John, thanks for the notes. Reb Zalman, in that video on age-ing and sage-ing, talks about ‘harvesting a life,’ but I think part of what we can do here is harvest our conversations. I don’t always go back and rewatch these, but when I do, as a rule, I perceive or learn something new.
I know the public/private membrane can be a bit uncomfortable, but I am increasingly coming to see the value of having this archive even of our bumpy and awkward moments in dialogue, or attempting to make music. Sorry to bring in a sports metaphor, but it’s also like a football team watching replay videos to hone their strategy ahead of the next game.
Symbiopoeisis…civilization analyst…mind ensemble…these phrases have been fluttering around in the sky of my mind the past few days, sitting on shady tree branches, trilling curiously.
I need to do some technical work on our set-up this evening, so no live talk. But I will almost certainly be planning something for next week.