeding Fairy Helmet⁣

3. Lycoperdon perlatum, common puffball⁣

4. Clavaria fragilis, Fairy Fingers⁣

5. Trametes versicolor, turkey-tail⁣

6. Amanita calyptroderma, coccora⁣

7. Ramaria stricta, Upright Coral Fungus⁣

8. Morchella angusticeps, Black Morel⁣

9. Coprinopsis lagopus, Hare's Foot Inkcap⁣

10. Naematelia aurantia, golden ear⁣

All of these images where generated with the AI software MidJourney.⁣

With each upgrade of software I venture forth testing the capabilities, such is the case with the recent release of MidJourney v.6 (alpha). ⁣

Since I began exploring MidJourney in July of 2022 I’ve kept most of my prompts, the text I’ve written to create images. From the beginning with MidJourney v.1 I’ve attempted to recreate certain species of fungi that I’ve observed and photographed over the years.⁣

⁣To the experienced eye some flaws are evident in these facsimiles but overall they are good IMHO.⁣

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𝗗𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗼𝘀⁣

The first of November is called Dia de los Angelitos, or day of the little angels. It is meant to honor children who have died. ⁣

On this day, indigenous communities across Mexico are celebrating the lives of the babies, toddlers, and children who briefly lived on this Earth. The name of this celebration was chosen because of the common belief that all children are considered innocent and ascend into heaven at death to become angels.⁣

It is said that all the deceased children come a day before the adults do, since their souls are more pure.🙏🏽⁣

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“As a kid, I had a dream – I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed.” – John Lennon⁣

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.” – Arthur Conan Doyle⁣

“Every time you miss your childhood, ride on a bicycle!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan⁣

“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” – H. G. Wells⁣

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein⁣

“Think of bicycles as rideable art that can just about save the world.” – Grant Petersen⁣

“I don’t ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days.”- Unknown⁣

“It's not the falling off that hurts, it's the landing.” – James Carson ⁣

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁:⁣

𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 + 𝟷𝟿𝟶𝟹 𝘋𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦 + --𝘢𝘳 𝟺:𝟻 --𝘷 𝟻.𝟸 --𝘴 𝟽𝟻𝟶⁣

One of my favorite passages in the I Ching. Richard Wilhelm Translation, 1950.⁣

16. Yü / Enthusiasm⁣

The Image⁣

“Music has power to ease tension within the heart and to loosen the grip of obscure emotions. The enthusiasm of the heart expresses itself involuntarily in a burst of song, in dance and rhythmic movement of the body. From immemorial times the inspiring effect of the invisible sound that moves all hearts, and draws them together, has mystified mankind.”

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

imperfection>forgiveness>beauty⁣

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗶 (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), also known as kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum; the method is similar to the maki-e technique.⁣

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, 𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗶-𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶 (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. It is prevalent in many forms of Japanese art.⁣

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Dreaming of summer gardens.⁣

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

Postcards from a recent “road trip”.⁣

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

𝗗𝘆𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 ⁣

⁣Part 1

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

Please make me a sandwich

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

⁣joy at the molecular level

Part 2

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⁣ ⁣/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁:

joy at the molecular level⁣

Part 1⁣

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲⁣*⁣

A world where cephalopods and cacti evolved as one.⁣

A world lit by a sky full of stars.⁣

A world where the only water is within each organism.⁣

* submitting old prompts written last September. As the the software is updated… old becomes new again.

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

⁣Empress⁣

The Empress is a mother, a creator, and nurturer. In many decks she can be shown as pregnant. ⁣

Fundamentally this Key represents Creative Imagination. All of its symbolism refers basically to reproduction, multiplication and growth. In direct contrast to the virginal High Priestess the Empress is a pregnant matron. She is Venus, goddess of Love, Beauty, Growth and Fruitfulness. She is the GREAT MOTHER principle in nature. She represents the activity of the subconscious mind.⁣

“I AM the Door of Life,⁣

The passage from the world of ideas Into the world of form.⁣

Expressing myself, I take form in substance, But the power which worketh in that substance Is the sovereign force of mine outflowing ideas.…”⁣

“…I am the fruitful womb⁣

Whence all creatures have their birth.⁣

I am the Mother of mothers. Hence it is commanded:⁣

“Honour thy father and thy mother; That thy days may be long⁣

Upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”⁣

For I, who am thy Father, am thy Mother also; And if thou honourest me, the Giver of Life, Then shalt thou triumph at the last,⁣

Even over death.”⁣

Excerpt from the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀⁣

by Paul Foster Case⁣

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁:

The heart thinks constantly. This cannot be changed, but the movements of the heart-that is, a man's thoughts-should restrict themselves to the immediate situation. All thinking that goes beyond this only makes the heart sore.

