MYTH
THE CURATION MYTH
In his Ted Talk Chris Hadfield a.k.a. Canada’s
Commander Tom told us to walk through spider
webs if spiders are what we fear There is only one
spider in Canada with venom Who believes that?
What if Chris is wrong? He’s an astronaut not an
arachnologist But you will have to decide this for
yourselves Go ahead I dare you to Even Dante
knew it was important to: Be afraid of what can hurt you
In our culture we suffer from mass PTSD Is it cathartic
to regurgitate violence & degradation ad nauseum? Does
this not cause habituation? A vicious circle?
Let’s go back to the Greeks:
Kathairein – to cleanse
Katharos – pure
Somehow our needle is stuck & we look through a
darkened glass at a black screen Why show us Carcosa
repeatedly? Our latest tv hit: a raped brother & sister grow
into monsters ritualistically torturing women & children
So I ask you: Who took the cleanse the purify out of
catharsis and substituted voyeur?
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Song of my soul
My voice is dead
A place of black stars
where tears are unshed (The King In Yellow Robert W. Chambers)
SPRING 2014
