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Literate Chaotic / Latin American Writings
August 23, 2004, 01:59:25 PM
Very interesting for me is South American literature like Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortazar and Mario Vargas Llosa. Especially Cortazars short stories. Here I translated by myself (so the translation is not quite right and the best ever seen :)) a piece of his work. Enjoy it!

How to wing up a clock

There, inside, waits death, but don,Äôt be afraid. Take your clock I one hand, with fingers of second hand take this little thing to wing up and slowly turn. And here opens another dimension, flowers are on bloom, boats go to regatta, time opens like a fan. From it,Äôs air grows, earth blows, appears a woman,Äôs shade and smell of bread.
What do you want more, what do you want more? Quickly put it on your hand, let it pulsate as it wants, imitate it fiercely. Fear will eat it, everything which was available, and became forgotten will cause rusting of clock,Äôs veins, causing gangrene in cold blood of its small rubies. There, inside, waits death, but when we hurry up, we will be there before her, and we will understand that,Äôs no matter anymore.
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Literate Chaotic / Tea and Zen
August 23, 2004, 01:49:19 PM
I have just read very interesting book of Okakura Kakuzo, one of the most famous Japanese writers of break of XIX and XX cent. He used to propagate Japanese culture in western countries, mostly in USA. His books written in English for American readers were: The Ideals of the East, The Awakening of Japan, The Book of Tea. I have read this last and I can,Äôt wait for more :). Actually in this book not much is about tea but about Japanese symbolism, philosophy, art and misunderstandings between East and West. Parts about tea are connected with its history, tao and zen, ceremony of the tea and appreciating it by Chinese and Japanese. Really worth reading, if someone is interested in eastern cultures and Japanese philosophy.
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Literate Chaotic / Carlos Castaneda
June 11, 2004, 08:23:59 AM
I'd like to write a bit about Castaneda... I have read yesterday "Teachings of Don Juan- a Yaqui Way of Knowledge" and I'm enlightened... I'm gonna read 10 futher his books, then when I will have enough knowledge I'm going to Mexico and become a Shaman like he ;-)

OK, What is this book about- author goes to don Juan, Shaman of Yaqui tribe and learns for 3 years. He lerns all about pejotl (called by don Juan Mescalito), Datura inaxia, and Psilocybe mexicana. By these plants he tries to become a Crow, he forsees the future and talks with Mescalito. Finally, he has to struggle with other diablero and regain his soul. Book is full of descriptions of his visions, don Juans wisdom and specifical philosophy. Really, I can't wait to read the rest of his books. Asdx far as I know, later he is to lucid dreaming, travelling to other dimensions, falling into abysses of mind and becoming a real, "qualified" Shaman. Read it!