Waking's Blog (9)

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. — William Blake, Proverbs of Hell



"This ironic foolishness is not literal stupidity. It is something infinitely subtle […] As such it is compatible with clear thought and good judgment […] Those who have written in praise of the fool, such as Plato, Erasmus, Jung, Yeats, Blake, Dickenson, and Lao-tzu, were all brilliant minds but they were aware of an entirely different kind of intelligence."… Continue

"Every human life is a profound mystery. Deep and invisible currents make us who we are, and the world around us is full of secret intentions and laws. One response to all this mystery is to treat it as a problem to be solved and to do everything possible to be informed and in control. But another way is to bow down in ignorance and confess our limitations. " [p.xv]



These opening passages to The Soul’s Religion are touchstones along the road I trudge. I take them… Continue

Lately I’ve been transcribing audio snippets I capture with the digital recording feature on my Smartphone while listening to recordings of James Hollis and Thomas Moore on my long commute. I’ve also recently typed up certain themes I found personally resonant in Moore’s “The Soul’s Religion”. It’s kind of tedious and more often than not I find myself inspired but less than committed to actually following through with my intentions along these lines.



Incidentally, I’m also very keen… Continue

I've been off work for the last week and a half for holiday vacation and have had my little one during the days and most of the evenings keeping him out of daycare so we can spend some quality time together... truth be told I've become a bit weary...but he's more than worth it!

Actually, I'm more stressed over the worry of the overwhelming financial burden my (soon to be ex) wife will pursue to force on me through our next mediation divorce meeting Friday...



Anyhow, I got a… Continue

A Coat

I MADE my song a coat
Covered with embroideries
Out of old mythologies
From heel to throat;
But the fools caught it,
Wore it in the world’s eyes
As though they’d wrought it.
Song, let them take it
For there’s more enterprise
In walking naked.

W.B. Yeats (1865–1939). Responsibilities and Other Poems. 1916.

Mergers and Acquisitions

By Edward Hirsch (1994)



Beyond junk bonds and oil spills

beyond the collapse of Savings and Loans

beyond liquidations and options on futures,

beyond basket trading and expanding foreign markets, the Dow Jones

industrial average,

the Standard and Poor’s stock index,

mutual funds, commodities,

beyond the rising tide of debits and credits, opinion polls, falling

currencies, and signs

for LA Gear and… Continue

I’m going through this divorce and lately I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship both in and out of family.

I've been reaching out for friendship and not having much response. I honestly feel as if I don’t have any friends to really connect with…



I’m single parenting my little three year-old fifty percent of the time now and I just found out he has some form of autism…I’m optimistic he will develop progressively better once we get him into an early intervention program with… Continue

Fearing Paris



Suppose that what you fear

could be trapped

and held in Paris.

Then you would have

the courage to go

everywhere in the world.



All the directions

of the compass

open to you,

except the degrees east or west

of true north

that lead to Paris.



Still, you wouldn’t dare

put your toes

smack dab on the city limit line.

You’re not really willing

to stand on a… Continue

Hi,

My name is Andy. I chose the nickname 'Waking' because if feel as if I'm slowly waking up from slumbering unconsciousness and the superficial ego roles I’ve identified along with my history. My wish is to move beyond the contempt I used to harbor in defense of my shadow qualities (fundamentalist/literalist, amongst others) and vector towards being radically open to life's questions, soul questions.



On the outside of things, I'm a father and one-time founder of a local club,… Continue