a. Stevenaia Michenaga

1. Oftentimes, the direction of an interview may cause misrepresentations. What did the interviewer get wrong or miss about you in the first interview?

I think you got it.

2. What has changed in your relationship with the Play-as-Being community or how has Play-as-Being changed for you?

I am now “Owner” designee of the PaB's Inworld lands, I am glad the group was comfortable enough to entrust this to me, Since I am also “treasurer” of sorts, as the money from the group to pay the Lindens is sent to the Lindens through my RL account.  I have also been on the PaB Working Group for quite a while and have become the one who organizes the meetings dates and agendas with the groups contributions and assistance.  Why?  Although there are not as many “critical” things we need to work on these days as the groups size and activities has contracted with time, certain planning items need to be discussed before turning them loose on the Guardians to keep things simple.  We also can deal with some other unique things that need to be dealt with in a more timely basis than the Guardian Meetings can. Sometimes of a personal nature that need not be made public.  I’m sure there are many other things that the WG does too numerous to mention.   It has been a wonderful group to be associated with as ALL decisions are through consensus. That suits me perfectly.

How as PaB changed for me?

It is becoming more and more social.  I think this is a good thing in that expressions need to find their own path.  If social consciousness is where the organic nature takes us, perhaps it should be noted. With any group, there needs to be that social cohesiveness.That is an important component of our discussions.  Have we become the social consciousness of Being? It is where PaB has brought us and I treasure that.  

3. What have you learned from Play-as-Being? and/or What have you learned from individuals in Play-as-Being?

Learned?  So much and from so many.  The biggest influence, other than the embodiment of PaB by Pema was Pila who brought me a greater understand of Taoism that Pema scratched the surface of in the group’s discussions. This also led to a further exploration of a separate group exploring the the IChing and a few years of discussion and reports on Chinese philosophy which were posted on Pila personal IChing website with monthly posted logs.  I also learned about Phenomenology , something that I had no concept of yet existed in so many aspects of modern science and artificial intelligence and my everyday life. These things I viewed strictly from the sidelines, not knowing what it even was. I took on Tai Chi practice for a bit and attend a monthly RL Taoist discussion group (I took the RL group to an SL meeting once).

4. Please list and/or describe any events you organized or participated in during the last two years. This question is one way to record these events for the Chronicles. (Photographs welcome).

Aside from monthly Working Group meetings and the occasional Guardian Meetings and yearly PaB anniversary parties and your educational events at your museum….:

Participating in the following:

Art as Being Stonehenge exhibit, … my cat who recently passed away

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aphroditemacbain/31585097692/in/feed

The many Art as Being events before that, one related to time was quite wonderful with the help of Bleu facilitating my sculptural vision

Another where San assisted in construction my Art as Being project. Such wonderful collaborations.

5. What has kept you as an active member of the Play-as-Being community?

The nature of the community that has emerged though the strength and bonds of my relationship with its members. Many I have met in RL  at PaB Retreats and by proximity through my travels.