Monday, January 8, 2018

Watching shadows from within the shadows_PICK



On pickpockets.
As a child, I was gentle and respectful of elders who to my eyes was every person who had that demeanor of being in charge. It was later, way into my forties that the realized that this quality was a developmental excess which in the ensuing years had morphed into other 
aberrations that affects emotions ones view of others. 
My father encouraged and helped me board the train. I was timorous
 timid child and secured a place in the crowded VT Local. The overhead train light hardly shed any illumination below the  commuters necks, shouldering their burdens. Those furrowed face lined with 

I noticed a hand reached from the effulgent inkiness as though it was some hand-headed creature; but catching the fierce eyes of the thief--the alarm stayed stuck in my throat. Overcome and lost. Father was very reasonable and did his best to get me to give up the fear which had suffused me. This terror, and the dread that followed became companions.

Shadowing women 
The creak of the bed, on which numerous hopes of a transitory release — a 
small taste of moksha, a fleeting transcendence from the body, achieved in 
the flesh. INTRA. Of aching pudendas stretching shadows to receive the rare beloved 
in many non-encounters. A beloved who belonged elsewhere, to someone else. 
Is this possible? 

Carting Fetuses to gain some paisa
The 

Dusk and dusky 
There is nothing like  


The seventh 
http://www.mizukan.org/shodo.htm
 http://www.vjcc.com/inside_12-03.htm

India ink.
Sauli, saulent. 

The spirit is the compelling force from within that exudes to the outside. 
In one who settles or walks seeking a spiritual path, or regards a chosen 
path as being a course of action for ones spirituality—the spirit will 
manifest itself, although it does not simply materialize; nor does it show 
up to make the notion any more real. The notion has to be one of surrender, 
acceptance, a commitment. 

What is Shodo. Boku-ju, Line, pressure, balance, form, Positive an 
dnegative. What prompts. 
 Rinsho, Kana and Tenkoku.
Rinsho develops intuition, awareness, 

Kana, in mixed form called Chowatai is when in the same piece one write in 
Kanji and kana (hiragana)
Isha devata. Gram Devata. Tapping and making intuition. 
http://pages.prodigy.net/david_wolfe/pmaa/Japanese_terms_S.html

Most of what we do is for ourselves. It could be our personal practices as 
in a Way which we practice. In time we begin to see, or must hope to see our 
practices as larger than ourselves, yet nothing more nor less than what we 
thought at first. When our eyes set themselves on something beautiful the 
muscles essentially relax although they pulse. All it movement. When and if 
we see the sublime, our body tautens, the sight evokes awe and fear, even if 
be a tinge of facing the unknown. In both these situations, or if one was 
blessed by such experiences the solitary would perhaps stay in equanimity. 
One cannot decide to be so. Ones being has become such or has to become 
such. To stay in equanimity is to stare at what time places in front of us, 
what it subjects us to. Not stare as in gawk, but stare as in commune, in 
realizing that you are a part of infinitude, and are ready to accept the 
charge handed to you, even if that means knowing that ones time will cease, 
and yet not cease. One may be a long way off from realizing this, but its is 
in our bones. My purpose is to hold hands, and in the rare case to break 
bonds, although I shy from the latter.

We are, “a by-product,” as a good friend of mine says “of a lot of 
productivity”—of productive energy on the part of many others. The spirit is 
the shield and pointing towards salvation. This may come across as a very 
Semitic notion. I see it a little differently; as available to all. We must 
commit ourselves. Not to die, but an acceptance to what lies ahead and 
around; so in that sense committing to death. Much like being in the center 
of centers. You are not seeking death, but seeking your nature. Looking for who 
you are. Being one with the light as it shines upon you, as it awakens you, 
as it awakens us to sensitivities, in awareness. 

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“Dear Venantius J,
Thank you for submitting your work to Illustration Daily. The editorial board has decided to publish your illustration and it is now on the website.”

WOOT! Lord, you do have a plan for me don’t you? ¡WOOT! Señor, tienes un plan para mí, ¿verdad?





Monday, September 4, 2017

Dioses EHECATZINTTI (Ehécatl) y VAYU (Vāta, Pavana, Prāṇa)



Looking forward to an encounter of encounters in November, with the community of Ecatzingo, and those of Nahua ancestry together with God Ehecatzintti (Ehécatl)[1], and I, showing up with God Vayu[2], the deified name in India for the phenomenon that is wind (ergo, God of the Winds); to meld thoughts and ideas. Of course, as always, my Fathers will stand with me in benign attendance. I could not do it any other way. Now, what if the other wind deities decide to show up? 

[1] from the air
[2] “Vāta, Pavana (“the Purifier”), sometimes Prāṇa (the breath)”


Esperando un encuentro de encuentros en noviembre, con la comunidad de Ecatzingo, y los de ascendencia Nahua junto con Dios Ehecatzintti (Ehécatl) [1],  y yo, trayendo a Dios Vayu [2], el nombre deificado para el fenómeno que es el viento (por lo tanto, Dios de los vientos), mezclará pensamientos e ideas. Por supuesto, como siempre, mis Padres estarán conmigo en asistencia benigna. No podría hacerlo de otra manera. Ahora, ¿qué pasa si las otras deidades del viento deciden aparecer?

