Surrealisme
i
When the creature
steps into the mannequin
he immediately believes
it to be real and alive
and as long as he believes
this he is trapped
inside the dead image,
which moves in ever-
increasing circles
away from Great Nature.
For the surrealist,
humanity is a seductive costume
donned by dummies,
for stepping out of the costume
risks deranging the self
that one unthinkingly
inhabits, courting madness,
the dissolution of the belief
in the human world
as the arbiter of reality.
But it is also to draw closer
to Great Nature,
in the quest for a new
and more liberating art.
ii
Break the glass
and step out
onto the street.
The slacks and pullover
courtesy of
the Young Moderns
section of the catalogue
will help you blend in.
Remember this:
keep your heart
out of your face
and
trust your hands,
they've no reason
to believe
they're not you.
~from ”Romance in the Age of Masks”
Peter Valentyne
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1 comment:
Many believe that these mannequin bodies of ours are the real deal and the essence of who we are. The limitation of the body and our thoughts traps us and keeps us from connecting to the truth of who we really are which is Spirit, and absolutely connected to Nature. Oh to break the chains that bind us. "Break the glass and step out onto the street" I can feel the freedom and the pulling away from the Machine. Trust in your true Self. Be in this world but not of it. You can blend in but be not affected. This world is really a dream. " Keep your heart out of your face and trust your hands, they've no reason to believe they're not you" Do not feign affection as we do through the faces we show the world. As in lucid dreaming watch for your hands so you remember you are dreaming and gain the evolved insights that you can.
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