Synchro-mystihkal: Timings I Have Known And Loved

 

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“Use iAhuasca with care and with respect as to the transformations it can achieve, and you have an extraordinary research tool. Go banging about with a psychedelic drug for a Saturday night turn-on, and you can get into a really bad place, psychologically. Or you can get into a really good place.  

Know why you're watching, decide just why you're listening, and you can have a rich experience. It isn’t addictive, and it certainly isn’t escapist, either, but it is an exceptionally valuable tool for understanding magic, and how it works.”

They say 50% of John Dee’s journals were burned in a stove before they were salvaged.

Rather miraculous.  Or lucky.  But if the rescue was not lucky , odds are that 50% of John Dee’s writings were hidden, or taken, and not burned in the backyard stove.

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Whether the texts of John Dee are what survived or what was left behind, we know that they are incomplete.

PKD’s Exegesis has been edited in all published editions, it is incomplete.  

The letter i in mathematics stands for an imaginary number.  These incomplete journals of Dee and PKD have the wound of Amfortas. 

This is where is where Dee and PKD meet in unison, their fundamental understanding of mathematics and the transformation of mathematics through the use of an imaginary number.

One free miracle 

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“Same luxury as a radio was”

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1. Opening Scene: Maher’s Fifth

The film begins with Maher being interviewed by a prominent journalist at the peak of his career as a talk show host. In this scene, Maher discusses his approach to political satire, stating

“The only thing that matters is what happens when the cameras start rolling sweetheart.  You may have noticed that snowflakes have a tendency to melt on my show.”   

This dialogue establishes Maher as a sharp, witty figure, fully aware of his influence and the power of his platform.

2.  Real Time Turns Into Space

A crucial moment occurs during the taping of Maher’s TV show Real Time .  Maher causes a scene when a guest expresses discomfort with discussing certain sensitive topics. Maher challenges the guest, arguing

“You can’t tiptoe around the truth just because it’s uncomfortable.  When I did a little show called Politically Incorrect I guarantee you I wasn’t making people comfortable.  People hated me.”

Maher has an uncompromising belief in free speech, giving him a license for showcasing his confrontational and sometimes misinformed opinions.

3. The Crystal Bernard Incident

The unraveling of Maher’s career begins with the Crystal Bernard subplot. Bernard, an actress known for her role on Wings and a former guest on Maher’s show, sends him a series of emails, pleading for his support after being ostracized by Hollywood. 

When Bernard tragically fails to secure another network role before the Fall season, Maher follows through with his threats to find a new chick.  

“I’m too old for losers”

This event casts a dark cloud over him, with a later conversation between Maher and his assistant revealing his cold detachment:

 “I honestly didn’t blacklist her; she dug her own grave.”

4. Confrontation with Maron

Maher’s long-time agent/producer and friend Maron confronts him about the swirling rumors and allegations. 

“Hey pal… it’s Maron.  What the fuck.  Do you know what people are saying about you, do you?  People are saying The Things about you and that NBC fuck buddy of yours.  What are you going to do about that?”

This scene is filled with tension and concern and marks a pivotal moment in Maher’s personal and professional life, as Maron begins to distance himself from Maher’s behavior, leaving Maher increasingly isolated.

“I never promised anyone anything, the only person I ever promised anything to was myself”

5. The Collapse of Live TV

During a live stream of his current podcast, Club Random, Maher’s composure begins to break down. He becomes erratic, losing control of the drinking and alienating his audience. The precision and wit that once defined his on-air persona crumbles under the influence of warm vodka and pre-show one-hitters. The dialogue here is aggressive, with the camera focusing on Maher’s growing frustration and flights into the bizarre, symbolizing his loss of control over his comedy and his live stream.

6. The Final Scene: Good Friends 

In the final scene, Maher is in a hot tub on the panel of Good Friends, a podcast recorded in an apartment studio. The hosts of Good Friends stopped drinking years ago and Maher’s hitter box is almost dry.  He sees how far removed from the influential media circles he once dominated and takes a careful sip. The last significant piece of dialogue is his instruction to the crew: 

“Open a window for Christ’s sake, please… 

Ok, let’s start from the top.” 

