Comments on: Questions that Reveal Vitality http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/ Revitalizing Riddles, Mythic Story, Family, Village and Land. Sun, 1 Aug 2010 07:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Curt http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25574 Curt Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:50:32 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25574 Joel, Thank you for taking the time and telling the story about Willem rejecting half of your comic books. Joel,

Thank you for taking the time and telling the story about Willem rejecting half of your comic books.

]]> By: Joel http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25539 Joel Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:19:57 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25539 What really tickled ME about the experience was that it helped me understand something that was happening at one time in our relationship. Making sense of that was really valuable and helps put it out of a "Willem has good taste/Joel has lousy taste" kind of dichotomy. Maybe I'll take pics of the baskets and link 'em here in a day or three. Peace, -Joel What really tickled ME about the experience was that it helped me understand something that was happening at one time in our relationship. Making sense of that was really valuable and helps put it out of a “Willem has good taste/Joel has lousy taste” kind of dichotomy.

Maybe I’ll take pics of the baskets and link ‘em here in a day or three.

Peace,
-Joel

]]> By: Willem http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25538 Willem Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:40:03 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25538 Joel- That really tickles me that the difference between TASTE and LIFE hit home for you. I worked really hard to communicate that in this post, and I couldn't feel sure that I articulated it well enough. So thanks! I enjoyed hearing (this evening) you talk about your fruit basket comparison experience in person - as I mentioned then, I really think we could start some kind of photo blog for asking this question by comparing two similar "objects". It would make it a fun way to practice and share our results. Joel-
That really tickles me that the difference between TASTE and LIFE hit home for you. I worked really hard to communicate that in this post, and I couldn’t feel sure that I articulated it well enough. So thanks!

I enjoyed hearing (this evening) you talk about your fruit basket comparison experience in person - as I mentioned then, I really think we could start some kind of photo blog for asking this question by comparing two similar “objects”. It would make it a fun way to practice and share our results.

]]> By: Joel http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25533 Joel Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:55:22 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25533 Thanks for this series, Willem! I find that as a 20th Century Civilized American Human, my thinking AND feeling mind is fractured, split in a million different directions at once--so many stimuli, so many lures, so many incompatible aesthetics. With all my books, my comics, my CDs, DVDs, video games, the internet, it means, among other things, that I can never quite be at peace, never truly <i>stilled</i> and <i>at rest</i>--there's always another stimulus beckoning! So that's where your point that what is our TASTE is not always what HAS MORE LIFE, hits me HARD. I remember when we were first forming our friendship and you'd look at my comics...and half of 'em you'd push away in distaste. I couldn't get why, 'cause surely you're enlightened and sophisticated enough to appreciate a broad variety of styles, and overlook art that's not your favorite in the service of a good story, and so forth. But now I think you were probably looking for what has <i>life</i>, and comics artists are just as vulnerable as the rest of us Civilized folks to veering away from that. And even if I didn't understand it, it sure made me look with a different eye on the comics and other media I was consuming. I've always been fascinated by that comparison exercise whenever I've done it with you. So I tried it after reading this post, and here's my new take-away from the experience: Perfect symmetry, especially the tall straight, cylindrical, machine-cut/casted kind, is downright <i>accusatory</i> in its inhuman prefection. It's a pristine ideal that a blobby, sweaty, messy human can never attain, and it makes you feel downright inadequate as it imposes that implied standard. So thanks loads; I've never been intimidated by a fruit basket before! Peace, -Joel Thanks for this series, Willem! I find that as a 20th Century Civilized American Human, my thinking AND feeling mind is fractured, split in a million different directions at once–so many stimuli, so many lures, so many incompatible aesthetics. With all my books, my comics, my CDs, DVDs, video games, the internet, it means, among other things, that I can never quite be at peace, never truly stilled and at rest–there’s always another stimulus beckoning! So that’s where your point that what is our TASTE is not always what HAS MORE LIFE, hits me HARD.

I remember when we were first forming our friendship and you’d look at my comics…and half of ‘em you’d push away in distaste. I couldn’t get why, ’cause surely you’re enlightened and sophisticated enough to appreciate a broad variety of styles, and overlook art that’s not your favorite in the service of a good story, and so forth. But now I think you were probably looking for what has life, and comics artists are just as vulnerable as the rest of us Civilized folks to veering away from that. And even if I didn’t understand it, it sure made me look with a different eye on the comics and other media I was consuming.

I’ve always been fascinated by that comparison exercise whenever I’ve done it with you. So I tried it after reading this post, and here’s my new take-away from the experience: Perfect symmetry, especially the tall straight, cylindrical, machine-cut/casted kind, is downright accusatory in its inhuman prefection. It’s a pristine ideal that a blobby, sweaty, messy human can never attain, and it makes you feel downright inadequate as it imposes that implied standard. So thanks loads; I’ve never been intimidated by a fruit basket before!

Peace,
-Joel

]]> By: Cordie B http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25463 Cordie B Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:08:02 +0000 http://www.mythic-cartography.org/2010/01/01/questions-that-reveal-vitality/#comment-25463 Some people are drawn to the natural; whereas others are drawn to the unnatural; whereas others are drawn to the supernatural. I think the questions you posed will answer that question and many more basic, yet revealing self-discoveries, for most-- although we all already know the answers. Peace, Light and Love, C Some people are drawn to the natural; whereas others are drawn to the unnatural; whereas others are drawn to the supernatural. I think the questions you posed will answer that question and many more basic, yet revealing self-discoveries, for most– although we all already know the answers.

Peace, Light and Love, C

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