The Cauldron and The Hammer
I intend this blog as a work of art and a sort of quantum thought experiment. Art in the sense of it being a presentation of elements designed to affect senses, dreams, emotions and, ultimately, actions. Thought experiment because I believe our visualizations can manifest in the material world and I would test that belief. I’m an artist and I hope that as you read these postings the artist in you will be inspired. I believe the time is ripe for a hammer strike to the cauldron of our shared reality. This is why I’ve chosen ‘Cauldron and Hammer’ as the title for the blog. If you’ll allow, I’ll explain. I’ve taken the image of the cauldron and the hammer from the early days of sugar production. Seeing the sugar industry as a metaphor helps me think about our world. In early sugar production, juice squeezed from sugarcane was boiled in a large cauldron. A master sugar maker knew the precise moment in which to strike the cauldron with a hammer in order to obtain his desired res