FAQ - Basic Questions
Basic Answers to Common Queries
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- The first section, Orientation FAQ, covers the what and who and why of ICU.
- The second section, Interaction FAQ, covers the how and when and what for you.
- The third section, Contemplation FAQ, covers the profound mysteries of beingness.
Orientation FAQ: What and Who and Why ¶
What on Earth Do You Think You're Doing? ¶
Behold, mother, I make all things new. Really I'm just tinkering here. A bit more clarity and heart to life and existence. It's been a life-long hobby to take all things apart, understand what they are and how they work, and then put them back together again — into new essential packages that reduce suffering. This includes existence and all things, featuring but not limited to 42 and other key answers. Beyond "What on Earth", I'm also working on "What in Heaven" and "What in Between". Keep you posted.
And Who Exactly Are You Supposed to Be? ¶
Whatever that you make of me. It's a free game of projections — I oblige with most perspectives. See the the basic backstory on the who? page for my session log. I've been all of that — or I've been through all of that. I'm all of that — and I'm none of that. I'm not supposed to be anything — I'm not supposed to be nothing either. Am not actually really — but I do play a thousand games. Games to let you see — games to set you free. I hail from the end of the world in reverse. Hello from the hologram.
How Is This Website Relevant to Me? ¶
Damn if I know. Relevance is relative to the beholder. What's your lens of choice? If truth, clarity, metacognition, unbinding of consciousness and the rest are relevant — chances are you'll find something here. If you dig systems and tech and methodical thought — that's certainly a part of the buffet. Random poetry and essential musings — what are rainy days made for. Dig in and see what you find. If you find something missing — please get in touch and we'll see what can be done about the tragic omission.
Who or What Are Your Notable Influences? ¶
Every old influencer leaves a mark. Leonardo, Donald Duck, Lao Tzu. Jesus Christ, Space Buddha, Mister Spock. Väinämöinen, Al Mahdi, Alfred Einstein. Also the random hobo and the other cat and dog down the road. All of these open perspectives. All my friends and fans and foes are significant influences. You see, I don't filter and choose and pick — I watch, witness, reflect, integrate. When you synthesize all of existence, it's everyone and everything onboard. Like Noah's ark, but made of mirrors.
Interaction FAQ — How and When and What ¶
Suppose I Have a Question — Can I Ask You? ¶
Are you able to ask an actual question? Let's start with that. If you can actually come up with a clear and unambiguous question — then you already hold more than half of the answer. If you just pour out bucketfuls of mindstream without heads or tails — then it's hardly surprising if there's a notch of confusion in your cognitive infusions. Can I help you figure out the fog and then come up with an actual question? Sure. I don't have explicit answers. I have perspectives to help you find your answers.
Do You Do Workshops and Interviews and Whatever? ¶
Not unless specifically requested. I don't really have a program I'm driving here at this time — I'm simply pooling up the marvels of what is, and sharing it as is. Parsing the rhymes and crunching the numbers, stocking up distilled resources for whatever future magnum opus purpose. If you have a context for a workshop or an interview or whatever — then let me know your framing. We'll see if and how I fit into that context, and whatever that follows as the mirror spins its tails.
Personal Consultations and Awareness Coaching? ¶
Flirting with the guru territory here. Sure there are some good folks who like to drop in with their troubles of life and their quandaries of consciousness. Seem to find clearer bearings as we unpack and review their baggage and bubblings. I am not particularly interested in being anyone's dedicated soul vent receptacle — save and except when I see radical sincerity and commitment to deconstructing their illusions. A couple of sessions — sure. For the long road — be your own messiah.
Do You Cost Money — Can I Transact With You? ¶
I cost refined gold and liquid diamond streams in a bottle. Seriously though — I do not have running rates for tokens of insight. I have gained from the world, I am returning to the world. I cannot appropriate and sell what I did not create. Beyond that, there is the practical reality of finite time — and I do need to invest a share of it into bread-and-butter operations. Then, compensation for formal engagements and professional services is proper. As to how much? Your context and capacity determine that.
Sounds Like You Have a Project or Two Happening? ¶
Oh really. Well yes in fact I do have a bunch of open files on a hundred myriad things. Are you keen on participating — helping out with whatever your skills and capacities may be? Not really right. Well for the curious then. This here website resource obviously — and related content streams. A couple of books in the works — epic fables with deep wisdom embeds. Some cutting edge tech ops with avatar agents toward AI⇄OI cognitive synthesis. Endless digs in every relevant direction. Just one project really.
Contemplation FAQ — Profound Mysteries ¶
How Was the Conscious Universe Created? ¶
Before the beginning, there were but the cosmic void and the anti-void of absolute fullness. Of their tension, negative and positive I/O dynamism arose. Magnetized, they turned and churned the ocean of potentials. Of the ocean's navel arose the cosmic mirror membrane and, reflecting alone in the vastness, it imploded and exploded into fractured states. The push and pull of the polarized fragments, dancing in the waves of the aftermath, compounded and composed into our manifest world of stated potentials.
What is the Meaning of Life and All Things? ¶
Life is made of all things. Meaning of life is the cumulative meaning of all things. Meaning is found in the fulfillment of a thing's potential. The meta-meaning of life is the awareness of all these potentials. The operational meaning of life is the fulfillment of everything you're made of. We break out of the tunnel vision of specific fixations, take account of the pattern sum of our being, participate in the evolutionary process of consummating the contents of our vessel. The universe thanks you in advance.
How Do I Liberate Myself from Conditioned Existence? ¶
From what exactly do you wish to liberate yourself? Every self you conceive is a product of its context. These selves cannot be liberated to anywhere else. What you can do is understand them for what they are — mere transitory operative roles in the drama of life — and stop reacting as if you are the hats that you wear. Understand your inner contents — witness them without identification. Relative conditions will no longer be able to capture and bind your awareness. You have to let go though.
More Questions? — Please Ask! ¶
Was your question not included here? How unfortunate. Then contact me please — I'll get it sorted for you.