Abishai100
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In earlier times, photographers would design artificially pasted portraits of dead relatives to create the illusion of living memory for paying customers in mourning.
While this activity was obviously romantic in nature and not very practical, most people at the time appreciated the sentimental value of this simple photoshop service.
How we view memory and the consequences of time affects our perspective on life, death, and power.
The Hindu god Shiva is a hermetic yogi who possesses the powers of ultimate destruction and perfect meditation. The American horror-art avatar Leatherface is a fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal from the iconic Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise.
Shiva and Leatherface signify a human civilization appreciation of the metaphysical mysteries associated with the loss of power.
When contemplating the impact of destruction or the horror of mayhem, we have to confront our perceptions of self-idealization and that's what Shiva and Leatherface motivate the everyday layman philosopher to do.
When Alfred Hitchcock released his ground-breaking suspense-paranoia film "Psycho" [1960], people started re-evaluating the importance of catharsis in art and philosophy.
When we look at a snapshot of a popular celebrity couple, perhaps shopping at the market/bazaar, we may think abut how modern media gives us unfiltered access to 'lifestyle colloquialization.'
Therefore, the processing of images in the private imagination, the spiritual/philosophical imagination, and in the public (or social) imagination shapes our attitude towards 'normalness.'
This is really what the paranormal is all about. We think about the afterlife and ghosts and hauntings and the enigmas of illusions and spirits to remind ourselves of the blessing and curse of fantastic intuition.
How then should we coordinate mystical omens (i.e., divine destruction) regarding Shiva with afterlife cynicism (i.e., death/horror) regarding Leatherface?
Why do we celebrate horror films such as "Ghost in the Machine" [1993] and "Ouija" [2014]?
Shiva
Leatherface
While this activity was obviously romantic in nature and not very practical, most people at the time appreciated the sentimental value of this simple photoshop service.
How we view memory and the consequences of time affects our perspective on life, death, and power.
The Hindu god Shiva is a hermetic yogi who possesses the powers of ultimate destruction and perfect meditation. The American horror-art avatar Leatherface is a fictional chainsaw-wielding cannibal from the iconic Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise.
Shiva and Leatherface signify a human civilization appreciation of the metaphysical mysteries associated with the loss of power.
When contemplating the impact of destruction or the horror of mayhem, we have to confront our perceptions of self-idealization and that's what Shiva and Leatherface motivate the everyday layman philosopher to do.
When Alfred Hitchcock released his ground-breaking suspense-paranoia film "Psycho" [1960], people started re-evaluating the importance of catharsis in art and philosophy.
When we look at a snapshot of a popular celebrity couple, perhaps shopping at the market/bazaar, we may think abut how modern media gives us unfiltered access to 'lifestyle colloquialization.'
Therefore, the processing of images in the private imagination, the spiritual/philosophical imagination, and in the public (or social) imagination shapes our attitude towards 'normalness.'
This is really what the paranormal is all about. We think about the afterlife and ghosts and hauntings and the enigmas of illusions and spirits to remind ourselves of the blessing and curse of fantastic intuition.
How then should we coordinate mystical omens (i.e., divine destruction) regarding Shiva with afterlife cynicism (i.e., death/horror) regarding Leatherface?
Why do we celebrate horror films such as "Ghost in the Machine" [1993] and "Ouija" [2014]?
Shiva
Leatherface
