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I am OPTimist

I am OPTimist. I am not willing to be defined by a few words—what I do is a living journey. I am a multidisciplinary artist, empirical polymath, writer, evolutionary astrologer, libertarian/Bitcoiner. My philosophy integrates Eastern, ancestral, and cosmological traditions with psychological inquiries, praxeology, and Austrian economics, emphasizing liberty, value, resources, and self-worth in the quest for individual and societal service. I create public art commissions and immersive

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8:03

An offering is not a Sacrifice

I am OPTimist ·

2023/10/11

If your heart isn't yet illuminedBe awake always, be a seeker of the heart,Be at war continually with your carnal soul.But if your heart is already awakened,Sleep peacefully, sleep in the arms of Love~RumiToday marks a month since my mom's passing; I have deeply felt my mom's love, sometimes to the point of tears. Her guidance is palpable, I was blessed to have seen her spirit rise and dissolve while leaving her material vessel behind, it was an honor that left me in awe.My first encounter with

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1:31

Waves of sound

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2023/10/06

Hard to explain some days,Some experiences,And that is why we make art,Music,Poetry, Life Is GeNEROUSYou k n ow, you are rESO n a Ting WHENYou catch the WAVEYou a r e no l o n ge rStruG g lingJust BE ing You knowYou HaveWalked the road aloneyouH a veBeENAHermitFor AREASonI can’t reallyExplain with WORDSI amWordless...Pure FeelingIn tune Gra t I t u d e In Him was life, and the life was the light of menGospel of John 1.4TRUstTheNo tKNoWIng -Generosity is the virtue I will be practicing during 2023

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16:08

The #value of my wit: Beyond Measurement

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2023/10/03

We are all linked by a fabric of unseen connections. This fabric is constantly changing and evolving. This field is directly structured and influenced by our behavior and by our understanding.— David BohmAwareness is indeed a funky thing!Being too aware of what is happening could lead to anxiety if the things one is focused on are the stuff that doesn’t work. Presently, it encompasses nearly everything interwoven with social constructs and institutions—realms acknowledged as immutable. Instead of

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35:42

The kiss of G*D: The dweller on the threshold +

I am OPTimist ·

2023/09/27

NOTE: I started writing this article around September 7/8th. By the time I was going to post it, my beloved mother died peacefully. I decided to leave the words as I wrote them.Integrating the sudden death of my father at 8 years old left a deep imprint. Witnessing the passing of my mother a fortnight ago is a slow process, and creativity is my vehicle. Though time will tell, for now, I feel strong, and her presence fills my heart with joy, not sadness. I feel her closely and deeply. She did not

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36:18

#revolt #donttreadonme #jaidenrodrigues #ai #programming

I am OPTimist ·

2023/09/06

NOTE: this is a long article so take your time and enjoy!Don’t tread on me, first Jaiden then the rest of us. I have to say, stories like Jaiden Rodriguez’ fill my heart with inspiration and somehow validate the urge I feel to stay true to my authentic path. It has never been easy, for one may have to eat lunch by oneself, probably sustain attacks by people who feel threatened by one’s personal views, face unfollows, un-invitations and even being canceled 🙄 [rolled-eyes emoji]. Handling the

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9:30

In the midst of it all...

I am OPTimist ·

2023/08/25

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.~Carl JungI never can tell how things will end up but I can surely tell when I am in the middle of a deep transformation. Right now, I am experiencing deeply on a personal level, and I know that pretty much everyone on the planet is going through a collective transformation as well.During an X [Twitter] space, I participated in last night, a listener asked me about these changes, and I

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14:22

Stop making sense!

I am OPTimist ·

2023/08/15

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.~Carl JungLeading with affectionThis article will be short, I need to take off for a few days during this wonderful Venus retrograde. We just hit the midpoint on August 13th when Venus will initiate the journey back to being a night star. For me, this 42-day period has been and still is a chance to reflect and dive into the depths of my being. It's an opportunity to uncover the hidden treasures that define my

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34:14

Is A.I. about [re]membering?

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2023/08/08

From my perspectiveNOTE: I may fragment the subject of A.I. into some instances, not necessarily in order or in one single article. Who knows! Bear with me, it is a discovery to tap back into what makes us so unique as humans and not droids. This can lead to different rabbit holes that connect to cognitive science, human design, Biogeometry, and more subjects I find fascinating and would like to integrate, i.e. our incredible perception and senses as our GPS in “projecting, decoding singular &

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17:16

The art of [not] knowing [what] to write

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2023/08/04

Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I don’t mean escaping into dreams or into the irrational. I mean that I have to change my approach and look at the world from a different perspective, with a different logic, and with fresh methods of cognition and verification. The images of lightness that I seek should not fade away like dreams dissolved by the realities of present and future…~Italo Calvino«A fantastic representation of

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22:33

Orwellian blues

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2023/07/28

«But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought»Oh language! Written, spoken, unspoken, thoughts, insinuated, cryptic, ideas, concepts, ideals, social constructs, mind, intelligence, cognition, → truth: is there any?The letter’s soup is ready!IF Only! The meaning can’t be grasped, all translator’s tools are on strike, abstraction in the form of images and storytelling, the fantastic and the surreal have become “reality” Digesting the hopeless landscape... Everything inside an

