2021.10.12 07:00 - Tommy

The Guardian for this meeting was Riddle Sideways. The comments are by Riddle Sideways.

Riddle Sideways: where did that topic go too?
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Riddle Sideways: had one last night before bed.
Riddle Sideways: did not write it down :(
Riddle Sideways: Watched a 'Making of Tommy' documentary last night.
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Riddle Sideways: welcome Alice
AliceB Resident: it is good to be here
Riddle Sideways: Tommy is The Who's rock Opera (written by Pete Townsend)
Riddle Sideways: highly influenced by readings of Meher Baba
AliceB Resident: would that also be the source of Baba O'Reilly ? :)
Riddle Sideways: Probably
Riddle Sideways: What came clear last night was how Joseph Campbell's Hero Journey (and other writings and lectures) explain all epic stories.
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Riddle Sideways: small tragic boy grows through great adventures to enlightenment, becomes spiritual leader
Riddle Sideways: the masses embrace for a while then move on to the next spiritual fad.
Riddle Sideways: Since the opera is also Rock-n-Roll it can't be just sung along standard lines.
Riddle Sideways: it has to twist through bazaar stories and episodes
Riddle Sideways: that add up to Tommy's mind being free
Riddle Sideways: has a great following of others that want to know what and how
Riddle Sideways: they pay lots of money to go to a camp, put on blindfolds, ear plugs and play pinball.
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Riddle Sideways: How simple it is to notice that all Epic stories follow those same lines that Joseph Campbell summarized
Riddle Sideways: And how misunderstanding followers are quick to try the exact same path that worked for their new leader.
Riddle Sideways: Following their hero's Personal Path would also bring them enlightenment, without getting personal and doing the creative work.
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Riddle Sideways: morning Adams
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
AliceB Resident: good morning Adams
Adams Rubble: good morning Riddle :)
Adams Rubble: I am so sorry I am late
Adams Rubble: Dubrovna got the exhibit done. He was going to come today

Adams Rubble: Is Alexandria finished?
Riddle Sideways: yes, Alexandria finished, but forgot to send ya the recording link
Adams Rubble: I haven't had a chance to watch the last one yet so no rush

Riddle Sideways: told Alice about Joseph Campell's Hero journey
Adams Rubble: Like Christian and Sudhana

Riddle Sideways: went over to the museum yesterday to see the new exhibit
Riddle Sideways: only got the first note and mostly read it when RL screamed about activities
Adams Rubble waits for the review nervously
Adams Rubble: there is so much to learn about the 2 pilgrimages
Adams Rubble: still learning
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Riddle Sideways: yes, amazing stuff
Riddle Sideways: probably why was thinking of Joseph Campbell's hero journey
Adams Rubble: I began to use the word "hero:
Adams Rubble: BTW, I have another dentist appt next Tueday during your session
Riddle Sideways: hero is easier to say and spell then protaganist
Adams Rubble: will not be here
Riddle Sideways: ok
AliceB Resident: my entire CPU is taken up comparing all known Epic stories for common-ness
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: see, tell a story and a research project starts
Adams Rubble: Maybe "leading role" would be approroriate

Adams Rubble: The Avatamsaka sutra is about 1500 pages and I have read only a fraction
Adams Rubble: only a couple of hundred
Riddle Sideways: deep reading too
Adams Rubble: yes
Adams Rubble: the fullest extent of consciousness available to humankind
Riddle Sideways: read one, then stop to contemplate what it said, for a week
Adams Rubble: :)
AliceB Resident: jots down title, to research later
Adams Rubble: There is a slide in the exhibit at the top of the stairs summarizing
Riddle Sideways: oh! you mean skip the long tour and go right to the summary?
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Riddle Sideways: no, will do the whole exhibit
Adams Rubble: it is the beginning of the Sudhana part :)
Adams Rubble: the second exhibit
Adams Rubble: or second part
Adams Rubble: first part is Pilgrim's Progress

Adams Rubble: I am afraid I must go. Headed over to do some babysitting and work
Riddle Sideways: will the exhibit be advertised in the other SL art and museum blogs, newsletters, link lists?
Adams Rubble: so sorry I forgot the time
Riddle Sideways: ok
Riddle Sideways: thanks
Adams Rubble: I don't know. Dubrovna not good at advertising in SL
Adams Rubble: certain amount of apathy
Riddle Sideways: talk to Bleu and San
Adams Rubble: yes San had lots of ideas
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Adams Rubble: sigh
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Adams Rubble: I hope you have a good day.
Adams Rubble: and tomorrow
Adams Rubble: see you Thursday :)
Riddle Sideways: ok
Adams Rubble: Thank you for waiting
Adams Rubble: bye