image dump (warning: disturbing/annoying objects present)

[OP ED]

[OP ED]

I think you might enjoy the [url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/rosenwald.html]Lessing J.

Rosenwald Collection[/url] over at the Library of Congress, OP ED.

In fact, they have quite a bit of interesting material all over that site.

Indeed. I've poked around there a bit now. Thank you. (incidentally, do you recall offhand where your magic calendar pictures originated? there is a copy at LOC)

I'm saving this one for later.

It isn't mine anyhow, so feel free. I'm fairly certain that is one of them that I've stolen from another RIer.

Maybe the IO thread? Dunno. I stole many pictures this way. For example, the pentagon picture is one 8bit posted, etc. Let me know if it proves useful in some highly amusing fashion, please.

I don't put much stock in the opinions of robots personally.
(you get what you pay for)

Indeed.
I haven't forgotten, but have been busy with assorted things. Hopefully, I'll have some time to spend on it this week.

Take your time darlin'. No one understands pressed for time better than me. I just posted what I did to get it off of my desktop. I will be around whenever you get a chance and/or even if you do not.

Thanks for the new stuff OE! Interesting information. The background to the Fantasia music was interesting-sometimes I feel positively uncultured around this place! Still can't thank you enough for W.Blake-got his biography at the library the other day haven't read much yet-very interesting so far though. Funny how Star Wars has been in the backgound of the American psyche for so long. That was a movie I watched 8 times at the theater when it came out (77 I think?-I was young)-it led me to become interested in science fiction. I remember having the John Williams score on vinyl. Tony Blair's voice always reminded me of the Star Wars character C-3PO and there is a
picture of Vlad Putin taken with our so very cultured prez himself - in which Putin reminds me of Yoda! If I weren't going to be so busy today I would finally try to learn how to do images and download it. Best to all of you!

Putin=Yoda? you'll have to post that eventually.
re: an earlier question from zhivkov: Yes, Julius Evola was pictured near the beginning of the thread. Be careful with him. He is (obviously) an unrepentant racist, and this clouds his opinions on some esoteric subjects. Read it the way you'd read politics written by avowed fascists, eh?
(not all fascists are as polite as myself)

Interesting times indeed! First image Dee and Kelley? Thanks for the Crowley! I guess I am off to argue with Hugh or probably should just go to bed. Before I do that I am going to try to find some Blake that might fit into my father's bday card. The poor man turns 70 today and has had to put up with me all his life. Thanks again for keeping this going-forgot to mention that I love the astronomical images also. The Egyptian images are fantastic too. Did you draw the last image?

Supposedly Dee and Kelly. Or at least Kelly. Depends on which book I'm checking...

(I always found it odd that of the two of them, EAc's ego led him to consider himself a reincarnation of Kelly rather than Dee, who is generally considered the more important of the two)

I wish your father the best, Zhivkov.

And no, I did not create that last image. (the location it came from online is AboveTopSecret, if I recall correctly, which should have its original source) I try to label those things which belong to me.

More nonsense later.

[OP ED]

and that, my friends, is why it is bad strategy to mix stimulants and depressants.

[nathan28]

and that, my friends, is why it is bad strategy to mix stimulants and depressants.

Pharmie goofballs? That's a bad idea, but it's not a really bad idea(tm) until someone decides the cocktail needs a good sigma/kappa twist

kids, don't do drugs

[Perelandra]

OP ED, I'll just say that time heals all. nathan, I really like your images.

Some interesting artwork I found.

[zhivkov]

Hi to everyone
OE are you ok?-kinda worried but I know you are a strong person-thanks for the responses

Great new images nathan and Perelandra.

