great essay. Blake is my favorite artist of all time and one whose relevance only becomes greater as we hurdle toward the Technocracy. any one who has had a housecat can attest to the ‘fearful symmetry’ that Blake refers to. to my family, our tabby is a cute, gentle creature capable of showing great affection. to the birds, mice and lizards that occupy our backyard she is a sadistic, evil terror who seems to enjoy torturing anything that crawls across her visage. who could frame that dichotomy indeed?!
on another note, I have concluded that our modern “SJW” progressive might be suffering the most from this fearful symmetry. they blame all suffering as coming from society or social constructs when they really are at odds with God and Nature itself. since they don’t believe in God, it is therefore necessary to blame all ills on society, the Patriarchy etc, etc…
what wretched dissonance they must feel all the time.
Great comment and so perceptive. Yes our animals are a constant and faithful reminder to be true to ourselves and to our natural ecosystem.
I do believe the supporters of the technocracy carry the seeds of their own destruction - and live in essential disharmony with the nature of the world.
Dissonance is a great word to use here.
As much as I love and appreciate the technology personally the structure needed to keep it seems an antithesis to human agency.
Think i was 10 or 12 when we read Tyger Tyger burning bright in school. It was a beautiful narrative which created stunning visuals in our heads. A few years later, inside a real tropical forest, I saw a real tiger it's presence itself released awestruck fear and beauty.. "Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
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great essay. Blake is my favorite artist of all time and one whose relevance only becomes greater as we hurdle toward the Technocracy. any one who has had a housecat can attest to the ‘fearful symmetry’ that Blake refers to. to my family, our tabby is a cute, gentle creature capable of showing great affection. to the birds, mice and lizards that occupy our backyard she is a sadistic, evil terror who seems to enjoy torturing anything that crawls across her visage. who could frame that dichotomy indeed?!
on another note, I have concluded that our modern “SJW” progressive might be suffering the most from this fearful symmetry. they blame all suffering as coming from society or social constructs when they really are at odds with God and Nature itself. since they don’t believe in God, it is therefore necessary to blame all ills on society, the Patriarchy etc, etc…
what wretched dissonance they must feel all the time.
Great comment and so perceptive. Yes our animals are a constant and faithful reminder to be true to ourselves and to our natural ecosystem.
I do believe the supporters of the technocracy carry the seeds of their own destruction - and live in essential disharmony with the nature of the world.
Dissonance is a great word to use here.
As much as I love and appreciate the technology personally the structure needed to keep it seems an antithesis to human agency.
Think i was 10 or 12 when we read Tyger Tyger burning bright in school. It was a beautiful narrative which created stunning visuals in our heads. A few years later, inside a real tropical forest, I saw a real tiger it's presence itself released awestruck fear and beauty.. "Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
Great comment thanks.