iambarr | September 24, 2008
combines anthropological field work with experimental psychological methods
questions the proposition that writing is an impetus which gives way to intellectual development
frailty of evidence for such generalizations
literacy as a cultural phenomena does not necessarily correlate to individual cognitive changes
need empirical testing to prove these hypotheses
writing is often:
-viewed as a set of abilities
-viewed as a progression toward [...]
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iambarr | September 13, 2008
three cards
past – the sun
present – 7 of discs (failure)
future – 3 of cups (abundance)
mammon trip
the world is in need of a new fire cult
fire as a lost element in human consciousness
-an imbalance
mammon as a fire deity
correlation between money and fire
consume/eat
“burning a hole…”
aryan/zoroastrian influence
ugni
look up other fire gods, cults, traditions, rituals
prometheus
-as patron saint
-competing tradition
-alternate name
mammon
incorporate [...]
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iambarr | September 9, 2008
the first village we encountered was quite reasonable.
we negotiated a trade which benefitted everyone.
they gave us their land and their gold.
we gave them reruns of dallas.
the next village had to be purified with fire.
humans? yes i remember them. i’ve never seen a species more fascinated by placing things in boxes.
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iambarr | September 8, 2008
literacy imperious, intrusive
“takes possession of consciousness”
orality – retain agglomerates, lacjs exploratory thinking
literacy – analysis, allows for logic, linear thinking
plato’s objections to writing
-writing is inhuman
-writing is unresponsive
-writing destroy memory
orality is natural, writing is artificial, contrived
“technologies are not mere exterior aids but also interior transformations of consciousness, and never more so than when they affect the word”
writing [...]
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iambarr | September 8, 2008
here i write.
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