The creative act is a letting down of the net of human imagination
into the ocean of chaos on which we are suspended,
and the attempt to bring out of it ideas.
It is the night sea journey, the lone fisherman on a tropical sea with his nets,
It is the night sea journey, the lone fisherman on a tropical sea with his nets,
and you let these nets down - sometimes, something tears through them
that leaves them in shreds and you just row for shore,
and put your head under your bed and pray.
At other times what slips through are the minutiae,
At other times what slips through are the minutiae,
the minnows of this ichthyological metaphor of idea chasing.
But, sometimes, you can actually bring home something that is food,
food for the human community
that we can sustain ourselves on and go forward.
~Terrance McKenna
Great books. But what I like most is the(un) Dead by Trinidad Giachino. I love the mystery story and I can't wait to know what's behind this. This is definitely a must read book.
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