Alien Buttons and Fractals

One of my friends loves the original Alien movie, and while he was showing me the new Alien: Isolation game we decided to re-watch the 1979 classic sci-fi. What a time capsule, that film!

One of the things that stood out to me was the self destruct panel's keyboard toward the end of the film. I asked my buddy to pause it so I could read what it said and I was blown away by what I saw.

 

My last blog post (link) discussed my new-found appreciation for Manasa Devi and my decision to proudly release "Scaling Oath Mountain" -link on the day of Nag Puja, and what I had not planned on was watching Alien will my buddy and seeing the words "yoni" "pranic" "shakti" "lingha" "padme" and "hum" which all relate quite clearly to Tantric Shivaism that I have been learning about. 

The "lingha" symbol pointing upward is an obvious reference to the Linga of Shiva. The "yoni" symbol pointing downward is in reference to the Yoni of Shakti. Together the two symbols form the altar associated with Shiva from time immemorial. Pranic lift is a reference to the prana energy so spoken of in Tantra and Kundalini texts. The number 777 might be a reference to the seven chakras.

What's more is I discovered that the mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" is widely known in Buddhism and a favorite for those searching for the divine mother's compassion and is said to encompass the entirety of the Buddha's teaching. What's more is that these connections were brought to me on the day of Naga Puja itself, while watching a sci-fi where the alien is referred to (albeit in the offshoot Alien vs Predator) as the "serpent or snake." 

 

Fractals abound.

If you are interested in learning more I found a great expose on this keyboard here:
https://typesetinthefuture.com/2014/12/01/alien/

"Scaling Oath Mountain" release

To my cosmic fam,

I have recently come to appreciate the deep mystical wisdom imbedded in the Vedas and the Hindu cosmology at large. I started my studies with the two snake divinities Kadru and Vasuki. It was with their inspiration that I wrote the world dragons in my story "Scaling Oath Mountain."

Read or download it for free here:
www.rabbitrevolutions.com/som

Since then I have learned a good deal more (with only a thimble-full of understanding) and I recently discovered a wonderful Devi by the name of Manasa. The daughter of Shiva, noted to have helped him with the deadly poison he drank to save the world.

Manas is often translated as intellect or mind or soul. Snakes are esoteric symbols of kundalini and pranic energies. The snake's distinctive hiss is used as a metaphor for your breath. As an aspect of Mahadevi, Manasa is the goddess of tantra and control over the mind and breath.

Naga Puja is the annual festival to honor the world's snakes so I can think of no better time for me to release "Scaling Oath Mountain" to the world than this auspicious time.

The geography of Rodauce is based upon the land of my grandmother, the beautiful and diverse landscape of Ecuador. When I visited Ecuador I was awestruck by the variety of truly breathtaking landscapes. Off the coast is a dozen or so islands lifted from the Greek archipelago.

The rivalry between my two principle cities is inspired and based upon the fierce vendetta between Athens and Sparta. I hope the map provided is helpful. The war is told through the eyes of four characters as they try to find their place amongst the madness.

I offer this humble story to you and the world in the name of Shakti-Manasa-Mahadevi and a happy Naga Puja. I hope you all enjoy it. Please feel free to give feedback as I am always learning about my craft.

I love you all.

Cherished Convictions Launch

To my cosmical family,

 

A few of you may notice that the first two stories are already (in a previous version) available on my website. My original intent was to write a short story and post it on the site once per month. In the end, I was four short stories in when lightning struck my heart. The idea for my first novella “Hunting Artemis” caught fire in my head and I couldn’t do anything but get it out.

So I broke my new years resolution (to write more short stories) in order to pursue the story of Isisa. I put them aside knowing that I would return. I added “Oversight” after my sister brought the show “Dexter” into my life. I added the Appendix because I wanted to give some canon background to Pollux Max. Now I’m sharing the collection while working on the sequel to “Hunting Artemis.”

I welcome feedback as always, I am still an apprentice author and I can use every bit while I sharpen the tool between the ears. I appreciate each and every person who read the first book, and thanks to anyone who will read “Cherished Convictions.” I hope to grow and do this whole thing better as time rolls.

For those of you interested in meta: I consider the universe the “Intrepidverse” and so far these stories are part of the “Indigo” Epoch. More on that at some later time. Be Awesome!

Link: http://www.rabbitrevolutions.com/intrepid/cc.php

Yours,

Derek

Persistence Together

The regular reader of this blog will know that I don't post to it very often. That shall have to change. I haven't figured out what routine works best for me, but be advised that I mean to get more after it.

Persistence is the word of the day.

Lets have a human moment right now. Me and you. You and I. Us. Lets shed all the superficials, the nets of time and space, the lies of nation and race. We are one. Whatever brought you here, and whatever brought me here, I'm flippin excited for it.

I'm honored to have your attention, and so I will not waste it. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said that all wealth comes from common wealth. We are all in this together. Not just in the way that we all share the same world. Not just that we share the same cosmic heritage. Not just in the way that everything we know and love was forged in a star.

We are all in this together spiritually.

