Cartoontra (Deathclown Rules #3)
Dare Carrasquillo Tantra: The Sanskrit word ‘Tantra’ derives from the verbal root tan, meaning ‘to weave’, or ‘compose’, and refers to a type of instructional text, often written as a dialogue between a god and a goddess1. According to Padoux, the verbal root Tan means: “to extend”, “to spread”, “to spin out”, “weave”, “display”, […]
Theater of Precarity (Deathclown Rules #2)
Dare Carrasquillo [Part 1] Precarity (also precariousness) is a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare. The social class defined by this condition has been termed the precariat. –from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precarity Theater of Precarity is a theatrical application of death practice. Death practice means many things to many people and cultures, but I spent 8 months in 2022-2023 explaining […]
Red, Black, & White Paths
Dare Carrasquillo (Sohei) “An Ode to ming/ Charles, my teacher.” 1.Red path talk: the red path is ruthless. It demands honesty beyond human preferences. The red path teaches by taking away, it is a path of conflict, of friction, of constant pressures. Most of us only have some red path leaning, some have […]
The Work
Dare Carrasquillo insects stir 3/1/23 it takes a lot of concentration, dedication to become clear in a culture designed for confusion designed for ignorance the work, as they say, in all caps with a hint of righteous pride THE WORK is not constantly explaining things to ignorantly confused people becoming famous for […]
Learning Perception
Dare Sohei heres a working list of things i do and have done to think/perceive the way i do. i come from a pretty normal background — poverty, depression, anxiety, no college, lots of illnesses, addiction etc. my saving grace was probably the things that also screwed me up, which was animistic perception […]
Threatening & Being Threatened
Dare Sohei grief (and rage) are just the very first parts of death practice. it strikes me as telling that resistances towards acceptance of these states and moving through them to whats beyond are so prevalent. its like watching someone pick at scabs. this culture, these behavorial stories are so fucking boring and remedial, […]
The Optics Are Biased
Dare Sohei [part 1] capitalism functions off of competition and designed scarcity, this is why real wisdom isnt profitable. this is also why you have cults, groups and factions constantly jockeying for control in a capitalistic frame. social media has only highlighted this aspect of human nature: competing narratives striving for dominance of […]