Comments for Liminal Worlds http://www.liminalworlds.com Whatever is liminal, or emerging --arts, culture, society, spirituality Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Adbusters review by steve jaubert http://www.liminalworlds.com/adbusters-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-303 steve jaubert Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:39:13 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=29#comment-303 I was originally attracted to this magazine for attempts to expose capitalist exploitation especially in marketing our way of life. I agree with you in that I don't see much that is offered to change anything in a practical way except maybe yourself but that is good. I feel it is generally successful in that way with me and perhaps with perceptive readers who don't want to fit the society norms 'just because'. I am bothered however by what seems to be to me subtle preachiness regarding the mideast conflict between israelites and palestinians and other conflicts worldwide. It seems a little divergent from talking about ads and icons and more like trying to influence my 'choosing sides'. The magazine seems to be involved with showing you how to 'see through' the guises and let you presumably think as a reasonable person might so I say let me choose my own sides. The magazine comes across as cult like when they start to expound specifically from the more generalized overview. Of course there are lots of specific points that anyone can make about right and wrong but to me that is politics. There is too much of that sort of thing in the magazine so I quit buying it. If that's what they want to do then call the magazine something else like War Mongering World Journal or Corporate Times and at least invite comments from all sides but don't get me interested in the ad theme and then try to sidewind me with attempts to influence me politically. That's what the typical magazines all do. Its there right of course to go that route and mine of course to buy or not. I would say to them to be a little more trusting of the reader to think for themselves. Steve Jaubert I was originally attracted to this magazine for attempts to expose capitalist exploitation especially in marketing our way of life. I agree with you in that I don’t see much that is offered to change anything in a practical way except maybe yourself but that is good. I feel it is generally successful in that way with me and perhaps with perceptive readers who don’t want to fit the society norms ‘just because’. I am bothered however by what seems to be to me subtle preachiness regarding the mideast conflict between israelites and palestinians and other conflicts worldwide. It seems a little divergent from talking about ads and icons and more like trying to influence my ‘choosing sides’. The magazine seems to be involved with showing you how to ’see through’ the guises and let you presumably think as a reasonable person might so I say let me choose my own sides. The magazine comes across as cult like when they start to expound specifically from the more generalized overview. Of course there are lots of specific points that anyone can make about right and wrong but to me that is politics. There is too much of that sort of thing in the magazine so I quit buying it. If that’s what they want to do then call the magazine something else like War Mongering World Journal or Corporate Times and at least invite comments from all sides but don’t get me interested in the ad theme and then try to sidewind me with attempts to influence me politically. That’s what the typical magazines all do. Its there right of course to go that route and mine of course to buy or not. I would say to them to be a little more trusting of the reader to think for themselves. Steve Jaubert

]]> Comment on Sarah Silverman vs. TED by James P Casey http://www.liminalworlds.com/sarah-silverman-vs-ted.html/comment-page-1#comment-296 James P Casey Thu, 13 May 2010 21:16:53 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=116#comment-296 The Amazing Randi isn't amazing, he's a boneheaded atheistic materialist who parlays attacking 'cutting edge' research, borderline science & anything & everything that has to do w/ spiritual, psychic or 'Borderline'/ Liminal science into his bank account. He's one of the heads of the narrow minded reductionist Hit Squads that target anyone who steps out of line in the funda-mental Church of Science, you know where we're all just a bunch of accidental descendants from a random ice ball that collided w/ Earth. They run a media campaign slandering their targets w/crackpot, quack, fundamentalist, etc. There is no 'Mind', or soul or anything resembling a Divine Intelligence; according to them there's just a physical brain. 'God' forbid you mention something like "Intelligent Evolution"(mine) or some such thing. People have been hounded out of their jobs by their slimey tactics. He makes politicians look good. The Amazing Randi isn’t amazing, he’s a boneheaded atheistic materialist who parlays attacking ‘cutting edge’ research, borderline science & anything & everything that has to do w/ spiritual, psychic or ‘Borderline’/ Liminal science into his bank account. He’s one of the heads of the narrow minded reductionist Hit Squads that target anyone who steps out of line in the funda-mental Church of Science, you know where we’re all just a bunch of accidental descendants from a random ice ball that collided w/ Earth. They run a media campaign slandering their targets w/crackpot, quack, fundamentalist, etc. There is no ‘Mind’, or soul or anything resembling a Divine Intelligence; according to them there’s just a physical brain. ‘God’ forbid you mention something like “Intelligent Evolution”(mine) or some such thing. People have been hounded out of their jobs by their slimey tactics. He makes politicians look good.

