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Emotion is the resource we treasure when we’re young, says poet Naomi Shihab Nye, but eventually what we thrive on even more is energy. “Energy is everything,” she says, “not emotion.” And where does energy come from? Often, from juxtaposition, says Nye. “Rubbing happy and sad together creates energy; rubbing one image against another.” That’s what she loves about being a poet. Her specialty is to conjure magic through juxtaposition. “Our brains are desperate for that kind of energy,” she concludes.

Emotion is the resource we treasure when we\’re young, says poet Naomi Shihab Nye, but eventually what we thrive on even more is energy. “Energy is everything,” she says, “not emotion.” And where does energy come from? Often, from juxtaposition, says Nye. “Rubbing happy and sad together creates energy; rubbing one image against another.” That\’s what she loves about being a poet. Her specialty is to conjure magic through juxtaposition. “Our brains are desperate for that kind of energy,” she concludes.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY | Week beginning December 15 | by Rob Brezsny

The moment Burner culture becomes insular is the moment it doesn’t age well. New blood, new visions, amateurs visiting the desert in an attempt to find their home for the first time, is far more the secret to Burning Man’s magic than fire and furry boots.

The moment Burner culture becomes insular is the moment it doesn’t age well. New blood, new visions, amateurs visiting the desert in an attempt to find their home for the first time, is far more the secret to Burning Man’s magic than fire and furry boots.
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People want to go someplace for at least five minutes where no one is trying to bleed you or sell you something. It may not be a real model for anything, but it’s at least a place where people are free to dream of some other way for human beings to get along, beyond auctioned “democracy,” tyrannical commerce and the bottom line.

People want to go someplace for at least five minutes where no one is trying to bleed you or sell you something. It may not be a real model for anything, but it\’s at least a place where people are free to dream of some other way for human beings to get along, beyond auctioned “democracy,” tyrannical commerce and the bottom line.
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