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23:16

ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴅs+ᴋɴᴏᴛs,ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴍᴏᴏɴ, ɴᴏᴅᴀʟ sʜɪғᴛ:

I am OPTimist ·

2023/07/16

“The model we choose to use to understand something determines what we find.” ― Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World‘B eaS p e c tato rwith aL a r g e E a r ’-ᴛɪʟʟʙᴇʀɢ, ᴍᴀʀɢᴀʀᴇᴛᴀ: ʙᴇ ᴀ sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴀᴛɪᴜsʜɪɴ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜɴ, 1932I remember Sat H., my Taoist [shīfu 師傅/师傅] while I was still his disciple [túdì 徒弟] telling me once, “ɪᴛ ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ

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11:13

Tabula rasa

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2023/07/07

TIMESHIFT_Short and concise:I am back, a bit different though– I have done (still am doing) a lot of reflection. At times when I withdraw, I can see the big picture and then wait for the right time to act, respond, and share.It is clear that the timelines have shifted, as has my attention. The way I will spend my energy (Qi, Prana, Breath) is only focused on what can be regenerative, which means vessels that are not ready to receive will not benefit from the encounter, for they won’t be able to

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5:39

Sukhothai, the emergence of happiness

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2023/06/29

"And on each of its circles was seated a Siren on the upper side, carried round, and uttering a single sound on one pitch. But the whole of them, being eight, compassed a single harmony within the seven intervals."-Plato Book X, "Republic"State of beinghey, here I am again, another week, and I am still observing the view, not really wanting to dive in back yet. I will share however that I am in a joyous state of being, somehow powerful insights coming from new territories that are gracefully

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3:04

Excellence

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2023/06/22

»For the artist communication with nature remains the most essential condition. The artist is human; himself nature; part of nature within natural space.«Paul Klee -Pädagogisches SkizzenbuchUpdateAnother week, I sense a shift in the air, and I am still purposefully taking the time to be; I have been entertained by drawing plenty. I also entered a state of integration from the insanity of the last 15 weeks… More to come, not just yet… In the meantime another set of random shares. Enjoy!It is time for

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1:09

A bit of play + freedom

I am OPTimist ·

2023/06/14

Hello beautiful people, I am 88% close to wrapping up my next article on AI {artificial intelligence}, language, and Venus' loop around the sky, but all of a sudden I had the urge to indulge in other things this week. [Context The Sun and Mercury are in playful Gemini while Mars and Venus dance in delightful Leo, so I will leave you with 9 random things, enjoy1- a poem2- a song3- a set of random images4- a video (youtube) with link to a transcript 5- a quote 6- an excerpt from one of the books I am

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24:25

The Path of [IN]sanity

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2023/06/02

“The world which is described from observation is a manifestation of the mental activity of the observer. When man discovers that his world is his own mental activity made visible, that no man can come unto him except he draws him, and that there is no one to change but himself, his own imaginative self, his first impulse is to reshape the world in the image of his ideal. But his ideal is not so easily incarnated. At that moment when he ceases to conform to external discipline, he must impose upon

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4:29

The Synthesis is the practice of being alive

I am OPTimist ·

2023/05/28

I sent this video message to my friend ELLERY JAMES ROBERTS on December 4th, 2022, we had a conversation that morning that I wished I had recorded, so later in the day, I felt inspired, and I created the video below. It was sent as an open dialogue/invitation, although today I see it more as an inner dialogue, a statement of an era that unbeknownst to me was about to close. In retrospect, I had just started to become quite conscious about the shift I was going through. I also see it as a

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38:22

Aligning to my Geometry

I am OPTimist ·

2023/05/12

NOte: it is a long one, I won’t post anything next week, enjoy! Masks offA few weeks ago I was packing to go for a week down to Bogota where the average temperature is 15°C [60°F], and since I moved to Miami Beach my average temp is 26 °C [80°F]. When I was choosing what to pack and wear in the colder weather, I paused in surprise and asked: -Whose are these garments? Who is the person wearing these clothes? LOL!I could not recognize the now Monika with the Monika that lived in NYC and spent 27

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25:27

The acceleration of the Aquarian Pluto

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2023/05/02

Two unusual examples of the Gemini type in the field of letters are Dante and Bernard Shaw. Dante wrote his Inferno so that he could show in luminous verbiage all his enemies roasting in the pits of perdition. The Shavian humor has about it the bite of shallowness. It is not the deep laughter of the gods who understand all, but the shallow titillating laughter of mortals who understand not even themselves.”― Manly P. HallPILGRIMAGETo follow Dante in his pilgrimage is to follow the path of the human

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23:04

Pluto in Aquarius: Amuse bouche

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2023/04/19

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρός σου, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία σου.Matthew 6:121Dear reader, bear with me on this winding road of unchartered waters. At times delusional, at times mystical, these territories are where we use our objectivity to observe, verify and discern, so the instincts, intuition, and emotions, which are coded beautifully in our bodies, will guide this upcoming journey that seems bleak and hopeless. Shall we keep surrendering to

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