Hey Power Mates!
Today in class Les mentioned that there is no opposite to life, and how death is the opposite of birth, not life... and it reminded me of an amazing book called Pilgrim by Timothy Findley. Its basically about a man who cannot die, and it goes through his life his bizarre relationship with Carl Jung.It has been a few years since I last read the book but from what I remember it had pretty interesting power dynamics :D... definitely a book to put on your "to read" list ;)
Kristen M
Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Choice and Anti-Choice
Hi All,
I figured I would get around to a blog post days to here I am. I wished to put out a really interesting story guised with many superheroes and villains from the DC universe (Batman/Superman etc.) and wanted to inform you all of a really neat event that took place some years ago; this has roots in power I promise! Anyway this event was called the Final Crisis a reordering of the comic DC universe itself where a few big name heroes actually ended up dying and breaking their one rule (not to kill) in order to combat a massive threat. This threat was the one and only Darkseid. Now obviously most of you likely do not know what this dude is all about; in summary he is pure unadulterated evil and as such is as close to a physical representation to power as I have ever seen; he thrives on corruption and his only goal is total domination and subjugation of the whole universe. Now this is where it becomes really interesting; you see he has always had a goal in life to find this mythical thing called the “Anti-Life” equation (based on the fact in this comic universe that there is a “Life” equation). Now one would assume that this equation would be some type of death beam or other type of weapon that is capable of obliterating life, well its not it actually obliterates the power of “Choice!”
Yes the ultimate power of the DC universe is Choice, Darkseid uses this equation to infect the Earth to the point where all who exist on the planet become an extension of his will. To me this means that he has the ultimate power, there is no choice, no happiness, no sadness, no power between individuals (if they can even be called that). As it says in the comics, when all is one in Darkseid, there is only peace, there is only order, but above all there is only Darkseid. –Wonder Woman (Leader of the Female Furies in Darkseids army).
To Summarize the Anti-Life equation was actually an Anti-Choice equation and basically its point was that if there was no choice in the universe there would be no life. I just thought the whole thing was interesting also Batman’s Finest hour is here, okay I think I’ve let my nerd show enough :P.
Oh here's Darkseids Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkseid
And an overveiw of Final Crisis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Crisis
If you want to read it in its entirety look at torrent sites.
Regards,
Bob
I figured I would get around to a blog post days to here I am. I wished to put out a really interesting story guised with many superheroes and villains from the DC universe (Batman/Superman etc.) and wanted to inform you all of a really neat event that took place some years ago; this has roots in power I promise! Anyway this event was called the Final Crisis a reordering of the comic DC universe itself where a few big name heroes actually ended up dying and breaking their one rule (not to kill) in order to combat a massive threat. This threat was the one and only Darkseid. Now obviously most of you likely do not know what this dude is all about; in summary he is pure unadulterated evil and as such is as close to a physical representation to power as I have ever seen; he thrives on corruption and his only goal is total domination and subjugation of the whole universe. Now this is where it becomes really interesting; you see he has always had a goal in life to find this mythical thing called the “Anti-Life” equation (based on the fact in this comic universe that there is a “Life” equation). Now one would assume that this equation would be some type of death beam or other type of weapon that is capable of obliterating life, well its not it actually obliterates the power of “Choice!”
Yes the ultimate power of the DC universe is Choice, Darkseid uses this equation to infect the Earth to the point where all who exist on the planet become an extension of his will. To me this means that he has the ultimate power, there is no choice, no happiness, no sadness, no power between individuals (if they can even be called that). As it says in the comics, when all is one in Darkseid, there is only peace, there is only order, but above all there is only Darkseid. –Wonder Woman (Leader of the Female Furies in Darkseids army).
To Summarize the Anti-Life equation was actually an Anti-Choice equation and basically its point was that if there was no choice in the universe there would be no life. I just thought the whole thing was interesting also Batman’s Finest hour is here, okay I think I’ve let my nerd show enough :P.
