Puissance materialization
Atmospheric phenomena
Ethereal expression
A powerful and exhilarating storm rapidly rolls-in from the west with shifting wind and intense ferocity. Emotional, psychological, and spiritual transposition emanate from the imposing cloud formations.
“Of all the things on earth, nature’s disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.” – Criss Jami
Lavish retreat
Ornate details
Original glory
Beyond its imposing size and elongated shape, the true design triumphs are found in the many architectural details: curved roof lines and gables, copper shingles, ornamental chimneys, distinctive porches, and vivid yellow paint.
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Organic world
Dynamic reality
Fundamental nature
The Spinozan concept of mind and matter as different modes of a single more basic substance comes alive during a walk on the beach. In observing the phenomena of change within a consistent matrix, harmony with an external existence can be internally developed.
“Matter is a philosophical category denoting the objective reality which is given to man by his sensations, and which is copied, photographed and reflected by our sensations, while existing independently of them.” – Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Things might have been
Summer dreamstate
Sure of itself
The conditions of experience explain why objects appear to have particular properties. Thus appearances are epistemologically fundamental to explaining experience. Philosophical theorizing about perception also involves the observation that things are not always as they appear. Of course, an experienced illusion is a specific manifestation and in this regard illusions exist.
“The universal reality of all relative existence is something else; therefore, it is like an illusion.” – Thubten Yeshe
Recruit new material
Wind speed differential
Settling of sand
Human intervention of natural forces are on display along the coastal interface. Anthropocentric compromises to our environment make it impossible to experience nature on her own terms. Effective environmentalism must not pander to human-centric concerns.
“Through time the straight-conventional wood and perpendicular-wood fence treatments had consistently higher sand accumulation values compared to unfenced controls.” – Deborah L. Miller
Freedom fascination
Recourse to nothing
Outside itself
Shifting phantasms are thrown on the far side of the shopping arcade, as headlights move across the expanse. Discursive geographies of transition are part of a dialectic of space in a broader interrogation of linear progression.
“Only if the image is beyond not only the reality which it negates but also the imaginative consciousness which intends it can one account for the fact that one is free and fascinated at the same time — that is, aware that the image is not real while behaving as if it were.” – Richard Kearney
Barren area
Billowing sand dune
Processes of denudation
Inhospitable places provide a sense of something intimate in the unsympathetic. Feeling intimacy augments meaning attributed to existence.
“The immense desert, empty as a bird’s wing, inspired him with promise.” – Mike Bond
Order at the bar
Information exchange
High-yield espresso
Potential profit is limited by a bottleneck of exchange capacity. The barista is a dexterous position that demands knowledge of the elaborate drinks being concocted, a judicious proficiency with some specialized equipment, and an affable customer service expertise.
“Mama got mad at papa ’cause he didn’t bring no coffee home.” – Lightnin’ Hopkins
Coastal waters
Physical factors
Intrinsic value
When enveloped in certain atmospheric conditions, the richness of the real spontaneously merges with imaginative appreciation. The existence of existence is wondrous.
“The main attraction in Corolla still remains the expansive, wide beaches of finely textured sand and clean rolling surf.” – Elaine Breiholz
Driving along
Getting mesmerized
Plenty more to do
Aesthetic inclination exists as a subjective experience remaining as an elusive presence, available whenever the mood strikes. Beyond the literally empirical, imagination is devoid of precise intentionality.
“The Imaginary Order includes the field of phantasies and images.” – Jacques Lacan