Been sick a few days-real bad for awhile-slowly getting better-now though in a very deep funk-but ive been through it before and it will pass
My bf has been acting as a caregiver (i appreciate it-but it is getting a bit old-thank god we never moved in together) if he doesn't chase me away from the computer when he gets back i will finally try to download an image-the operative word -try.
This morning I took pen to paper and was starting to write a story about my upside down life and he hassled me about that-saying "you need in bed lay down rest"-i finally gave up couldn't concentrate-i was going to call the story "my grubby halo"-but realized the words had come to me from a PF song-not that there is anything wrong with that but i wanted to be original-so i am calling it "Afterimage"-not that that is very original-the story starts or will start the first time i realized (in my heart and soul) that we are not on this mortal coil forever-a plane had crashed outside Chicago snuffing out almost 300 lives seconds after takeoff and for some reason it really hit me-after this it will continue with the "downward spiral" of pretty much my whole life-actually maybe i should call it "slow motion train wreck" or maybe "you buys your ticket, you takes your ride"

OE -hope your situation gets better! for you and some others here i have developed a fondness for maybe Gr. word "agape" fits-hope i am using the right word sometimes i dont do too well on memory. thx again for starting this thread. I also hope these words made some sort of sense-i am on more than my usual amount of petro-pharmaceuticals-the bush-putin image was taken from a photog standing behind them as they looked off into a sunset-i wonder what people like that think when they see something beautiful like that? -anything?
Edit-tried to post an image-its not working-my idiocy i am sure-if i have a connection and am able to i will try tomorrow-best to all of you!

[Perelandra]

My dear, I'm sorry you haven't been well. I recommend looking into vitamin D, among other things. D is very important and most people here are deficient.
http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamindmiracle.html#miracle
I like this too, something about the sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viNUf7pe2VM&feature=related
If you want to get further with your story, could you maybe speak into a tape recorder? You can do it lying down, takes much less energy than writing or typing. It might help to clarify your thoughts, as well. It's fun too, pretend you're a reporter, or whoever you wish!

[OP ED]

Nate, thanks for the images. the first/second are highly familiar, reminds me of something...(trying to think of a name, wait, it'll come to me...)

Zhivkov, i hope you feel better soon. rest assured i am likely much better than you sound at present.
(sometimes these things just happen)

you made me think of this:

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell.
CS Lewis (The Four Loves)

or perhaps something more appropriate for my own musings this evening.

As soon as the Lady was out of sight Ransom's first impulse was to run his hands through his hair, to expel the breath from his lungs in a long whistle, to light a cigarette, to put his hands in his pockets, and in general, to go through all that ritual of relaxation which a man performs on finding himself alone after a rather trying interview. But he had no cigarettes and no pockets: nor indeed did he feel himself alone. That sense of being in Someone's Presence which had descended on him with such unbearable pressure during the very first moments of his conversation with the Lady did not disappear when he had left her.
C. S. Lewis,
(from Perelandra)

[OP ED]

Paul Laffoley.

that's what it reminded me of.

[nathan28]

Paul Laffoley.

that's what it reminded me of.

No, I tried to post ealier, but teh intertubes ate the post and I got frustrated.

they are:


The wings with eyes is the work of fascist and UK military officer, JFC Fuller, "Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel"

The fractal tree of life / chaos star is I think Scott Treleaven (sp?) but the website I stole it from went down the memory hole a while ago

There's a photo of the Kern Gate, which I learned yesterday Marilyn Manson (i'm not a fan) brought back into public awareness

The middle is a stone swastika/ four-leaf clover--at this point i need to state that I am opposed to fascism and racism, b/c not many folks realize the symbol is millenia-old--carved in rock either in Basque country or in Ireland, where the Basques fled... i think i borrowed this from flickr

the bottow three images are designs i cobbled together from appropriated images with illustrator and photoshop: "chem"trails + cat smoking crack (designed for this forum), 7 African Powers Elvis and a History of the Amanita Mushroom

[zhivkov]

Beautiful thoughts and words OE , Perelandra and nathan. I am typing fast as my "caregiver" has taken me to the public library and I am getting "the look" already-I hope he will go home this evening -but not sure as it was probably a bad idea to go out today-feeling a bit off again. I will check out the vit D Perelandra and great idea for the tape recorder-OE I am so glad you are better (than I thought anyway) and nathan thanks so much also. If I have a connection and any time tonight I will try to do images again-I don't know why some stuff is so hard for me.
I also wanted to ask a question of all of you( and others if they want to chime in) regarding an esoteric question. Best to you all and I don't mean to sound bitchy and ungrateful about my bf-he is an ok guy -I am just not used to living with anyone and being bossed around.
Best to you all and hope to be back soon. Off to get books -the Lewis poem was beautiful-I will see if they have him.