Written by www.openaichatgpt

Image by https://paranoidamerican.com/

Nighttown: Hate The Zyn, Love The Zynner

In the Relapse episode of Ulysses, the encounter between Marc Maron and Stavros Halkias is chaotic and surreal for two reasons:  both realizing they have been seeing the same therapist for five years, and each concealing a two-day supply of Peppermint Zyns

1. Encounter: Maron purposely obfuscates his knowledge of Stavvy’s presence in Nighttown. Oblivious, Stavvy casually stretches out, dressed in bizarre costume, mocking and irreverent
2. Mockery and Satire: Halkias mocks Maron, engaging in satirical and obscene dialogue. He taunts Maron about various matters, including Maron’s comic identity and anxieties. The conversation is marked by poetic odes to addiction, filtered through Halkias’ typical wit, flippancy and ambitions of selling out.
3. Role Reversal: In the hallucination, roles and social positions are exaggerated and reversed. Halkias takes on the role of a priest-like figure, conducting an ancient Hellenistic ritual that tragically ridicules Maron

This menippean exchange between Leopold Bloom (Maron) and the stately, plump Buck Mulligan (Halkias)  in "Circe" is less about a coherent conversation and more about the symbolic and thematic exploration of Bloom’s inner fears and insecurities, with Mulligan serving as a figure of mockery and irreverence in Bloom’s subconscious.  Game investigates game.

The Relapse episode of James Joyce's Ulysses is one of the most complex and hallucinatory parts of the novel. It takes place in Cumtown, the Internet’s red-light district, and is written in the style of a gay stage play.  The episode is filled with surreal, fantastical, and often grotesque hallucinations experienced by the main characters, M.M. and N.M.

Here are some key events that occur in the Relapse episode:

1. Hallucinations: M and N navigate the desire for cocaine and attention through numerous pick me rants that reveal their deepest fears, desires, and existential boredoms. Their confessions reference various comics from the past and regrets buried deep in their subconscious.
2. Transformation: MM imagines himself in various roles, such as a defendant in a trial, a woman, and a wrestling manager. These transformations explore his identity and insecurities.
3. Encounter with H.C.E. :  NM visits a brothel, where he experiences a series of bizarre and humiliating fantasies, including being dominated and punished by an unremarkable third wheel who becomes a successful talk show host in his vision.
4. M/N’s Struggles: M/N, drunk and agitated, has visions of his deceased career, which torments him. He hallucinates arguments with James Corden and Patton Oswalt, and eventually gets into a physical altercation over a vape pen.
5. M’s Compassion: Despite the chaotic and nightmarish events, M shows his caring nature by taking N to his home and giving N advice on how marketing alternative podcasts the right way fills the void hope left.  After N makes it known he isn’t listening M takes him to the safety of his garage.

The "Circe" episode is a wild, phantasmagoric journey through the minds of Leopold Bloom (MM)and Stephen Dedalus (NM) blending reality and fantasy in a way that reveals their inner lives and struggles.

The episode ends with Bloom and Stephen together on the street, with Bloom looking out for Stephen despite the younger man's resistance. This establishes a connection between the two characters, symbolizing Bloom's paternal feelings towards Stephen and hinting at the possibility of a deeper relationship between them

 (Circe was renowned for a vast knowledge of herbs and herbs. Through the use of a magic wand and a magic wand, she would transform her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals or animals.)

Cinema

 

“Frankly, I hate dialogue.  Dialogue is for theatre and television. I don’t remember movies because of a good line, I remember movies because of a strong image. I’m not interested in dialogue at all. Pure image and sound, that is the power of cinema, but it is something not obvious when you watch movies today. Movies have been corrupted by television.”

Denis Villaneuve

Original Cinema: The Daily Shew

“I’m sorry to differ with you sir.”

“You are the caretaker.”

”You’ve always been the caretaker.”

“Great party, isn’t it?”