]]> Comment on Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich by Michael Moore’s Capitalism A Love Story http://www.liminalworlds.com/bright-sided-by-barbara-ehrenreich.html/comment-page-1#comment-291 Michael Moore’s Capitalism A Love Story Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:46:41 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=112#comment-291 [...] piece of propaganda. Like another book by a leading liberal thinker that I recently reviewed, Bright-Sided, by Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Moore’s film raises more important questions than it [...] [...] piece of propaganda. Like another book by a leading liberal thinker that I recently reviewed, Bright-Sided, by Barbara Ehrenreich, Michael Moore’s film raises more important questions than it [...]

]]> Comment on Kymatica -enlightening video by lilivava http://www.liminalworlds.com/kymatica-enlightening-video.html/comment-page-1#comment-272 lilivava Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:34:40 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=99#comment-272 A video for seekers who have challenged their own selves. In law school, a case was presented regarding a dog that was beaten. I was the only student who brought up the rights of the animal, and was laughed at. I enjoyed the video because it was straight forward, friendly, highly provoking, and forgiving of those who still possess polarity rather than "duality." I disagree with one concept presented. The artificial person was equated to a firm. Households are a different object than a firm, and one household can if they wish to be a corporation. Every household is made out to be economised both privately and publicly. I think that the matters presented can be taken further using network theories and mathematics. Ancient tracings are indeed very powerful only to those who have spent a great deal of time thinking for themselves. Since Sherlock Holmes is popular right now, it is interesting to note Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story "When the Earth Screamed." The idea of Gaia has been around for a while, and the time is ripe for accepting this hidden entropy. Nothing goes very far from the physical, and the video shows this thread as well as any musical composition by Bach would in the language of nature: physics. It was interesting to hear where the word "Israel" came about. Word magic as it is called is really about pure reasoning but with limitation to language symbols. Millions of years of thought can be summed up in a simple word or symbol. Lichtenburg in one of his wastebooks wrote,"I don't know why it is, but the word Ionian seems to mean much more than what is said in the lexicon." And so too is this word magic at the heart of our desire to express as the ancient learned people did for us. A video for seekers who have challenged their own selves. In law school, a case was presented regarding a dog that was beaten. I was the only student who brought up the rights of the animal, and was laughed at. I enjoyed the video because it was straight forward, friendly, highly provoking, and forgiving of those who still possess polarity rather than “duality.” I disagree with one concept presented. The artificial person was equated to a firm. Households are a different object than a firm, and one household can if they wish to be a corporation. Every household is made out to be economised both privately and publicly. I think that the matters presented can be taken further using network theories and mathematics. Ancient tracings are indeed very powerful only to those who have spent a great deal of time thinking for themselves. Since Sherlock Holmes is popular right now, it is interesting to note Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story “When the Earth Screamed.” The idea of Gaia has been around for a while, and the time is ripe for accepting this hidden entropy. Nothing goes very far from the physical, and the video shows this thread as well as any musical composition by Bach would in the language of nature: physics. It was interesting to hear where the word “Israel” came about. Word magic as it is called is really about pure reasoning but with limitation to language symbols. Millions of years of thought can be summed up in a simple word or symbol. Lichtenburg in one of his wastebooks wrote,”I don’t know why it is, but the word Ionian seems to mean much more than what is said in the lexicon.” And so too is this word magic at the heart of our desire to express as the ancient learned people did for us.