[zhivkov]

The esoteric question I was going to ask-don't really know if it is esoteric or paranormal is: The older I get the more I am convinced of the existence of beings (non-physical) that feed off of human emotions whether they be good or bad. I don't know why I sense this-I think I have always felt it on an intuitive level. Do any of you feel this or do you think it is nonsense?

I have a bit of time tonight as bf is working and just typed out a long preface about some writing I have done and was going to post it. The paragraph was from the chapter that involves Diegos (bf) name changed to protect the innocent-place in my life. Several things have reminded me of our on and off romance (the least of which has been being around him so much) and also the Tiger poem will introduce his character in the book. I got to thinking though-does this really fit here at all? and also this paragraph or two was rather saucy-not pornographic really but it involved a conversation between me and a friend about him after we first met. Maybe if i have time i will try to do an image again instead, but I definitely wanted to post the question. Beautiful and thought provoking words and images here! I hope these words find you all well and happy whenever you see them-may be back in a bit with an image or something depending on how late bf is working.
I wound up with much more extra time this eve than originally thought-i must be non compos mentis(correct spelling?)-still can't figure imageshack out-duh-will try tomorrow-found a Waterhouse and a few others I would like to post.

[OP ED]

The esoteric question I was going to ask-don't really know if it is esoteric or paranormal is: The older I get the more I am convinced of the existence of beings (non-physical) that feed off of human emotions whether they be good or bad. I don't know why I sense this-I think I have always felt it on an intuitive level. Do any of you feel this or do you think it is nonsense?

I have a bit of time tonight as bf is working and just typed out a long preface about some writing I have done and was going to post it. The paragraph was from the chapter that involves Diegos (bf) name changed to protect the innocent-place in my life. Several things have reminded me of our on and off romance (the least of which has been being around him so much) and also the Tiger poem will introduce his character in the book. I got to thinking though-does this really fit here at all? and also this paragraph or two was rather saucy-not pornographic really but it involved a conversation between me and a friend about him after we first met. Maybe if i have time i will try to do an image again instead, but I definitely wanted to post the question. Beautiful and thought provoking words and images here! I hope these words find you all well and happy whenever you see them-may be back in a bit with an image or something depending on how late bf is working.

{Diego is a good pseudo}

As I said previously, as far as I'm concerned you can post anything here that doesn't break forum rules. There is no topic, therefore nothing is "off-topic". You can talk about keyword hijacking if you like. As far as text goes, there does not appear to be any Board regulations re: content so long as you're avoiding open advocation of irrational behaviors (cannibalism, racism, etc.) and/or literally trolling/spamming for fun and profit. I've only ever seen people get slapped on wrists for actual porn even, (sometimes the definition of pornography is variable, sometimes it is not) the worst that could happen is that someone would ask you very politely, with appropriate emoticons, to please remove (edit) the offending section of text and/or it would be removed for you (if it was easier to do or particularly offensive [generating complaints] enough to motivate. So, really, you probably have nothing to worry about.

And no one will make fun of you either.

if you like, myself or someone else could go through the pictures thing. I use imageshack the vast majority of the time. It is simple.

go to imageshack. click "Browse" (start w/just one picture eh?). pick your picture. (like choosing the background image on your desktop, mine is a picture i will post here tomorrow, knowing where your picture is before you start is ideal, to make it easy, keep it on the desktop) start upload (click "host it"). be patient. when it finishes, even if it works, it may shoot off another page (depending on your web browser) which will be the equivalent of an advertisement. either way, there will be a page with your image as a thumbnail, and text you can cut/paste to display the image in various places. (i think they call it embeddable code or something) if you just do one image there will be three or so slots of code at the top, these are to display thumbnails. In the middle of the page is a little advertisement, beneath this will be several more slots of text/code. I right click the one labelled "hotlink for forums 1", choose "select all", right click again, to "copy", then right click directly into one of these boxes I'm typing in now. Like this below. then select "paste". when i hit "submit" buttion when i'm finished in here, it will become a paul laffoley picture:



