Tag Archives: Yoko Ono

mind games:imagining a world without gravity

When the mind makes an object out of a state of consciousness it returns to a complex matrix of the senses, belief and effort, into separate and divided processes. It seems to be the destiny of all seekers to desire … Continue reading

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chess: Just a pawn in her game

Chess has a lot of metaphors associated with it. It given rise to passions that make Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe arguing over line calls seem positively benign. Chess pieces have been used as murder weapons and the clergy in … Continue reading

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LENNON BEDDING-IN: WHY NOT A SECOND TIME?

Looking back into the eyes of hindsight. ……. We can see that John Lennon and his music was able to contradict itself psychologically. The song “Not a Second Time”, recorded by the Beatles in September, 1963, is a good example … Continue reading

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THE CELEBRITY OF COMMODITY: Instant Karma of Possession

” Similarly, when Nike introduced a new shoe line “Air Huarache” and wanted to distinguish its sign from those of other shoe lines, Nike adopted John Lennon’s song “Instant Karma” as a starting point for the shoe’s sign value. Nike … Continue reading

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CONTEXTUAL MIND GAMES: “FREE LOVE” or REAL LOVE?

It seems as if John Lennon has been mainly remembered in ways that endorsed his desire and passion for political activism. However, popular culture proves that this was not always the case, since by definition “popular” is a metaphor for the product … Continue reading

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HE COULDN’T MAKE THE HILLS

I can’t make the hills The system is shot I’m living on pills For which I thank G-d I followed the course From chaos to art Desire the horse Depression the cart I sailed like a swan I sank like … Continue reading

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MILK and HONEY and MONEY: Do What Thou Wilst

Beatles for Sale.The early Beatle’s lyrics,were seemingly so naive, yet they  revealed so much: Their plans and schemes have vanished like the merest of dreams. The occupations with which he kept himself so terribly busy were the pleasant bubbles of … Continue reading

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FIXING A HOLE: IN MEMORY OF WALLS AND BRIDGES

Are trauma and memory walls and bridges to the truth?… “The premise for this … film comes from an Ono film score, published in 1968: The cameraman will chase a girl on a street with a camera persistently until he … Continue reading

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11:11:11 IMAGINE NO REMEMBRANCE

First of all, should we begin  by remembering ourselves? What underlies the tension between recollection and forgetting; the desire to remember and the impulse to forget? Can there be a pleasure associated with both? Ultimately, there is a will that … Continue reading

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MOURNING HAS BROKEN: “Mother” & Wedded to Distortion

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live….Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative… ( Oscar Wilde ) The more justification there is for a grievance, the more … Continue reading

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