Oh here's Darkseids Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkseid
And an overveiw of Final Crisis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Crisis
If you want to read it in its entirety look at torrent sites.
Regards,
Bob
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Experiment
Hello All,
For the few of you that attended last nights movie the Experiment, someone mentioned that there was a 2010 version of the movie. Well I found the trailer, so check it out. You can notice some similarities but you can also tell the differences, it would be interesting to watch and see how the Power Dynamics have changed from version to version of the movie. Enjoy All.
Cassie
The Experiment 2010 Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHlIlo6Txpk
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Wednesday was pretty interesting. I had no idea what this class was about when I registered but our first class was the best way my year could have started. I'm surprised no body else has posted a blog yet. Today is 9 years after 9/11 so I think a link to this film is appropriate. The film is called Zeitgeist, if any of you have seen it I would like you to post your comments about the film and the notions it expresses. For those who haven't seen it, please go watch it. I think your views on the event may broaden or change. The film shows power dynamics in a way that shows effect it can have on the lives of others. In this case thousands of lives were lost due to power.
Heres the link, enjoy! http://www.zeitgeistthefilm.com/
Monday, April 26, 2010
Hello to all you power mongers:)
Here is the link to a downloadable copy of my book - it will come as a pdf and take a few minutes to download but at least it's free....
Maybe not completely free...I would like anyone who reads it to post a critique here.
As I said it was scheduled to be published in April 08 - but as bad luck would have it the company closed.
Someone in class suggested that they would publish it...if you have a contact or can make it happen I am going to be open to this again starting this summer. Let me know...
Information is only valuable when it is shared:)
Best wishes to you all
Les
www.frankmaidens.com/RAIN/OHP2008guts_MARCH.pdf
Here is the link to a downloadable copy of my book - it will come as a pdf and take a few minutes to download but at least it's free....
Maybe not completely free...I would like anyone who reads it to post a critique here.
As I said it was scheduled to be published in April 08 - but as bad luck would have it the company closed.
Someone in class suggested that they would publish it...if you have a contact or can make it happen I am going to be open to this again starting this summer. Let me know...
Information is only valuable when it is shared:)
Best wishes to you all
Les
www.frankmaidens.com/RAIN/OHP2008guts_MARCH.pdf
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Power
Mostly, Les, I appreciate the scrutiny of life in general. I have explored, questioned, and tried to understand power, where I stand, where I wish to stand....ultimately, I look to my internal power, my mind's perception of a situation and my ability to accept, dismiss or reject it on some level or another. We all give a little to get a little. We just need to decide where the line of giving is too much, when we have given too much of ourselves so we are now undiscerned from another. We give until we are no longer identifiable as an individual, but as a part of another, bigger picture that may contain parts we may not have agreed with but there it is, part of us now. Mmmm...got to go, but I still feel love is the greatest power and is simply not definable, not teachable, only something we experience and need to exist with any level of feeling of control or power.
Ellen
Power course
Hello Class and Les,
My first blog was lost in space that I wrote, and now this blog is nearing the end of a very enlightening semester. Thanks, Les, for your time and care in presenting power dynamics. I will read your book on my holidays...mainly because college profs keep me too busy for extracurricular reading!
I would like to say that the concept of power is exciting...disseminating it really made me think about my life, and the way I deal with people and situations. I do believe that love is not a mechanism of power but is the greatest power of all...mind you I missed the second half of class for a marketing team meeting...power struggle extreme! Perhaps, Les, you made it clear why love is a "mechanism" of power like money, etc. Perhaps the meaning of mechanism was not clear enough to me. Of all power, love is the most uncontrollable...as proven in your movie requirement "Love Naturally". We cannot figure out how why or how we react, it is physical, automatic, primal, and we make the conscious decision not to act on this primal physical draw because we have elevated our emotions above the raw animalistic reaction to simple desire.
Isn't love the ultimate example of power. We cannot escape the need for love. There is no growth, no development of humans without love, human affectionate contact. That is the ultimate power...the giving or the withdrawal of love.
Well, just a thought.
Ellen
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