The Emerald The Shamanic Vonnegut: Or, The Fine Art of Hearing the Purple Hum
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Aug 6, 2019 The podcast explores the relationship of the trance state to the violet hum, drawing on Zen koans, Greek myths, and Tantric visions of consciousness. It discusses the character Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse Five and his experiences of being unstuck in time. The chapter also explores the concept of merging into the present moment, the blind seer in Greek tradition, and the practices of sound and meditation in tantric and yogic practices.
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Backwards War
- In Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim watches a war movie backward.
- This reveals war as a cooperative effort to reverse destruction, highlighting its absurdity.
Time and the Yogi
- Billy Pilgrim's experience of time resembles a yogi's merging of past, present, and future.
- This state transcends time, anxieties, and the individual self.
Colors of Life and Death
- Billy Pilgrim experiences death as violet light and a hum, while pre-birth is red light and bubbling.
- This symbolizes the journey from vibrant life to unified stillness.