[1] desde el aire
[2] “Vāta, Pavana (“ el Purificador ”), a veces Prāṇa (la respiración)”

Friday, December 30, 2016

Todo es gracia :: All is grace



Life puts us in peculiar situations, and boy, does one learn or what? And one learns to takes charge, something that I have been averse to doing, on other turfs. So, before we slip into 2017, I’d like to put this thought out of my mind! 




First of all, my appreciation goes out to Jesús Rodriguez Arevalo for initiating my nascent journey into painting murals and that too in Mexico, and also to our mutual friend Marco Patiño (of Puerta Niebla, Mineral, and Pachuca) for being a good conduit. Moving on, when I was painting my first mural at the UAEH campus in Actopan — it was sad hearing somebody say that I was a designer, and how could I possibly paint a mural. On what basis had I been invited! And besides, I did not speak Spanish, which was true. Here Marco Antonio Hernandez was an immense help, in valiantly translating for me. As was Yolanda Alamilla.




But still, it was sad, considering that I had taken on a huge reality, in fact negotiated (in my feeble Spanish) the entire huge wall (there was nothing insane about doing so) instead of the quarter part we have been allocated; besides, it should have been immediately apparent that Paulina Genea, and I were doing a good job — despite my inability to converse with her in Spanish; it being my first mural; working eventually off of a ladder while holding paints, and brushes at a height of about 25 plus feet. Truth be told, there was no equipment for such a large surface, Yet, resolving problems with the able assistance of Alecs Gómez (when he was available). But we came through, and no one has said anything more. On another note, one of my NY friends, a Japanese bloke who later said: Venantius, it was a collaboration in parts!


I went to the next encounter, to square things off, to give back, to be out of debt. And I appreciated the opportunity. I pushed it a couple of notches higher on both sites (Biblioteca de Actopan, and in Col. Morelos), something I could have done the first time around. Patience, and time. Time will tell.


Recently, on my third encounter, I pretty much stayed in my corner at the end of town in Col. Morelos. And it was quite blissful. I think I missed most of the activities, because I forgot that I have been handed a piece of paper by Juan Manuel Ruiz with the scheduled activities. It was a blessing that I was pretty much forgotten. No one came for me. I finished in good form, considering I had started very late on the murals, and having to deal with other logistical issues. All is grace. 


La vida nos pone en situaciones peculiares, y muchacho, ¿uno aprende o qué? Y uno aprende a tomar la carga, algo que he sido aversión a hacer, en otros céspedes. Así que, antes de entrar en 2017, me gustaría poner este pensamiento fuera de mi mente!

En primer lugar, mi agradecimiento a Jesús Rodríguez Arévalo por iniciar mi incipiente viaje en murales de pintura y también en México, y también a nuestro amigo común Marco Patiño por ser un buen conducto. Continuando, cuando estaba pintando mi primer mural en el campus de UAEH en Actopan - fue triste oír a alguien decir que yo era un diseñador, y cómo podría yo posiblemente pintar un mural. ¡Sobre qué base me habían invitado! Y además, yo no hablaba español, lo cual era cierto. Aquí Marco Antonio Hernández fue una inmensa ayuda, en valiente traducción para mí. Al igual que Yolanda Alamilla.


Pero aún así, era triste, teniendo en cuenta que había tomado una enorme realidad, de hecho negociado (en mi débil español) todo el enorme muro (no había nada insano en hacerlo) en lugar de la cuarta parte que hemos sido asignados; Además, debería haber sido inmediatamente evidente que Paulina Genea, y yo estábamos haciendo un buen trabajo — a pesar de mi incapacidad para conversar con ella en español, Siendo mi primer mural; Trabajando eventualmente fuera de una escalera mientras sostiene pinturas y cepillos a una altura de unos 25 pies más. A decir verdad, no había equipo para una superficie tan grande, Sin embargo, la resolución de problemas con la ayuda capaz de Alecs Gómez (cuando estaba disponible). Pero llegamos, y nadie ha dicho nada más. En otra nota, uno de mis amigos de Nueva York, un tipo japonés que más tarde dijo: Venantius, fue una colaboración en partes!


Fui al siguiente encuentro, para cuadrar las cosas, para devolver, para estar fuera de la deuda. Y aprecié la oportunidad. Lo empujé un par de muescas más alto en ambos sitios (Biblioteca de Actopan, y en Col. Morelos), algo que podría haber hecho la primera vez. Paciencia y tiempo. El tiempo dirá. 



Recientemente, en mi tercer encuentro, casi me quedé en mi esquina al final de la ciudad en Col. Morelos. Y fue muy feliz. Creo que me perdí la mayoría de las actividades, porque olvidé que me han entregado un pedazo de papel de Juan Manuel Ruiz con las actividades programadas. Fue una bendición que me olvidaran. Nadie vino por mí. Terminé en buena forma, teniendo en cuenta que había empezado muy tarde en los murales, y tener que lidiar con otros problemas logísticos. Todo es gracia. 

Friday, June 24, 2016

Thursday, June 23, 2016

त्यांचे 

Monday, May 16, 2016

पूर्णपणे।  मी आधुनिक अस्लोतरी जुन्या मर्गावर् चलनारा भारतीय आहे।