David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia. (2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
The expansion to which
I am referring is called a Klein group when employed mathematically and has
various other designations, among them the Piaget group, when used by structuralists involved in mapping operations within the human sciences.* By means of
this logical expansion a set of binaries is transformed into a quaternary field which
both mirrors the original opposition and at the same time opens it. It becomes a
logically expanded field which looks like this:
* The dimensions of this structure may be analyzed as follows: 1) there are two relationships of
pure contradiction which are termed axes (and further differentiated complex axis the
neuter axis) and are designated by the solid arrows (see diagram); 2) there are two relationships of
contradiction, expressed as involution, which are called schemas and are designated by the double
arrows; and 3) there are two relationships of implication which art. called deixes and are designated by
the broken arrows.
For a discussion of the Klein group, see Marc Barbut, "On the Meaning of the Word 'Structure'
in Mathematics," in Michael Lane, ed., Introduction to Structuralism, New York, Basic Books, 1970;
for an application of the Piaget group, see A.- J. Greimas and F. Rastier, "The Interaction of Semiotic
Constraints," Yale French Studies, no. 41 (1968), 86-105.
regarding Phillip O'Sullivan respond to Rosalind Krauss's diagram
Following on from the previous scene by Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764) of a white-caped samurai un/seen from behind in front of whom (above whom, even) a white-capped see script ~~~
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Today, arguably the prime image for Buddhism in Japan, Bodhidharma aka Daruma in wall-gazing meditation for nine years. This lotus throne version is by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), the greatest of Japan's haiku poets.
Theatre of the Actors of Regard
The model and challenge of these three scenes,
if we include our own present act of regard ~~~
"Zen points directly to the human heart, see into your nature and become Buddha."
This makuri (unmounted/dis-mounted scroll work) is by the master printer-painter Masanobu Okumura (1686-1764). We cannot see the head the face the eyes the mind of the depicted samurai figure, so to caption the scene 'secretive samurai sees the see' would be speculative and limited.
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We can note, at least, the rolling white-capped see script and, formally quite different, the angular white-caped cover of the samurai. Co-existing.
Hyakka Ryōran (百花繚乱) is a Japanese phrase meaning 'Countless flowers blooming in profusion'.
The scroll below, 'Hyakka Fukunozu' (百福之図), we take to be of the same genre. Here, the flowers are countless Otafuku (the goddess of laughter) engaged in their various wisdom activities. (One is washing her hair.)
In the top right corner is a meta-scroll regarded by two Otafuku. It depicts a 'hoju' aka 'the flaming pearl of wisdom'.
It's National NAIDOC Week : bLOGOS/HA HA comes to you from Dja Dja Wurrung country, central Queen Victoria Land, not far by car from Lord Melbourne Town.
Star Theatre of the Actors of Regard (yesterday)
Regarding the STARsign on the mask of a tribal leader :
Various peoples in the East Indies and Brazil viewed the four main stars as the body of a ray.[42] In both Indonesia and Malaysia, it is known as Bintang Pari and Buruj Pari,[43] respectively ("ray stars"). This aquatic theme is also shared by an archaic name of the constellation in Vietnam, where it was once known as sao Cá Liệt (the ponyfish star).[44]
The Javanese people of Indonesia called this constellation Gubug pèncèng ("raking hut") or lumbung ("the granary"), because the shape of the constellation was like that of a raking hut.[45]
The Southern Cross (α, β, γ and δ Crucis) together with μ Crucis is one of the asterisms used by Bugis sailors for navigation, called bintoéng bola képpang, meaning "incomplete house star"[46]
The Māori name for the Southern Cross is Māhutonga and it is thought of as the anchor (Te Punga) of Tama-rereti's waka (the Milky Way), while the Pointers are its rope.[47] In Tonga it is known as Toloa ("duck"); it is depicted as a duck flying south, with one of his wings (δ Crucis) wounded because Ongo tangata ("two men", α and β Centauri) threw a stone at it. The Coalsack is known as Humu (the "triggerfish"), because of its shape.[48] In Samoa the constellation is called Sumu ("triggerfish") because of its rhomboid shape, while α and β Centauri are called Luatagata (Two Men), just as they are in Tonga. The peoples of the Solomon Islands saw several figures in the Southern Cross. These included a knee protector and a net used to catch Palolo worms. Neighboring peoples in the Marshall Islands saw these stars as a fish.[42]PeninsularMalays also see the likeness of a fish in the Crux, particularly the Scomberomorus or its local name Tohok.[43]
and so on (see : Theatre of Infinite Projections)
- Wikipedia
Raphael, Trouble At Mill : "IN THIS SIGN CONQUER" (God)
The Southern Cross has been a part of Australia’s Indigenous cosmology for millennia.
Unseen in the Northern Hemisphere since the beginning of the Christian era, the Southern Cross constellation was rediscovered by European voyagers in the late 15th century and taken as a sign of divine blessing for their conquests.
Named 'Crux Australis' and identified with the southern continents, it is considered Australia’s oldest symbol.
Since 1823 the Southern Cross has appeared on the flags intended to represent Australia. Combined with the Union Jack on the National Colonial flag and the blue and red ensigns of 1903, it served as an emblem of loyalty and affiliation with the British crown.
Appearing alone on the Eureka flag of 1854, it represented a more ‘independent’ spirit.
To each their own. Stars of TAR recently re-envisioned and re-named this five plot points asterism 'The Net'. (see also : Indra's Net of which TAR regards The Net as just one flickering point.)
Star Theatre of the Actors of Regard
HAND SPACE : five plot point constellation
[to Astra Seneca and beyond)
ASTRAis the accusative plural form of the Latin word astrum, 'star' (from Greek astron 'a star', derived from PIE root ster-). 'Ad astra' is a Latin phrase meaning 'to the stars'.
SENECA the Younger, wrote in Hercules: "Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" ('There is no easy way from the earth to the stars').
= ASTRA SENECA
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