The lyrics of a song I wrote over two decades ago deals with some of the issues of perception, spiritualism and experience that I’ve been talking about.
Fictional Space is the ability we have to not only live in the present but to anticipate and imagine. Fictional Space is about our ability to not only be in the actual, but to live in the possible. After reading the lyrics you can read comments I’ve made on selected lines which highlight some of the points and observations I’ve made in recent posts.
Fictional Space
There’s something of the mind which plays off circumstance
Like a servant pampered king it can be wise of frivolous
Unencumbered one used for strategy or evasion
Place me straddled on this life
Vision gives me power and might
Bash their monstrous heads, the survivors scheme
Lovers engulfed orgasmic anticipation
The hunter laughs at the snap of the trap
Fictional space
There’s something that’s the style which I won’t represent
It’s a feeling of denial wan discouragement
Harlots of the soul lost in merriment
Visceral drives buried by excitement
Moments take pride in invention
Problems provoke awkward hesitation
Solution, look to friendly vistas
The future beckons the agile dancer
Fictional space
Make me alive set me on fire
Make me alive celluloid fire
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There’s something of the mind which plays off circumstance
This something is our ability to anticipate, mold, create and invent off the events life hands us. It is a freedom we have because we aren’t totally locked in the present.
Like a servant pampered king it can be wise of frivolous
Since this ability is a freedom allowing us to play with life, it is like a king in its freedom and power. We can use this power to be a pampered idiot or a wise man.
Unencumbered one used for strategy or evasion
This free talent we have to live in the past, present and future can be used to avoid life in fantasy and logic or it can be used to maximize and savor our experience. Vision gives me power and might The panoramic vision afforded a being able to see the past, present and project oneself into the future provides us with great opportunities. Bash their monstrous heads, the survivors scheme All of these images portray ways in which we can have the possible influence our actual existence. As is the case with most of human talents and abilities we are free to use these in positive and negative fashions. There’s something that’s the style which I won’t represent There’s a popular modern belief system which I feel weakens our joy of life. This attitude looks at the ego and life as obstacles to overcome. It constructs positive belief systems based on a negative view of our humanity and sense of self. It looks to God, spirit and essence as ways of finding joy while subtly denigrating the way we naturally experience life. Harlots of the soul lost in merriment Harlots of the soul whether they be hedonists or spiritualists miss the beauty of our humanity by focusing on spiritual or sensual ecstasy devoid in one way or the other on the conscious experiencer separated from the experience. They both focus on the immediacy of the experience while missing the ego/self which savors and processes the experience. The ability of fictional space, the ability to live in the possible while living in the actual, is what gives experience its dimension and fullness. This refers to the “thickness” of human experience I’ve discussed in recent posts. Moments take pride in invention The above lines highlight situations in which our ability to live in time enriches our experience. At each progressive moment (the future) our joy and satisfaction is highly influenced by our agility in blending (dancing with) time. Our present actions are guided by the wisdom of our memories and our ability to anticipate possible outcomes. That is why I contend that the desire to be present or immersed in the moment is a false goal, which when taken literally or made into a practice strips life of its fullness and meaning. If you want to listen to Fictional Space click on the music tab and go to the I Rock Therefore I Am CD. Jim Guido
Lovers engulfed orgasmic anticipation
The hunter laughs at the snap of the trap
It’s a feeling of denial wan discouragement
Visceral drives buried by excitement
Problems provoke awkward hesitation
Solution, look to friendly vistas
The future beckons the agile dancer