The Promised Land Project: In the Realm of the Prophets: The Voice of One Calling in the Blogosphere

Turning Vision into Action....at least hypothetically

Strike up the music of the band
We're blazing a trail for the promised land
Heaven on earth is within you.

Through the writing of stories, poetry, essays, and a novel, I’ve creatively contended with the consumer culture and the problem of the ideal in the modern era. This preoccupation in time would lead to a vision of cultural transformation and where I believe our democratic society needs to go to truly progress beyond the modern era. Conceding my limited credibility, this blog provides a synthesis of recognized visionaries, poets, and writers with the objective of making a credible argument. Ultimately, it is a certain feeling the project strives to inspire and sustain on a certain level, making more vital use of poetry and the arts; consequently whether one agrees or not is less important than whether one senses it and feels it over time.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

In the Realm of the Prophets: The Voice of One Calling in the Blogosphere

The importance of a projection in the outcome of human history is that it can lend the individual validity to their lives as they strive to shape this outcome -- if it is believed to be the truth. My problem from when I first achieved this vision, in 2002, to my present predicament here in 2010, is my limited credibility and means to express this vision. Hence, I am but a voice among many calling in the blogosphere.

Since 2002, my creative inspiration has striven to provide a rational argument, citing other recognized visionaries and creating a synthesis. But throughout I've been ever conscious of the limitation of both reason and the written word; consequently I've also strived to create something that can be conveyed through the arts beyond the written word. Sometimes I use the analogy of a new kind of instrument to enable other poets and artists, making it their own in some way or other, to create a new kind of music.

My revelations about Whitman and the soul came in what seemed a rapid succession that coincided with a spiritual awakening specifically to Christianity but also generally to an appreciation toward all religions. Having been an agnostic up to that point, exalting science and reason, I retain my respect for both science and reason, only recognize their limitations.

I also remain conscious of how a Christian often appears to a nonbeliever, that of one who's abandoned reason for the psychologically comforting notion of a life after death and a God looking out for us. While there may be that dynamic at play, to some degree or other, I see how Christianity can be a force to shape the course of human evolution and attain human salvation.

Following my initial vision and spiritual awakening in 2002, I began reading through the Bible. To date, having read through all of the new testament and some of the old, it seems to me the divine message as conveyed through Jesus is clear enough: love God and love each other. Our challenge is to realize it. As our path begins to take us deeper into the realm of the prophets, we'll have to move into that shaky ground of prophecy.