deformation - Spiritual Blogs - Ashtar Command - Spiritual Community2024-03-29T06:08:37Zhttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/deformationProcession (Juggernaut part 3)https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/procession-juggernaut-part-32012-08-27T02:00:00.000Z2012-08-27T02:00:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/444px-rathajatrawpuri.jpg?w=444" alt="" /><br /> <span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rathajatrawpuri.jpg">Ratha Yatra Festival in Puri, India</a> » by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fergusson_%28architect%29">James Fergusson</a>)</span></p><div align="center"><object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="24" width="290" data="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" id="audioplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" flashvars="playerID=audioplayer&soundFile=http://k002.kiwi6.com/uploads/hotlink/28hxd0pmtk" allowscriptaccess="never" height="24" width="290" allownetworking="internal"></embed> </object></div><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p>The third part of « Juggernaut, » entitled « Procession, » evokes the arrival of the crushing force before it unleashes into a frenzy of steamrolling.</p><p>The title and music of this section are both inspired by the origin of the word. From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggernaut" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> :</p><blockquote><em>The English loanword juggernaut in the sense of "a huge wagon bearing an image of a Hindu god" is from the 17th century, inspired by the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orissa, which has the Ratha Yatra ("chariot procession"), an annual procession of chariots carrying the murtis (statues) of Jagannâth (Krishna), Subhadra and Balabhadra (Krishna's elder brother).</em></blockquote><p> </p><p>In the storyline of the suite, the third section corresponds to the entrance of the team of workers led by the not-totally-honest designer. At first, the spectacle is orderly and even admirable, but as questionable deeds are committed by both camps, relationships degrade and things go awry.</p><p>This procession thus represents the series of signs which slowly become manifest as marks are missed, the cortege growing in strength until the tipping point is passed and all hell breaks loose.</p><p>To illustrate this musically, I've tried to come up with something that evokes the ceremonial and majestic grandeur of the original chariot procession which suddenly escapes control before turning into to the catastrophic crush of the stampede that reaches its climax in « Steamroller. »</p><p>Here's the poetry complementing this instrumental section :</p><p><em><br /> where does this thing come from<br />it was not here before<br />obstacles make me glum<br />does this maze have a door<br /><br />why doesn't this work out<br />it should be straightforward<br />leaving me in much doubt<br />how this have i incurred<br /><br />what is this sensation<br />how come i feel so low<br />deflation impression<br />what is causing this woe<br /><br />why are you mean to me<br />what have i done to you<br />why all this cruelty<br />and challenging undue<br /><br />why is this happening<br />don't i deserve better<br />you claim to be loving<br />free me from this fetter<br /><br />here an irritation<br />more annoyances there<br />push and prod vexation<br />is more than i can bear<br /><br />distraught and deep in thought<br />drowning in resentment<br />confused and overwrought<br />and deaf to the moment<br /><br />a lifeful of pointers<br />unfolds before my eyes<br />useful indicators<br />intended as allies<br /><br />blinded by the blinkers<br />i do not recognize<br />lost in all that occurs<br />i avoid and despise<br /><br />discounting as bothers<br />what's meant to make me wise<br />i deem as imposters<br />those wanting me to rise<br /><br />inexorable force<br />standing tall on my course<br />inspiring my remorse<br />pointing me to the source<br /><br />the calf on the altar<br />i respond in anger<br />unaware the mirror<br />heralds a steamroller<br /></em></p><p style="text-align:center;" align="center">·</p><p style="text-align:center;font-style:italic;font-size:x-small;border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" align="center"><br /> « Juggernaut » is a suite which clocks in at a little under 18 minutes and comprises six chapters.<br /><br />The composition was originally inspired by a most painful experience involving a rented house shared by six young and not-so-young adults, unannounced extensive renovations, and frictions and miscommunications of all sorts. It’s intended to illustrate the hamartia/metanoia principle :<br />« Missing the point. Yes, hamartia which meant missing the point, missing the mark. Now that got translated as sin. And repentance was metanoia, meaning a transformation of the mind, and got translated as pain, right? Penitence, repentance. The point is that repentance is merely to understand that you missed the mark, you see? (laughter) Therefore evil is missing the mark, basically. It is confusion, right? Its ultimate source is the kind of confusion I described about thought. » - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bohm" target="_blank">David Bohm</a>, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kDyoPuWKB6wC&printsec=frontcover#PPA64,M1">Unfolding Meaning</a></p></div>Steamroller (Juggernaut part 4)https://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/profiles/blogs/steamroller-juggernaut-part-42012-08-13T01:30:00.000Z2012-08-13T01:30:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://www.ashtarcommandcrew.net/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/444px-wilesco_d36_1.jpg?w=444" alt="" /><br /> <span style="font-size:x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilesco_D36_1.jpg">Wilesco D36 steamroller</a> » by Morn)</span><br /></p><div align="center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" id="audioplayer" height="24" width="290"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param></object></div><br /><p>« Steamroller » is the fourth chapter of « Juggernaut. » In the storyline of the suite, it represents the apex of pain, and the metanoia.<br /></p><p>The instrumental is one of the most busy pieces of music that I’ve written up to now, and features a personal record for odd meters with an organ riff in 23. It is intended to hit hard and convey a feeling of inexorable mercilessness.<br /></p><p>I have no plans to augment the composition with vocals at this point, but here's the poetry I wrote to complement the music.<br /></p><p><em><br /> how have i slipped this time<br />how have i missed the mark<br />no reason nor a rhyme<br />i am left in the dark<br /><br />how did i end up here<br />when all was flowing well<br />what have i failed to hear<br />why did you not foretell<br /><br />you've pushed me didn't you<br />you've tripped me i recall<br />you've crushed me i hate you<br />and by anger i fall<br /><br />forgetful of the threat<br />now i cry like a loon<br />and my fault i regret<br />moonchild on a full moon<br /><br />i may have crossed some lines<br />that i must have misread<br />oblivious to the signs<br />i ended up misled<br /><br />too caught up in the run<br />too hungry for the fruits<br />in striving for the sun<br />i neglected the roots<br /><br />though the lesson is hard<br />there's comfort in process<br />and so i raise my guard<br />and resume my progress<br /><br />i can't go wrong for long<br />that you course-correct me<br />i am blessed by your song<br />musical sympathy<br /><br />whenever i do need<br />proof of divinity<br />this caring i do heed<br />restores my clarity<br /></em><br /></p><p style="text-align:center;" align="center">·<br /></p><p style="text-align:center;font-style:italic;font-size:x-small;border:1px solid #AAAAAA;" align="center"><br /> « Juggernaut » is a suite which clocks in at a little under 18 minutes and comprises six chapters.<br />The composition was originally inspired by a most painful experience involving a rented house shared by six young and not-so-young adults, unannounced extensive renovations, and frictions and miscommunications of all sorts. It’s intended to illustrate the hamartia/metanoia principle :<br />« Missing the point. Yes, hamartia which meant missing the point, missing the mark. Now that got translated as sin. And repentance was metanoia, meaning a transformation of the mind, and got translated as pain, right? Penitence, repentance. The point is that repentance is merely to understand that you missed the mark, you see? (laughter) Therefore evil is missing the mark, basically. It is confusion, right? Its ultimate source is the kind of confusion I described about thought. » - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bohm" target="_blank">David Bohm</a>, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kDyoPuWKB6wC&printsec=frontcover#PPA64,M1">Unfolding Meaning</a></p></div>