𝟻𝟸. 𝘒ê𝘯 / 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘔𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯

The heart's electrical energy is so powerful, it radiates beyond our skin and can be measured 3-4 feet outside our body in a 360-degree field. We are literally broadcasting our emotions to those around us. The electromagnetic energy within this field changes depending on our emotional state.

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/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

⁣High Priestess⁣

The title, High Priestess, means literally “chief feminine elder,” or primary receptive aspect of the Life-power. In Hindu philosophy this is Prakriti, the precosmic root-substance which is the substratum beneath all the objective planes of existence.Thus the woman in Key 2 is in one sense identical with the First Mother, or First Matter, of the alchemists, who often call this Prima Materia their Virgin Diana.⁣

The High Priestess corresponds to all the virgin goddesses of the ancient world - to Artemis, guardian and helper of childbirth, to Maia, mother of Hermes, to Bona Dea, and to Kybele, whose sanctuaries were caves. Dr. Waite says “she is the spiritual Bride and Mother, the daughter of the stars. . .the Queen of the borrowed light, but this is the light of all.”⁣

The phrase, “whose purity naught can defile”, means that no matter how many the forms developed from it, the virgin substance is itself unchanged. Like water, which holds matter in suspension or solution, this substance remains ever itself. Here is one key to the alchemical mystery of the First Matter. Here, too, one may find a clue to the inner significance of the Virgin-myths of all religions.⁣

“…Remember now that I myself am the pure KNOWING Whence all manifestation ariseth.⁣

Recall to mind that my superior nature is the Primal Will, the Eternal Watcher,⁣

Under whose regard the stream of creation floweth.⁣

The substance of the stream is the inferior nature, Wherein I see innumerable images of myself.⁣

These be all things and creatures, great and small.⁣

Whatever existeth⁣

Is as a ripple on the surface of the stream, But all are of the one substance.⁣

Thus all share in the peculiar quality⁣

Of the stream itself,⁣

Which is the mirror of myself to myself,⁣

The root of all remembrance.…”⁣

Excerpt from the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀⁣

by Paul Foster Case⁣

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April 1; For this day that honors the fool…“bag of wind.”⁣

/𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁: ⁣

⁣The Fool⁣

The Hebrew letter Aleph is assigned to the tarot card The Fool it symbolizes Cultural Power, Creative Energy, Life-Power, the vital principle of plants, animals, and humans which comes to us in physical form as the energy of the Sun. This principle is also called Life-Breath. It is the Greek Pneuma, the Sanskrit Prana, the Hebrew Ruach. Literally these words mean “breath.” Secondarily, they refer to the Spirit, or allpervading Life-energy.⁣

This meaning is substantiated by the title, for Fool is derived from the Latin follis meaning a “bag of wind.” Thus the Fool symbolizes that which contains air, or Breath. The number 0 carries this idea a step farther. It is a symbol of the limitless, unconditioned Life-Power. The 0 is shaped like an egg, hence it symbolizes that which contains all of the potencies of growth and development. Occultists will understand that this refers to the Cosmic Egg, and to the Ring-Pass-Not.⁣

“…ALEPH in truth am I, The OX of solar fire⁣

Whose radiance lighteth all the world, Whose life-breath ebbeth and floweth In creatures great and small,⁣

Whose power taketh form⁣

In all the acts of men, of beasts, of plants,⁣

Yea, and of things which seem inanimate, as well.⁣

ALEPH am I, the patient burden-bearer, Strong to carry the heavy load of the manifest.⁣

ALEPH am I, the Eternal Worker, By whose might all fields are tilled, And from whose life all seeds Derive their growth and increase.⁣

ALEPH am I,⁣

The First and the Root.⁣

From mine unfathomable Will⁣

The universe hath its beginning.⁣

In my boundless Wisdom.⁣

Are the types and patterns of all things.⁣

Before all worlds I WAS;⁣

In all worlds I AM;⁣

And when worlds are but a memory,⁣

I SHALL BE.”⁣

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Excerpt from the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀⁣

by Paul Foster Case⁣