We are all walking our own path. Not toward some end or goal, but simply God living through us. Mirdad warned against saying "I am God" but instead asked us to realize that "God is I". We are here to enjoy each others company and flourish in a bountiful universe.

But instead we fight. First we fall by fighting ourselves. We don't accept responsibility for our own lives. We fight ourselves by dividing up what we consider Me.

Then we feel we must prove that my Me is the best. So we fight one another. But in so fighting we only bring immeasurable suffering to ourselves. 

We lash out because we forgot the truth. The truth that we are ALL ONE. Once you realize this simple fact, everything becomes clear. You stop fighting yourself because you are exactly where you should be. You invest the energy you wasted on fighting yourself in building something for your higher self.

You stop fighting others, seeing your eye in their eye, your heart in theirs. How can you fling an insult or curse if you know it will only strike you? No, instead you will flood the world with compassion and peace.

Love and Understanding. Those are the words of tomorrow. I love you all. Together we are going to change the world.

A new year, a new novel

Last year I started the year thinking I would be writing short stories all year and end it with an anthology I could publish, but now a year later I have my first novel instead.

Being the big picture sort of guy that I am, I am glad I allowed myself to be flexible and switch from the short stories to the novel. Having it behind me now I can honestly say that I think I made the right choice.

And it still feels surreal, as though a dream became reality and I can't tell if I am going to wake up. My soul is in some small part flying around on the internet.

But I'm not done. I want to create more.

I have already begun work on the second novel of my life. I am still in the world buiding stage, because this book will be the foundation for a new universe and I am head over heels excited to share it already.

The landscape and geography are based on my grandmother's home country of Ecuador. The politics and technology of the world will be based on those in use during the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens.

I have always adored Greek history, and I have wanted for a long time to learn more about Ecuador. I need to pour out some of my souls emotions and explore a part of my own mind. I hope that what I create is entertaining and enlightening.

At very least, I will have expressed another fractal of my heart.

You only have today.
So don't let it go to waste.

P.S.
If you haven't otherwise been exposed to it, here is the link to download my novel. For free. Or read it from the webpage. Either way, I hope you enjoy it. :)

Www.rabbitrevolutions.com/intrepid

Three Reasons to Read HUNTING ARTEMIS

1. It's a fun ride.

It was a ton of fun to write, and from the initial reports, it's fun to read. Give it a try.

If I disppoint, tell me why. I wont take offense. I will learn.

Then come back sometime and try something else I write. I will only get better. :-)

2. You believe the world can get better.

We just need to reorient our perspectives. We need to cooperate with one another.

This is human evolution happening.

Everyday. People are waking up. Things are changing. Its dark out, yes, but the Sun is rising again. I see it out there. Hearts and minds.

Changing. Growing. Loving. Embracing.

Oneness.

My book is about that, I promise.

My novel is a love letter and a break up text to humanity, all wrapped up in an retweeted tweet and a facebook thumbs up. Of course that last part is up to you.

I wrote this book by myself, I am publishing it on my website by myself. The reason why is because I want to share. So if you like what you read, I would like it if you shared.

3. Honestly I just hate marketing.

I'm not interested in clicks, ads, sales or trends. I don't want to make obnoxious posts or spam links to my site. I just want people to read my book and tell their friends about it. I want you to be my marketing.

You believe in cooperation and a better tomorrow. Me too. Lets talk about it more. Lets get people thinking about it more.

Let's share the things that make us think differently. Let's repost and retweet things that encourage us to believe in ourselves.

And most of all, encourage everyone to

Be Awesome.

I did, and I wrote a book.

What are you gonna do?
I'd love for you to share it with me. :-)

If you haven't started it yet, its over here:
http://www.rabbitrevolutions.com/intrepid/

Touchdown for my Heart

I am screaming. In my head.

Completely freaking the Hell out. I did it. I wrote my first novel. Its a thing. Its on the web this very instant and that excites the living heck out of me.

I'm not joyful for the attention, though, I'm just incredibly blown away by my own achievement. Ever since I was a kid I wanted to write a book. And now there is a book floating out in the web that I wrote.

That's flippin awesome. Do I think it will be read? Sure! But the real reason I am so excited is because it just feels good to have it out. Like catharsis, this book feels like a weight has been lifted.

Almost like football.

First down. You wrote a chapter. Nice pass.
First down. You edited the chapter. Nice run, there.

Now where is the next first down marker?

I'm already working on this years novel and I'm pretty excited to explore that world, but right now I am just so glad that I have something to hang my hat on. Something to remind me what effort and persistence is capable of.

A symbol.

For my heart. How it weeps, how it thinks, how it hopes. But a symbol nevertheless.

What that symbol means to the reader is entirely their concern. What it meant to me was a sense of personal freedom.

A belief in myself, and a symbol for progress. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." A symbol of triumph, of ingenuity and hard work.

So if I'm on that football field I just want to celebrate with my team for a second, because I just scored a touchdown. I wrote a novel.

And in a few minutes my mind will be traveling to the next place I want to share. Because one touchdown is never enough.

:)