{"id":4399,"date":"2015-07-11T19:43:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-11T19:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nielskunze.com\/?p=4399"},"modified":"2015-07-11T19:43:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-11T19:43:40","slug":"the-earth-spirit-newsletter-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.nielskunze.com\/?p=4399","title":{"rendered":"The Earth Spirit Newsletter Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

I AM a Creator;
\nI create my inner experience;
\nThat alone is Real,
\ncomprising my Reality…
\nIn accordance with my Will.<\/p>\n

Integrity can never be coerced from the outside in…<\/p>\n

Whenever I\u2019m not the one driving, I can\u2019t quite remember precisely how I got there.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looks like the saviour myth is alive and well, finding expression in countless narratives the world over. It\u2019s just naked capitalism; whatever the public demands, the hucksters will find a way to supply… or at least the appearance thereof.<\/p>\n

But you\u2019ve been the creator of it all along. And now that it\u2019s really starting to look messy, you sure as hell don\u2019t want to take responsibility for that! You\u2019re so much more than a mere ghost in a machine, though. \u201cCan someone please point the way to the exit!\u201d<\/p>\n

Why is everyone suddenly pointing at themselves?<\/p>\n

(Lyrics for the musical accompaniment from the narrated audio version)<\/p>\n

“Machine Messiah”<\/p>\n

[Part I]<\/p>\n

Run down a street
\nWhere the glass shows
\nThat summer has gone
\nAge, in the doorways
\nResenting the pace of the dawn.
\nAll of them standing in line
\nAll of them waiting for time.
\nFrom time, the great healer,
\nThe machine-Messiah
\nIs born.<\/p>\n

Cables that carry the life
\nTo the cities we build
\nThreads that link diamonds of life
\nTo the satanic mills
\nAh, to see in every way
\nThat we feel it every
\nDay, and know that
\nMaybe we’ll change
\nOffered the chance
\nTo finally unlearn our lessons
\nAnd alter our stance.<\/p>\n

(Singing along, I always thought it was “to finally honour our essence and alter our stance” –either way works.)<\/p>\n

[Part II]<\/p>\n

Friends make their way into systems of chance
\n[reply – friends make their way of escape into systems of chance]
\nEscape to freedom I need to be there
\nWaiting and watching, the tables are turning
\nI’m waiting and watching
\nI need to be there.<\/p>\n

I care to see them walk away
\nAnd, to be there when they say
\nThey will return.<\/p>\n

Machine, Messiah
\nThe mindless
\nSearch for a higher
\nController
\nTake me to the fire
\nAnd hold me
\nShow me the strength of your
\nSingular eye.<\/p>\n

[Part III]<\/p>\n

History dictating symptoms of ruling romance
\nClaws at the shores of the water upon which we dance
\nAll of us standing in line
\nAll of us waiting for time
\nTo feel it, all the way
\nAnd to be there when they
\nSay they know that
\nMaybe we’ll change
\nOffered the chance
\nTo finally unlearn our lessons
\nAnd alter our stance.<\/p>\n

Machine, machine Messiah.
\nTake me into the fire<\/p>\n

Hold me, machine Messiah
\nAnd show me
\nThe strength of your singular eye.<\/p>\n

Writer(s): Steve James Howe, Geoffrey Downes, Alan White, Chris Squire, Trevor Charles Horn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Author Narration with musical accompaniment: Machine Messiah by Yes from their 1980 album Drama) I AM a Creator; I create my inner experience; That alone is Real, comprising my Reality… In accordance with my Will. Integrity can never be coerced (…)<\/p>\n

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