paterns, perception, illusion.

yes the patterns do tend to repeat themselves. even for an explorer there are patterns one must follow to get to the unexplored. i went through some emotionally experimental territory for the sake of breaking a pattern that i had grown accustom to, and after much trial and error my forward progression is rooted in patterns i've repeated over and over again.

so now i'm getting mentally prepared to pack it back into the van and head back out west for awhile. Austin has been everything i hoped it would be. People like the phrase "I've died and gone to Austin", and for good reason.  But i like movement, i like motion, and i'm excited to head west, see my farm and family, to reconnect with a woman with eyes like angels, who believes in infinite possibility, just like i do.  more repeating patterns. repeat and improve. don't over analyze it, just enjoy it.

now if only i could get Babe the Big Blue Van to stop leaking coolant. but this is a detail you musn't concern yourself with...

today's tarot card- the caged bird.
freedom, i guess, lies deep inside your own mental trappings. the cage and the key are all part of the illusionary world, perception. the key is to see reality beyond cage and key, beyond limitation of form.
there are many ways to read it. that's how i read it today.



The Australians will be here in a half an hour. tonight furious fuzz plays the parlor pizza shop with melbourne's own das butcher. austin, or at least it's few citizens who happen to be getting pizza between the hours of 8 and 11 pm, will be in for quite a treat.

reflect for a moment on the power of perception. the energy you and you alone give to a scenario. how your energy effects the moment, the outcome. what happens when you make a conscious decision to support and promote positive energy? things start to "just happen"- all the time. no matter what your belief system is, it really can't hurt to be conscious of the energy you  share with the world around you.