Something & Nothing

A look at Opposites, Dualities, Polarities, Yin & Yang -- you get the idea.

Some thoughts from reading
Alan Watts,
Taoism,
Joseph Campbell,
Zen Buddhism, and the
Western Hermetic Tradition.

THE KYBALION:
A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of
Ancient Egypt and Greece.

By "Three Initiates"

Copyright 1912, Yogi Publication Society,
Masonic Temple, Chicago, Illinois.

Thank you to Michael Benner for his class
which discussed this book.

His site: www.theagelesswisdom.com

MUSIC CREDIT:

The lovely music at the beginning and end is a very brief excerpt from a song by the band Olive. The album is titled, "Extra Virgin."
I'm not sure which song I used, because it was such a tiny bit, but I will add it in here -- I believe in giving credit!
The popular song, "You're Not Alone," is on the album.

And a big ShoutOut to Jon Castaa
for the method of doing voiceovers
with MovieMaker.

His channel is:
Castaa
with great topic vids.

fnord

^_^

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[randyhelzerman]

Hmmm...something about this makes me think about Sassi Bob lol

[StevenErnest]

@randyhelzerman LOL, Randy. Yeah, you saw my comment over there... XD

[StevenErnest]

Yes, but I do think duality is more primal, or basic. Of course, it is all a matter of human thinking and abstract concepts. Jung liked to use 4's... I agree that there are an infinite number of ways to look at the universe. Thanks for commenting. ^_^

[metronomeleftarm]

Duality is an interesting concept, but so is the Trinity. In actuality, there are an infinite amount of ways to think about and understand the universe. It's all about what works for you!

[StevenErnest]

@metronomeleftarm Exactly, one can use a model of two-'s -- as I did here -- or three's, four's (Jungian, etc. These are models and metaphors. Thanks for your comment!

[CMKify]

you explain things so unique, it is easy to understand. you put things in thier simplest form. along with the sense of humor.

[StevenErnest]

@CMKify Thank you very much, I really appreciate it! ^_^

[StevenErnest]

@ThePhantomBlacksmith Lol, exactly! ^_^

In fact, I did a collab video on that very idea...

I wrote the words, and a wonderful guitarist, Boucrate, wrote the music. "What, Why, and Who's on First?" Here's the YouTube link:

youtube(dot)com/watch?v=RF6QoL­-bzIs

[ThePhantomBlacksmith]

It's like trying to figure out 'who's on first', isn't it?

[StevenErnest]

@MrsNesbit1 Easy: a donut.  ^_^