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Daniel

I see the Word fall, come down from above, as though they were little luminous objects falling from

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Quetzalcoatl—the alien music of the name, in itself, can lead the modern mind along strange and disparate pathways, into vaudevillian fantasies and historical pageant-pomps, if we allow it to do so. Something in the sound of it ineffably suggests a kind of trickster, a magician-jester whose pantalooned goofs conceal dead-serious intent, conjuring shaman of tin-plate vintage, wounded fisher-king or Zarathustra-like pretender, serpentine guardian and gnarled avenger, winged stalker between realms of gravity and light, always playful yet playing for keeps. To continue the riff, in imaginative forays one can sense some Quetzalcoatlian essence among ink-stained instigators, plotting revolution in the back rooms of Parisian cafes in the last days of the ancien régime; one hears in the odd syllables an atonal strain of sexual anarchism, peacock strut of the zoot-suited pimp; steely-eyed homicide detective from Fritz Lang film noir investigating the murder of reality; hint of futurist philosopher DJ sampling old memes into new epistemes; or one catches faint glimpses of the great beast flaring fantastical plumage as Dionysian Pope presiding over pre-Raphaelite fairy kingdoms. On the other extreme, when studying Quetzalcoatl’s mythological place, one senses an inner connection to the Gnostic Christ, whose secret countenance, so dignified and grave, is still obscured from us by centuries of religious propaganda and the shrill pronouncements of moralizing zealots. Not to forget those human incarnations of Quetzalcoatl, wizard-kings of jungle palaces sporting serpentine headdresses—the last one enshrined in legend: tenth-century ruler of the land of Tullan. Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl forbade human sacrifice and instigated a brief “Golden Age” before he was defeated by Tezcatlipoca’s cynical sorcerers. Afterward, as myth has it, he wandered across Mexico as a brooding exile before unifying Mayan and Toltec cosmology in the magnificent temple complex of Chichen Itza, and finally disappeared to the West on a raft of serpents, vowing his eventual return. (From 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl)

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My Blog

Biofuels and World Hunger

Hi folks,Reality Sandwich just published an essay on what the production of biofuels is doing to world hunger, and how "environmental nationalism" could become a new type of authoritarian threat. I th...
Posted by Daniel on Fri, 09 May 2008 03:23:00 PST

Goodbye Albert!

To commemorate Albert Hofmann's life and legacy, Reality Sandwich will be screening the film "Hofmann's Potion" -- featuring Albert Hofmann, Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, and many pioneers -- and the recen...
Posted by Daniel on Fri, 09 May 2008 08:21:00 PST

The State of the Sandwich

Hi MySpace denizens,I thought I would send this out to those of you who have been reading Reality Sandwich, my web magazine.This is also posted on the top of our homepage - http://realitysandwich. com...
Posted by Daniel on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:29:00 PST

Tuesday night in NYC: Physics presentation, spacetime and geometry

We had a sudden opportunity to set up a New York City appearance for physicist Nassim Haramein this Tuesday night. I have been compulsively watching Haramein's DVD set, "Crossing the Event Horizon", ...
Posted by Daniel on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:18:00 PST

ayahuasca monologues, this thursday

Reality Sandwich, CoSM, & Souldish present...The 2nd Annual"Ayahuasca Monologues: Tales of the Spirit Vine"Following on last year's successful event, we are pleased to present five new visionary stori...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:34:00 PST

evolver salon etc.

Hi folks,Please come to our second Evolver Salon, coming up on Saturday, March 29. We strongly encourage you to buy cheaper tickets in advance. And one more announcement: We just launched PostModernTi...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:41:00 PST

The End of Money

This piece has just appeared at http://realitysandwich.com : The current crisis of the financial markets is rapidly taking on gargantuan proportions. Last weekend saw the emergency sale of Bear Stearn...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:13:00 PST

2012 in Hollywood, March 1st

Hi folks,In case you are on the West Coast, I thought I would mention that I am speaking at the 2012 Conference in Los Angeles on March 1st. You can buy tickets through my web magazine, Reality Sandwi...
Posted by Daniel on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:33:00 PST

Evolver Salon on Feb 2 in NYC - please come

*Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School Present...**EVOLVER: WAKE UP AND DREAM**"Asanas & Ayahuasca" Talk with Sharon Gannon & Daniel Pinchbeck. OpeningBody Prayer by David Life*Saturday February 2,...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:55:00 PST

Evolver Salon on Feb 2 in NYC - please come

*Reality Sandwich & Jivamukti Yoga School Present...**EVOLVER: WAKE UP AND DREAM**"Asanas & Ayahuasca" Talk with Sharon Gannon & Daniel Pinchbeck. OpeningBody Prayer by David Life*Saturday February 2,...
Posted by Daniel on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:56:00 PST