Nature and Creation

[Megan Alecia]

Studying the nature of human existence (metaphysics), as well as the act of creation (art).

Closed personal journal.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Megan Alecia

[Megan Alecia]

The Topic of Causality:

Physical health and vitality: 

• Healthy and nice diet
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Shaving body
• Skincare
• Bath products
• Fashion
• Perfume

(Bookshelf from tim.blog)

(Leo Gura)

Books to read:

• The Mask of Sanity by Hervey Cleckley
• Without Conscience by Robert D. Hare
• Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin
• The Psychology of the Child by Jean Piaget
• Personality Disorders in Modern Life by Theodore Millon
• The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
• Mastery by Robert Greene
• Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Maxims and Reflections by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
• The Red Book by Carl G. Jung
• The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musil
• Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust
• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
• Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
• Escapism by Yi-fu Tuan
• The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
• The Upanishads
• Tao-te Ching
• The Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects by Alexandra David-Néel & Lama Yongden
• Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
• Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan & Pia Guerra
• Perfume: The Story of A Murderer by Patrick Suskind

(Damn fine coffee) 

in Melbourne, Australia?

Stockholm, Sweden

I want to live in either of these cities in the future -- read good things about both. Also, the following images: 

Progressive cultures I assume (horizontal cultures).

Edited May 4, 2021 by Megan Alecia

[Megan Alecia]

How Humankind Views the Order and Chaos of Being:

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being." -- Carl G. Jung

Edited May 4, 2021 by Megan Alecia

[Megan Alecia]

Anarchy in 2021:

It's funny that most of life springs from desire.

Desire comes from an aching need. From desire comes fantasy. Who wouldn't like to live in a heaven on Earth? 

The Hierarchy of Needs show us that some things are more... nourishing that others. Why? Because with each level the human story gets more and more... validated? Transcended, perhaps, although not to be too grandiose with the term.

We all feel pleasure but why do we specifically love going to movies? Or playing well-made video games, listening to well-produced, fresh-sounding music? Because we love quality stuff. Our senses can discern what's bad from good. Animals have this capability too but our cognition is far more advanced. 

This cognition at the same time brings way more problems in front of us ALL THE TIME.

And this is why... we have news. Social media, lately. Global events always centered on problems. Also, our messy individual lives.

Back to fantasy.... It really makes us better 'animals' in the animal kingdom-hierarchical sense. We conquered the world and invented endless shit because of fantasy.

Nowadays, the world is so filled with endless sensory overload--news, music, tiktok, social media, cat videos, compilation videos, porn. Yet so many young people are depressed. 

It's a crisis of need. That, of course, both involves meaning and fantasy.

My generation needs to know BOTH-- on an individual level. Then maybe some shared MOOD may arise, and this combined power might effectively bring about social change and stuff (like the 60's counterculture-- with all the drugs and sex and rock n' roll. And progressive values, of course.)

 

Edited May 7, 2021 by Megan Alecia
From this generation came ROCK N' ROLL AS WE DEFINE IT, YALL.