]]> Comment on The 2012 Enigma by 2012 preparation – Latest 2012 preparation news – Gone to 2012: LOST Season 6 Preparation #1 "Destiny" | 2012 Preparation http://www.liminalworlds.com/2012-enigma.html/comment-page-1#comment-261 2012 preparation – Latest 2012 preparation news – Gone to 2012: LOST Season 6 Preparation #1 "Destiny" | 2012 Preparation Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:34:40 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=15#comment-261 [...] Do you want to know more about this fascinating topic? Check out this Free 2012 Video! [...] [...] Do you want to know more about this fascinating topic? Check out this Free 2012 Video! [...]

]]> Comment on The Stone of Alexandria by Best Fantasy Books For Urban Fantasy Fans | Urban Fantasy Writers http://www.liminalworlds.com/the-stone-of-alexandria/comment-page-1#comment-210 Best Fantasy Books For Urban Fantasy Fans | Urban Fantasy Writers Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:15:16 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?page_id=5#comment-210 [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...] [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...]

]]> Comment on Epistemology and Global Warming by Aria http://www.liminalworlds.com/epistemology-and-global-warming.html/comment-page-1#comment-77 Aria Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:04:16 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=52#comment-77 "I think everyone who considers themselves educated or well-informed should at least expose themselves to alternative possibilities." Wouldn't that be nice! I find it disconcerting that there is so much of this black and white thinking about climate change. If I question at all I am seen as dismissing or attacking and obviously I do not care about the environment. This seems to be the popular assumption. It is a dynamic which applies to more and more subjects lately. This is a very interesting blog. Thanks for publishing your perspective. “I think everyone who considers themselves educated or well-informed should at least expose themselves to alternative possibilities.”

Wouldn’t that be nice!

I find it disconcerting that there is so much of this black and white thinking about climate change. If I question at all I am seen as dismissing or attacking and obviously I do not care about the environment. This seems to be the popular assumption. It is a dynamic which applies to more and more subjects lately.

This is a very interesting blog. Thanks for publishing your perspective.

]]> Comment on The Stone of Alexandria by Best Fantasy Books For Urban Fantasy Fans | Darkfaery Subculture Magazine - daily updated lifestyle - darkfaery-subculture.com http://www.liminalworlds.com/the-stone-of-alexandria/comment-page-1#comment-20 Best Fantasy Books For Urban Fantasy Fans | Darkfaery Subculture Magazine - daily updated lifestyle - darkfaery-subculture.com Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:53:28 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?page_id=5#comment-20 [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...] [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...]

]]> Comment on Scanners, Hunters and ADD by M Pearl http://www.liminalworlds.com/scanners-hunters-and-add.html/comment-page-1#comment-9 M Pearl Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:06:43 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?p=46#comment-9 Thank you for spreading the word about Scanners, a large and misunderstood section of the population. Barbara Sher says that once you realize you're a Scanner (and that there's nothing wrong with being interested in everything), you only need to find a group of like-minded, supportive people (i.e., your "Tribe") to help you do everything you love. People can visit her website (www.barbarasher.com) to join a free Scanner forum. Also, Barbara will be running a 5-day retreat in France this April (for info, go to www.geniuspress.com) Thank you for spreading the word about Scanners, a large and misunderstood section of the population. Barbara Sher says that once you realize you’re a Scanner (and that there’s nothing wrong with being interested in everything), you only need to find a group of like-minded, supportive people (i.e., your “Tribe”) to help you do everything you love. People can visit her website (www.barbarasher.com) to join a free Scanner forum. Also, Barbara will be running a 5-day retreat in France this April (for info, go to http://www.geniuspress.com)

]]> Comment on The Stone of Alexandria by Best Fantasy Books for Urban Fantasy Fans http://www.liminalworlds.com/the-stone-of-alexandria/comment-page-1#comment-3 Best Fantasy Books for Urban Fantasy Fans Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:59:33 +0000 http://www.liminalworlds.com/?page_id=5#comment-3 [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...] [...] is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is the author of the metaphysical/urban fantasy, The Stone of Alexandria, written under his pen name, Lleu [...]

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