You don't have to do anything else to make the picture appear. Not in THIS little box, anyhow)

(Except maybe click reload after the page finishes, if you get the little boxes with a red X on them the first time, like I always do. You could as easily right click and tell it "show picture" [if you use an OS at all similar to mine or any I've used] but you'd have to do that a lot of times)

(i then edit the code to make the advertisial nature of the picture go away, but we can do that later)

{if you upload multiple images, it will usually edit out the advertisialities for you, i normally upload entire folders now with the "multiploader" which normally fails exactly once each time i use it before functioning properly until the end of my session, i do not recommend this for people with slow/bad connections and/or dialup}

if that doesn't help you, perhaps someone better at this than me can help you with more detailed instructions.
you use windows zhivkov?

eventually a method becomes routine. Using this page has also personally helped me to sort out a lot of the garbage i've accumulated in the belly of the beast.

As to your paranormal question:

(why cannot it be both real and nonsense?)

Yes. The most common term for them as a general subcategory of phenomena is "inorganic beings" (or "intelligences" but I personal think this is a further subset) although who and/or what they are is certainly open to interpretation. From my own experience, I'd venture that there are almost always more sides than is readily obvious, and that if one sort of semi-coherent (life "imitating") phenomenon can be experienced/accessed/measured/whatever that it implies the equivalent existence of an "etheric eco-system" for lack of better terminologies. Which is to say that not only may the Extradimesional jellyfish be our eternal overlords, but they themselves may not neccessarily be the final authority. (just don't tell 8bit I said that)

They (at least some of them) appear on this level of interaction to be dependant in some regard on humans for their existence, and on some level may be entirely egregoric and/or emergent side effects of human consciousness. which reminds me.

the below are all images previously posted on RI by other members.

{this time it worked the first time i clicked on the multiploader, only because i mentioned it}








And also this image, which came from AP I think, of an Iranian with an BHO button:



A significant portion of the practices of sorcery is dedicated to establishing contact with and generating outcomes through interacting with "inorganic entities" or their equivalents.

Maybe we can talk more about this later, if so we should get 8bit, and geo, for starters.

Love is Law,
SHCR

[OP ED]

Ah, Fuller. Thank you for telling me.

I normally avoid him if at all possible.

I don't think anyone would assume you're a racist, N28.

(I assume people are smart enough to know that it is somewhat impossible to be simultaneously advocating for everything i've posted here, i only advocate for devils i know)

i think it was the "planned" (diagrammatic) nature of it that rang my PL bells. Their temperaments are entirely dissimilar as is their POV.

[Penguin]

Yes. The most common term for them as a general subcategory of phenomena is "inorganic beings" (or "intelligences" but I personal think this is a further subset) although who and/or what they are is certainly open to interpretation. From my own experience, I'd venture that there are almost always more sides than is readily obvious, and that if one sort of semi-coherent (life "imitating") phenomenon can be experienced/accessed/measured/whatever that it implies the equivalent existence of an "etheric eco-system" for lack of better terminologies. Which is to say that not only may the Extradimesional jellyfish be our eternal overlords, but they themselves may not neccessarily be the final authority. (just don't tell 8bit I said that)

They (at least some of them) appear on this level of interaction to be dependant in some regard on humans for their existence, and on some level may be entirely egregoric and/or emergent side effects of human consciousness. which reminds me.

Love is Law,
SHCR

I feel somewhat similar. I dont like giving things names when my view isnt complete or Im groping partly in the dark with something. But something like this has been an intuitive feeling for me for some time, sometimes in rather direct ways. Dreams, experiences, etc.

Thanks for your thoughts, as usual, OP ED and other for this thread